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Promoting American Energy Jobs Act of 2019 [S.2508]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Energy to establish an Energy Jobs Council to (1) conduct a survey of employers in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the U.S. economy; (2) preform an analysis of the employment figures and demographics in those sectors; and (3) publish a U.S. Energy and Employment Report that is based on the survey and analysis.
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School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act [HB-4301]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requires the Department of Education to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety. Such report shall collect specified information, including (1) the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide; (2) the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality of each victim; (3) the motivation of the shooter; (4) how the shooting was stopped; and (5) the number and type of firearms and ammunition used in each shooting.
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Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 [S.2226]
[Elections ]
Requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.
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Fair Representation Act [HB-4000]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requires (1) that ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) be used for all elections for Members of the House of Representatives, (2) that states entitled to six or more Representatives establish districts such that three to five Representatives are elected from each district, and (3) that states entitled to fewer than six Representatives elect all Representatives on an at-large basis. The bill also requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established
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Correct the Census Count Act [HB-3645]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional center to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.
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Student Data Counts Act of 2019 [HB-3901]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires the National Center for Education Statistics to collect, analyze, cross-tabulate, and report on information from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) or a successor system that is disaggregated by race. Such IPEDS data must include those racial groups specified in the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census.
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A bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau. [S.2068]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Immigration ]
Prohibits the Bureau of the Census from including information regarding U.S. citizenship in its legislative redistricting data.
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Afghan Women’s Inclusion in Negotiations Act [HB-4097]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
Requires the Department of State to report on the participation of Afghan women in the Afghan peace process and a strategy for U.S. post-conflict engagement in Afghanistan. Specifically, the State Department must report on (1) the participation of Afghan women in negotiations and dialogue related to the Afghan peace process and the protection of their rights and gains; and (2) the actions of the State Department to consult with and train local women-led civil society organizations and to advocate for their inclusion and participation in peacebuilding,
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Hemp for Victory Act of 2019 [HB-3652]
[Agriculture ]
To provide for the study and promotion of hemp.
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America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 [S.2302]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Animals ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs; provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive
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Citizens Count Census Act of 2019 [HB-3765]
[Immigration ]
[Elections ]
Requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
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Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 [HB-3877]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Defense ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
Increases discretionary spending limits, suspends the debt limit, and modifies budget enforcement procedures. The bill increases the FY2020 and FY2021 discretionary spending limits for defense and nondefense spending. The bill also (1) specifies limits for Overseas Contingency Operations funding, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits; and (2) requires the FY2020 discretionary spending limits to be adjusted to accommodate specified funding for the 2020 Census. The bill suspends the public debt limit through July 31, 2021. On August 1,
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Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 [HB-3572]
[Elections ]
Requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.
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BLUE GLOBE Act Bolstering Long-Term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act [HB-3548]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Addresses data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts. Specifically, the bill increases domestic and international coordination to enhance data management and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans bays, estuaries, and coasts; creates the Interagency Ocean Exploration Committee to promote the exploration and improved understanding of the oceans; revises the Ocean Policy Committee to the Committee on Ocean Policy; establishes a technology innovation task force to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated
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LAB Act Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act [HB-3584]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
Revises the periods during which laboratories must report clinical diagnostic test information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for purposes of determining Medicare payment rates. The CMS must also contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to evaluate the methodology used to determine a specified laboratory fee schedule.
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LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act [HB-3509]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to review existing data sets to determine in which data sets information about sexual orientation and gender identity is not included, and to assess needed changes in survey methods related to asking questions on sexual orientation and gender identity. Agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data
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LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act [S.1980]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to review existing data sets to determine in which data sets information about sexual orientation and gender identity is not included, and to assess needed changes in survey methods related to asking questions on sexual orientation and gender identity. Agencies that publish reports relying on survey demographic data
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Fair Maps Act of 2019 [S.1972]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
A bill to create a more representative and accountable Congress by prohibiting partisan gerrymandering and ensuring that any redistricting of congressional district boundaries results in fair, effective, and accountable representation for all people.
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Taxpayer First Act [HB-3151]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Revises provisions relating to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), its customer service, enforcement procedures, cybersecurity and identity protection, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems. TITLE I--PUTTING TAXPAYERS FIRST Subtitle A--Independent Appeals Process (Sec, 1001) This subtitle establishes the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals headed by a Chief of Appeals. The purpose of this office is to resolve federal tax controversies without litigation on a basis that is fair and impartial, promote
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Workforce DATA Act Workforce Data for Analyzing and Tracking Automation Act of 2019 [S.1738]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
Provides for a study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine on measuring the impact of automation on the workforce. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to request the academies to enter into an arrangement to conduct a consensus study on how to measure the impact of automation on the workforce, including job creation, job displacement, job retention, and the shifting of skills in demand due to automation. In addition, Labor must establish an advisory board, or form a subcommittee of an existing advisory
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