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Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. [HJR-31]
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(Sec. 3) This section provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) This section specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2019. (Sec. 5) This section provides that amounts designated by this bill for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are only available (or rescinded, if applicable) if the President subsequently
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Statistical Area Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-1113]
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Prohibits the Office of Management and Budget from including a county with a large federal installation in a core-based statistical area on the basis of employment in that county of residents of the central county or counties of the core-based statistical area. Core-based statistical areas are delineated based on census data and include metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
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Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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Correct the Census Count Act [HB-794]
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Requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 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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2020 Census IDEA Act 2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act [HB-732]
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Prohibits the Department of Commerce, in the 2020 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, from (1) implementing any major operational design feature that has not been researched, studied, and tested for at least three years before the date on which the applicable census occurs; or (2) including on the questionnaire for the census any subject, type of information, or question that was not submitted to Congress. The Government Accountability Office must certify to Congress that the subjects, types of information, and questions to be
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STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act [HB-627]
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Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to report on the effectiveness of all NSF research and education programs intended to broaden the participation of women and other historically underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines and careers. Each federal agency that expended at least $100 million on research and development in FY2017 shall annually submit to the NSF standardized record-level information on demographics, primary field, award type, review rating, budget request, funding outcome,
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Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2019 [HB-223]
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Establishes new grant programs to support state and local efforts to combat hate crimes and assist hate crime victims. Specifically, the Department of Justice (DOJ) must award grants for the following: (1) hate crime information and assistance websites and hate crime hotlines; and (2) education and training programs to solve and prevent hate crimes. Additionally, DOJ must establish, in the Office of Victims of Crime, a grant program to support programs and activities for victims of hate crimes.
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AMERICA Act Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act [HB-181]
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Restricts application of the penalty on individuals who refuse or neglect to answer a decennial census question. The penalty shall apply only to individuals who do not answer a question included on the short form regarding household size or citizenship status.
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Fair Lending for All Act [HB-166]
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Modifies provisions related to prohibited credit discrimination. The bill adds sexual orientation, gender identity, and an applicant's location based on zip code or census tract as classes protected against discrimination with respect to credit transactions. (Currently, discrimination is prohibited on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, or because an applicant receives public assistance.) The bill establishes criminal penalties for violations of prohibited credit discrimination. The Consumer Financial Protection
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Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act [HB-151]
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Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments to local governments that permit noncitizens to vote in state or local elections.
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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
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Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries'
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National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-119]
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Requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to collect, compile, and submit data to the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Statistics on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers. DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a state or local government that fails to substantially comply.
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Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2019 [HB-44]
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Prohibits any state whose congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires such state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bill is applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.
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For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1]
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Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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First Step Act of 2018 [S.3747]
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First Step Act of 2018
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400 Act [HB-7181]
400 Act
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Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 [HB-4174]
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Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 This bill requires departments and agencies identified in the Chief Financial Officers Act to submit annually to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress a plan for identifying and addressing policy questions relevant to the programs, policies, and regulations of such departments and agencies.The plan must include: (1) a list of policy-relevant questions for developing evidence to support policymaking, and (2) a list of data for facilitating the use of evidence in policymaking.
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Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-4065]
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Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2017
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AMERICA Act Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act [HB-7106]
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AMERICA Act Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act
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2020 American Census Investment Act [HB-4013]
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2020 American Census Investment Act This bill provides FY2018 appropriations to the Bureau of the Census, including: (1) $300 million for Current Surveys and Programs, and (2) $1.635 billion for Period Censuses and Programs.