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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-2764	Federal	Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer delivers for sale, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles from 2040 on. The bill also requires the EPA to establish a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle delivered for sale in the United States and partial credits for qualified electric vehicles based on the estimated proportion of the mileage driven on the battery. Manufacturers that fail to meet the minimum required percentage of zero-emission vehicle sales must submit to the EPA a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset the excess. Credits may also be sold, transferred, exchanged, or retired in certain circumstances. The bill imposes civil penalties for the failure to comply with zero-emission vehicle credit standards, with collected penalties being deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. After 2040, the EPA may issue injunctions on the manufacture of passenger vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles. Democrat: 100% (26) 100% Democrat support	Environmental Protection Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Air Quality Civil Actions And Liability Environmental Protection Agency (epa) Environmental Regulatory Procedures Hybrid, Electric, And Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Government Trust Funds
S.1491	Federal	Restoring Justice for Workers Act This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute. It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute. Democrat: 90% (18) Independent: 10% (2) 90% Democrat support 10% Independent support	Labor And Employment Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration Civil Actions And Liability Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Labor-management Relations
HB-2750	Federal	Justice for Servicemembers Act This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of a dispute related to the employment or reemployment rights of a uniformed service member. Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Law Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration Civil Actions And Liability Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Labor-management Relations Military Personnel And Dependents Veterans' Education, Employment, Rehabilitation
S.1487	Federal	Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer delivers for sale, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles from 2040 on. The bill also requires the EPA to establish a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle delivered for sale in the United States and partial credits for qualified electric vehicles based on the estimated proportion of the mileage driven on the battery. Manufacturers that fail to meet the minimum required percentage of zero-emission vehicle sales must submit to the EPA a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset the excess. Credits may also be sold, transferred, exchanged, or retired in certain circumstances. The bill imposes civil penalties for the failure to comply with zero-emission vehicle credit standards, with collected penalties being deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. After 2040, the EPA may issue injunctions on the manufacture of passenger vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles. Democrat: 87% (7) Independent: 12% (1) 87% Democrat support 12% Independent support	Environmental Protection Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Air Quality Civil Actions And Liability Environmental Protection Agency (epa) Environmental Regulatory Procedures Hybrid, Electric, And Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Government Trust Funds
HB-2749	Federal	Restoring Justice for Workers Act This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute. It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute. Democrat: 100% (59) 100% Democrat support	Labor And Employment Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration Civil Actions And Liability Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Labor-management Relations
S.1480	Federal	Back the Blue Act of 2019 Republican: 100% (17) 100% Republican support	Crime And Law Enforcement Assault And Harassment Offenses Civil Actions And Liability Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Procedure And Sentencing Detention Of Persons Firearms And Explosives Fires First Responders And Emergency Personnel Judges
HB-2711	Federal	Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019 Democrat: 100% (59) 100% Democrat support	Energy Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Business Records Civil Actions And Liability Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Congressional Oversight Energy Efficiency And Conservation Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Environmental Regulatory Procedures Government Information And Archives
HB-2700	Federal	Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act Republican: 100% (45) 100% Republican support	Health Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Appropriations Child Health Civil Actions And Liability Competition And Antitrust Consumer Affairs Digestive And Metabolic Diseases Digestive And Metabolic Diseases Drug Safety, Medical Device, And Laboratory Regulation
S.1456	Federal	Agency Accountability Act of 2019 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The bill also prohibits the funds from being used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. The bill includes exceptions for funds to be paid to a whistle-blower, loan guarantee programs, and insurance programs. The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Department of Commerce and the USPTO must report annually to Congress on funds collected by the USPTO from a settlement. The bill also requires offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue for the purpose of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other laws. (Offsetting receipts and collections are funds collected by agencies from other government accounts or from the public in businesslike or market-oriented transactions. Under current law, the collections are treated as negative budget authority and outlays rather than revenue and may be used to offset spending for budget enforcement purposes.) Republican: 100% (5) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance Budget Deficits And National Debt Budget Process Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Department Of Commerce Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Executive Agency Funding And Structure Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Intellectual Property
HB-2694	Federal	Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for job applicants or employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations to an applicant or employee; (3) require such job applicants or employees to accept an accommodation that they do not want, if such accommodation is unnecessary to perform the job; (4) require such employees to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided to their known limitations; or (5) take adverse action in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against an employee requesting or using such reasonable accommodations. The bill sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies under various statutes that cover different types of employees in relation to such unlawful employment practices. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must provide examples of reasonable accommodations that shall be provided to affected job applicants or employees unless the employer can demonstrate that doing so would impose an undue hardship. The bill prohibits state immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action for a violation of this bill. Democrat: 94% (206) Republican: 5% (11) Independent: 0% (1) 94% Democrat support 5% Republican support 0% Independent support	Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Child Care And Development Civil Actions And Liability Employee Hiring Employee Leave Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc) Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Government Liability
S.1426	Federal	A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. This bill revises provisions governing citizen suits against the Department of the Interior or the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration that allege a failure of the relevant department to perform its duties related to an endangered species or threatened species. Interior must publish the complaint in a citizen suit within 30 days of being served. Affected parties must be given a reasonable opportunity to intervene in the suit. If affected parties intervene, the court must refer the action to a mediation program or magistrate judge to facilitate settlement discussions. The court is prohibited from awarding litigation costs in such citizen suits that are settled. Interior must provide notice of a proposed settlement to each affected state or county. A settlement may not be approved if states or counties object. Republican: 100% (12) 100% Republican support	Environmental Protection Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration Civil Actions And Liability Endangered And Threatened Species Government Information And Archives Intergovernmental Relations State And Local Government Operations
HB-2683	Federal	Unsubscribe Act of 2019 Democrat: 100% (14) 100% Democrat support	Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Civil Actions And Liability Consumer Affairs Consumer Credit Contracts And Agency Internet And Video Services Armed Forces And National Security Congressional Oversight Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Government Studies And Investigations
HB-2674	Federal	Gun Theft Prevention Act Democrat: 100% (23) 100% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Business Records Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Crimes Against Property Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Justice Information And Records Employee Hiring Firearms And Explosives Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management
HB-2669	Federal	Medical Device Safety Act Democrat: 80% (4) Republican: 20% (1) 80% Democrat support 20% Republican support	Health Civil Actions And Liability Federal Preemption Health Technology, Devices, Supplies Product Safety And Quality
S.1416	Federal	Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Republican: 53% (8) Democrat: 40% (6) Independent: 6% (1) 53% Republican support 40% Democrat support 6% Independent support	Commerce Administrative Remedies Civil Actions And Liability Competition And Antitrust Consumer Affairs Federal Trade Commission (ftc) Health Care Costs And Insurance Inflation And Prices Intellectual Property Judicial Review And Appeals
HB-2650	Federal	Payment Choice Act of 2019 Democrat: 80% (29) Republican: 19% (7) 80% Democrat support 19% Republican support	Commerce Civil Actions And Liability Consumer Affairs Currency Lawyers And Legal Services Legal Fees And Court Costs Marketing And Advertising Retail And Wholesale Trades Retail And Wholesale Trades
S.1393	Federal	Ban Conflicted Trading Act Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Congress Civil Actions And Liability Commodities Markets Congressional Officers And Employees Corporate Finance And Management Financial Services And Investments Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption Members Of Congress Securities
S.1394	Federal	Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill addresses the rights of public safety officers or employees to form and join a labor organization and to participate in certain organized job actions. The bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority (NLRA) to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum of understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest arbitration to resolve an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations. The bill makes the NLRA responsible for (1) determining the appropriateness of units for labor representation; (2) supervising elections; (3) conducting hearings and resolving complaints of unfair labor practices; and (4) protecting the right of employees to form, join, or assist any labor organization, or to refrain from doing so. An employer, public safety officer, or labor organization may not engage in a lockout, sickout, work slowdown, strike, or any other organized job action that will measurably disrupt the delivery of emergency services and is designed to compel an employer, public safety officer, or labor organization to agree to the terms of a proposed contract. Democrat: 85% (17) Republican: 10% (2) Independent: 5% (1) 85% Democrat support 10% Republican support 5% Independent support	Labor And Employment Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Administrative Remedies Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration Civil Actions And Liability Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Preemption First Responders And Emergency Personnel
S.1411	Federal	AMICUS Act Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States Act Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Law Accounting And Auditing Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Federal Appellate Courts Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption Government Studies And Investigations Judges Judicial Procedure And Administration Judicial Review And Appeals
S.1391	Federal	Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 Democrat: 37% (3) Republican: 50% (4) Independent: 12% (1) 37% Democrat support 50% Republican support 12% Independent support	Health Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Consumer Affairs Corporate Finance And Management Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations Inflation And Prices Medical Research Prescription Drugs

Title: Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2764

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Air Quality, Civil Actions And Liability, Environmental Protection Agency (epa), Environmental Regulatory Procedures, Hybrid, Electric, And Advanced Technology Vehicles, Manufacturing, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Government Trust Funds

Democrat: 100% (26)

Title: Restoring Justice for Workers Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1491

Subjects: Labor And Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Civil Actions And Liability, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Labor-management Relations

Democrat: 90% (18) Independent: 10% (2)

Title: Justice for Servicemembers Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2750

Subjects: Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Civil Actions And Liability, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Labor-management Relations, Military Personnel And Dependents, Veterans' Education, Employment, Rehabilitation

Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2)

Title: Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1487

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Air Quality, Civil Actions And Liability, Environmental Protection Agency (epa), Environmental Regulatory Procedures, Hybrid, Electric, And Advanced Technology Vehicles, Manufacturing, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Government Trust Funds

Democrat: 87% (7) Independent: 12% (1)

Title: Restoring Justice for Workers Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2749

Subjects: Labor And Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Civil Actions And Liability, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Labor-management Relations

Democrat: 100% (59)

Title: Back the Blue Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1480

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Assault And Harassment Offenses, Civil Actions And Liability, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Procedure And Sentencing, Detention Of Persons, Firearms And Explosives, Fires, First Responders And Emergency Personnel, Judges

Republican: 100% (17)

Title: Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2711

Subjects: Energy, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Business Records, Civil Actions And Liability, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Congressional Oversight, Energy Efficiency And Conservation, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Environmental Regulatory Procedures, Government Information And Archives

Democrat: 100% (59)

Title: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2700

Subjects: Health, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Appropriations, Child Health, Civil Actions And Liability, Competition And Antitrust, Consumer Affairs, Digestive And Metabolic Diseases, Digestive And Metabolic Diseases, Drug Safety, Medical Device, And Laboratory Regulation

Republican: 100% (45)

Title: Agency Accountability Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1456

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Budget Deficits And National Debt, Budget Process, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Department Of Commerce, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Intellectual Property

Republican: 100% (5)

Title: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2694

Subjects: Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Child Care And Development, Civil Actions And Liability, Employee Hiring, Employee Leave, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc), Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Government Liability

Democrat: 94% (206) Republican: 5% (11) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1426

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Civil Actions And Liability, Endangered And Threatened Species, Government Information And Archives, Intergovernmental Relations, State And Local Government Operations

Republican: 100% (12)

Title: Unsubscribe Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2683

Subjects: Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Civil Actions And Liability, Consumer Affairs, Consumer Credit, Contracts And Agency, Internet And Video Services, Armed Forces And National Security, Congressional Oversight, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Government Studies And Investigations

Democrat: 100% (14)

Title: Gun Theft Prevention Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2674

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Business Records, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Crimes Against Property, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Justice Information And Records, Employee Hiring, Firearms And Explosives, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management

Democrat: 100% (23)

Title: Medical Device Safety Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2669

Subjects: Health, Civil Actions And Liability, Federal Preemption, Health Technology, Devices, Supplies, Product Safety And Quality

Democrat: 80% (4) Republican: 20% (1)

Title: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1416

Subjects: Commerce, Administrative Remedies, Civil Actions And Liability, Competition And Antitrust, Consumer Affairs, Federal Trade Commission (ftc), Health Care Costs And Insurance, Inflation And Prices, Intellectual Property, Judicial Review And Appeals

Republican: 53% (8) Democrat: 40% (6) Independent: 6% (1)

Title: Payment Choice Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2650

Subjects: Commerce, Civil Actions And Liability, Consumer Affairs, Currency, Lawyers And Legal Services, Legal Fees And Court Costs, Marketing And Advertising, Retail And Wholesale Trades, Retail And Wholesale Trades

Democrat: 80% (29) Republican: 19% (7)

Title: Ban Conflicted Trading Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1393

Subjects: Congress, Civil Actions And Liability, Commodities Markets, Congressional Officers And Employees, Corporate Finance And Management, Financial Services And Investments, Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption, Members Of Congress, Securities

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1394

Subjects: Labor And Employment, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Administrative Remedies, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Civil Actions And Liability, Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Federal Preemption, First Responders And Emergency Personnel

Democrat: 85% (17) Republican: 10% (2) Independent: 5% (1)

Title: AMICUS Act Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1411

Subjects: Law, Accounting And Auditing, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Federal Appellate Courts, Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption, Government Studies And Investigations, Judges, Judicial Procedure And Administration, Judicial Review And Appeals

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.1391

Subjects: Health, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Consumer Affairs, Corporate Finance And Management, Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations, Inflation And Prices, Medical Research, Prescription Drugs

Democrat: 37% (3) Republican: 50% (4) Independent: 12% (1)

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