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US Congress 116th Congress
A resolution recognizing the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived from the Civil Rights Act of 1866. [SR-429]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution recognizes and honors the importance of statutes giving all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as well as the right to enforce contracts, sue and be sued, and give evidence in court. The resolution also reaffirms commitment to the Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Fifteenth Amendment and the laws declaring that all persons born in the United States are citizens and are equally protected by the law.
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Recognizing the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom. [HR-694]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution recognizes and honors the importance of statutes giving all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as well as the right to enforce contracts, sue and be sued, and give evidence in court. The resolution also reaffirms commitment to the Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Fifteenth Amendment and the laws declaring that all persons born in the United States are citizens and are equally protected by the law.
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Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-5038]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Food ]
Contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an applying alien who (1) performed at least 1,035 hours of agricultural labor during the two-year period prior to November 12, 2019, (2) on that date was inadmissible, deportable, or under a grant of deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status, and (3) has been continuously present in the United
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End Employer Collusion Act [S.2215]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Trade ]
Makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or to enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. Any employer that has in effect a franchise agreement that includes a restrictive employment agreement that was entered into before enactment of this bill must amend the franchise agreement to remove
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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2019 [S.2812]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Allows any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional, regardless of whether the professional is a participating or non-participating physician or practitioner, for any item or service covered by Medicare. Such beneficiaries may submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply, except that, where the professional is considered to be non-participating, payment shall be paid as if the professional were participating. An eligible professional is a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner,
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Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-4916]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Food ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an applying alien who (1) performed at least 1,035 hours of agricultural labor during the two-year period prior to October 30, 2019, (2) was inadmissible or deportable on that date, and (3) has been continuously present in the United States from that date until receiving CAW status. The bill imposes additional
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Drone Origin Security Enhancement Act [HB-4753]
[Defense ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Drones ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Aerospace ]
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from operating, financing, or procuring foreign manufactured unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). DHS may waive the prohibition in specified circumstances for (1) the national interest of the United States; (2) counter-UAS surrogate testing and training; or (3) intelligence, electronic warfare, or information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training.
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Swap Trading Improvement Act [HB-4717]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
To improve swap execution facility administration, swap entity compliance, and for other purposes.
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To limit the use of nondisclosure agreements for employees of the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes. [HB-4688]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
States that an officer or employee of the White House or the Executive Office of the President may not be required to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
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Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act [HB-4356]
[Military ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
Revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time
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Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2019 [HB-4235]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires that independent contractors be treated as employees under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.
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Competition Prescription Act of 2019 [HB-3947]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To lower the cost of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
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National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019 [HB-3872]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Generally revises the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and reauthorizes the program through FY2024. The bill addresses NFIP coverage, cost, and availability, including by generally prohibiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from raising certain premiums, surcharges, and fees more than 9% a year for five years; revising flood insurance coverage limits; establishing the Affordability Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to low income households through vouchers, grants, or premium credits; and revising standards and
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National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2019 [S.2122]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to terminate certain contracts on the basis of detrimental conduct to the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
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Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 [HB-3618]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires credit reporting agencies to provide free credit scores to consumers with their free annual consumer reports. The bill also provides for automatic free credit scores and consumer reports in specified circumstances. Credit reporting agencies must provide consumers with additional information regarding the calculation of their credit score. Specified lenders must give consumers free copies of any consumer reports and credit scores they used for underwriting before consumers sign the respective loan agreements.
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Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act [HB-3622]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Revises requirements regarding consumer credit information included by a consumer reporting agency on a credit report, including by requiring removal of adverse information that resulted from specified fraudulent lending activity, shortening the time period adverse information stays on reports, and limiting the inclusion of certain medical debt on reports. The bill also requires a consumer reporting agency to provide free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to certain consumers, including victims of fraud, active duty military,
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Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency Act of 2020 [HB-3621]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Housing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Student Loans ]
[Military ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
Provides for additional consumer credit protections, sets forth requirements for credit reporting agencies, and prohibits the inclusion of specified information on credit reports. TITLE I—IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DISPUTE PROCESS The dispute process for consumers challenging information contained on their credit report is revised for challenges (1) through the credit reporting agency, and (2) through the furnisher of credit information. Credit reporting agencies must disclose to consumers how to dispute this information. If a credit report is revised
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Small Business Lending Fairness Act [S.1961]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibits as a condition to a loan or extension of credit a confession of judgment or similar agreement. (A confession of judgment is an agreement to a judgment of liability without notice and opportunity to be heard in court in the event of the default of a borrower.)
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Small Business Lending Fairness Act [HB-3490]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibits as a condition to a loan or extension of credit a confession of judgment or similar agreement. (A confession of judgment is an agreement to a judgment of liability without notice and opportunity to be heard in court in the event of the default of a borrower.)
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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [HB-3208]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements to assist individuals with disabilities and the elderly with disaster preparedness. Such programs and requirements include grant programs and the establishment of the National Commission on Disability Rights and Disasters.