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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [S.1755]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/10/2019
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UPDATE PURPA Act Updating Purchase Obligations to Deploy Affordable Resources to Energy Markets Under PURPA Act [S.1760]
[Energy ]
A bill to modernize the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/10/2019
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Worksite Reporting Act [HB-2872]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Department of Labor to revise regulations governing the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses. Specifically, the bill requires site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, irrespective of whether such employees are employed directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by contractors, temporary help, or employee leasing services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sylvia Garcia
Introduced In House on 05/21/2019
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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act [HB-2741]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Reauthorizes a variety of programs and creates new programs for infrastructure development, including communication, drinking water, energy, or health care infrastructure. The bill provides support for communication infrastructure, such as funding to expand broadband internet access, or implement next generation 9-1-1 systems. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund through FY2024 and provides support for drinking water infrastructure, including support to: (1) remove and replace sources of lead in drinking water;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/04/2019
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Unsubscribe Act of 2019 [HB-2683]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibits negative option agreements online unless the terms provide the consumer with a way to cancel the agreement before incurring further or increased charges. For example, under free-to-pay conversion contracts, where a consumer is initially charged a nominal introductory rate and an increased rate after the introductory period ends, the provider of the good or service must require the consumer to perform an additional action, like clicking a confirmation button, before the increased rate takes effect.The bill also requires that certain notifications
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 05/13/2019
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Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act [HB-2375]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To prohibit prescription drug companies from compensating other prescription drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug, biosimilar biological product, or interchangeable biological product into the market.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Reported By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-693, Part I. on 12/24/2020
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HOMES Act Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2019 [HB-2043]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Provides incentives for homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements. Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. Under the program, DOE must provide rebates to reward homeowners for achieving home energy savings. Rebates may not exceed $10,000 per individual, or 50% of the qualified home energy efficiency expenditures paid or incurred by the homeowner. DOE must develop a network of rebate aggregators or a national rebate aggregator that can facilitate the delivery of rebates
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Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 04/10/2019
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Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-2231]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requires specified commercial entities to conduct assessments of high-risk systems that involve personal information or make automated decisions, such as systems that use artificial intelligence or machine learning.Specifically, high-risk automated decision systems include those that (1) may contribute to inaccuracy, bias, or discrimination; or (2) facilitate decision-making about sensitive aspects of consumers' lives by evaluating consumers' behavior. Further, an automated-decision system, or information system involving personal data, is considered
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 04/11/2019
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Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 [S.1108]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requires specified commercial entities to conduct assessments of high-risk systems that involve personal information or make automated decisions, such as systems that use artificial intelligence or machine learning.Specifically, high-risk automated decision systems include those that (1) may contribute to inaccuracy, bias, or discrimination; or (2) facilitate decision-making about sensitive aspects of consumers' lives by evaluating consumers' behavior. Further, an automated-decision system, or information system involving personal data, is considered
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/10/2019
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BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act [S.1082]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Sets forth provisions to prevent discrimination and harassment in the workplace and raises the minimum wage for tipped employees. Specifically, the bill (1) makes it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against an individual in the workplace based on sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, and a sex stereotype; (2) prohibits employers from entering into contracts or agreements with workers that contain certain nondisparagement or nondisclosure clauses; (3) prohibits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/09/2019
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BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act [HB-2148]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Sets forth provisions to prevent discrimination and harassment in the workplace and raises the minimum wage for tipped employees. Specifically, the bill (1) makes it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against an individual in the workplace based on sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, and a sex stereotype; (2) prohibits employers from entering into contracts or agreements with workers that contain certain nondisparagement or nondisclosure clauses; (3) prohibits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 05/03/2019
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CONFUCIUS Act Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act [S.939]
[Education ]
[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions'
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Received In The House. on 06/15/2020
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NEW GIG Act of 2019 New Economy Works to Guarantee Independence and Growth Act of 2019 [HB-1625]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Establishes a test for determining if a service provider should be classified as an independent contractor rather than as an employee for tax purposes. If the requirements of the test are met, the provider may not be treated as an employee, the recipient or any payor may not be treated as an employer, and compensation for the service may not be treated as paid or received with respect to employment. The factors of the test include the relationship between the parties (i.e., the provider incurs expenses; does not work exclusively for a single recipient;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Introduced In House on 03/07/2019
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NEW GIG Act of 2019 New Economy Works to Guarantee Independence and Growth Act of 2019 [S.700]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Establishes a test for determining if a service provider should be classified as an independent contractor rather than as an employee for tax purposes. If the requirements of the test are met, the provider may not be treated as an employee, the recipient or any payor may not be treated as an employer, and compensation for the service may not be treated as paid or received with respect to employment. The factors of the test include the relationship between the parties (i.e., the provider incurs expenses; does not work exclusively for a single recipient;
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/07/2019
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Protecting Workers’ Freedom to Organize Act [S.664]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definitions of "employee" and "supervisor" under that Act to prevent the misclassification of employees as independent contractors in order to deny them collective bargaining rights. An individual performing any services is deemed to be an employee and not an independent contractor unless such individual is free from control and direction in the performance of such services, the services are performed outside the usual course of the employer's business, and the individual is customarily engaged
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/05/2019
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EMPOWER Act Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace harassment through Education and Reporting Act [HB-1521]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Addresses policies and procedures related to claims of workplace harassment. Specifically, the bill makes it an unlawful practice (with exceptions regarding certain settlement or separation agreements) for an employer to (1) enter into a contract with an employee or applicant, as a condition of employment, promotion, compensation, benefits, or change in employment status or contractual relationship, if that contract contains a nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause that covers workplace harassment; and (2) enforce, or attempt to enforce, a nondisparagement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 04/08/2019
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Georgian Fair Business Practices Sanctions Act of 2019 [HB-1461]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Directs the President to periodically report to Congress on (1) whether the government of Georgia is undermining commitments or contractual agreements made with U.S. business persons operating in Georgia, and (2) the identities of current or former Georgian officials who are responsible for such actions. The report shall include a summary of U.S. government and nongovernment investment in Georgia. If the President determines that Georgia has committed such actions, the President shall impose financial and trade assistance sanctions on the government
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 04/08/2019
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Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2019 [S.635]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Makes written arbitration agreements in certain commercial contracts unenforceable. Specifically, such an agreement is unenforceable where an individual or a small business concern alleges, in a claim arising subsequent to the agreement, a violation of a federal or state statute or constitution.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/28/2019
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Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019 [S.620]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Limits the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in disputes involving a hazard to public health or safety. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of arbitration to resolve such a dispute unless all parties agree to arbitration in writing after the dispute arises.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/28/2019
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EMPOWER Act—Part 1 Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace harassment through Education and Reporting Act—Part 1 [S.575]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
Prohibits the use of nondisparagement and nondisclosure clauses that cover workplace harassment in employment contracts and directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to take certain actions related to workplace harassment. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of nondisparagement and nondisclosure clauses in employment contracts if such clauses cover workplace harassment, including sexual harassment or retaliation for reporting harassment. It also prohibits the enforcement or attempted enforcement of such clauses. Notwithstanding
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kamala Harris
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/27/2019