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Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 [S.474]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requires manufacturers of drugs with specified percentage increases in their wholesale costs to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) written justification for certain increases in drug prices. The CMS shall publish each submission, together with an easily understandable summary, on its website. Certain proprietary information may be excluded from publication, as specified by the bill. A manufacturer that does not comply with the bill's requirements shall be subject to civil monetary penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2019
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JARED Security Clearance Act of 2019 Judgment And Responsibility in Executing Determinations for Security Clearance Act [HB-1187]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Revokes the security clearance of a family member or financial associate of the President that was granted contrary to the determination or recommendation of an agency, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A subsequent background investigation and agency adjudication is required before such an individual may be granted a security clearance. In addition, the White House Chief of Staff must notify Congress if the President or any other individual grants a security clearance to a family member or financial associate of the President contrary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Introduced In House on 02/13/2019
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Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 [S.482]
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[International ]
[National Security ]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
[Defense ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Imposes limits on any U.S. withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), amends provisions related to cybercrimes, and imposes sanctions on Russian individuals involved in various activities. No funds may be used to withdraw the United States from NATO unless the Senate passes a resolution consenting to the withdrawal. The bill also authorizes expedited transfers of excess defense articles to NATO member countries. establishes in the Department of State the Office of Cyberspace and the Digital Economy, to serve as the lead policy
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Committee On Foreign Relations. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 12/18/2019
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Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 [S.452]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement that each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues an audit report for an issuer of securities (other than an emerging growth company) shall attest to, and report on, the internal control assessment made by the management of the issuer. Specifically, this requirement shall not apply with respect to an audit report prepared for an issuer that ceased to be an emerging growth company on the last day of its fiscal year following the five-year period beginning on the date of its
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/12/2019
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A joint resolution disapproving the President's proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation. [SJR-2]
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[National Security ]
[Trade ]
This joint resolution expresses disapproval of the Office of Foreign Assets Control's report to Congress that it intends to terminate sanctions imposed on En+ Group plc, UC Rusal plc, and JSC EuroSibEnergo, companies connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S233-247) on 01/16/2019
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A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. [S.391]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Provides that any sequestration ordered by the President is inapplicable to funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/07/2019
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Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2019 [S.361]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
Permits tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status, but requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company. The bill also establishes a rule regarding the organizational governance of mutual ditch or irrigation companies. Where state law provides that such a company may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis that is pro rata to share ownership
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/06/2019
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Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 [S.360]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires certain issuers of securities to disclose the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their boards of directors and executive officers, as well as the status of any of those directors and officers as a veteran. It also requires the disclosure of any plan to promote racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among these groups.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/06/2019
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Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2019 [S.307]
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[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Amends the Clayton Act to revise merger requirements. Specifically, the bill prohibits a merger that materially (currently, substantially) lessens competition in more than a de minimis amount or tends to create a monopsony (a market situation in which there is only one buyer); shifts the burden of proof to the merging companies to show that their consolidation will not harm competition; requires companies that enter into a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or Department of Justice regarding a merger to report information
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/31/2019
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Merger Enforcement Improvement Act [S.306]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers. Specifically, the bill adjusts premerger notification filing fees; requires certain filers to report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or to the relevant Assistant Attorney General on information that allows the government to assess the competitive impact of a merger; requires the FTC to study overlapping ownership or control by investors in certain markets; and requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the success of certain merger remedies and the impact of mergers
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/31/2019
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Corporate Freeloader Fee Act [S.219]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Retirement ]
[Poverty ]
Imposes a specified excise tax on certain employers who employ low-wage employees during the year. A "low-wage" employee is an employee who receives wages from the employer that are less than 218% of the federal poverty line. The bill reduces the amount of the tax for employers who provide certain health and retirement benefits to low-wage employees. Government employers, churches, and church organizations are exempt from the tax.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/24/2019
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Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act of 2019 [S.75]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
Prohibits the Small Business Administration from providing aid, counsel, or assistance to a small business concern that (1) is headquartered in China, or (2) has more than 25% of voting stock owned by citizens of China.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 01/10/2019
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American Miners Act of 2019 [S.27]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Healthcare ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
Transfers certain funds to provide pension and health benefits for retired coal miners who have been affected by issues such as coal company bankruptcies. The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the annual limit on transfers under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 exceeds the amount required to be transferred for existing obligations of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. The bill also increases
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office. [HJR-39]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that states that the First Amendment to the Constitution does not apply to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or other disbursements of funds in connection with public elections. The amendment grants Congress the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a federal election.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
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Disapproving the President's proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation. [HJR-30]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
This joint resolution expresses disapproval of the Office of Foreign Assets Control's report to Congress that it intends to terminate sanctions imposed on En+ Group plc, UC Rusal plc, and JSC EuroSibEnergo, companies connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steny Hoyer
Mr. Engel Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Resolution. on 01/17/2019
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Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes. [HR-6]
[Ethics ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
This resolution adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. The resolution adopts the rules of the 115th Congress with amendments that include allowing Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to vote in the Committee of the Whole; revising annual ethics training requirements; providing mandatory anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies for House offices; prohibiting Members, officers, and employees of the House from serving as an officer or director of a public company; requiring Members to pay for any discrimination
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steny Hoyer
Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/09/2019
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Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2019 [HB-1053]
[Finance ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires issuers of securities to, on an annual basis, publicly disclose political activity expenditures made during the previous year. The Securities and Exchange Commission must issue regulations to carry out this bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019
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To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other purposes. [HB-1020]
[Ethics ]
Expands financial disclosure reporting provisions to require Members of Congress to include in their report any business ties the Member or his or her immediate family has with a foreign entity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey
Introduced In House on 02/06/2019
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Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 [HB-1018]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires certain issuers of securities to disclose the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their boards of directors and executive officers, as well as the status of any of those directors and officers as a veteran. It also requires the disclosure of any plan to promote racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among these groups.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/11/2019
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Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 [HB-1007]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Modifies requirements for tax-favored retirement savings accounts, employer-provided retirement plans, and retirement benefits for federal judges. With respect to employer-provided plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding multiple employer plans, automatic enrollment and nonelective contributions, loans, terminating or transferring plans, reporting and disclosure rules, nondiscrimination rules, selecting lifetime income providers, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums. The bill also increases the tax credit for small employer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 02/06/2019