DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019 [HB-1158]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice; science-related
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HB-1158: DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Became Public Law No: 116-93. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019
WALL Act of 2019 [S.53]
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Appropriates $25 billion for the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The amount shall remain available until expended. As offsets to the spending, this bill restricts the child tax credit, earned income credits, and lifetime learning credits to those with social security numbers and not prohibited from employment in the United States. Also, individuals who file taxes using an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) instead of a social security number shall pay a fee ($300 times the number of persons on the tax return issued
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S.53: WALL Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/08/2019
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. [HJR-31]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Immigration ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Animals ]
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[Air Quality ]
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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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HJR-31: Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Became Public Law No: 116-6. (txt | Pdf) on 02/15/2019
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes. [HR-6]
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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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HR-6: Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steny H. Hoyer
Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/09/2019
PREPARED Act Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters Act [HB-1042]
[Animals ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes requirements governing the care of animals by entities, such as zoos, in emergencies or disasters. Specifically, the bill requires each research facility, dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, and carrier to develop and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster.
HB-1042: PREPARED Act Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/01/2019
HB-925: North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
On Motion To Concur In The Senate Amendments With An Amendment Agreed To By The Yeas And Nays: 214 - 207 (roll No. 214). (text: Cr H5202-5417) on 10/01/2020
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
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[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Pensions ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
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Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave,
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HB-748: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
PAST Act U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2019 [HB-693]
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[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses the practice of soring horses. The soring of horses includes various actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. Specifically, the bill expands soring regulation and enforcement at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, including by establishing a new system for inspecting horses for soring. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must license, train, assign, and oversee persons for hire by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions to detect
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HB-693: PAST Act U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/29/2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
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[Insurance ]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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HB-648: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. on 01/28/2019
Water Rights Protection Act of 2019 [HB-579]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Prohibits the Departments of the Interior or Agriculture from conditioning the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States or on any impairment of title or interest granted or otherwise recognized under state law by federal or state action; or requiring any water user (including a federally recognized Indian tribe) to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United
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HB-579: Water Rights Protection Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/07/2019
21st Century Respect Act [HB-381]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the General Services Administration to change the terminology used to describe the racial background or place of origin of people in regulations concerning (1) USDA programs for financing and insuring loans for properties in rural areas, and (2) the 1974 development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.
HB-381: 21st Century Respect Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 02/08/2019
GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act [HB-316]
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[Recreation ]
[Small Business ]
[Tourism ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Environmental ]
Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances under which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) change a special recreation permit fee. Interior and USDA may issue special recreation permits for specialized individual and group use of federal facilities and federal recreational lands and waters; to recreation service providers who conduct outfitting, guiding, and other recreation services
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HB-316: GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/07/2019
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-268]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations to federal agencies, including supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance and continuing appropriations for agencies that are included in the seven FY2019 appropriations bills that have not been enacted. The bill provides $14.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The bill designates the spending as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
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HB-268: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
S.amdt.201 Considered By Senate. on 04/01/2019
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266]
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Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances
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HB-266: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum
Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020
United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
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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HB-133: United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020
FUEL Reform Act Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2019 [HB-82]
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[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
Repeals title IX (Energy) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The title authorizes various energy programs that are administered by the Department of Agriculture and primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects.
HB-82: FUEL Reform Act Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 02/12/2019
To reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes. [HB-60]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
Revises the H-2A visa program for temporary nonimmigrant agricultural workers. It moves administration of the program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture, and eliminates the requirement that employers hire any qualified U.S. applicants until 50% of the time period of the H-2A worker's contract has elapsed. The bill also revises requirements for employer-provided housing or housing allowances for H-2A workers, including standards for such accommodations. The employer shall request an inspection of the housing to certify
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HB-60: To reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[International ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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HB-21: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019
Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2018 [HB-7336]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2018 This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise the definition of "adulterated" to make explicit the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a recall of meat, poultry, and egg products that contain microbial pathogens associated with serious illness or death or are resistant to two or more antibiotics critically important for human medicine. The bill requires USDA to establish sampling protocols
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HB-7336: Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro
Introduced In House on 12/19/2018
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 [HB-4008]
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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 This bill provides $36.5 billion in FY2018 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior for relief and recovery efforts in response to recent hurricanes and wildfires. For FEMA, the bill provides: (1) $18.67 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund, of which up to $4.9 billion may be transferred to the Community Disaster Loan Program for direct loans to
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HB-4008: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 10/11/2017