Department Of Labor
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 [HB-4378]
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Provides FY2020 continuing appropriations to federal agencies through November 21, 2019. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when FY2020 begins on October 1, 2019, if the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government for FY2020 have not been enacted. The CR funds most projects and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs. Additionally, the CR extends several programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-59. (txt | Pdf) on 09/27/2019
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Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019 [HB-4296]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safe use of cosmetics, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/13/2019
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Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 [HB-4278]
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[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/10/2019
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Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 [S.2457]
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[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/10/2019
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Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019 [HB-4051]
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Imposes a carbon fee on the use, sale, or transfer of certain fossil fuels and fluorinated gases that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The fee is imposed on producers and importers of such fuels and is deposited into a Climate Action Rebate Fund established by this bill. The bill establishes an gradual emissions reduction schedule for such fuels between 2020 and 2050 (100% reduction). The bill requires payment of an equalization fee by fossil fuels and carbon-intensive imported goods at the border and provides for refunds of comparable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/14/2019
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Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019 [S.2284]
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Imposes a carbon fee on the use, sale, or transfer of certain fossil fuels and fluorinated gases that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The fee is imposed on producers and importers of such fuels and is deposited into a Climate Action Rebate Fund established by this bill. The bill establishes an gradual emissions reduction schedule for such fuels between 2020 and 2050 (100% reduction). The bill requires payment of an equalization fee by fossil fuels and carbon-intensive imported goods at the border and provides for refunds of comparable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/25/2019
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Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-3668]
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[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety or health standard on prevention of exposure to excessive heat. Excessive heat includes outdoor or indoor exposure to heat at levels that exceed the capacities of the body to maintain normal body functions and may cause heat-related injury, illness, or fatality. In addition, the bill establishes requirements concerning (1) training and education to prevent and respond to heat illness, and (2) whistle-blower protections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/10/2019
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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor, and for other purposes. [HB-3394]
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Revises labor provisions for protecting child workers, including those employed in agriculture, and increases the civil penalties for violations of such provisions and imposes new criminal penalties for violations resulting in the death or serious injury or illness of a child worker. Specifically, the bill revises the definition of oppressive child labor to prohibit the employment of children under 14 years of age and imposes new employer reporting requirements for work-related injuries or deaths of agricultural employees under the age of 18. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/20/2019
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Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act [HB-3319]
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[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
To streamline the application process for H-2A employers and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 07/30/2019
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Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act [S.1887]
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[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
A bill to streamline the application process for H-2A employers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/18/2019
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Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act [S.1861]
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[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Allows a Medicare beneficiary to directly appeal a pharmacy's refusal to fill a prescription as a coverage determination under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Currently, if a pharmacy refuses to fill a prescription, the pharmacy provides the beneficiary with a notice explaining how to contact the beneficiary's prescription drug plan (PDP); the beneficiary must then obtain a written coverage determination (i.e., a decision denying coverage) from the PDP before initiating the appeals process.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/13/2019
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Farmworker Smoke Protection Act of 2019 [S.1815]
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Requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to address the exposure of farmworkers to wildfire smoke. Specifically, the bill establishes an initial occupational safety and health standard to protect farmworkers from wildfire smoke. The initial standard must require employers to provide farmworkers with (1) appropriate equipment (e.g., N95 mask or N100 masks) to protect them when they are exposed to wildfire smoke that reaches a certain level of air pollution, and (2) training and education materials about how to use the equipment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/12/2019
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Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 [HB-3197]
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Requires the Department of Labor to update the salary threshold applicable to bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees for purposes of determining eligibility for overtime pay. The bill adopts rulemaking promulgated by Labor in 2016 that established the threshold for exempting such employees from overtime requirements at the 40th percentile of earnings for full-time salaried employees in the lowest-wage census region. The bill also requires updates to the threshold amount every three years. In addition, the Bureau of Labor
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/11/2019
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Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 [S.1786]
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Requires the Department of Labor to update the salary threshold applicable to bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees for purposes of determining eligibility for overtime pay. The bill adopts rulemaking promulgated by Labor in 2016 that established the threshold for exempting such employees from overtime requirements at the 40th percentile of earnings for full-time salaried employees in the lowest-wage census region. The bill also requires updates to the threshold amount every three years. In addition, the Bureau of Labor
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/11/2019
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Job Corps Protection Act [S.1736]
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Instructs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Labor to (1) not transfer the function of any Forest Service Jobs Corps Civilian Conservation Center to Labor, and (2) ensure that each center is wholly operated only by USDA. Also, the bill prohibits any of the funds appropriated to USDA or Labor for FY2019 or FY2020 from being used to close any center.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 06/05/2019
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Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2984]
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Prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law. The bill sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint. Employers are required to post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
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WORK Act Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act [S.1666]
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Requires the Department of Labor to (1) establish within the Employment and Training Administration an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative to promote employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking; and (2) establish a program that may include grants for outreach, technical assistance, and training, to encourage new and existing state programs to foster employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/23/2019
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WORK Act Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act [HB-3007]
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Requires the Department of Labor to (1) establish within the Employment and Training Administration an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative to promote employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking; and (2) establish a program that may include grants for outreach, technical assistance, and training, to encourage new and existing state programs to foster employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
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Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act [S.1576]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to (1) cooperatively issue regulations to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to annually disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance with mental health parity laws, and (2) conduct annual random audits of group health plans and health insurance issuers to determine compliance. (Mental health parity laws prohibit health insurance plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder services from imposing less favorable limitations
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019
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Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act [HB-2874]
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[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to (1) cooperatively issue regulations to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to annually disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance with mental health parity laws, and (2) conduct annual random audits of group health plans and health insurance issuers to determine compliance. (Mental health parity laws prohibit health insurance plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder services from imposing less favorable limitations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/30/2020