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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-268]
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[Public Health ]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
S.amdt.201 Considered By Senate. on 04/01/2019
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020
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To reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes. [HB-60]
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[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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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-7]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Small Business ]
Addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. It amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 53. on 04/03/2019
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance". [HJR-140]
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance".
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/13/2018
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Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-4524]
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[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements and tax provisions regarding retirement plans. With respect to employer-provided retirement plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding: automatic enrollment; coverage rules for long-term, part-time workers; employer contributions; the timing for adopting a qualified retirement plan; correcting errors; financial incentives for contributing to a plan; the portability
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Neal
Introduced In House on 12/01/2017
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Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 [HB-6540]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Finance ]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to create an online Retirement Savings Lost and Found (RSLF) to assist individuals in locating certain employer-sponsored retirement accounts. The RSLF must provide plan participants or beneficiaries only with the ability to view contact information for the administrator of a plan that is sufficient to locate the plan. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to set forth additional reporting and notification
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 07/26/2018
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Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4304]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 This bill 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott
Introduced In House on 11/08/2017
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American Savings Act [S.3242]
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[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
American Savings Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to establish a new retirement option for all employees and self-employed individuals to be known as the American Savings Account Fund. This fund operates in a manner similar to the Thrift Savings Fund, which is available to federal employees. The bill establishes an American Savings Account Board of Directors to establish policies for fund investment and management. The board shall select or establish a list of investment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/19/2018
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PASS Act of 2017 Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017 [HB-3857]
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[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Investments ]
[Retirement ]
PASS Act of 2017 Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Committee On Ways And Means Discharged. on 12/28/2018
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SAVE Act of 2017 Small businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2017 [HB-4637]
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[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
SAVE Act of 2017 Small businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for employer-established individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and pension plans. With respect to SIMPLE (Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees) IRAs, the bill: repeals restrictions on rollovers to retirement plans, allows employers to terminate the plan at any time during the year, repeals the increased penalty on early distributions, and allows additional contributions. The bill also: establishes automatic
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Introduced In House on 12/13/2017
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AG Act Agricultural Guestworker Act [HB-4092]
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[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
AG Act Agricultural Guestworker Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens having a residence in a foreign country which they have no intention of abandoning and who are coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services. An employer seeking to employ aliens as H-2C workers must file a petition with the Department of Homeland Security and provide required information. The maximum period of authorized status for temporary or seasonal H-2C workers is
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/25/2017
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6157]
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[Finance ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
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[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Veterans ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that this bill provides appropriations for FY2019. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 This division provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. It does not include funding for military construction,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Signed By President. on 09/28/2018
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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. [HB-4667]
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[Insurance ]
[Food ]
Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. on 01/04/2018
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Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 [HB-6080]
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Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/19/2018
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Common Sense Certification Reform Act [HB-5988]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Common Sense Certification Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 10/19/2018
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To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace. [HB-5892]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace. (Sec. 1) This bill establishes an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Department of Labor on actions Labor can take to provide informational resources and best practices for addressing the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace and supporting workers abusing opioids. The advisory committee must report to Labor and Congress on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/14/2018
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Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018 [HB-5782]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/31/2018
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Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4601]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/22/2018
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Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2017 [HB-4505]
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Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2017 This bill 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 11/30/2017