Economic Performance And Conditions
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OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act [HB-1204]
Provides statutory authority for and revises requirements concerning the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs' review of significant regulatory actions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Mitchell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 03/25/2019
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Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 [S.482]
[Cybersecurity ]
[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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RED Tape Act of 2019 Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2019 [S.441]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibits, with certain exceptions, a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more existing rules causing such a burden and the cost of the rule to be issued is less than or equal to that of the rules repealed or amended. In determining whether to repeal such a rule, an agency must consider (1) whether the rule has achieved its purpose, has become obsolete, or overlaps with a rule to be issued; (2) any adverse
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/12/2019
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Startup Act [S.328]
[Immigration ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Provides conditional visas to certain immigrants with advanced educational credentials. It also establishes a grant program to promote innovation and imposes requirements on certain rulemaking activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may provide conditional permanent resident status to up to 50,000 aliens with advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) degrees. Such aliens may remain in the country for up to one year after the expiration of a student visa to find employment, or indefinitely if already engaged in a STEM
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2019
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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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CBO Show Your Work Act [S.278]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to make available to Congress and the public each fiscal model, policy model, and data preparation routine that the CBO uses to estimate the costs and other fiscal, social, or economic effects of legislation. For each estimate of the costs and other fiscal effects of legislation, the CBO must also disclose, in a manner sufficient to permit replication by individuals not employed by the CBO, the data, programs, models, assumptions, and other details of the computations used to prepare the estimate. For
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 01/30/2019
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Automotive Jobs Act of 2019 [S.121]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to report on the status of the U.S. automotive industry. The bill suspends the Department of Commerce's investigation initiated on May 23, 2018, regarding the effects on national security of importing automobiles and automotive parts until the USITC submits its report to the President and Congress and the President subsequently determines whether to reopen the investigation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/15/2019
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 [S.92]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking. Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that results in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 116-311. on 12/14/2020
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Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019 [S.78]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Internal Revenue Service to seek and consider the advice of small entities about a proposed or interim final rule before publishing the rule if the rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 05/22/2019
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Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act of 2019 [S.63]
[Budget and Spending ]
Modifies the federal budget process to require biennial congressional budget resolutions, instead of the annual budget resolutions required under current law. The bill retains the existing annual process for budget reconciliation and appropriations bills. The bill also modifies the budget process to allow budget resolutions that have bipartisan support, establish a target for the ratio of the public debt to the gross domestic product, and meet other specified requirements to be considered in the Senate using expedited procedures; require the congressional
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 01/09/2019
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [HJR-22]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires roll call votes of (1) three-fifths of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit, and (2) a majority of each chamber for legislation increasing revenue. It also requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Introduced In House on 01/08/2019
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [HJR-6]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Finance ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding one-fifth of the economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each house of Congress provides for a specific increase above
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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CBO Show Your Work Act [HB-1077]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to make available to Congress and the public each fiscal model, policy model, and data preparation routine that the CBO uses to estimate the costs and other fiscal, social, or economic effects of legislation. For each estimate of the costs and other fiscal effects of legislation, the CBO must also disclose, in a manner sufficient to permit replication by individuals not employed by the CBO, the data, programs, models, assumptions, and other details of the computations used to prepare the estimate. For
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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
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STRONG Act Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground Act [HB-855]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President to establish an interagency working group to (1) provide a strategic vision of extreme weather resilience; (2) conduct an analysis of current and planned federal activities related to achieving short- and long-term resilience to extreme weather and its impacts on the United States, such as flooding, drought, and wildfires; and (3) develop a National Extreme Weather Resilience Action Plan. The plan must include (1) the establishment of an online portal that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/07/2019
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Measuring Real Income Growth Act of 2019 [HB-707]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Inflation ]
[Poverty ]
Requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis to include estimates pertaining to various income groups in its gross domestic product analyses. Such analyses shall include estimates pertaining to each of the 10 deciles of income as discreet groups and the highest 1% of income as a group.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 01/22/2019
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Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2019 [HB-575]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes procedures and provides statutory authority to reduce the number of federal regulations. Specifically, it requires each agency to establish a regulatory reform task force chaired by a designated regulatory reform officer. Each task force must, among other duties (1) review each existing agency regulation; (2) estimate the potential cost savings of repealing or modifying each regulation; and (3) identify regulations that are appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification based on cost, effectiveness, and impact on employment.The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 02/25/2019
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Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2019 [HB-270]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Congressional Budget Office to submit daily reports to Congress when a government shutdown is in effect. The reports must include details regarding the costs and economic effects of the shutdown, including estimates of lost economic output, the decrease in gross domestic product for the quarter, assistance that the Small Business Administration was unable to provide, revenue that the National Park Service (NPS) lost due to the closure of NPS lands and historic sites, and revenue lost due to the effects on tourism and travel to and within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/08/2019
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
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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Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum
Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020
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Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019 [HB-128]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
Expands the primary functions and additional duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to include: (1) examining the role of small businesses in the international economy, and (2) representing the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities to contribute to regulatory and trade initiatives that may affect small businesses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Received In The Senate. on 01/09/2019