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Stop Climate Censorship Act of 2019 [HB-5355]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Directs the Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) to issue policies, consistent with established scientific integrity policies, that require political appointees of the federal civilian agencies that conduct scientific research to report to the public on any action by such an appointee to modify any scientific research or findings that are used to inform any agency communication to the public related to climate change, or modify any agency communication to the public that is inconsistent with scientific research or findings related to climate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 12/06/2019
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To amend section 442 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations for the Government Publishing Office. [HB-5277]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Ethics ]
Revises conflict-of-interest limitations for personnel at the Government Publishing Office (GPO). Current law prohibits GPO personnel from having any printing-related interest. creates an exemption for certain interests—interests in diversified mutual funds, diversified unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans—that have underlying holdings in printing-related interests.
Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Became Public Law No: 116-78. on 12/09/2019
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BIG OIL Cabinet Act Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act [S.2935]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibits the appointment of an individual to specified high-level federal positions if that individual has served as an executive officer of a fossil fuel entity, a fossil fuel lobbyist, or an employee of a fossil fuel trade association in the previous 10 years. The applicable federal positions include the Chief of Staff to the President, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, and all political appointments in specified agencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 11/21/2019
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Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019 [S.2939]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[International ]
[Defense ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Reauthorizes through December 15, 2027, statutory provisions that allow the government to (1) access certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and (2) treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers in certain instances. The bill also terminates the government's authority to access call records on an ongoing basis as part of foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/21/2019
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Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019 [S.2917]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/20/2019
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Transparency in Government Act of 2019 [HB-5150]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the Financial Stability Act of 2010, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 12/18/2019
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Budget Process Enhancement Act [HB-5085]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
To remove the discretionary inflater from the baseline and to provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be held in escrow if that House has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 11/14/2019
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.2843]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2025 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/13/2019
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A bill to amend section 442 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations for the Government Publishing Office. [S.2851]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
Revises conflict-of-interest limitations applicable to personnel at the Government Publishing Office (GPO). Current law prohibits GPO personnel from having any printing-related interest. creates an exemption for certain interests—interests in diversified mutual funds, diversified unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans—that have underlying holdings in printing-related interests. Additionally, the prohibition applies only to the GPO director—not to other GPO personnel.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 11/14/2019
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A bill to prohibit the involvement of immediate family members of senior United States Government officials with Ukrainian entities. [S.2781]
[Ethics ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibits an immediate relative of certain senior U.S. government officials from having an ownership interest of 5% or more in a Ukrainian entity. It also prohibits such a relative from being a board member, consultant, employee, or independent contractor of a Ukrainian entity. Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to the immediate relatives of (1) the President, (2) the Vice President, (3) the head of any executive department, (4) an individual in a cabinet-level position, or (5) a Member of Congress. The bill provides for civil penalties
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 11/05/2019
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New Deal for New Americans Act of 2019 [HB-4928]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
To establish the National Office of New Americans, to reduce obstacles to United States citizenship, to support the integration of immigrants and refugees into the social, cultural, economic and civic life of our shared Nation, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 10/30/2019
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Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2019 [S.2742]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifies the appointment procedures and term of service for the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Currently, the Director is appointed by the Attorney General. requires the Director to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The bill also limits the Director to a single term of 10 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/30/2019
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CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-4895]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and generally revises provisions related to the CFTC. Among other things, the bill exempts certain companies from the mandatory swaps clearing requirements if they have less than $10 million in assets, provides for the regulation of digital commodities, exempts certain charitable organizations from commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator registration requirements, provides that the CFTC's authority to enforce prohibitions regarding fraud and other disruptive
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Agriculture. H. Rept. 116-313. on 11/26/2019
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ARPA–Terra Act of 2019 [S.2732]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Food ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 10/29/2019
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ARPA–Terra Act of 2019 [HB-4902]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Food ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Cindy Axne
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 11/14/2019
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United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 [HB-4863]
[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/18/2019
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Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act [S.2705]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the requirements relating to the use of construction authority in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 10/24/2019
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HIRE Act Helping Infrastructure Restore the Economy Act [S.2672]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
Requires certain federal agencies, including 10 departments, to be abolished or relocated outside the National Capital region. The bill designates a state for the new location of each department. The Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration must, for each agency, develop a proposal to relocate the agency to an area that has experienced economic distress. Relocation proposals must include three proposed locations in one state. Locations may not be within 30 miles of a city that has a population of more than 800,000.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/23/2019
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Technology Transitions Act of 2019 [S.2688]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
Addresses technology programs within the Department of Energy (DOE). Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the creation of DOE's Office of Technology Transitions. The office aims to (1) expand the commercialization of DOE's research investments; and (2) focus on commercializing technologies that support DOE's missions, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the bill requires DOE to review and report on all of its applied energy research and development programs that focus on researching and developing technologies
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2019
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Federal Travel Transparency Act [S.2665]
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[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requires a federal executive agency to report additional information to the General Services Administration (GSA) regarding travel by the agency head or certain high-level officials compensated on the Executive Schedule. The GSA must make the information publicly available on a travel information website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/22/2019