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National Oceanographic Partnership Program Reauthorization Act [HB-3161]
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[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Revises naval administration of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. Specifically, the bill expands the program's purposes; modifies the Department of the Interior's representation on the National Ocean Research Leadership Council and provides additional authorities to the council concerning supervision of the performance of duties by the program office (including concerning new collaborative programs); adds reporting requirements; and adds criteria for selection of an operator of the Partnership Program Office, as well as a process for
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Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas and for other purposes. [HR-430]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
This resolution authorizes the House Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in federal judicial proceedings to enforce compliance with certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Donald McGahn. Additionally, the resolution provides explicit authority for each congressional committee, if authorized by the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, to initiate or intervene in federal judicial proceedings to enforce compliance with congressional subpoenas.
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Taxpayer First Act [HB-3151]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Revises provisions relating to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), its customer service, enforcement procedures, cybersecurity and identity protection, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems. TITLE I--PUTTING TAXPAYERS FIRST Subtitle A--Independent Appeals Process (Sec, 1001) This subtitle establishes the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals headed by a Chief of Appeals. The purpose of this office is to resolve federal tax controversies without litigation on a basis that is fair and impartial, promote
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Take Care Act [S.1753]
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Removes restrictions on the President's power to remove upper-level executive branch officers. Specifically, the bill (1) eliminates existing for-cause removal protections for principal officers (officers required to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate), and (2) limits the creation of future removal restrictions by requiring Congress to expressly establish such restrictions by statute. The bill provides that a federal statute that vests discretionary decision-making authority in an executive branch officer
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Investigate the Investigators Act of 2019 [HB-3028]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct oversight of investigations of certain political officials. In the case that the President, the Vice President, a Senator, a Member of Congress, or a candidate for any such office or the campaign of such candidate is a subject of an investigation conducted by DOJ, DOJ shall provide to the DOJ OIG a notice of such investigation by five days after such investigation commences. The bill directs the DOJ OIG to commence an oversight investigation to ensure
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National Security Accountability Act [HB-2987]
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Requires the appointment of the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to be made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 [S.1637]
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[Science ]
[Food ]
Reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. The headquarters and the majority of the staff of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture must be located within
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Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 [S.1586]
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[Finance ]
Eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury. The bill also removes the FIO director as a nonvoting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 [S.1589]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Defense ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2018-FY2020 and contains other intelligence-related provisions. The bill's provisions include increasing the maximum amount of voluntary separation pay for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees; providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave for civilian intelligence community employees for the birth or adoption of a child, subject to various limitations; allowing an intelligence community employee who has been subjected to a possible prohibited personnel action to submit a claim to the inspector
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Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise the power vested by article 1, section 2, clause 5 of the Constitution in respect to acts of misconduct by Donald John Trump, President of the United States. [HR-396]
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[National Security ]
This resolution directs the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to impeach the President.
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Chief Manufacturing Officer Act [HB-2900]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer who shall (1) coordinate manufacturing-related policies and activities across agencies; and (2) create and submit a national manufacturing srategy to develop the manufacturing sector, encourage economic growth, and promote the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing.
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Fly Smart Act [S.1559]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes standards for airline travel by federal employees for official business, including a general requirement to use coach-class accommodations and a ban on military aircraft for domestic official travel. It allows use of first-class and business class for federal employees under certain circumstances, such as to accommodate a disability or special need or because of exceptional security circumstances.
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Department of Defense Ethics and Anti-corruption Act of 2019 [S.1503]
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[Ethics ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Addresses the conduct of Department of Defense (DOD) officials regarding relationships with military contractors. With respect to certain DOD officials involved in contracting, the bill increases the following: (1) the period during which an official leaving DOD and seeking compensation from a contractor must obtain an ethics opinion concerning post-employment restrictions, (2) the length of time such requests must be retained in a central repository, and (3) the frequency of Inspector General reviews of providing and retaining opinions. Each procurement
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A bill to amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees. [S.1521]
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[Public Safety ]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include federal employees.
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Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act [S.1498]
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[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide a strategy to achieve aggregate net zero energy by non-operational sources by no later than December 31, 2029. The term "net zero energy" means a reduction in overall energy use, maximized energy efficiency, implementation of energy recovery and cogeneration capabilities, and an offset of the remaining demand for energy with production of energy from onsite renewable energy sources. Annual DOD budget submissions must include an item for climate-related adaptation and mitigation, as well as an estimate
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Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act [HB-2759]
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[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide a strategy to achieve aggregate net zero energy by non-operational sources by no later than December 31, 2029. The term "net zero energy" means a reduction in overall energy use, maximized energy efficiency, implementation of energy recovery and cogeneration capabilities, and an offset of the remaining demand for energy with production of energy from onsite renewable energy sources. Annual DOD budget submissions must include an item for climate-related adaptation and mitigation, as well as an estimate
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act [S.1445]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
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[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishes programs to address the humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (the Northern Triangle countries) and to handle asylum-seekers from those countries. The Department of State shall report to Congress a five-year interagency strategy to address the factors driving migration from Central America. The bill establishes various new immigration-related penalties, such as making it unlawful to knowingly destroy any government-deployed border-control device (e.g., fence or camera). The State Department shall work to expand
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Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019 [HB-2699]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and for other purposes.
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Supply Chain Counterintelligence Training Act of 2019 [S.1388]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
[Defense ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Homeland Security, and the General Services Administration, to establish and implement a counterintelligence training program for officials with supply chain risk management responsibilities at executive agencies. The program shall be designed to prepare such personnel to identify and mitigate counterintelligence threats that arise during the acquisition and use of information and communications technology.
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Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019 [HB-2574]
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[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
Authorizes private civil causes of action for disparate impact violations (to the same extent as intentional violations) of federal regulations of general applicability that prohibit discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. Anti-Semitism shall be considered to be discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Education programs that receive financial assistance authorized or extended by the Department of Education (ED) must designate at least
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