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Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019 [S.1178]
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Directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without an additional charge to an air carrier. The FAA must implement a program to identify, classify, and approve certain non-required safety enhancing equipment. The FAA must also establish performance standards for aircraft angle of attack indicators, disagree alerts, and backup fire suppressions systems.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/11/2019
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Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019 [S.1210]
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Modifies the tax exclusion for tax benefits and qualified payments provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by a state or local government to (1) increase the dollar limitation for qualified payments, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent. (Under current law, the exclusion expired at the end of 2010.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/11/2019
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READINESS Act of 2019 Requiring Every American Defense Installation to Nullify Environmental Stresses for Security Act of 2019 [S.1156]
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[Energy ]
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Requires the Department of Defense to ensure the readiness of the Armed Forces through a program of military installation resilience plans. These plans, which may include state-owned National Guard facilities, shall contain the following elements, as appropriate: an assessment of current risks and threats, such as changes in environmental conditions, and future risks and threats—based upon authoritative projections of changing environmental conditions—to the resilience of a major installation considered in a master plan during a 50-year lifespan;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/11/2019
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Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 [S.972]
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[Small Business ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Modifies requirements for tax-favored retirement savings accounts, employer-provided retirement plans, and retirement benefits for federal judges. With respect to employer-provided plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding multiple employer plans, automatic enrollment and nonelective contributions, loans, terminating or transferring plans, reporting and disclosure rules, nondiscrimination rules, selecting lifetime income providers, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums. The bill also increases the tax credit for small employer
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/01/2019
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Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act [HB-2250]
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[Recreation ]
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Sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California. The bill establishes the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, the Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, the Horse Mountain Special Management Area, the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area. The bill designates specified federal lands as components
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-389. on 02/04/2020
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Protect Our Heroes Act of 2019 [S.1135]
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[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
A bill to protect Federal, State, and local public safety officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/10/2019
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Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act [S.1110]
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[Energy ]
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Sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California. The bill establishes the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, the Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, the Horse Mountain Special Management Area, the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area. The bill designates specified federal lands as components
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/10/2019
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Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2019 [HB-2274]
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Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from military service to civilian life. Specifically, the VA and other specified federal agencies must employ such veterans (1) in conservation, resource management, firefighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and disaster relief personnel.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/20/2019
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Cabin Air Safety Act of 2019 [HB-2208]
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[Science ]
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Directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement regulations regarding smoke or fume incidents on commercial aircraft (excluding helicopters). Specifically, the bill requires flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, airport first responders, and emergency response teams to receive annual training on how to respond to incidents involving smoke or fumes on board commercial aircraft; the FAA to develop a standardized form for reporting incidents involving smoke or fumes; the FAA to conduct an investigation after a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/11/2019
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Cabin Air Safety Act of 2019 [S.1112]
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Directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement regulations regarding smoke or fume incidents on commercial aircraft (excluding helicopters). Specifically, the bill requires flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, airport first responders, and emergency response teams to receive annual training on how to respond to incidents involving smoke or fumes on board commercial aircraft; the FAA to develop a standardized form for reporting incidents involving smoke or fumes; the FAA to conduct an investigation after a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/10/2019
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-2157]
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Provides $17.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The bill includes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-20. (txt | Pdf) on 06/06/2019
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Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act [S.1097]
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[Infrastructure ]
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Addresses natural gas pipeline safety. Among other things, the bill directs the Department of Transportation to require each distribution integrity plan developed by an operator of a gas distribution pipeline to include the risks from the presence of cast iron pipes and mains and risks that may result from the operation of a pipeline above the maximum allowable operating pressure; operators to establish protocols for communicating with fire, police, and other relevant public officials after a disaster that includes fires, explosions, or one or more
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/09/2019
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Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act [HB-2139]
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Addresses natural gas pipeline safety. Among other things, the bill directs the Department of Transportation to require each distribution integrity plan developed by an operator of a gas distribution pipeline to include the risks from the presence of cast iron pipes and mains and risks that may result from the operation of a pipeline above the maximum allowable operating pressure; operators to establish protocols for communicating with fire, police, and other relevant public officials after a disaster that includes fires, explosions, or one or more
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 04/09/2019
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Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-1994]
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TITLE I--EXPANDING AND PRESERVING RETIREMENT SAVINGS (Sec. 101) The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for multiple employer pension plans and pooled employer plans. It provides that failure of one employer in a multiple employer retirement plan to meet plan requirements will not cause all plans to fail and that assets in the failed plan will be transferred to another plan. It also establishes pooled employer plans that do not require a common characteristic. (Sec. 102) The bill increases the cap for automatic contributions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Received In The Senate. on 06/03/2019
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To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. [HB-1863]
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Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/26/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019
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Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act [S.858]
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Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 03/25/2019
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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security and Disaster Relief, 2019 [S.811]
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Provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to natural disasters and border security. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. The bill includes appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Coast Guard, the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 03/14/2019
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Climate Security Act of 2019 [S.745]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
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Establishes various positions and duties related to climate change in the foreign policy context. The President shall appoint a Climate Security Envoy within the Department of State. The envoy shall develop, implement, and encourage other countries to support a climate security policy to (1) enhance resilience to the effects of climate change to reduce the risk of conflict and instability, (2) evaluate the risks to regions and countries that are vulnerable to climate change and are strategically significant to the United States, and (3) coordinate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/12/2019
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Nicholas and Zachary Burt Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-1618]
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Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide grants that support carbon monoxide poisoning prevention to states that require carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings and other facilities. Specifically, grant funds may be used to (1) purchase and install carbon monoxide alarms for the dwellings of low-income families and older adults, as well as for other facilities; (2) train state and local officials about the proper enforcement of carbon monoxide alarm requirements and circulate corresponding training materials; and (3) educate the public
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/18/2019