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Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act [HB-595]
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Prohibits the Small Business Administration from providing aid, counsel, or assistance to a small business concern that (1) is headquartered in China, or (2) has more than 25% of voting stock owned by citizens of China.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266]
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[Public Health ]
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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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Cabinet Service Integrity Act [HB-161]
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Prohibits an immediate family member of a head of an executive department or the Environmental Protection Agency from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain foreign entities or individuals, including foreign governments, senior foreign political figures, and associates of senior foreign political figures. The bill sets penalties of up to $1 million, up to 5 years' imprisonment, or both, for failure to comply.
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FairTax Act of 2019 [HB-25]
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[Healthcare ]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2021, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property; for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes; and for state government functions. Under the bill, family members who are lawful U.S. residents receive a monthly sales
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 [S.1901]
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LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3)
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Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Act [HB-7182]
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Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Act
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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2018 [HB-7089]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2018
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ZTE Theft Act Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act [HB-7036]
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[Law Enforcement ]
ZTE Theft Act Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act
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Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2018 [HB-6983]
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[Elections ]
[International ]
Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2018
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Invest in America Act [HB-6726]
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[Infrastructure ]
Invest in America Act
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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [S.3361]
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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
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Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act [HB-6449]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require state and local governments to ensure that vendors who provide, support, or maintain any component of a voting system used in a federal election are solely owned and controlled by citizens, unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants the vendor a waiver. Vendors must disclose any sourcing of parts from outside the United States or material changes in ownership or control. The Federal Election Commission and DHS shall publish
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Countering Russian Power Plays Act [HB-6384]
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[Defense ]
Countering Russian Power Plays Act
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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6147]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
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[Agriculture ]
[Telecommunications ]
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[Science ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Animals ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Climate Change ]
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[Insurance ]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 2) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 3) Specifies the committee reports that apply for the purpose of implementing each division. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division
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SAFE TECH Act Security Assessment Feasibility for Equipment Testing and Evaluation of Capabilities for our Homeland Act [HB-4561]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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SAFE TECH Act Security Assessment Feasibility for Equipment Testing and Evaluation of Capabilities for our Homeland Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a program allowing a vendor to obtain performance testing of transportation security screening technology through a third party as an alternative to the TSA's regular testing process. (Sec. 4) The TSA must develop a process for reciprocal recognition of security standards in coordination with the European Civil Aviation Conference. (Sec. 5) The
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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [HB-6001]
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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
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We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3848]
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We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
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Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 [HB-5841]
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Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018