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Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act [HB-3096] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ]
Directs the Department of Education to cancel 15%, 15%, 20%, 20%, and 30% of the amount a borrower owes after 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of public service employment, respectively, on a federal student loan made after this bill's enactment. Currently, the loan is forgiven if the borrower is not in default and has made 120 monthly payments on such loan while employed as a public service employee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Introduced In House on 06/04/2019

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Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2019 [HB-3097] [Student Loans ] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Education ]
Revises the public service loan forgiveness program to expand eligibility for student loan forgiveness to include contractor employees who work at national laboratories owned by the Department of Energy. takes effect as if enacted on October 1, 2007.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 06/04/2019

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Supporting Our Coast Guard Members Act of 2019 [HB-3066] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [National Security ]
Revises several provisions regarding U.S. Coast Guard personnel programs. Specifically, the bill provides authority for active duty and reserve Coast Guard officers to request to be excluded from consideration by a selection board for promotion, temporary promotion authority for Coast Guard officers in certain grades with critical skills, and authority for a program under which members of the Coast Guard may be temporarily inactivated from active service for no more than three years to meet personal or professional needs. The Department of Homeland (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Weber Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 06/04/2019

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FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-3060] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Public Safety ]
Revamps, modifies, and revises the organization, activities, and processes of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other things, it requires FEMA to divide its Office of Response and Recovery into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery, and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019

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To amend section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as added by the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to Foreign Service officers on mandatory home leave. [HB-3045] [Defense ] [Military ] [Recreation ]
Makes Foreign Service officers on mandatory home leave eligible to use certain military lodging on the same basis as an Armed Forces member entitled to retired or retainer pay. The lodging facilities are those operated by the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Mast Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/31/2019

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of a military department to retain a reserve chaplain or reserve officer in a medical specialty beyond the date that such individual turns 68 years old. [HB-3046] [Military ] [Veterans ]
Authorizes a military department to retain in an active status a reserve chaplain or reserve officer in a medical specialty beyond the date that such individual turns 68 years old, with the consent of the officer, if the retention is necessary.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Mast Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/31/2019

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Reserve Medical Officer Parity Act [HB-3034] [Defense ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Veterans ]
Authorizes a military department, on a case-by-case basis, to retain in an active status a reserve officer in one of several medical specialties beyond the age of 68 if the department determines that such retention is necessary to the department concerned.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/29/2019

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Student Loan Borrowers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2019 [HB-3027] [Student Loans ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
Permits a borrower to discharge a student loan in a bankruptcy case and establishes requirements concerning (1) student loan debt collection, (2) student loan forgiveness, (3) options for student loan payments, (4) the exclusion of discharged student loan debt from an individual's gross income, and (5) loan defaults. Specifically, the bill allows federal or private student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy cases and reinstates the six-year statute of limitations for certain student loans. The Department of Education must cancel 50% of the balance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica Wilson Introduced In House on 05/24/2019

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Invest in Our Democracy Act of 2019 [S.1692] [Elections ] [Cybersecurity ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to provide grants to institutions of higher education to reduce tuition for state or local election officials, employees of such election officials, and employees of the EAC who are enrolled in accredited certificate programs in election administration or cybersecurity at such institutions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/23/2019

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Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act [S.1683] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Veterans ]
Requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to work with states and the Workforce Development Committee of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group to merge the Incident Qualification System and the Incident Qualification and Certification System into a single system by September 30, 2027. The Office of Personnel Management shall establish a pilot program to expand, when necessary, a service year limitation for seasonal or temporary federal employees whose duties primarily involve being a firefighter. The bill allows wildland firefighters (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/23/2019

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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019 [S.1638] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Doubles the number of authorized special masters in the Office of Special Masters within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which decides claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/23/2019

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Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act [S.1682] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Agriculture ]
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. The series must apply to the following positions forestry technician; range technician; other positions related to significant prevention, preparedness, control, suppression, or management activities for wildland firefighters; and other positions conducting activities necessary to meet any other emergency incident. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture must use the series in the advertising and hiring of a wildland (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/23/2019

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National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 [HB-2979] [National Security ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ] [Military ]
Requires each national security agency to report on its diversity and inclusion efforts. The bill defines "diversity" as diversity of persons based on gender, race, ethnicity, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and other demographic categories. It also requires each such agency to develop a system to collect and analyze applicant employment data to identify areas for improvement in attracting diverse talent, with emphasis on senior and management positions; conduct periodic interviews with a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 06/21/2019

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Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 [S.1637] [Agriculture ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/23/2019

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TALENT Act Training Acquisition Leaders and Elevating New Talent Act of 2019 [HB-2944] [Defense ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Veterans ]
Authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a program to temporarily assign a member of the acquisition workforce to a private-sector organization or an employee of such an organization to DOD. Such an arrangement would require the consent of the individual who is assigned, extend for a period no more than two years, and be renewable to a total of four years. A member of the acquisition workforce who is assigned to a private-sector organization shall be considered to be on detail to a regular assignment in DOD. The agreement will address (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gil Cisneros Introduced In House on 05/23/2019

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Protecting American Lives Act [HB-2988] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
To ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019

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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-3003] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Doubles the number of authorized special masters in the Office of Special Masters within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which decides claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 05/23/2019

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Eagle Corps Act of 2019 [HB-2980] [Immigration ] [Student Loans ] [Law Enforcement ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Criminal Justice ]
Establishes the Entry Adjudication through General Legal Expertise Corps (EAGLE Corps) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the purpose of addressing inefficiencies in the administration of immigration laws. The EAGLE Corps shall provide legal services for the United States before the immigration courts and also provide administrative and support services. Each EAGLE Corps member may serve for up to 24 months. The bill directs the Department of Education to establish a loan repayment program for repaying certain education loans. DOJ may recruit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019

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National Guard and Reserves Retirement Pay Parity Act [HB-2954] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
Revises the eligibility of certain reserve members for retired pay. It treats service pursuant to a call to duty, in a preplanned mission, of a unit of the Selected Reserve in support of a combatant command as active duty for purposes of determining eligibility for such pay of a person under the age of 60.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/24/2019

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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 [S.1589] [National Security ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-47. Additional Views Filed. on 06/11/2019

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