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AI in Government Act of 2020 [HB-2575]
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[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Establishes the AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration to advise and promote the efforts of the federal government in developing innovative uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit the public, and improve cohesion and competency in the use of AI. The Office of Management and Budget must issue a memorandum to federal agencies regarding AI governance approaches, to be followed by preparation and submission of governance plans by the agencies. In addition, the Office of Personnel Management must identify key skills
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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019 [S.1357]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Hospitals must post a notice regarding nurse-to-patient ratios in each unit and maintain records of actual ratios for each shift in each unit. The bill also requires hospitals to follow certain procedures regarding how ratios are determined and other staff are prohibited from performing nurse functions unless specifically authorized within a state's scope of practice
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A resolution designating July 30, 2019, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". [SR-194]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution designates July 30, 2019, as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.
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Unifying DHS Intelligence Enterprise Act [HB-2589]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate written guidance for the processing, analysis, production, and dissemination of homeland security information and terrorism information. The guidance shall include a description of guiding principles and purposes of DHS's intelligence enterprise, a summary of the roles and responsibilities of each DHS intelligence component, and a description of how the dissemination of such information assists intelligence community and federal law enforcement entities in carrying out
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SNIFF Act Search Now, Inspect For Fentanyl Act of 2019 [S.1373]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to enter into an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to train USPS employees to identify illicit packages.
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AI in Government Act of 2019 [S.1363]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Establishes the AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration to advise and promote the efforts of the federal government in developing innovative uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit the public, and improve cohesion and competency in the use of AI. The Office of Management and Budget must issue a memorandum to federal agencies regarding AI governance approaches, to be followed by preparation and submission of governance plans by the agencies. In addition, the Office of Personnel Management must identify key skills
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 [S.1379]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Animals ]
[Defense ]
[Immigration ]
Reauthorizes, revises, and establishes several programs and entities relating to public health emergency preparedness and response. TITLE I--STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY(Sec. 101) This section expands the National Health Security Strategy requirements to address the prevention of plant and animal disease and evaluate potential health security threats from abroad. TITLE II--IMPROVING PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE(Sec. 201) This section reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative-agreement
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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019 [HB-2581]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Hospitals must post a notice regarding nurse-to-patient ratios in each unit and maintain records of actual ratios for each shift in each unit. The bill also requires hospitals to follow certain procedures regarding how ratios are determined and other staff are prohibited from performing nurse functions unless specifically authorized within a state's scope of practice
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DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-2590]
[National Security ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually brief the congressional homeland security committees regarding DHS personnel with primary duties that take place outside of the United States. DHS must submit to such committees a plan to enhance the effectiveness of DHS personnel at foreign locations.
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Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 [HB-2545]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Establishes an Office of Cybersecurity within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The office must supervise the data security of credit reporting agencies, including through annual examinations. The office must also investigate and enforce suspected violations by credit reporting agencies. The bill also requires notification to the FTC, relevant law enforcement and intelligence agencies, consumers, and the public of a data breach affecting a credit reporting agency.
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Brunei Human Rights Act [HB-2561]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
Authorizes the President to impose sanctions on any Brunei government officials responsible for implementing certain provisions in Brunei's penal code in a way that constitutes a gross violation of human rights. (Brunei has passed laws that call for the death penalty for offenses such as adultery and consensual same-sex relations.) The Department of State shall report annually to Congress on foreign countries that enforce laws targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals; women; children; religious minorities;
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Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-2553]
[Finance ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to invest part of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund in market-based index funds and establishes a Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund Investment Committee to advise Treasury on investments made from the fund. Specifically, Treasury shall (1) invest a specified percentage of the fund, using one or more qualified professional asset managers, in index funds modeled after those established for Thrift Savings Fund investments; and (2) ensure that the investment replicates the performance of
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Interim Stay Authority To Protect Whistleblowers Act [HB-2530]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Authorizes the general counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily act as a member of the board when dealing with matters related to the staying of certain personnel actions, and it authorizes a single member of the board to carry out certain board duties in the event of a lack of quorum.
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Secure Traveler Act [S.1349]
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[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a process to permit the verification of an active security clearance to enable enrollment in TSA PreCheck. Individuals holding secret, top secret, L or Q clearances, or Yankee White clearance are eligible to participate in TSA PreCheck under the process established by this bill. The TSA shall establish a process to permit the enrollment of certain law enforcement officers in TSA PreCheck.
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Know Your Vets Act [HB-2554]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that a separating or retiring member of the Armed Forces may elect to have DOD form DD-214 transmitted to the appropriate county veterans service officers (i.e., county, local, or tribal employees who assist veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs interactions). DOD must also maintain a database of such officers. Form DD-214 contains a member's record of service and information that may be used for veteran's benefits, retirement, employment, and veteran's organization membership.
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Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 [S.1336]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Establishes an Office of Cybersecurity within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The office must supervise the data security of credit reporting agencies, including through annual examinations. The office must also investigate and enforce suspected violations by credit reporting agencies. The bill also requires notification to the FTC, relevant law enforcement and intelligence agencies, consumers, and the public of a data breach affecting a credit reporting agency.
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To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that, during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes. [HB-2544]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Provides statutory authority for federal agencies to provide services for paying or reimbursing employees for official travel expenses during a lapse in appropriations for the federal government. Specifically, the bill designates the services as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act.
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Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act [HB-2557]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment of physicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 [S.1330]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides statutory authority for employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to have whistle-blower rights and protections.
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Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 [S.1330]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides statutory authority for employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to have whistle-blower rights and protections.