Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act [S.2639]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Revises provisions regarding the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including to change FEC membership. The bill reduces the number of members of the FEC from eight to five, including by removing the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House as ex officio members. No more than two members may be affiliated with the same political party. A Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel shall recommend to the President individuals for nomination to the FEC. The President shall appoint the FEC chair, subject to Senate confirmation. The bill distributes the FEC's
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S.2639: Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 10/17/2019
HB-4725: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8585 Criterion Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the "Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Became Public Law No: 116-239. (txt | Pdf) on 12/21/2020
You have voted HB-4725: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8585 Criterion Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the "Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building"..
Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2019 [HB-4727]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Defense ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides statutory authority for the mentor-protégé program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under which a mentor firm enters into an agreement with a protégé firm to assist the latter to compete for prime contracts and subcontracts of DHS.
HB-4727: Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 116-287. on 11/09/2020
ONDCP Technical Corrections Act of 2019 [HB-3889]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Makes permanent the grant supporting the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute. Among other things, the bill also makes technical corrections and repeals a requirement that the Government Accountability Office audit the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
HB-3889: ONDCP Technical Corrections Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Became Public Law No: 116-74. (txt | Pdf) on 11/27/2019
HB-4688: To limit the use of nondisclosure agreements for employees of the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 10/16/2019
You have voted HB-4688: To limit the use of nondisclosure agreements for employees of the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes..
Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act [HB-4707]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Provides that any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes of determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any overtime pay. The bill defines "qualified trade-of-time arrangement" as an arrangement under which two firefighters who are employed by the same agency agree, solely at their option and with the approval of their employing agency, to substitute for one another during scheduled work hours in the performance of work in the same capacity.
HB-4707: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 10/16/2019
SMART Infrastructure Act Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act [HB-4687]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs a state or locality that receives funds from the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to require open and free competition among suppliers of construction materials. The Department of Transportation, the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, and USDA shall establish an interagency task force to issue a comprehensive report on federally funded infrastructure projects.
HB-4687: SMART Infrastructure Act Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Napolitano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/17/2019
Safe at Home Act [HB-4705]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requires each executive agency and federal court to accept, for any purpose for which an individual is required to provide an address to the agency or court, an address designated to that individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program (e.g., a program to protect stalking or domestic violence victims).
HB-4705: Safe at Home Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 11/15/2019
HB-4672: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 21701 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, California, as the "Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 116-238. (txt | Pdf) on 12/21/2020
You have voted HB-4672: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 21701 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, California, as the "Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building"..
SHIELD Act Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act [HB-4617]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Establishes a duty to report election interference from foreign entities, applies existing campaign advertising requirements to online advertisements, and generally limits political spending and election interference by foreign entities. Specifically, a political committee must report certain foreign contacts involving an offer of unlawful election assistance to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Election Commission. The bill establishes criminal penalties for violations of these requirements. establishes that an alien engaging
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HB-4617: SHIELD Act Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 10/28/2019
Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019 [HB-4605]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Provides a framework to compensate certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of such island for military readiness. The bill sets forth provisions regarding award amounts for individuals and for claims by the municipality of Vieques. An individual claimant shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness, during or after the government used the island for military readiness.
HB-4605: Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano
Introduced In House on 10/04/2019
Firewall Act [HB-4612]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Prohibits foreign nationals from making disbursements for digital political advertising.
HB-4612: Firewall Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dean Phillips
Introduced In House on 10/04/2019
Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019 [HB-4601]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Internal Revenue Service to seek and consider the advice of small entities about a proposed or interim final rule before publishing the rule if the rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
HB-4601: Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Steube
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 10/28/2019
Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 [HB-4595]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits the relocation of the headquarters for any federal agency located in the National Capital region unless relocation legislation is enacted. In addition, any employee's position with a duty station in the National Capital region shall remain in that region unless legislation relocating the position is enacted.
HB-4595: Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 10/01/2019
Preserve Science in Policymaking Act of 2019 [HB-4557]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Ethics ]
To prohibit the termination of advisory committees before the end of their charter unless authorized by law, and for other purposes.
HB-4557: Preserve Science in Policymaking Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 09/27/2019
Campaign Spending Integrity Act [HB-3686]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibits a candidate for election to federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate.
HB-3686: Campaign Spending Integrity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Introduced In House on 07/10/2019
Veterans’ Preference Parity Act [S.2594]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Modifies the eligibility criteria for certain veterans to qualify for a preference in the federal hiring process. Specifically, an individual who is honorably discharged from active duty service is eligible for a veterans' preference, if the active duty service was performed for more than 180 total days (currently, consecutive days). Additionally, a retired member of the Armed Forces is eligible for a veterans' preference, even if the retiree (1) is not a disabled veteran and (2) retired at or above the rank of major or its equivalent.
S.2594: Veterans’ Preference Parity Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Moran With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 02/13/2020