Government Operations And Politics
US Congress 116th Congress
HOTEL Act Heightened Oversight of Travel, Eating, and Lodging Act of 2019 [S.2485]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits federal agencies from using U.S. government funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives, including by providing travel reimbursement or a per diem allowance for the cost of lodging, with exceptions.
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Duplication Scoring Act of 2019 [HB-4365]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing federal programs, offices, and initiatives.
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Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2019 [HB-4363]
[International ]
[Military ]
Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad, which must report on how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces. Each federal agency affected by a recommendation in the report shall submit a response to the President, Congress, and the commission.
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A concurrent resolution recognizing September 11, 2019, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance". [SCR-25]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
This concurrent resolution (1) calls upon the Members of Congress and all people of the United States to observe September 11, 2019, as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of those who lost their lives or were injured in the September 11, 2001, attacks, and in tribute to those who came to the aid of those in need and to the defense of the United States; and (2) recognizes the heroic actions of first responders and other citizens in New York, the District of Columbia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month". [HR-556]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Education ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting, encourages the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special Fannie Lou Hamer stamp during the month of September, and invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.
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No PAC Act [HB-4315]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Prohibits a candidate for Congress from (1) accepting a campaign contribution from any political committee other than an authorized committee of the candidate, and (2) establishing a leadership political action committee.
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17 as "Patriot Week". [SR-311]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution (1) supports the designation of the week of September 11-September 17 as Patriot Week; and (2) recognizes that each generation should renew the spirit of the nation based on the first principles, historical figures, founding documents, and symbols of the United States.
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A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Voting Rights Month". [SR-309]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Education ]
This resolution designates September 2019 as National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting, encourages the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special Fannie Lou Hamer stamp during the month of September, and invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.
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A resolution recognizing the semiquincentennial of the community of Wheeling, West Virginia. [SR-310]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
This resolution recognizes the semiquincentennial of the community of Wheeling, West Virginia.
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United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2019 [HB-4293]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Construction ]
Establishes the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security to study how the government may provide for both security in, and public access to, federal buildings and other federal property and sites. The commission shall examine (1) government and private security practices and proposals, building design, public space management, counterterrorism needs, and refurbishment of existing federal facilities; (2) the effect of access to public facilities and spaces on constitutional rights and civil liberties, economies of affected jurisdictions,
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Supporting the designation of the week of September 11 to September 17 as "Patriot Week". [HCR-61]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
This concurrent resolution (1) expresses support for the designation of Patriot Week; and (2) recognizes that each generation should renew the spirit of the nation based on the first principles, historical figures, founding documents, and symbols of the United States.
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the "Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office". [HB-4279]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the "Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office."
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Recognizing September 11, 2019, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance". [HCR-60]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
This concurrent resolution (1) calls upon the Members of Congress and all people of the United States to observe September 11, 2019, as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of those who lost their lives or were injured in the September 11, 2001, attacks, and in tribute to those who came to the aid of those in need and to the defense of the United States; and (2) recognizes the heroic actions of first responders and other citizens in New York, the District of Columbia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 [S.2226]
[Elections ]
Requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.
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Stand By Every Ad Act [HB-4054]
[Elections ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Funding ]
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the sponsors of certain general public political advertisements to include in the advertisements information on the persons who provided the funding for such advertisements, and for other purposes.
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BOUND Act Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 [HB-4276]
[Defense ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Sets a minimum number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers that must be deployed along the border between the United States and Canada. The minimum number of officers is the maximum number of officers that were deployed along that border at any time between January 1, 2016, and the enactment of this bill.
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To prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress. [HB-4261]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments in support of a congressional election campaign.
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To require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes. [HB-4268]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Requires that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region (a region that encompasses Washington, DC, certain counties in Maryland, and certain cities and counties in Virginia). Furthermore, all employee positions that are presently stationed in such region must remain stationed there.
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Stop Super PAC–Candidate Coordination Act [HB-4055]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions made to candidates under such Act, and for other purposes.
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BOUND Act Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 [S.2444]
[Defense ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Sets a minimum number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers that must be deployed along the border between the United States and Canada. The minimum number of officers is the maximum number of officers that were deployed along that border at any time between January 1, 2016, and the enactment of this bill.