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Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019 [S.162]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Appropriates funding to provide compensation to certain employees of contractors who lost pay or leave due to the lapse in appropriations that began on December 22, 2018. Each agency subject to such lapse shall adjust the price of any contract for which the contractor was ordered to suspend, delay, or stop work as a result of the lapse. The agency shall compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred to (1) provide compensation, at an employee's standard rate of compensation, to any employee who was furloughed or laid off, or who was not
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/16/2019
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Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act [S.156]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Revises ethics requirements and modifies provisions related to conflicts of interest involving certain federal government employees. Specifically, the bill expands restrictions on certain federal government employees' acceptance of compensation from nongovernment sources, generally requires certain federal government employees to recuse themselves from any official action that would provide a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit for a recent former employer or client, generally prohibits such an employee from participating in matters that involve
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/16/2019
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 [S.92]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking. Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that results in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 116-311. on 12/14/2020
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Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019 [S.78]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 05/22/2019
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Federal Employees Civil Relief Act [S.72]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes a framework to temporarily suspend certain judicial and administrative proceedings against a federal employee or contractor during a lapse in appropriations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/09/2019
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A bill to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes. [S.29]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[International ]
Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Critical Technology and Security, which, among other things, shall serve as a centralized focal point within the Executive Office of the President for coordinating policy and actions of the federal government to stop the transfer of critical emerging, foundational, and dual-use technologies to countries that pose a national security risk, and to maintain U.S. technological leadership and ensure supply chain integrity and security for such technologies; lead messaging and outreach
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/04/2019
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Vote By Mail Act of 2019 [S.26]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requires states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage. authorizes automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 01/03/2019
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Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 [S.24]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. The employees must be compensated on the earliest date possible after the lapse ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. Employees required to work during the lapse in appropriations may use leave.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 116-1. (txt | Pdf) on 01/16/2019
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Presidential Tax Transparency Act [S.20]
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[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requires the President and certain candidates for President to disclose federal income tax returns for the three most recent taxable years in reports filed with either the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) or the Federal Election Commission (FEC), in the case of a candidate. The OGE or the FEC must make the disclosed tax returns publicly available after making appropriate redactions. If the income tax returns are not disclosed as required by this bill, the OGE or the FEC must request the returns from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 01/03/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office. [HJR-39]
[Elections ]
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[Finance ]
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that states that the First Amendment to the Constitution does not apply to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or other disbursements of funds in connection with public elections. The amendment grants Congress the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a federal election.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. [HJR-33]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
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[Funding ]
This joint resolution proposes a Constitutional amendment denying as protected speech any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, regardless of whether a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election. The amendment gives Congress the power to enact a mandatory public financing system to provide funds to qualified candidates in federal elections, which shall be the sole source of funds raised or spent with respect to federal elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 01/24/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the authority to repeal Federal rules and regulations when the repeal is agreed to by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States. [HJR-32]
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[Law Enforcement ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing states to repeal, in whole or in part, federal executive orders, regulations, regulatory actions, or administrative rulings if the legislatures of two-thirds of the states approve resolutions for this purpose.
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Introduced In House on 01/22/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older. [HJR-23]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Children and Youth ]
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the minimum age for the right to vote from 18 to 16.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. [HJR-21]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Funding ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment giving Congress and states the power to regulate (1) donations to candidates for public office, or (2) media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of a vote. The amendment prohibits noncitizens or foreign agents from (1) donating to a candidate for public office, or (2) making donations intended to influence the outcome of an election or of any other direct vote.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kurt Schrader
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States. [HJR-9]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that: (1) requires the President and Vice President to be elected by the citizens of the United States, (2) prohibits infringing on the right to vote by imposing any undue burden of proof of identity or proof of citizenship, (3) prohibits any involvement in elections by foreign persons, (4) prohibits undue or anonymous influence in elections from any person, (5) requires voting districts to be geographically compact and composed of contiguous territory, (6) prohibits any citizen who has reached
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States. [HJR-7]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be elected directly by the people of the states and the District of Columbia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. [HJR-2]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. [HCR-11]
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[Voting Rights ]
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment when rendering its decision in Buckley v. Valeo (which held limits on election spending to be unconstitutional).
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
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Honoring the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Lindsborg, Kansas. [HR-101]
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[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Immigration ]
This resolution honors Lindsborg, Kansas, on the 150th anniversary of its establishment, and the immigrants of the Värmland province of Sweden for settling in Lindsborg.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall
Introduced In House on 02/05/2019
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns. [HR-84]
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[Funding ]
This resolution expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to (1) take bipartisan action to amend the U.S Code to prevent lapses in appropriations and permanently end government shutdowns, and (2) ensure that no Americans have to suffer the consequences of future government shutdowns.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Mitchell
Introduced In House on 01/28/2019