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US Congress 116th Congress

Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-1051] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Pensions ]
Requires interest to be added to the back pay of federal employees who were not paid during a lapse in appropriations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Introduced In House on 02/07/2019

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RIGHT Act of 2019 Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-1028] [Ethics ] [Taxes ] [Funding ]
Revises ethics requirements applicable to certain federal government employees. Specifically, the bill requires candidates for President or Vice President to disclose 20 years of tax returns, which the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) may publish after making necessary redactions; the disclosure of information regarding contributions to a government official's legal defense fund; the OGE to prohibit any executive branch officer or employee from receiving reimbursement for, or payment of, legal fees incurred in connection with executive branch service; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier Introduced In House on 02/06/2019

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To provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits. [HB-1022] [Retirement ] [Pensions ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Ethics ]
Prohibits a former Member of Congress or former senior congressional employee who is a registered lobbyist representing a foreign principal from being eligible for the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System, including the Thrift Savings Plan; the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; or the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey Introduced In House on 02/06/2019

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English Language Unity Act of 2019 [HB-997] [Immigration ] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishes English as the official language of the United States. It establishes a framework for implementation and enforcement, including by testing English as part of the naturalization process.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/22/2019

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Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2019 [HB-995] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
(Sec. 2) requires executive agencies to submit information regarding settlement agreements to a public database. Specifically, an agency must submit information regarding any settlement agreement (including a consent decree) entered into by the agency related to an alleged violation of federal law. If an agency determines that information regarding an agreement must remain confidential to protect the public interest, the agency must publish an explanation of why the information is confidential.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Palmer Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/14/2019

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Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act [HB-964] [Ethics ] [National Security ]
Establishes ethics requirements for a President-elect's transition team. The bill requires a President-elect to submit to Congress a report with a list of any individual (1) for whom an application for a security clearance was submitted, by 10 days after its submission; or (2) provided a security clearance, by 10 days after it was provided. The Federal Transition Coordinator must negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the transition representative of each eligible candidate by October 1 (currently November 1) of a year during which a presidential (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Reported By The Committee On Oversight And Reform. H. Rept. 116-382. on 01/27/2020

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Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2019 [HB-950] [Taxes ] [Ethics ] [Finance ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ] [Crime ]
Requires any individual holding the office of President to submit federal tax returns to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The individual must submit (1) each return filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for any year ending while the individual is President, and (2) each return filed with the IRS for the three years before the individual assumed office. After receiving the returns, the OGE must (1) make the returns publicly available on the Internet, and (2) submit the returns to specified congressional committees. No information may (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 02/04/2019

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Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2019 [HB-919] [Animals ] [Construction ] [Environmental ] [Science ]
Requires each public building constructed, acquired, or of which more than 50% of the facade is substantially altered by the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet the following standards: at least 90% of the exposed facade material from ground level to 40 feet shall not be composed of glass or shall be composed of glass which employs any combination of the methods of modification described in this bill; at least 60% of the exposed facade material above 40 feet shall meet such modified glass standard; there shall not be any transparent passageways (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/07/2019

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District of Columbia Local Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2019 [HB-917] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Shifts the responsibility for conducting prosecutions for violations of District of Columbia laws from the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia (Attorney General for the District) or his or her assistants to the head of the office designated under District local law as the one responsible for conducting such prosecutions (local prosecutor's office) or his or her assistants. An indictment or information brought in the name of the United States in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia may include charges of offenses prosecutable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 01/30/2019

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Sunset Act of 2019 [HB-903] [Budget and Spending ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Law Enforcement ]
Revises requirements governing congressional review of agency rules. Before implementing a new rule, agencies must (1) report to the Government Accountability Office on their rules, and (2) obtain congressional approval of the rule. The bill redefines rule to exclude (1) a rule of particular applicability (e.g., a rule that approves corporate or financial structures); (2) a rule relating to agency management or personnel; or (3) a rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 03/25/2019

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the "Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building". [HB-887] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the "Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Stewart Became Public Law No: 116-79. (txt | Pdf) on 12/12/2019

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Time Off to Vote Act [HB-882] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Entitles an employee to two hours of paid leave on the day of a federal election in order to vote. The employer may determine the two-hour period, excluding any lunch break or other break. Taking such leave shall not result in the employee losing accrued employment benefits. The bill makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with the right to take such leave or for an employer to discriminate against an employee for taking such leave. The bill makes it unlawful for any employer to retaliate against an employee for (1) opposing any practice (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/30/2019

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Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-867] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Ethics ] [International ]
Prohibits any individual who served as the head of any element of the intelligence community from acting as the agent of a foreign principal, including by engaging in lobbying activity on behalf of a foreign entity. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with each element of the intelligence community, shall submit annual reports to Congress on the compliance of former heads of such elements with respect to such prohibition.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Justice. on 03/25/2019

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Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 [HB-866] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
(Sec. 2) requires that certain public buildings that are open to the public and contain a public restroom provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by members of the public to express milk. The lactation room must be shielded from public view, be free from intrusion, and contain a chair, a working surface, and (if the building is supplied with electricity) an electrical outlet. A public building may be excluded from such requirement at the discretion of the official responsible for its operation if (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Signed By President. on 07/25/2019

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CLEAR Act Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act [HB-842] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act or the CLEAR Act requires reports filed by political committees, reports filed by persons making independent expenditures, and reports filed by persons making disbursements for electioneering communications to disclose if individuals identified in the reports are registered lobbyists.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Introduced In House on 01/29/2019

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, as the "Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building". [HB-829] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Public Safety ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, as the "Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Became Public Law No: 116-44. (txt | Pdf) on 08/21/2019

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Route 111 in Smithtown, New York, as the "Congressman Bill Carney Post Office". [HB-828] [Public Safety ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Route 111 in Smithtown, New York, as the "Congressman Bill Carney Post Office."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Became Public Law No: 116-43. (txt | Pdf) on 08/21/2019

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Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2019 [HB-824] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 01/28/2019

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Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act [HB-819] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ]
Makes it unlawful for an entity to do any of the following with respect to a person if the person is unable to meet an obligation because government service is unavailable during a lapse in appropriations: (1) debt collection; (2) collection of interest on loans accrued during the lapse; (3) eviction; (4) foreclosure; (5) acceleration or downgrading of credit; or (6) enforcement of any other obligation required by law or contract that relies on a government service that is unavailable during a lapse in appropriations. Penalty provisions in a contract (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 02/12/2019

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To provide a bonus to any Federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, and for other purposes. [HB-814] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Provides a bonus to federal employees who were excepted from furlough and worked without pay during the lapse in FY2019 appropriations that began on December 22, 2018. For each day that an employee worked without pay, the bill provides a bonus equal to 15% of the employee's daily rate of pay.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 01/29/2019

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