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Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019 [HB-138] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Prohibits a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Federal Election Integrity Act of 2019 [HB-137] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Ethics ]
Makes it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 [HB-136] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Human Rights ]
Makes certain protections against discrimination for federal employees applicable to federal interns (and applicants for internships). An intern is an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service to earn educational credit or to learn a trade or occupation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/16/2019

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Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 [HB-135] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Health ]
Requires each federal agency to establish a model Equal Employment Opportunity Program that is independent of the agency's Human Capital or General Counsel office, and it establishes requirements related to complaints of discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. An agency must publish a notice of any final agency action or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appellate decision involving a finding of prohibited discrimination or retaliation, and it must report certain data with respect to specified equal opportunity complaints. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-176. on 12/16/2019

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Redistricting Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-131] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Data Privacy ]
Requires state redistricting entities to publish information regarding redistricting plans, both before and after adoption of a redistricting plan, including (1) maps of the congressional districts; (2) the composition of the districts by race, language minority group, and political party; (3) an explanation of the entity's reasoning; and (4) any dissenting statements of the entity's members. Each state redistricting entity must maintain a website that (1) provides redistricting plan information, meeting notices, and census data; and (2) allows (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2019 [HB-118] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Allows for early voting in elections for federal office and for reduced waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections. States must allow early voting in a federal election each day during the 15-day period ending on the second day before election day in the same manner as voting is allowed on election day; ensure that each polling place that allows early voting in a federal election is located within reasonable walking distance of a stop on a public transportation route; provide a sufficient number of voting systems, poll workers, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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All-American Flag Act [HB-113] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Budget and Spending ]
Prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been manufactured in the United States from materials that have been U.S. grown, produced, or manufactured. The bill specifies exceptions to this prohibition, including an exception if flags of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as needed at market prices.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/16/2019

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Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2019 [HB-111] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Removes the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue semipostal stamps (stamps sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) except as provided by an Act of Congress. (Currently, the USPS issues semipostals using its own discretion to determine the causes it considers to be in the national public interest.) The bill also makes entities (currently, only agencies) eligible to receive amounts that become available from the sale of semipostals. Congress must determine the appropriate agencies or entities that receive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Same Day Registration Act of 2019 [HB-93] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Requires states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Vote By Mail Act of 2019 [HB-92] [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: Rep. Ted Lieu Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Protection from Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act [HB-90] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Budget and Spending ]
Alters provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate), as well as provisions relating to health care coverage for certain executive branch and congressional employees. Specifically, the bill exempts individuals from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage if they reside in a county where fewer than two health insurers offer insurance on the health insurance exchange. (Under current law, effective January 1, 2019, there is no penalty for failing to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019

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Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 [HB-87] [Budget and Spending ]
Allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during the last 60 legislative days of the final year of a President's term. Currently, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 03/04/2019

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Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act [HB-67] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Requires federal employees and District of Columbia public employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about December 22, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Washington, D.C. Admission Act [HB-51] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
Admits certain portions of Washington, DC as the 51st state. The bill defines state as the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. TITLE I--STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. Subtitle A--Procedures for Admission (Sec. 101) This subtitle provides for admission into the United States of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, on an equal footing with the other states. The state's constitution shall always be republican in form and shall not be repugnant to the U.S. Constitution or the principles of the Declaration of Independence. (Sec. 102) The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 522. on 09/08/2020

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GREAT Act Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-50] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Data Privacy ]
Requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Virginia Foxx Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Federal Sunset Act of 2019 [HB-39] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ]
Abolishes a federal agency one year after it is reviewed by the Federal Agency Sunset Commission, established by the bill, unless the agency is reauthorized by Congress. Each agency, including each advisory committee, must be reviewed by the commission at least once every 12 years. The commission must (1) review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency using specified criteria, (2) recommend whether each agency should be abolished or reorganized, and (3) report to Congress on introduced legislation that would establish a new agency (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hudson Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Cybersecurity ] [Ethics ] [Taxes ] [National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. on 03/14/2019

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Federal Employees Compensation Act [HB-782] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Increases by 1.9% the rates of pay in 2019 under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees, adjusts locality pay, and awards a one-time $500 hardship bonus for federal employees affected by the lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) beginning on or about December 22, 2018.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Richmond Introduced In House on 01/24/2019

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Pay Workers What They've Earned Act [HB-1016] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Requires the federal government to reimburse certain costs resulting from a government shutdown incurred by states or employees of the federal government, the District of Columbia government, or federal contractors. Employee costs that must be reimbursed include any fees, fines, or interest resulting from an employee's inability to make payments due to a loss in salary. The bill requires that each employee be paid for any shutdown cost at the earliest date possible after a lapse in appropriations of 14 days or longer. States must be reimbursed for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H1397) on 02/07/2019

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Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make certain corrections in the enrollment of H.B. 4174. [HCR-149]
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make certain corrections in the enrollment of H.B. 4174.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Mitchell Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. on 12/22/2018

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