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IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act [HB-2437]
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[Children and Youth ]
Modifies funding for special education in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including by eliminating certain limits on such funding and establishing minimum funding levels.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael F. Q. San Nicolas
Introduced In House on 05/01/2019
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Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-2243]
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[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Lowers the annual fee on health insurers that collect premiums from residents in U.S. territories. The annual fee for a health insurer is currently calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding calendar year. The bill excludes premiums paid by residents of U.S. territories from a health insurer's net premiums but still includes the premiums of such residents in the determination of total premiums from the preceding year, thereby lowering the fee for these insurers. Under current law, the fee is suspended for 2019 (i.e.,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2019
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Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-2145]
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[Small Business ]
[Retirement ]
Allows various tax credits, tax deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by certain federally declared disasters that began after January 1, 2018, and before the enactment of this bill. With respect to individuals and businesses in the affected areas, the bill waives the 10% additional tax on certain early distributions from retirement plans, permits individuals to recontribute funds to retirement plans if the funds were distributed for a home purchase that was cancelled on account of a disaster, increases
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Introduced In House on 04/09/2019
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We the People Commission on Full Representation Act of 2019 [S.960]
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[Human Rights ]
Establishes the We the People Commission on Full Representation. The commission must develop proposals and report to Congress regarding voting representation for Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/28/2019
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 [S.947]
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Increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/28/2019
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To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. [HB-1809]
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Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to apportion certain wildlife-restoration funds to the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia in the same manner as such funds are apportioned under current law to the states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-144. on 07/10/2019
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Lonnie Kilpatrick Central Pacific Relief Act [HB-1713]
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[Healthcare ]
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[Public Health ]
Provides a presumption of service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents to veterans who served on (1) Guam or American Samoa, or in the territorial waters thereof between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980; or (2) Johnston Atoll or a ship that went to Johnston Atoll between January 1, 1972, and September 30, 1977. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/13/2019
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Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-1695]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
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To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/12/2019
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Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act [S.722]
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Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit. The new Ninth Circuit shall be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit shall be composed of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The bill creates five additional circuit court judgeships—four in the Ninth Circuit and one in the new Twelfth Circuit. It creates 56 additional district court judgeships in specified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/07/2019
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Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 [S.617]
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Extends certain tax credits and deductions expiring in 2018 and 2019, and provides disaster tax relief, including penalty-free withdrawal of retirement funds for disaster expenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 28. on 03/04/2019
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Puerto Rico Data Collection Equality Act [HB-1405]
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Makes changes to the collection and publication of statistics relating to U.S. territories and regarding reports on their economies. The Interagency Council on Statistical Policy shall collect and publish statistics regarding Puerto Rico in the same manner as statistics are collected and reported by federal agencies for the states. The Bureau of the Census shall collect and report statistics regarding Puerto Rico as part of specified statistical programs and surveys. Bureau calculations of U.S. total population must include U.S. territories. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jose E. Serrano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019 [HB-1368]
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[Food ]
[Poverty ]
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To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 03/15/2019
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To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act. [HB-1365]
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Modifies the use of amounts deposited in the Guam World War II Claims Fund, which is used to pay claims of victims and survivors of the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces and the liberation of Guam by U.S. military forces. Currently, claims are paid subject to the availability of appropriations. removes the requirement for appropriations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 116-132. (txt | Pdf) on 03/26/2020
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Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 [S.549]
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[Elections ]
Addresses access to voting, including by requiring states to allow online voter registration, establish automatic voter registration, permit same day voter registration, and accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18; prohibiting interference with voter registration or voting; requiring paper ballots and manual counting for recounts and audits; requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions; making grants to states for poll worker recruitment and training; prohibiting certain political
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 02/25/2019
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LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act [HB-1353]
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Requires that the same apportionment formula be applied to specified U.S. territories (i.e., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and the District of Columbia as is applied to states with respect to amounts made available for state purposes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 02/25/2019
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Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 [HB-1354]
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Alters provisions under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage relating to U.S. territories, and generally modifies and establishes programs to expand health insurance coverage for residents. Among other things, the bill eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2020; repeals provisions that exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a certain automatic enrollment process for Medicare medical services; establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2019
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Federal School Meals Parity Act [HB-1352]
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[Children and Youth ]
Increases the reimbursement rates for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) school meal and child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. The bill also requires USDA to report on the reimbursement rates and costs for providing meals and supplements under the programs in U.S. territories and in the states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett
Introduced In House on 02/25/2019
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Offshore Wind for Territories Act [S.499]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
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[Grants ]
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Addresses offshore wind development and coral reef conservation. The Department of the Interior may conduct wind and mineral development lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. The bill establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems. The bill also specifies requirements for distributing revenues from the leases authorized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Public Lands, Forests, And Mining. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2019
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National Landslide Preparedness Act [S.529]
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Directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks, reduce losses from landslides, protect communities at risk of landslide hazards, and help improve communication and emergency preparedness. The USGS shall, among other things develop and publish a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduction, and response in the United States (including territories); develop and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide hazard and risk inventory
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Received In The House. on 08/07/2020
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National Landslide Preparedness Act [HB-1261]
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Directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks, reduce losses from landslides, protect communities at risk of landslide hazards, and help improve communication and emergency preparedness. The USGS shall, among other things develop and publish a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduction, and response in the United States (including territories); develop and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide hazard and risk inventory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Received In The Senate. on 06/04/2019