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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 [S.245]
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[Defense ]
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Addresses various intelligence issues, including by reauthorizing intelligence-related activities, establishing certain bodies, and directing the intelligence community to report on topics such as election infrastructure security and Russian interference in the 2016 election. The bill reauthorizes through FY2019 various intelligence-related activities in specified government bodies, including the Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency. It also reauthorizes for FY2019 the Central Intelligence Agency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 01/28/2019
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Embry-Riddle Tri-City Land Exchange Completion Act of 2019 [S.244]
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[Education ]
Requires the Department of Interior to relinquish its reversionary interest in a 16-acre parcel of land that is located in Yavapai County, Arizona, and owned by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/28/2019
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Teachers Are Leaders Act [S.235]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizes grants for the establishment of professional development programs for teachers who remain in the classroom while also carrying out formalized leadership responsibilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/28/2019
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Transparency in Student Lending Act [S.234]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires an institution of higher education to disclose, prior to disbursement, the annual percentage rate applicable to a federal student loan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/28/2019
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SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.213]
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[Funding ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Program, which provides education funding for the District of Columbia, including for private school vouchers, public schools, and public charter schools. The bill revises the manner in which tutoring services provided under the program are funded. The bill revises several requirements concerning SOAR evaluations, including concerning (1) frequency; (2) ED's and the Institute of Education Sciences' duties; and (3) the issues to be evaluated, including high
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/24/2019
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Student Empowerment Act [S.157]
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Allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. (Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/16/2019
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Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act [S.153]
[Science ]
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[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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Addresses the participation of veterans in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields, including by making veterans eligible for certain National Science Foundation (NSF) programs. (Sec. 3) The bill directs the NSF to (1) encourage veterans to study and pursue careers in STEM and computer science in coordination with other federal agencies that serve veterans, and (2) submit a plan to Congress for enhancing veterans outreach. The National Science Board shall provide in its annual report on the state of science and engineering
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Became Public Law No: 116-115. on 02/11/2020
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Federal Employees Civil Relief Act [S.72]
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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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Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act [S.70]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
Establishes the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the home and history of the pivotal role of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational services related to the monument.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/09/2019
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WALL Act of 2019 [S.53]
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Appropriates $25 billion for the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The amount shall remain available until expended. As offsets to the spending, this bill restricts the child tax credit, earned income credits, and lifetime learning credits to those with social security numbers and not prohibited from employment in the United States. Also, individuals who file taxes using an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) instead of a social security number shall pay a fee ($300 times the number of persons on the tax return issued
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/08/2019
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John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act [S.47]
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[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
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Sets forth provisions regarding various programs, projects, activities, and studies for the management and conservation of natural resources on federal lands. Specifically, the bill addresses, among other matters land conveyances, exchanges, acquisitions, withdrawals, and transfers; national parks, monuments, memorials, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, historic and heritage sites, and other conservation and recreation areas; wildlife conservation; helium extraction; small miner waivers of claim maintenance fees; wildland fire operations;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Became Public Law No: 116-9. (txt | Pdf) on 03/12/2019
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Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. [HJR-31]
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[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
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[Public Safety ]
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[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
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[Data Privacy ]
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(Sec. 3) This section provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) This section specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2019. (Sec. 5) This section provides that amounts designated by this bill for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are only available (or rescinded, if applicable) if the President subsequently
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Became Public Law No: 116-6. on 02/15/2019
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Expressing support for designation of the week beginning February 3, 2019, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week". [HR-104]
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[Native American Affairs ]
This resolution supports the designation of National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
Introduced In House on 02/06/2019
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the obligation of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to enforce title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the obligation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to "build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination", and for other purposes. [HR-66]
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This resolution reaffirms the following on behalf of the House of Representatives: the original intent of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to broadly prohibit all forms of discrimination by providing public and private rights of action against disparate treatment and disparate impact; the commitment to ensuring that all educational systems of the United States prepare all students for successful careers, regardless of race, color, or national origin; and the commitment to ensuring all communities are inclusive, sustainable, and free from discrimination.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert C. Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Justice. on 01/22/2019
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Supporting the goal of increasing public school teacher pay and public education funding. [HR-58]
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This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that compensation of public school teachers should be comparable to that of other college graduates with years in the workforce where the teachers are employed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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Recognizing Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, for 200 years of leadership in higher education. [HR-55]
[Education ]
This resolution commends Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, for 200 years of leadership and service to students.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
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Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes. [HR-6]
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This resolution adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. The resolution adopts the rules of the 115th Congress with amendments that include allowing Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to vote in the Committee of the Whole; revising annual ethics training requirements; providing mandatory anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies for House offices; prohibiting Members, officers, and employees of the House from serving as an officer or director of a public company; requiring Members to pay for any discrimination
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steny H. Hoyer
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H338-346) on 01/09/2019
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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019 [HB-1119]
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Removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized). Among other things, the bill does the following: eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for state-authorized marijuana-related activities; allows businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; eliminates restrictions on print
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/14/2019
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Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2019 [HB-1111]
[International ]
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[Crime ]
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Establishes a Department of Peacebuilding in the executive branch, dedicated to peacebuilding, peacemaking, and the study and promotion of conditions conducive to both domestic and international peace and a culture of peace. The mission of the department includes the cultivation of peace and peacebuilding as a strategic national policy objective and development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and structured conflict mediation. The department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/08/2019
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Family Savings Act of 2019 [HB-1084]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Retirement ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Modifies requirements for tax-exempt multi-employer and pooled employer retirement plans and expands qualified tuition plans (commonly known as 529 plans) to cover additional programs and expenses. Among other things, the bill treats certain education fellowships and stipend payments as compensation for Individual Retirement Account (IRA) purposes, repeals the maximum age for contributions to a traditional IRA, increases the credit limitation for small employer pension plan startup costs, allows a new tax credit for small employer automatic enrollment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019