Intergovernmental Relations
US Congress 116th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should not bail out any State. [SR-268]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Pensions ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that (1) the federal government should not redeem, assume, or guarantee any debt, including pension obligations, of a state; and (2) the Department of the Treasury should report to Congress any negotiations to engage in actions that would result in an outlay of federal funds on behalf of creditors of a state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton
Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/27/2019
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CREATE Opportunities Act Community Re-Entry through Addiction Treatment to Enhance Opportunities Act [HB-3496]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes the Medication-Assisted Treatment Corrections and Community Reentry Program in the Department of Justice. Under the program, the National Institute of Corrections may award grants to support local programs that provide medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated individuals who have opioid-use disorder; such treatment must be provided in accordance with specified requirements, including drug, screening, and personnel criteria.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 07/30/2019
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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 [HB-3494]
[Defense ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Military ]
Reauthorizes for FY2018-FY2020 intelligence activities in various U.S. government departments and agencies. It also establishes several intelligence-related programs and calls for reports on various topics. The bill establishes a paid parental leave program for intelligence community employees. The program provides 12 weeks of leave in the 12-month period following the birth or adoption of a child. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report on intelligence community policies for awarding contracts, including research
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Schiff
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 07/18/2019
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Safe Food Act of 2019 [S.1995]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Agriculture ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes the Food Safety Administration (FSA) as an independent agency to administer and enforce food safety laws. The functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws are transferred to the FSA. The FSA is directed to promulgate regulations to protect the food supply from contamination; implement federal food safety inspection, labeling, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food; prioritize federal food
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 06/26/2019
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CREATE Opportunities Act Community Re-Entry through Addiction Treatment to Enhance Opportunities Act [S.1983]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes the Medication-Assisted Treatment Corrections and Community Reentry Program in the Department of Justice. Under the program, the National Institute of Corrections may award grants to support local programs that provide medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated individuals who have opioid-use disorders; such treatment must be provided in accordance with specified requirements, including drug, screening, and personnel criteria.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/26/2019
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Transforming Student Debt to Home Equity Act of 2019 [HB-3511]
[Student Loans ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency to jointly establish and implement a pilot demonstration program to provide, to eligible applicants with federal student loan debt, assistance in purchasing eligible properties. Specifically, the program may provide for (1) discounts on the appraised value of eligible properties, (2) flexibility in certain underwriting standards, (3) the development of new mortgage products specifically targeted to eligible applicants, and (4) other appropriate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/26/2019
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [S.1982]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Became Public Law No: 116-224. (txt | Pdf) on 12/18/2020
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [S.1982]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Became Public Law No: 116-224. (txt | Pdf) on 12/18/2020
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Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019 [S.1970]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits strikes by certain individuals and requires the issuance of rules that provide for federal minimum standard collective bargaining rights and procedures. The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) shall determine for each state whether the laws of such state substantially provide for each of the minimum standard collective bargaining rights and procedures specified by this bill, including the right of public employees and supervisory employees to self-organize, form or join a labor organization, or collectively bargain. The FLRA must
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/25/2019
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Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019 [HB-3463]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits strikes by certain individuals and requires the issuance of rules that provide for federal minimum standard collective bargaining rights and procedures. The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) shall determine for each state whether the laws of such state substantially provide for each of the minimum standard collective bargaining rights and procedures specified by this bill, including the right of public employees and supervisory employees to self-organize, form or join a labor organization, or collectively bargain. The FLRA must
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/25/2019
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Recreation Not Red Tape Act [HB-3458]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters. The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them. Interior and USDA shall evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times; establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Heck
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/19/2019
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A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan, and for other purposes. [S.1973]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Early Action Compact Program, which allows an area that is not attaining the eight-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) to obtain a deferment of a nonattainment designation upon the relevant state, local, and tribal government voluntarily developing an early action compact plan. The eight-hour ozone NAAQS measures ozone levels over eight-hour periods to determine the amount of ground-level ozone (i.e., smog) in the environment. The EPA (1) must issue a decision
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 06/25/2019
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Recreation Not Red Tape Act [S.1967]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters. The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them. Interior and USDA shall evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times; establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/31/2019
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Recreation Not Red Tape Act [S.1967]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters. The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them. Interior and USDA shall evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times; establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 10/31/2019
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Safer Pipelines Act of 2019 [HB-3432]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
Addresses pipeline safety with respect to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes appropriations through FY2023 for pipeline safety activities; prioritizes assessment methods for transmission pipelines that can provide a greater level of safety than direct assessment, including the use of internal inspection devices or pressure testing; makes it mandatory for each operator of a transmission pipeline facility in a high consequence area to install automatic or remote shutoff valves; directs owners and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/20/2019
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Local Public Health And Safety Protection Act [HB-3435]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that allow local governments to impose firearms laws that are more restrictive than state firearms laws. A state that receives a grant must award subgrants to localities to help implement the more restrictive firearms laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 07/30/2019
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Emphasizing the importance of grassroots investor protection and the investor education missions of State and Federal securities regulators, calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to collaborate with State securities regulators in the protection of investors, and for other purposes. [HR-456]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Investments ]
This resolution (1) supports the efforts of state securities regulators to promote capital investment and educate investors, and (2) urges collaboration between the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lynch
Ms. Waters Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 07/09/2019
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Election Security Assistance Act [HB-3412]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses security threats to federal elections. Specifically, the bill authorizes grants to states for election technology and security, requires election poll books to meet voting system standards, allows for expedited security clearances for certain state election officials and officials with the Election Assistance Commission, requires federal entities to share information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding election cybersecurity incidents, and requires DHS to share information with state and local officials regarding election
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 06/21/2019
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United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 [HB-3407]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import Bank through FY2026 and otherwise modifies its operations. Specifically, the bill redesignates the U.S. Export-Import Bank as the United States Export Finance Agency and increases the agency's lending cap over the period of its reauthorization. The bill also requires that at least an additional 5% of its total annual transactions are in support of small businesses. Additionally, the bill requires the agency to neutralize Chinese export subsidies by establishing a program to provide competitive financing. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McHenry
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Davis, Rodney. Petition No: 116-4. on 11/14/2019
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Stopping Bad Robocalls Act [HB-3375]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate. on 07/25/2019