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Taxpayer First Act of 2019 [HB-1957]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
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[Grants ]
Establishes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to support deferred maintenance projects on federal lands. For FY2021-FY2025, there shall be deposited into the fund an amount equal to 50% of energy development revenues credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.9 billion for any fiscal year. The fund must be used for priority deferred maintenance projects in specified systems
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Signed By President. on 08/04/2020
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Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2019 [S.873]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and state Medicaid programs to provide 12-month continuous enrollment for eligible individuals. The bill also establishes bonus payments for states that implement certain Medicaid enrollment and retention policies for specified categories of individuals (e.g., children), such as aligning income eligibility standards with those of other insurance affordability programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/26/2019
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SHIELD for Veterans Act of 2020 Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act of 2020 Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2019 [S.805]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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[Poverty ]
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Limits the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recover overpayments of benefits from veterans. Among other requirements, the VA must update its information technology systems to allow for expedited notification when a veteran incurs a debt via participation in a VA benefits program. The VA may only deduct the amount of debt of any veteran who is in debt because of participation in a VA benefits program from future benefit payments if the debt is the result of the following: failure to report correct, required information to the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Moran With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 09/15/2020
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Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act [S.802]
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[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
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Renames the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) program, reauthorizes the program through FY2024, and makes changes relating to work requirements for beneficiaries. States providing aid under the program shall create an individual opportunity plan for each beneficiary. States shall impose work requirements on all work-eligible beneficiaries, and shall reduce benefits for noncompliance. (Currently, individual plans are optional under TANF, and states have discretion
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/14/2019
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American Apprenticeship Act [S.793]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Labor to make grants to assist states in carrying out projects that defray the cost of instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. Labor shall (1) establish performance measures and an evaluation system for such grant program; and (2) identify in-demand occupations that lack the use of apprenticeships, analyze the use of the apprenticeship model in those occupations, and report on such analysis to states and Congress.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/14/2019
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Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act [HB-1753]
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[Poverty ]
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Renames the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) program, reauthorizes the program through FY2024, and makes changes relating to work requirements for beneficiaries. States providing aid under the program shall create an individual opportunity plan for each beneficiary. States shall impose work requirements on all work-eligible beneficiaries, and shall reduce benefits for noncompliance. (Currently, individual plans are optional under TANF, and states have discretion
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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American Apprenticeship Act [HB-1782]
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[Education ]
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Directs the Department of Labor to make grants to assist states in carrying out projects that defray the cost of instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs. Labor shall (1) establish performance measures and an evaluation system for such grant program; and (2) identify in-demand occupations that lack the use of apprenticeships, analyze the use of the qualified apprenticeship program model in those occupations, and report on such analysis to states and Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 [S.785]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
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Makes updates related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) transition assistance, mental health care, care for women veterans, and telehealth care. TITLE I--IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSITION OF INDIVIDUALS TO SERVICES FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Sec. 101) This section requires the VA to submit a plan for the provision of VA health care to any veteran during the one-year period following the discharge or release from active military, naval, or air service. (Sec. 102) The Department of Defense (DOD) and the VA must jointly review and report on
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 116-171. (txt | Pdf) on 10/17/2020
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Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-1695]
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[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/12/2019
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PREP Act of 2019 Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2019 [S.752]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
Reauthorizes and revises certain grant programs to address shortages of teachers and school leaders (e.g., principals) in elementary and secondary schools, including shortages in rural areas and related to specific positions (e.g., special education and English language instruction). First, the bill makes permanent and otherwise revises the Teacher Quality Partnership program (which provides grants to improve the quality of teachers and enhance professional development activities). It revises the program to, among other things (1) expand the purpose
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2019
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Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act [HB-1551]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take a series of actions relating to the quality of maternal and infant care under Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other health programs. Specifically, the CMS must identify and publish a recommended core set of maternal and infant quality measures for women and children, as specified by the bill; publish an initial core set of any such measures applicable to mothers and infants eligible under Medicaid or CHIP; establish a Maternal and Infant Quality Measurement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/07/2019
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FAST Voting Act of 2019 Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2019 [HB-1512]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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Requires the Election Assistance Commission to award grants to states to (1) improve voter participation, such as by providing flexible registration opportunities, early voting, or absentee voting; (2) improve voting system security, such as by providing voting machines that are less than 10 years old, updating voting equipment to provide a verifiable paper trail at polling places, or implementing strong chain of custody procedures for voting equipment and paper records; or (3) implement automatic voter registration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act [HB-1494]
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[National Security ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to issue a strategy to enhance partnerships, including those with a focus on research and development, career opportunities, and acquisitions, with historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/11/2020
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Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 [S.663]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Revises the definition of "immigration judge" by establishing that an immigration judge is judicial by nature, and actions taken while serving in a judicial capacity shall be reviewed under the applicable Code of Judicial Conduct, not any code of attorney behavior. It also establishes that an immigration judge may not be disciplined for good faith legal actions made while hearing and deciding cases. Completion goal systems or efficiency standards imposed on immigration judges may not be used to limit such judges' independent authority or as a reflection
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/05/2019
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Helping Americans Succeed by Measuring Outcomes Act [HB-1490]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
(1) establishes certain performance measures for states receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program grants, and (2) requires states to specify how they will allow for transitional periods of benefits for recipients who become ineligible for TANF benefits due to employment or an increase in wages.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Walorski
Introduced In House on 03/04/2019
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Energy Efficient Government Technology Act [HB-1420]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. Specifically, this bill requires each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies at or for federally owned and operated facilities. DOE must (1) maintain a data center
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 265. on 10/23/2019
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Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act [HB-1476]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for state demonstration projects that provide coordinated case management to help TANF recipients increase their employment and self-sufficiency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Walorski
Introduced In House on 02/28/2019
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Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act of 2019 [HB-1470]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
Reduces administrative requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), authorizes funding to increase access to SNAP offices, and authorizes grants for community-based nonprofits to expand anti-hunger activities. The bill repeals existing provisions regarding administrative costs and authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay 75% of the administrative costs for state agencies to carry out new activities to increase the operating hours of SNAP offices, reduce wait times,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 03/27/2019
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Reach Every Veteran in Crisis Act [S.606]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish measurable targets to evaluate the effectiveness of the VA's mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns. The VA must also establish a process to oversee such outreach campaigns that includes a delineation of the roles of officials in leadership and contract oversight positions within the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Veterans Health Administration. Finally, the VA must ensure that each contract entered into for the development of such outreach
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/28/2019
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WORK Act Workforce Opportunity Realignment Kickstart Act [HB-1413]
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[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Modifies requirements for states with respect to the administration of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. Specifically, the bill (1) establishes new performance indicators related to employment and educational outcomes for states receiving TANF funds; (2) increases the percentage of TANF funds, from 30% to 50%, that may be used to support other state programs; and (3) allows states to use TANF funds to carry out certain workforce development programs. Under current law, states may use TANF funds to support other state programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Walorski
Introduced In House on 02/27/2019