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US Congress 116th Congress

GRACE Act Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act [HB-2146] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ]
Establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 95,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. Currently, the number admitted each fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 unless the President determines that a higher number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/15/2019

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John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.1061] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ]
Reauthorizes funding for FY2020-FY2024 for maintenance, repair, and security and capital projects for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The bill directs that a plaque be placed within the Kennedy Center that contains an inscription to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the National Cultural Center Act by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Kennedy Center may solicit private contributions for the design, procurement, and installation of the plaque.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren By Senator Barrasso From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-36. on 05/06/2019

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Condemning the President's threat to shut down the United States-Mexico border to the detriment of the United States economy. [HR-287] [Immigration ] [Trade ] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Economic Development ]
This resolution (1) opposes the President's threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border, (2) opposes the President's action blocking the use of funds intended to address root causes of migration, and (3) affirms that asylum-seeking individuals have a right to due process and humane treatment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/03/2019

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To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes. [HB-2101] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
Places restrictions on certain lobbying activities by recently separated and recently appointed federal employees. Specifically, the bill extends to two years the ban on certain senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies from lobbying the department or agency in which the person served. The bill also extends to five years the ban on certain senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies, including the Vice President, from lobbying any officer or employee of any department or agency in which such person served. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 05/15/2019

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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States. [SJR-16] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be jointly elected directly by the people of the states and the District of Columbia over the age of 18.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/28/2019

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For the People Act of 2019 [S.949] [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: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/28/2019

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act [S.925] [International ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Human Rights ]
Expands sanctions and reporting requirements related to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian armed forces that the Department of State has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. The President shall identify foreign persons and entities that have conducted one or more sensitive transactions or activities related to the IRGC as well as entities owned or controlled by the IRGC and impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on them. The bill expands the definition of a "sensitive transaction or activity" to include (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/28/2019

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Taxpayer First Act of 2019 [HB-1957] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Signed By President. on 08/04/2020

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Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 [S.899] [Trade ] [National Security ]
Requires the President, when modifying duty rates for national security reasons, to obtain congressional approval through a joint resolution for these modifications. The bill also gives Congress the authority to disapprove through a joint resolution certain duties or other import restrictions imposed by the U.S. Trade Representative.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/27/2019

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E-FRONTIER Act Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every Respect Act [S.918] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ]
Constrains the President and executive agencies from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail service on a broadband network unless given authority to do so by Congress. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on potential threats facing U.S. broadband networks from China, Iran, Russia, and other foreign adversaries and the risks of using foreign equipment and services in U.S. broadband networks.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Wicker With Amendments. With Written Report No. 116-66. on 07/25/2019

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Inquiring whether the House of Representatives should impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America. [HR-257] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
This resolution directs the House Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether or not the House of Representatives should impeach President Donald John Trump.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 03/27/2019

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Climate Action Now Act [HB-9] [Climate Change ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Sec. 3) In addition, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to withdraw from the agreement. (Sec. 4) The bill outlines what must be included in the plan, including descriptions of steps to (1) cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26%-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, and (2) confirm that other parties to the agreement with major economies are fulfilling their announced contributions. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 79. on 05/07/2019

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Climate Action Now Act [HB-9] [Climate Change ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Sec. 3) In addition, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to withdraw from the agreement. (Sec. 4) The bill outlines what must be included in the plan, including descriptions of steps to (1) cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26%-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, and (2) confirm that other parties to the agreement with major economies are fulfilling their announced contributions. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 79. on 05/07/2019

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Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act [S.869] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to (1) comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies, (2) provide the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule and an assessment of costs and benefits of potentially effective and reasonably feasible alternatives to the rule, (3) publish the assessments with the rules, and (4) submit to the office for review any proposed or final economically (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/26/2019

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Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2019 [S.882] [Ethics ]
Requires the President and Vice President to submit to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics a disclosure of financial interests. The President and Vice President shall (1) include a detailed description of each financial interest of the President and Vice President, the spouse of the President and Vice President, or a minor child of the President and Vice President; and (2) include the tax returns filed by or on behalf of the President and Vice President for the three most recent taxable years. The President, the Vice President, the spouse (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/26/2019

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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Veterans ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Became Public Law No: 116-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019

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Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-1850] [International ] [National Security ] [Finance ] [Trade ] [Human Rights ]
Imposes sanctions targeting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any affiliate or successor groups. The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of each foreign person or instrumentality that knowingly assists, provides significant support or services to, or is involved in a significant transaction with a senior member or supporter of any of the targeted groups. The President shall impose two or more sanctions on the named persons. Specifically, such a person may be (1) denied credit and services from the Export-Import Bank, (2) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/24/2019

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Inspector General Protection Act [HB-1847] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Requires the President to notify Congress each time the President places an inspector general on nonduty status. If the President fails, within 210 days, to make a formal nomination for a vacant inspector general position that requires a formal nomination by the President to be filled, the President shall communicate to Congress within 30 days after the end of such period (1) the reasons why the President has not yet made a formal nomination, and (2) a target date for making a formal nomination.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/18/2019

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District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act [HB-1853] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Allows District of Columbia judicial nominees to be appointed after a 30-day congressional review period without the advice and consent of the Senate, unless a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted into law during that period.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 03/21/2019

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National Emergencies Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-1843] [Budget and Spending ] [National Security ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ]
Terminates a national emergency declared by the President 60 days after the President reprograms or transfers an amount in excess of $250 million for use in response to such emergency, unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted into law. For any instance of reprogramming or transfer of funds for use in response to a national emergency, the President shall specify the derivation, amount, and intended use of such funds.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 03/22/2019

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