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Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 [S.2557]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises provisions related to federal financial student aid. Specifically, the bill replaces the expected family contribution metric with a student aid index used to assess a family's financial need and approximate their financial resources to contribute to a student's higher education expenses. The bill also revises the process for filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and it removes certain eligibility requirements related to drug-related offenses and registration with the Selective Service System. The bill reauthorizes the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/26/2019
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A resolution designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. [SR-319]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
This resolution designates the week beginning on September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5609; Text: Cr S5607-5608) on 09/19/2019
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American Energy First Act [HB-4294]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Addresses offshore and onshore oil and gas resources, and the use of renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and other federal lands. Among other things, the bill allows states with an established permitting and regulatory program to manage certain federal permitting and regulatory responsibilities for oil and gas development on federal lands within their borders; limits the President's authority to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the OCS; establishes a revenue sharing framework to distribute revenues collected from oil and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 09/16/2019
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Civil Rights Commission Territorial Equality Act of 2019 [HB-4068]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires the Commission on Civil Rights to establish at least one advisory committee in each of the following territories, composed of persons domiciled in such territories: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 08/28/2019
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Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act [HB-4044]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
Reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Became Public Law No: 116-337. on 01/13/2021
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Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act [HB-4044]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
Reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Became Public Law No: 116-337. on 01/13/2021
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Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 [HB-3702]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Provides statutory authority for certain procedures related to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBR-DR) Program and adds new program requirements, including with respect to coordination of benefits, precertification for grant assistance, and allocation of grant funds. Additionally, the bill expands CDBG-DR assistance to Puerto Rico. Finally, the bill establishes the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Reserve Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/19/2019
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America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 [S.2302]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Animals ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs; provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
By Senator Barrasso From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-200. on 01/08/2020
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Territories Health Care Improvement Act [HB-3631]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Makes a series of changes relating to Medicaid funding for U.S. territories, including by (1) establishing a specific funding cap through FY2023 for Puerto Rico and through FY2025 for the other U.S. territories, (2) establishing program integrity measures and reporting requirements relating to the use of funds, and (3) increasing the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., the federal matching rate).
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/11/2019
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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2019 [HB-3550]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Unemployment ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit, including with respect to qualified veterans; (2) revise tax credit eligibility requirements for documenting the status of veterans and their receipt of unemployment compensation; and (3) extend the payroll tax offset for such credit to certain for-profit employers. The Internal Revenue Service must make annual reports to Congress on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this bill in increasing the employment of veterans. The bill directs the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don S. Beyer
Introduced In House on 06/27/2019
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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2019 [HB-3550]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Unemployment ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit, including with respect to qualified veterans; (2) revise tax credit eligibility requirements for documenting the status of veterans and their receipt of unemployment compensation; and (3) extend the payroll tax offset for such credit to certain for-profit employers. The Internal Revenue Service must make annual reports to Congress on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this bill in increasing the employment of veterans. The bill directs the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don S. Beyer
Introduced In House on 06/27/2019
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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 T. McHenry
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Davis, Rodney. Petition No: 116-4. on 11/14/2019
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Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2019 [HB-3371]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Alters certain funding and payment mechanisms, and establishes several requirements, for Puerto Rico's Medicaid program. Among other changes, the bill increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) from 55% to 83% through FY2029; beginning in FY2030, the FMAP must be calculated in the same manner as for states (i.e., based on per capita income). Puerto Rico must also expand its Medicaid program to include certain items, services, and populations that states are already required to cover; failure to do so results in a reduction of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/20/2019
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Small Business Contracting Credit Act of 2019 [HB-3372]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes federal agencies to double the value of contracts awarded to Puerto Rican subcontractors for the purpose of obtaining credit towards the small business prime contracting goal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez
Introduced In House on 06/19/2019
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Economic Mobility Act of 2019 [HB-3300]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies provisions relating to the earned income tax credit, the child tax credit, and the child and dependent care tax credit. Among other things, it increases the earned income tax credit in 2019 and 2020 for individuals with no qualifying children, makes the child and dependent care tax credits fully refundable during the same period, increases the child tax credit for children under the age of 4, increases the exclusion from employee gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance, and provides for payments to U.S. possessions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 116-384. on 02/04/2020
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for payments to possessions of the United States related to the application of the earned income tax credit in such possessions. [HB-3307]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to make payments to specified U.S. possessions (i.e., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), beginning in 2020 and each calendar year thereafter, for expenditures made by such possessions relating to the earned income tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/18/2019
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Office of Territorial Exporting Act [HB-3242]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States to create a new office within the Bank.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Introduced In House on 06/12/2019
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Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 [S.1773]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
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: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/11/2019
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Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-3157]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
Increases and revises requirements for the refundable earned income and child tax credits. It also makes similar revisions to the earned income tax credit for residents of Puerto Rico. The bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and impose sanctions upon preparers found to be incompetent or disreputable. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the sharing of information between Treasury and states regarding identification numbers issued to tax return preparers and minimum
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/06/2019
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PRRADA Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2019 [S.1675]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires professionals employed in debt adjustment cases involving Puerto Rico to file verified statements disclosing their connections with the debtor, creditors, and other interested parties before seeking compensation for their services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/23/2019