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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act [S.1445]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishes programs to address the humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (the Northern Triangle countries) and to handle asylum-seekers from those countries. The Department of State shall report to Congress a five-year interagency strategy to address the factors driving migration from Central America. The bill establishes various new immigration-related penalties, such as making it unlawful to knowingly destroy any government-deployed border-control device (e.g., fence or camera). The State Department shall work to expand
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of July as "American Grown Flower Month". [SR-208]
[Agriculture ]
[Arts and Culture ]
This resolution supports the designation of July as American Grown Flower Month.
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Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 [S.1431]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pensions ]
Modifies various tax policies, credits, and requirements that apply to employer-provided retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts.
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Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2019 [S.1435]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishes within the executive branch the Commission on Retirement Security to (1) conduct a comprehensive study of the state of retirement security, and (2) submit to Congress recommendations on how to improve or replace existing private retirement programs.
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Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act of 2019 [S.1427]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expands the scope of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation program, makes changes to the funding design for the centers for manufacturing innovation, and directs interagency collaboration to develop national certifications for advanced manufacturing workforce skills. The Network for Manufacturing Innovation program established a nationwide network of centers for manufacturing innovation, each of which has a unique technological concentration. The bill expands the definition of a center for manufacturing innovation to make eligible for inclusion
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Small Business Regulatory Relief Act [HB-2673]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with various regulatory agencies in developing best practices for providing assistance to small businesses. The best practices shall assist the agencies in conducting programs, education, and training to help small businesses meet regulatory requirements. The SBA must also work with each agency to develop outreach initiatives to increase businesses' awareness of such assistance.
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2024. [SCR-12]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Agriculture ]
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2020 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2021-FY2024. The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2024 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories of spending. It also recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2024 in the Senate for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. The resolution includes reconciliation
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Small Business Regulatory Relief Act of 2019 [S.1409]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with various regulatory agencies in developing best practices for providing assistance to small businesses. The best practices shall assist the agencies in conducting programs, education, and training to help small businesses meet regulatory requirements. The SBA must also work with each agency to develop outreach initiatives to increase businesses' awareness of such assistance.
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Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019 [HB-2627]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizes the Job Accommodation Network to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers to (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors
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Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019 [S.1417]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses (1) several aspects of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD); (2) illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing); and (3) maritime security. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine; promotes transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain; promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; and establishes a sub-working group to
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Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019 [S.1417]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses (1) several aspects of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD); (2) illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing); and (3) maritime security. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine; promotes transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain; promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; and establishes a sub-working group to
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights, including transparent pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible underwriting, fair treatment from financing providers, brokers, and lead generators, inclusive credit access, and fair collection practices. [HR-370]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
This resolution urges Congress to take all appropriate measures to use certain principles as a framework for potential legislation and regulations to protect small business owners seeking financing that would start, continue, or expand operations and create jobs.
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Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act [HB-2603]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Expands eligibility for certain Small Business Administration programs to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act [HB-2576]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the President to include information in each budget regarding executive agency expenditures for advertising services, including expenditures for the advertising services of socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses and of women and minority-owned businesses.
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 5, 2019, through May 11, 2019, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States. [HR-360]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
This resolution supports the designation of National Small Business Week and efforts to encourage consumers to shop locally. It also supports and encourages young entrepreneurs to pursue their passions and create more startup businesses.
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Prove It Act of 2019 [S.1339]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to request a review of any federal agency certification that a proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The request must explain why the SBA disagreed with the certification and provide a factual basis for the statement. If it is determined, after agency review and reconsideration, that the proposed rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, the agency shall then perform an initial regulatory
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Defense Small Business Advancement Act of 2019 [S.1320]
[Defense ]
[Small Business ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
Permanently reauthorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) Mentor-Protege Program, designed to help major defense contractors facilitate the participation of disadvantaged small business concerns as subcontractors and suppliers. The DOD Office of Small Business Programs shall establish performance goals and conduct periodic reviews of approved agreements between mentors and proteges.
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A resolution supporting the designation of the week of May 5 through May 11, 2019, as "National Small Business Week" and commending the entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners in the United States and the impact that small business owners have on their communities. [SR-191]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
This resolution supports the designation of the week of May 5-May 11, 2019, as National Small Business Week.
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American Mineral Security Act [S.1317]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
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Addresses the availability, development, and production of domestic critical minerals. The President must coordinate the appropriate agencies to implement U.S. policy regarding critical minerals, including to establish an analytical and forecasting capability for identifying critical mineral market factors so as to avoid supply shortages, mitigate price volatility, and prepare for demand growth and other market shifts. Among other things, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S. Geological Survey to designate and update every three years
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Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act [HB-2436]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the definitions of "small business" and "small organization" for the purpose of analyzing the impact of certain regulations. Specifically, the SEC must provide alternative methods through which a business or organization may qualify under such definitions.