State And Local Finance
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Paying Hourly Americans Stronger Earnings (PHASE) in $15 Wage Act [HB-2080]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
[Small Business ]
Phases in increases in the federal minimum wage based on the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which an employer resides, adjusted to account for the cost-of-living in such area. The bill repeals separate minimum wages for tipped employees and for newly hired employees who are younger than age 20.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Introduced In House on 04/04/2019
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Build USA Infrastructure Act [S.1038]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
Addresses highway infrastructure funding. The bill requires, for the five-year period beginning on October 1, 2020, the deposit of the first $21.4 billion of revenues collected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection into the Highway Trust Fund. A state may enter into an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), for a period of three years or longer, under which it agrees to opt out of receiving at least 60% of funds out of the Highway Trust Fund that the state may receive during each year of the agreement for federal-aid highway
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/04/2019
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Securing America’s Elections Act of 2019 [HB-1946]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, and (3) directs the Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission to report on the desirability of using open-source software in voting systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 03/28/2019
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Medicaid Bump Act [HB-1920]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to 90% with respect to increased state Medicaid program expenditures for mental and behavioral health services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/28/2019
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No Sanctuary for Criminals Act of 2019 [HB-1928]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Bars any government entity or individual from prohibiting or restricting a government entity, official, or other personnel from (1) complying with immigration laws, (2) cooperating with immigration enforcement, (3) making inquiries to an individual to obtain immigration-related information, or (4) complying with immigration-related informational inquiries from federal law enforcement entities. States or local entities that fail to comply with such a bar shall be ineligible for certain federal funds and grants for at least one year. (Such provisions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/03/2019
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States’ Education Reclamation Act of 2019 [HB-1930]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it has administrative responsibility. The Department of the Treasury shall provide grants to states, for FY2019-FY2027, for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education purposes permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2012, minus the funding provided for education programs that
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Introduced In House on 03/27/2019
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Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 [HB-1884]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises various requirements for private health insurance plans and associated plan-holder cost sharing. Specifically, the bill increases premium assistance for low-income households and specifies that the coverage affordability requirements for employer-sponsored plans extend to family members of employees based on the employee's required contribution as a percentage of the employee's income. Further, the bill prohibits specified agency actions that would weaken the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with respect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2019
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No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-1885]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal financial assistance. The term "sanctuary jurisdiction" means a state or local government that prohibits or restricts (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request. The bill authorizes a state or local government to comply with a detainer and limits the liability of a state or local government for complying with the detainer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Francis Rooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/03/2019
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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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Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019 [HB-1882]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Poverty ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expands specified programs to include access to menstrual hygiene products. Specifically, the bill requires that such products are made available to (1) public school students, (2) incarcerated or detained individuals, (2) homeless individuals, (3) individuals using health care flexible-spending accounts, (4) Medicaid recipients; (5) employees of organizations with at least 100 workers, and (6) individuals accessing federal buildings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/03/2019
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Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-1839]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Alters several Medicaid programs and funding provisions. (Sec. 2) The bill temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home- and community-based services. (Sec. 3) The bill also establishes a state Medicaid option to provide for medical assistance with respect to coordinated care provided through a health home (i.e., a designated provider or team of health-care professionals) for children with medically complex conditions. States must determine payment methodologies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Became Public Law No: 116-16. (txt | Pdf) on 04/18/2019
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To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. [HB-1809]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Sports ]
Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to apportion certain wildlife-restoration funds to the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia in the same manner as such funds are apportioned under current law to the states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-144. on 07/10/2019
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Local Solutions to End Homelessness Act of 2019 [HB-1800]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
Reallocates to urban counties, under certain circumstances, Emergency Solutions Grant funds to help individuals and families regain permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness. Currently, if such funds going to a metropolitan city or an urban county are less than a specified amount, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) typically reallocates the funds to the state in which the city or county is located. The bill generally maintains this reallocation arrangement but also establishes certain circumstances
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Sponsored by: Rep. Albio Sires
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act [S.802]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
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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Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act [HB-1753]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
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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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund. [HB-1786]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
Repeals the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer a portion of the amount required to be covered over to Puerto Rico to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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Local Solutions to End Homelessness Act of 2019 [S.812]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
Reallocates to urban counties, under certain circumstances, Emergency Solutions Grant funds to help individuals and families regain permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness. Currently, if such funds going to a metropolitan city or an urban county are less than a specified amount, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) typically reallocates the funds to the state in which the city or county is located. The bill generally maintains this reallocation arrangement but also establishes certain circumstances
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/14/2019
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Native American Indian Education Act [HB-1688]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Department of Education to pay, and provides annual funding beginning in FY2020 for such payments to, Native American Indian-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the tuition of their out-of-state Native American Indian students. The bill applies only to IHEs that are required to provide tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American Indian students as a condition under which the IHE or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Payments
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/12/2019
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Native American Indian Education Act [S.759]
[Education ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Education to pay Native American Indian-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education (IHEs) the tuition of their out-of-state Native American Indian students. The bill applies only to IHEs that are required to provide tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American Indian students as a condition under which the IHE or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Payments are treated as reimbursements to IHEs from their states.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2019
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State Flood Mitigation Revolving Fund Act of 2019 [HB-1610]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Real Estate ]
Permits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide capitalization grants to states. These grants must establish revolving funds to address flood risks. Revolving funds may be used to provide (1) financial assistance to participants in the National Flood Insurance Program, including homeowners, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and local governments; or (2) support for leveraged loans or state bonds. Financial assistance may be used for elevation projects, flood-proofing activities, relocation or removal of buildings, environmental
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 03/07/2019