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Stand By Every Ad Act [HB-4054]
[Elections ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Funding ]
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the sponsors of certain general public political advertisements to include in the advertisements information on the persons who provided the funding for such advertisements, and for other purposes.
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Rural MOMS Act Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act [HB-4243]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expands initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas. The bill provides funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish rural obstetric networks for improving outcomes in birth and maternal morbidity. Specifically, these networks must (1) connect individuals with care providers, (2) identify successful maternal-care models, (3) facilitate collaboration among rural providers, (4) provide training and guidance, (5) collaborate with academic institutions that have regional expertise, and (6) measure and address
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Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act [HB-3975]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Revises the requirements for the verification of prescriptions related to the purchase of contact lenses. Specifically, online sellers of prescription contact lenses must provide consumers with a method to transmit a digital copy of their prescriptions to such sellers. Online sellers also must encrypt protected health information they send by email.Additionally, the bill prohibits any seller of prescription contact lenses from using telephone calls with an artificial or prerecorded voice (i.e., robocalls) to verify a consumer's prescription.
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Defending America’s 5G Future Act [S.2118]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Trade ]
Prohibits transactions involving the information and communications technology of a foreign adversary when such transactions pose undue risks involving sabotage or subversion, catastrophic effects on critical U.S. infrastructure or the digital economy, or U.S. national-security or foreign-policy interests. Additionally, the bill prohibits the removal of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports and authorizes Congress to disallow any export licenses granted to Huawei or its
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Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019 [S.2117]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Restricts the Department of Commerce from removing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to license requirements for exports. Commerce may remove Huawei from the list only after certifying to Congress that (1) Huawei has neither violated U.S. or U.N. sanctions for five years nor stolen U.S. intellectual property during that time, and (2) Huawei poses no ongoing threat to U.S. telecommunications or infrastructure or the infrastructure of U.S. allies.
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Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019 [S.2117]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Restricts the Department of Commerce from removing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to license requirements for exports. Commerce may remove Huawei from the list only after certifying to Congress that (1) Huawei has neither violated U.S. or U.N. sanctions for five years nor stolen U.S. intellectual property during that time, and (2) Huawei poses no ongoing threat to U.S. telecommunications or infrastructure or the infrastructure of U.S. allies.
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Defending America’s 5G Future Act [HB-3759]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
To prohibit United States persons from dealing in certain information and communications technology or services from foreign adversaries and to require the approval of Congress to terminate certain export controls in effect with respect to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., and for other purposes.
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Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019 [HB-3780]
[Telecommunications ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Hospital Robocall Protection Group to develop best practices for combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and to devise strategies for hospitals to protect themselves from such calls.
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HEARD Act of 2019 Helping Entrepreneurs Affects Regulatory Decisions Act of 2019 [S.2142]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to allow remote participation on review panels under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and for other purposes.
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SAFE Act Securing America's Federal Elections Act [S.2238]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
A bill to protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.
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TIANANMEN Act of 2019 Targeting Invasive Autocratic Networks, And Necessary Mandatory Export Notifications Act of 2019 [S.2386]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Imposes sanctions on foreign entities related to surveillance in China's Xinjiang province. The President shall (1) report to Congress a list of foreign entities that provide the Chinese government with technology to conduct surveillance in Xinjiang; and (2) consider whether specified entities, such as China Communications Services Co. Ltd., should be on the list. Entities on the list shall be subject to Bureau of Industry and Security export licensing requirements. Such entities, and any corporate officer or primary shareholder, shall be subject
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National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 [HB-4194]
[Telecommunications ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to designate 9–8–8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental-health crisis hotline.
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [HB-3760]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Provides rights and protections for domestic workers, including pay and leave rights, and health and safety protections. The bill, among other things repeals the exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for domestic live-in employees from certain minimum wage and maximum hour requirements; requires written notices of termination and allow other communications for live-in domestic employees; requires written agreements for domestic workers covering wages, sick leave, benefits, and other matters; allows domestic workers to request and
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [S.2112]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Provides rights and protections for domestic workers, including pay and leave rights, and health and safety protections. The bill, among other things repeals the exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for domestic live-in employees from certain minimum wage and maximum hour requirements; requires written notices of termination and allow other communications for live-in domestic employees; requires written agreements for domestic workers covering wages, sick leave, benefits, and other matters; allows domestic workers to request and
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 [S.2137]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, and the federal government, including by encouraging energy efficiency in residential, commercial, federal, or school buildings; energy-efficient technologies and processes for industrial applications; sustainable manufacturing; energy-efficient electric motors or transformers; or federal use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.
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Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2019 [S.2147]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Doubles the penalties for providing inaccurate caller identification information and extends the statute of limitations for penalizing persons who commit such violations.
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Cyber AIR Act Cybersecurity Standards for Aircraft to Improve Resilience Act of 2019 [S.2181]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the disclosure of information relating to cyberattacks on aircraft systems and maintenance and ground support systems for aircraft, to identify and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the United States commercial aviation system, and for other purposes.
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AIRWAVES Act Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act [S.2223]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a bidding marketplace for the use of commercially licensed spectrum in lower-frequency bands and to make additional unlicensed spectrum available in higher-frequency bands. From the proceeds of transactions conducted under the bill, 10% shall be allocated for the placement of wireless infrastructure in rural areas with limited or no wireless internet service.
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DART Act of 2019 Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2019 [S.2204]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider establishing a process for maintaining a list of numbers that are ineligible to be blocked by a voice service provider. These may include numbers used (1) for outgoing calls by a facility that is designated to originate or route emergency calls, (2) to originate calls from a government entity, or (3) by a school to provide school-related notifications. The FCC must submit a report containing an analysis of the effectiveness of various categories of call-blocking tools and any legislative
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 [HB-3962]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, and the federal government, including by encouraging energy efficiency in residential, commercial, federal, or school buildings; energy-efficient technologies and processes for industrial applications; sustainable manufacturing; energy-efficient electric motors or transformers; or federal use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.