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Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act [HB-5489]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Directs the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations.
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UIGHUR Protection Act of 2019 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response and Protection Act of 2019 [S.2972]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The President shall identify items that provide China with a critical capability to suppress basic human rights, including items that provide capability to (1) conduct surveillance, (2) monitor and restrict an individual's movement, (3) monitor and restrict access to the internet, and (4) identify individuals through facial or voice recognition. The President shall (1) place such items on the
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Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2019 [S.2930]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Addresses transfers between Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana of water that contains invasive species. The bill exempts certain water transfers between public water supplies in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing prohibited species if the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer, the water is subject to effective mitigation measures, and the water is transferred directly between the supplies;
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Libya Stabilization Act [S.2934]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
Provides for sanctions and aid related to the conflict in Libya. The bill provides statutory authority for an April 19, 2016, executive order imposing property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons contributing to the violence in Libya. The President shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person that (1) knowingly supports or engages in a significant transaction with a foreign person knowingly operating in Libya on behalf of Russia in a military capacity, (2) engages in significant actions threatening peace or stability
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To terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for other purposes. [HB-5086]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Revokes certain waivers of sanctions for nuclear activity in or with Iran, including for (1) the Arak reactor redesign, (2) the transfer into Iran of enriched uranium for the Tehran Research Reactor, and (3) the modification of centrifuge cascades at the Fordow facility.
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A bill to terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for other purposes. [S.2874]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Revokes certain waivers of sanctions for nuclear activity in or with Iran, including for (1) the Arak reactor redesign, (2) the transfer into Iran of enriched uranium for the Tehran Research Reactor, and (3) the modification of centrifuge cascades at the Fordow facility.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020 [S.2800]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Reauthorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2020. The bill provides for continued use of the International Space Station through 2030 and authorizes NASA programs and activities, including a rocket engine test infrastructure program, a low-Earth orbit commercialization program, a Lunar Discovery Program for lunar science research, a 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative, a Skilled Technical Education Outreach Program for secondary school students, and a 21st Century Space Launch Infrastructure Program.
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A concurrent resolution urging all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade. [SCR-29]
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[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
This concurrent resolution calls for an end to the consumption and trade of dog and cat meat and urges nations to adopt and enforce laws banning that trade.
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Urging the United Arab Emirates to immediately end any activities enabling money laundering in violation of United States sanctions against Iran. [HR-671]
[International ]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
This resolution condemns the failure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to counter money-laundering activities conducted to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran and urges the UAE to resolve the shortcomings in its laws against money laundering.
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Urging all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade. [HCR-71]
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[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
This concurrent resolution calls for an end to the consumption and trade of dog and cat meat and urges nations to adopt and enforce laws banning that trade.
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American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 [S.2754]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
A bill to create jobs and drive innovation and economic growth in the United States by supporting and promoting the manufacture of next-generation technologies, including refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, aerosols, and propellants.
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United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 [HB-4863]
[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency, and for other purposes.
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A bill to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force. [S.2710]
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[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the President to prohibit the issuance of licenses to export specified munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force and the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force. The specified items include tear gas, rubber bullets, and handcuffs. The President may make an exception upon certifying to Congress as to how such exports are important to U.S. national interests and foreign policy goals. This prohibition shall expire one year after the bill's enactment.
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ProTECT Act of 2019 Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act of 2019 [HB-4804]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
Prohibits taking threatened species within the United States or U.S. territorial seas as trophies or importing such trophies. A trophy is a dead animal, or part of the animal, that was obtained under an authorization issued by a state, foreign government, or private landowner.
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Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019 [HB-4818]
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[International ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
Establishes sanctions related to the provision of vessels for the construction of Russian energy export pipelines. The Department of State must report to Congress (1) a list of vessels engaged in below sea-level pipe laying for the construction of Russian energy export pipelines, and (2) a list of foreign individuals and entities that provided or facilitated the provision of the vessels for such pipeline construction. The State Department shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on (1) the identified foreign individuals and entities, and
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Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019 [S.2680]
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[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)
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To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the Department of State's rewards program relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities in contravention of United States or United Nations sanctions, and for other purposes. [HB-4802]
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[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
Expands the Department of State's rewards program to allow rewards for providing information that leads to the identification or location of an entity or individual that knowingly violates U.S. or United Nations sanctions.
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A resolution reaffirming the support of the United States for the people of the Republic of South Sudan and calling on all parties to uphold their commitments to peace and dialogue as outlined in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement. [SR-371]
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[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
This resolution expresses the Senate's support for a sustainable peace and democracy in South Sudan. Further, it calls on the United States and other countries to take certain steps to implement the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, monitor human rights abuses and corruption, and support the renewal of an arms embargo in South Sudan.
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Safe Food Act of 2019 [HB-4755]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Agriculture ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes the Food Safety Administration (FSA) as an independent agency to administer and enforce food safety laws. The functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws are transferred to the FSA. The FSA is directed to promulgate regulations to protect the food supply from contamination; implement federal food safety inspection, labeling, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food; prioritize federal food
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COMPRESSOR Act Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act [S.2642]
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[Environmental ]
[Trade ]
[Public Safety ]
[Air Quality ]
Prohibits the construction of any natural gas compressor station as part of a project that would lead to the export of natural gas or facilitate the export of natural gas.