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Puerto Rico Federal Matching Requirement Equity Act of 2019 [HB-2241]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
Excludes Puerto Rico from the specified Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) of 55% for U.S. territories. Under current law, a state's FMAP is generally based on the state's per capita income and may range from 50% to 83%.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2019
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Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-2243]
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[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Lowers the annual fee on health insurers that collect premiums from residents in U.S. territories. The annual fee for a health insurer is currently calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding calendar year. The bill excludes premiums paid by residents of U.S. territories from a health insurer's net premiums but still includes the premiums of such residents in the determination of total premiums from the preceding year, thereby lowering the fee for these insurers. Under current law, the fee is suspended for 2019 (i.e.,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2019
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Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-2243]
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[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Lowers the annual fee on health insurers that collect premiums from residents in U.S. territories. The annual fee for a health insurer is currently calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding calendar year. The bill excludes premiums paid by residents of U.S. territories from a health insurer's net premiums but still includes the premiums of such residents in the determination of total premiums from the preceding year, thereby lowering the fee for these insurers. Under current law, the fee is suspended for 2019 (i.e.,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2019
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes. [S.1138]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Increases and revises requirements for the 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 standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes. [S.1138]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Increases and revises requirements for the 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 standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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Digital Coast Act [HB-2189]
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[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
Provides statutory authority for and revises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Digital Coast program. (The program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) NOAA must focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management. NOAA may enter into financial agreements and collect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-315. on 11/26/2019
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-2157]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides $17.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The bill includes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-20. (txt | Pdf) on 06/06/2019
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals. [HB-2172]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishes a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/10/2019
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals. [HB-2172]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishes a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/10/2019
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Digital Coast Act [S.1069]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Economic Development ]
Provides statutory authority for and revises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Digital Coast program. (The program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) NOAA must focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management. NOAA may enter into financial agreements and collect
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Became Public Law No: 116-223. (txt | Pdf) on 12/18/2020
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime, and for other purposes. [HB-2171]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Defense to ensure that TRICARE beneficiaries whose health benefits are provided under contract, other than certain Medicare-eligible beneficiaries, may enroll in the TRICARE Prime managed care option in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, beginning not later than January 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/10/2019
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Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-2145]
[Taxes ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Retirement ]
Allows various tax credits, tax deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by certain federally declared disasters that began after January 1, 2018, and before the enactment of this bill. With respect to individuals and businesses in the affected areas, the bill waives the 10% additional tax on certain early distributions from retirement plans, permits individuals to recontribute funds to retirement plans if the funds were distributed for a home purchase that was cancelled on account of a disaster, increases
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Introduced In House on 04/09/2019
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Puerto Rico Admission Act [HB-1965]
[Community Development ]
Establishes a process to enable the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico to be admitted into the Union as a state. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this bill, the President shall issue a proclamation announcing that Puerto Rico is admitted into the Union on equal footing with other states. All of the territory laws in force in Puerto Rico on the enactment date shall (1) continue in force and effect in the state, except as modified by this bill; and (2) be subject to repeal or amendment by the legislature and the governor of Puerto Rico.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 03/28/2019
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We the People Commission on Full Representation Act of 2019 [S.960]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishes the We the People Commission on Full Representation. The commission must develop proposals and report to Congress regarding voting representation for Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/28/2019
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Climate Action Now Act [HB-9]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Sec. 3) In addition, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to withdraw from the agreement. (Sec. 4) The bill outlines what must be included in the plan, including descriptions of steps to (1) cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26%-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, and (2) confirm that other parties to the agreement with major economies are fulfilling their announced contributions.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 79. on 05/07/2019
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Climate Action Now Act [HB-9]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Sec. 3) In addition, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to withdraw from the agreement. (Sec. 4) The bill outlines what must be included in the plan, including descriptions of steps to (1) cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26%-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, and (2) confirm that other parties to the agreement with major economies are fulfilling their announced contributions.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 79. on 05/07/2019
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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 Holmes Norton
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-144. on 07/10/2019
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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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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security and Disaster Relief, 2019 [S.811]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to natural disasters and border security. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. The bill includes appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Coast Guard, the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 03/14/2019