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Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act [S.1255]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Animals ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires the Department of Transportation to amend regulations on hours of service for commercial drivers who transport livestock or insects within a 300 air-mile radius from where the on-duty time of the driver begins. The regulations must (1) exclude from the driver's on-duty time certain activities, such as loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle; (2) change the driving time requirement to a maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours within a 24-hour period; (3) permit the driver to take one or more rest periods during the
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To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program. [HB-2379]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
Makes permanent the authority for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program. The BVP Program provides grants to states and localities to purchase body armor vests for law enforcement officers. Additionally, the bill renames the BVP Program as the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.
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Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 [HB-2368]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2024 and revises Department of Justice grants to provide family support services to law enforcement personnel. Among other changes, the bill allows grants to support additional services such as suicide prevention and mental health programs.
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Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires. [HCR-36]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress regarding requirements and priorities for any infrastructure plan passed by Congress.
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Smart Building Acceleration Act [HB-2044]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Assists the building sector in adopting smart building technology that increases energy efficiency. Smart buildings are buildings with energy systems that (1) are flexible and automated; (2) have extensive operational monitoring and communication connectivity, allowing remote monitoring and analysis of building functions; (3) take a systems-based approach in integrating the overall building operations for control of energy generation, consumption, and storage; (4) communicate with utilities and other third-party commercial entities, if appropriate;
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Law Enforcement Immersive Training Act of 2019 [HB-2329]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to develop an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum that addresses topics such as de-escalation and use of deadly force. It authorizes grants for entities to provide law enforcement personnel with training that is substantially similar to the curriculum.
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Protecting America's First Responders Act [S.1208]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
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Get the Lead Out of Military Housing Act [S.1143]
[Defense ]
[Housing ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Addresses the exposure of personnel and dependents to lead in military facilities. It requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a policy under which a certified lead-based paint inspector or risk assessor may access a military installation in order to conduct lead testing. Penalties are imposed for failure to provide testing results to relevant government agencies or obstruction of the testing. DOD shall test for, and mitigate, the presence of lead-based paint and lead in drinking water in schools that are (1) owned or operated by the
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Medicare for All Act of 2019 [S.1129]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and
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To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to ensure that children covered by the TRICARE program are screened and tested for lead levels, and for other purposes. [HB-2254]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
Expands requirements for lead-level testing or screening as part of well-baby care under the TRICARE program of health care for members and dependents. It prescribes testing for the level of lead in the blood at the ages of both 12 and 24 months for children who may be at elevated risk of lead exposure. Test results shall be provided to state health departments (or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the case of children residing abroad). The Government Accountability Office shall study the effectiveness of such screening, testing,
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Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 [S.1004]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase the number of field operations officers to specified levels. If the CBP does not adequately increase personnel, the Government Accountability Office must report on CBP hiring practices.
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Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 [S.998]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2024 and revises Department of Justice grants to provide family support services to law enforcement personnel. Among other changes, the bill allows grants to support additional services such as suicide prevention and mental health programs.
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Voluntary Protection Program Act [HB-1956]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Provides statutory authority for the voluntary protection program within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Under the program, management, labor, and OSHA must establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system.
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Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2019 [S.944]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
Expresses the sense of Congress that the personnel system used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides insufficient workplace protections for its workforce and such personnel should be entitled to protections under the civil service system applicable to all federal employees. Among other things, the bill eliminates personnel authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation governing the conditions of employment for TSA employees, thus making TSA employees subject to the personnel
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 [S.947]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of
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Voluntary Protection Program Act [S.904]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Provides statutory authority for the voluntary protection program within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Under the program, management, labor, and OSHA must establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system.
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Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2019, as National Lineman Appreciation Day. [HR-262]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
This resolution recognizes the efforts of linemen in keeping the electrical power on and protecting public safety. This resolution also expresses support for the designation of National Lineman Appreciation Day and recognizes linemen as first responders.
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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.
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To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. [HB-1863]
[Defense ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act [S.858]
[Defense ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Environmental ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.