Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 [HB-2051]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
(Sec. 3) directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to convene an interagency entity under the National Science and Technology Council with the responsibility of coordinating federal programs and activities in support of sustainable chemistry. Sustainable chemistry, also known as green chemistry, is focused on conserving resources and minimizing the generation and use of hazardous substances in chemical processes. (Sec. 4) The entity shall develop a working framework of attributes characterizing and metrics for assessing sustainable chemistry.
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HB-2051: Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/10/2019
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019 [HB-692]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Reestablishes requirements for private health insurance plans with respect to preexisting conditions, guaranteed enrollment, and discrimination based on health-related factors if they are repealed by another law.In such event, the bill prohibits private health insurance plans from (1) limiting or excluding benefits covering preexisting conditions; (2) denying enrollment to employers or individual applicants, subject to specified limits; (3) establishing rules for eligibility based on an individual's health status; or (4) requiring an individual
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HB-692: Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019
Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 [HB-336]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
Authorizes assistance and weapons transfers to Israel, and extends defense cooperation with Jordan. It establishes additional sanctions related to the conflict in Syria, and allows states to divest from entities boycotting Israel. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2019 The bill reauthorizes through FY2028 Foreign Military Financing to Israel. It extends loan guarantees to Israel through FY2023, and authorizes the President to transfer precision-guided munitions to the country. The bill directs the
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HB-336: Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Space And Aeronautics. on 02/12/2019
Expressing support for "Bike to Work Day" on May 17, 2019. [HR-385]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Recreation ]
This resolution recognizes and supports Bike to Work Day in which companies, organizations, and individuals are encouraged to participate in a Bike to Work event.
HR-385: Expressing support for "Bike to Work Day" on May 17, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 05/16/2019
Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act [HB-2481]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
Treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax.
HB-2481: Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/02/2019
Death Tax Repeal Act [HB-218]
[Taxes ]
Repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax.
HB-218: Death Tax Repeal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-553]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain provisions that require the offset of the plan annuity from amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation.
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HB-553: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assigned To The Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1. on 07/12/2019
Main Street Tax Certainty Act [HB-216]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025.)
HB-216: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
HR-255: Promoting awareness of motorcycle profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/08/2019
You have voted HR-255: Promoting awareness of motorcycle profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling..
Chief Manufacturing Officer Act [HB-2900]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer who shall (1) coordinate manufacturing-related policies and activities across agencies; and (2) create and submit a national manufacturing srategy to develop the manufacturing sector, encourage economic growth, and promote the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing.
HB-2900: Chief Manufacturing Officer Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 05/23/2019