Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-4104]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 400,000 half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro National League, a professional baseball league that was formed in response to African-American players being banned from baseball's major leagues. The design of the coins shall be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion. Only during a one-year period beginning
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FASTER Act of 2020 Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020 [HB-2117]
Directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand data collection of information related to food allergies and specific allergens and revises the definition of major allergen to specifically include sesame. The Department of Health and Human Services may designate additional food ingredients as major allergens based on the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions through regulation. The Food and Drug Administration must report on specified information regarding food allergies.
HB-2117: FASTER Act of 2020 Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/18/2020
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019 [HB-2901]
Establishes procedures for closing or reducing services at Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices, including requirements related to public hearings, opportunities for comment, and notice to Congress and the public. The SSA shall report to Congress on previous office closures and submit a plan to ensure that field offices maintain their current levels of provided services.
HB-2901: Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 05/22/2019
National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019 [HB-2457]
Requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for de-escalation of violence training in communities. Among other requirements, such training must include (1) techniques to de-escalate situations to avoid violence, (2) education about implicit bias, (3) communication and negotiation skills, and (4) scenario-based application of such de-escalation tactics. SAMHSA must establish the De-Escalation Advisory Board to advise and assist SAMHSA's
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HB-2457: National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/02/2019
Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act [HB-5119]
Addresses safety standards related to foreign aircraft repair stations. Among other things, the bill requires that all foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to at least one unannounced safety inspection each year; requires air carriers to submit monthly reports to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alternations of an aircraft; sets forth minimum qualifications for mechanics and others working on U.S. registered aircraft at foreign repair stations; and establishes a moratorium on
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HB-5119: Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Reported By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-462. on 07/29/2020
College Transparency Act [HB-1766]
Requires the National Center for Education Statistics to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students. Specifically, the data system must evaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and postcollegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid; provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education; reduce the requirements for reporting by institutions of higher education; and periodically
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HB-1766: College Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2019 [HB-2484]
Treats Indian tribal governments as states for purposes of the annual allocation of the tax-exempt bond volume cap. It also repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill (1) treats employee benefit or pension plans maintained by Indian tribes and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to tribal law in the same manner
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HB-2484: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 05/02/2019
Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 [HB-6199]
Responds to the coronavirus outbreak by expanding unemployment benefits and providing grants to states for processing and paying claims. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to transfer FY2020 emergency grants to a state's Unemployment Trust Fund to administer unemployment insurance. Grant recipients must (1) require employers to notify employees at the time they lose their jobs of the availability of unemployment compensation (UC), (2) ensure that UC applications and assistance with them are accessible, and (3) take certain steps
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HB-6199: Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Horsford
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 [HB-5602]
Establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes. It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism. The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents
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HB-5602: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/22/2020