Rep. Tom Malinowski
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Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019 [HB-230]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel the registration of the pesticide chlorpyrifos under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill prohibits the sale and use of existing stock of chlorpyrifos. The bill requires the EPA to ban chlorpyrifos residue on food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 [HB-1112]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Revises background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a licensed gun dealer) to an unlicensed person. Additionally, the bill modifies statutory references with respect to a particular category of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm). Specifically, it replaces references to persons "adjudicated as a mental defective" with persons "adjudicated with mental illness, severe developmental disability, or severe emotional instability."
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Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act [HB-1327]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Inflation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
(Sec. 2) funds through FY2092 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2090, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and to periodically adjust the annual limit on
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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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FASTER Act Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act [HB-1171]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Aerospace ]
Repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and instead requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure only to pay the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed.
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Big Cat Public Safety Act [HB-1380]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
Revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including to restrict direct contact between the public and big cats.
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Calling for accountability and justice for the assassination of Boris Nemtsov. [HR-156]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
This resolution condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime for targeting political opponents and attempting to cover up the assassination of Russian opposition leader and democracy advocate Boris Nemtsov. It also calls on the Department of State to impose sanctions on those involved and to report to Congress on the assassination.
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Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2019 [HB-1400]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. The bill prescribes civil penalties for knowing violations of such prohibition.
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COAST Research Act of 2019 Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019 [HB-1237]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
Addresses the effects of ocean and coastal acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Ocean Acidification Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the ocean acidification grant program of the National Science Foundation. The bill expands those programs, as well as the ocean acidification activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to include efforts to research and monitor the effects of coastal acidification.
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To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer. [HB-167]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Makes it unlawful for a person who is not a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm at a gun show. The prohibition does not apply to a transfer to a licensed manufacturer, importer, dealer, or collector. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term, or both.