School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019 [HB-3125]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture. The bill permits schools participating in the program to offer students low-fat flavored milk.
HB-3125: School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 06/05/2019
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-3077]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Energy ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Revises provisions of the low-income housing tax credit and renames it as the affordable housing credit. The bill increases the per capita dollar amount of the credit and its minimum ceiling amount beginning in 2019 and extends the inflation adjustment for such amounts. The bill modifies tenant income eligibility requirements and the average income formula for determining such income. It also revises rules for student occupancy of rental units and tenant voucher payments and prohibits any refusal to rent to victims of domestic abuse. The bill further
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HB-3077: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 06/04/2019
Forage Fish Conservation Act [HB-2236]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
Addresses the management and conservation of forage fish. (A forage fish is any fish at a low trophic level that contributes significantly to the diets of other fish, marine mammals, or birds and serves as a conduit for energy transfer to species at a higher trophic level.) The Department of Commerce must establish guidelines to assist regional fishery management councils in (1) developing a list of unmanaged forage fish areas and prohibiting the development of any new forage fish fisheries until the potential impacts of such fisheries have been
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HB-2236: Forage Fish Conservation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 01/14/2020
VETS Safe Travel Act Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act [HB-3356]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
Makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck Program at no cost if they meet the program's background check and security requirements. Veterans who are eligible for this fee waiver are those who have been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to have incurred permanent blindness, or those who have been determined to require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other assistive device to aid with mobility due to (1) loss, or loss of use, of a limb; or (2) full or partial paralyzation.
VA Emergency Transportation Act [HB-3350]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reimburse veterans for the cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, and for other purposes.
HB-3350: VA Emergency Transportation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/16/2019
DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act [HB-3442]
[Immigration ]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who engage in improper interference in a United States election are inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes.
HB-3442: DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 07/30/2019
Honest Ads Act [HB-2592]
[Elections ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Applies requirements, limitations, and protections regarding political advertising in traditional media to internet or digital political advertising. The bill sets forth special rules for disclosure statements for certain internet or digital ads. Each television or radio station, provider of cable or satellite television, or online platform must ensure that the political advertising it hosts is not directly or indirectly purchased by a foreign national. Online platforms must publish a record of requests to purchase political advertising.
HB-2592: Honest Ads Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Introduced In House on 05/08/2019
Political Accountability and Transparency Act [HB-679]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Political Accountability and Transparency Act restricts the use of certain political funds and revises requirements for political communications. Specifically, the bill prohibits the personal use of political committee funds; treats coordinated expenditures, as defined by the bill, as campaign contributions, thereby subjecting them to limits and disclosure requirements;applies disclosure requirements for electioneering communications to Internet or digital communications; and requires persons paying for political communications to make their best
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HB-679: Political Accountability and Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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
The Military Service Academy Foundation Act of 2019 [HB-3084]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
Describes how the Department of Defense may support military service academy supporting foundations. It authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide the following types of support to service academy supporting foundations: (1) official participation of officers or Senior Executive Service employees, (2) endorsement of foundations and their activities, (3) logistical support, and (4) authorized use of trademarks and service marks. A "supporting foundation" is a tax-exempt charitable organization that operates exclusively
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HB-3084: The Military Service Academy Foundation Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Bacon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/05/2019