| SB71 | Intro
Sine Die | Codifies certain Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations that govern the appointment, oversight, and removal of a special counsel. Additionally, the bill provides new statutory limitations and requirements with respect to the removal from office of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB68 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission to publish annually a report regarding the effects of Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The report must include ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB406 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that, in determining the meaning of any federal statute or any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various U.S. administrative bureaus and agencies, the term state shall include any U.S. territory, unless the statute, rule, regulati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties |
| SB69 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows its residents to carry concealed firearms. A qualified individual must (1) be eligible to possess, transport, or receive a fir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB413 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows small businesses a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a member of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard. The bill also makes permanent the provisions of the credit that apply to the hiring of qualified veterans and members of the Ready R...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB411 | Intro
Sine Die | Modifies the income source rules that apply with respect to the taxation of income from U.S. possessions (Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). Under current law, income is not possession source inc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB416 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs certain amounts from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Assets Forfeiture Fund to the deployment of additional border security measures. Specifically, the bill requires DOJ to report annually on the amount of total deposits into the fund that ar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| HB377 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the U.S. Postal Service, by 270 days after its enactment, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for each of Miami Lakes, Florida; Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York; Ocoee, Florida; Oakland, Florida; Gl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| HB419 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes continuing appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for FY2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB423 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the relief of Robert Feiss.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties |
| HB384 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a mandatory minimum five-year prison term (not more than six years) upon removed aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States. The bill also imposes mandatory minimum prison terms upon removed aliens convicted of certain serious crimes, in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship |
| HB399 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Department of Labor to provide grants to eligible entities to develop pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census trac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| SB61 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy if the drug is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada; i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB60 | Intro
Sine Die | Withdraws specified National Forest System land in the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Park County, Montana, identified on the map titled "Emigrant Crevice Proposed Withdrawal Area," dated November 10, 2016, from (1) location, entry, and patent un...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| HB410 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Department of the Treasury to pay to U.S.possessions for taxable years beginning after 2018 the cost of the earned tax credit and the child tax credit paid to residents of such possessions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SB66 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB62 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB379 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the authority of a state to require a remote seller to collect (1) a tax or fee owed by a purchaser located in the state incident to a purchase of a good or service from the seller, and (2) information incident to the purchase. A remote seller...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law |
| SB67 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for conservation, additional recreational opportunities, and renewable energy development in the California Desert Conservation Area. Specifically, the bill, among other things establishes or designates wilderness areas, a special management...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| HB395 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires agencies to (1) provide at least a 60-day period for the public to comment on proposed rules, and (2) respond within 10 days to certain congressional inquiries submitted during that period about a proposed rule.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law |
| HB363 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes (1) the assignment to states of federal environmental review responsibilities under relevant federal environmental laws for projects funded by, carried out by, or subject to approval by federal agencies; and (2) states to assume all or par...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB409 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SB72 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a framework to temporarily suspend certain judicial and administrative proceedings against a federal employee or contractor during a lapse in appropriations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB398 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a National Center of Excellence for the 21st Century Workforce Advisory Board to (1) support and develop training and science education programs, (2) align apprenticeship programs and industry certi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| HB364 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes additional security screening requirements for aliens seeking refugee status if they are nationals of Iraq or Syria, are stateless individuals whose last habitual residence was in one of those countries, or have been in either country sin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship |
| HB404 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a program to award grants that cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who (1) are residents of outlying areas (i.e., American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-09
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| SB53 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates $25 billion for the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The amount shall remain available until expended. As offsets to the spending, this bill restricts the child tax credit, earned income credits, and lifetime learning cr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB350 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides FY2019 continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect. The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for pay and allowances for mem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB294 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a federal election day to be treated as a holiday for federal employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| SB39 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| SB31 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, all in Illinois, to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SB55 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Department of the Interior to convey without consideration, to the city of Tucson, Arizona, the reversionary interest of the United States in and to an approximately 172.8-acre parcel of land owned by the city for the purpose of unencumbe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| HB271 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides appropriations to pay the salaries and expenses of federal employees who are working during the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, and resulted in a partial government shutdown.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Appropriations Committee |
| SB33 | Intro
Sine Die | Revises the title, number, and date of the map depicting the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado and increases from 6,000 to 6,300 the maximum number of acres that may be made available for inclusion in the monument.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| HB282 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes new restrictions and requirements regarding the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it does the following: prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| SB42 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals). Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB355 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the types of felony convictions that result in the loss of creditable service as a Member of Congress under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. Currently, certain felony convictions result in the l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Administration Committee |
| HB324 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits any federal agency or federal government contractor from making a monetary payment to any official of a foreign country for the purposes of bribery, coercion, or any illegal activity that undermines the rule of law or corrupts a public offi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Intelligence Committee |
| HB290 | Intro
Sine Die | Terminates (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The Department of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB332 | Intro
Sine Die | Revises House of Representatives procedures for considering joint resolutions related to weapons and defense services sales to foreign countries, export licenses for such weapons and services, and technical assistance or manufacturing agreements with...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB342 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to consult with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to obtain information relevant to National Flood Insurance Program r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Financial Services Committee |
| HB354 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides additional statutory authority for federal agencies to discipline employees.Specifically, agencies may remove or demote (i.e., reduce the grade or pay of) employees for performance or misconduct without proving that the adverse action promot...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| HB322 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the work opportunity tax credit to be used for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. A "specified veteran" means any veteran who is certified as (1) having received a credential or certification from the D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB270 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Congressional Budget Office to submit daily reports to Congress when a government shutdown is in effect. The reports must include details regarding the costs and economic effects of the shutdown, including estimates of lost economic outp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| SB54 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Department of the Interior, after receiving a request from La Paz County, Arizona, to convey to the county 5,935 acres of specified federal land. Interior shall exclude from such conveyance any federal land that contains significant cultu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| HB300 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires federal agencies to consider the effects of federal regulations on state and local governments. The bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee, to conduc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law |
| SB35 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Amache, Camp Amache, and Granada Relocation Center, in Granada, Colorado, which was 1 of the 10 relocation centers where Japanese Americans were incarcera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SB56 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Department of the Interior to designate annually at least one city in a state or U.S. territory as an American World War II Heritage City in order to recognize, and ensure the continued preservation and importance of, the history of the in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SB36 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Broadmoor Hotel, Inc. (BHI) offers to convey to USDA 320 acres of specified nonfederal land in the Pike National Forest in Teller County, Colorado, and a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SB41 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area). The survey shall adhere to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-01-08
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
