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HB274Intro

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Directs the Department of Agriculture, upon request by Yavapai County, Arizona, to convey to the county 80 acres of land within Coconino National Forest in exchange for 369 acres of county land.
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
HB524Intro

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(1) modifies the boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area in Oregon to exclude approximately 688 acres of public land; and (2) directs the Department of the Interior to manage such land to improve fire resiliency and for...
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
HB985Intro

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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and...
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2019-02-05
To House Energy And Commerce Committee
SB331Intro

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Expands requirements for public disclosures by depository institutions and credit unions regarding mortgages and home equity lines of credit. Specifically, institutions originating fewer than 500 mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit annually ar...
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2019-02-05
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
HB291Intro

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Prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing until June 30, 2029, in the following areas: the North Atlantic planning area, the Mid-Atlantic planning area, the South Atlantic planning a...
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
HB468Intro

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Redesignates the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in New Hampshire as the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park.
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
SB336Intro

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Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Native Americans and to make recommendations on how to improve the utilized databases and notification systems.
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2019-02-05
To Senate Indian Affairs Committee
HR101Intro

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This resolution honors Lindsborg, Kansas, on the 150th anniversary of its establishment, and the immigrants of the Värmland province of Sweden for settling in Lindsborg.
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2019-02-05
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
SR46Intro

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This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for the 116th Congress.
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2019-02-05
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee
HB426Intro

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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...
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
SR42Intro

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This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Armed Services for the 116th Congress.
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2019-02-05
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee
HB357Intro

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Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. The Delta Protection Commission is designated as the local coordinating entity for the heritage area. The commission shall submit a proposed management plan for the he...
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
HB966Intro

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Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force signed into law September 18, 2001.
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2019-02-05
To House Foreign Affairs Committee
HB402Intro

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Removes any reversionary interest retained by the United States pursuant to the Act of July 27, 1866, in a specified parcel of land in Flagstaff, Arizona, that is owned by Win Oil Company, Inc.
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
HB969Intro

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Eliminates provisions in the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 that fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) using transfers from the earnings of the Federal Reserve System. The transfers under current law permit the CFPB to be fu...
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2019-02-05
To House Financial Services Committee
SB330Intro

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Permits a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be deemed to...
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2019-02-05
To Senate Finance Committee
HB310Intro

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Prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
HB484Intro

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Addresses requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing operations. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chem...
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2019-02-05
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
SR40Intro

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This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Finance for the 116th Congress.
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2019-02-05
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee
HB983Intro

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Entitles an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Such an employee may substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. The bill applies the same leave ent...
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2019-02-05
To House Education and Labor Committee
SB339Intro

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Designates specified segments of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit rivers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill excludes from such designation certain areas with respect to the Ice Hous...
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2019-02-05
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
HB452Intro

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Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to incorporate the public statements of former violent extremists or their associates into its efforts to combat terrorist recruitment, including efforts to counter-message foreign terrorist organizat...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism
HB52Intro

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Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congress a report on actions taken by DHS relating to terrorist threats to the integrity of the 2016 federal elections. The GAO shall condu...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation
HB546Intro

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Directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to $5 billion in bonds in a fiscal year, with proceeds going into a trust fund for the construction of reinforced fencing, physical barriers, and related infrastructure for the southwest border with ...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations
HB564Intro

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Declares that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall be known and designated as "Devils Tower."
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
HB558Intro

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Requires the Department of the Interior to establish the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project to provide economic development assistance for Native Americans. Entities must enter into a five-year binding agreement with the Unite...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States
HB572Intro

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Releases specified acreage of the Yolla Bolly, Timbered Crater, Lava, Pit River Canyon, Tule Mountain, South Warner Contiguous, Bitterbrush, Buffalo Hills, Twin Peaks, Five Springs, Dry Valley Rim, Skedaddle, and Tunnison Mountain wilderness study ar...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
HB200Intro

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Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to accept gifts of money for constructing, designing, or maintaining a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. Treasury shall establish the Border Wall Trust Fund to store the funds and a public website to receive...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations
HB85Intro

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Establishes funding for a U.S.-Mexico border barrier and revises how border patrol agents are compensated for overtime. The Department of the Treasury shall set up an account for funding the design, construction, and maintenance of the barrier. The f...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations
HB48Intro

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Prohibits using taxpayer funds to build a barrier intended to impede travel between Mexico and the United States, requiring such funds to come from the government of Mexico. It also authorizes the Department of Justice to appoint 100 additional immig...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations
SB323Intro

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Directs the Department of Education (ED) to grant Recognizing Inspirational School Employees awards to classified school employees, within certain occupational specialties, who provide exemplary service to students in prekindergarten through high sch...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
SB317Intro

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Establishes a state Medicaid option to provide for medical assistance with respect to coordinated care provided through a health home (i.e., a designated provider or team of health-care professionals) for children with medically complex conditions. S...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee
HB947Intro

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Extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. (When Congress created the SSI program in 1972, it excluded these territories.) also eliminates a limit on payments from various Department of Health...
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support
SB328Intro

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Provides conditional visas to certain immigrants with advanced educational credentials. It also establishes a grant program to promote innovation and imposes requirements on certain rulemaking activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HB953Intro

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Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from including certain adverse credit information in a consumer report. Specifically, adverse credit information relating to certain employees affected by a federal government shutdown may not be included in a co...
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2019-02-04
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
SB326Intro

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Prohibits funds that were appropriated or otherwise made available before the enactment of this bill from being used for the construction of barriers, land acquisition, or associated activities on the southern border without a specific statutory auth...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Appropriations Committee
SB321Intro

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Modifies various requirements and tax credits for employer-provided retirement plans. The bill modifies the qualification requirements for certain multiple employer plans with pooled providers. The bill applies to defined contribution plans that (1) ...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee
HB957Intro

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The bill makes permanent the tax reductions and other provisions for individuals that were enacted in P.L 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill also increases the standard deduct...
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2019-02-04
To House Ways And Means Committee
HCR13Intro

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This concurrent resolution recognizes the difficult challenges black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a pe...
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2019-02-04
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee
HB950Intro

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Requires any individual holding the office of President to submit federal tax returns to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The individual must submit (1) each return filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for any year ending while the ind...
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2019-02-04
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
SB319Intro

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Addresses fertility treatments, counseling, and other health-related programs for veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide fertili...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
SB316Intro

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Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. The Delta Protection Commission is designated as the local coordinating entity for the heritage area. The commission shall submit a proposed management plan for the he...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
HB949Intro

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Permits a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be deemed to...
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2019-02-04
To House Ways And Means Committee
SB324Intro

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Authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote sound election-administration practices around the world. The State Department may award grants to qualified, tax-exempt, U.S.-based organizations that hav...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee
HB954Intro

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Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). The bill adds metrics for program evaluations and makes other revisions to GEAR UP, including with respect to authorized uses of f...
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2019-02-04
To House Education and Labor Committee
HCR12Intro

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This concurrent resolution calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend that the Postmaster General issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the Buffalo Soldiers.
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2019-02-04
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
HR98Intro

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This resolution recognizes the cultural and historical significance of the Lunar New Year. The resolution expresses, in observance of this Lunar New Year, the Year of the Pig, the deepest respect of the House of Representatives for Asian Americans an...
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2019-02-04
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
SB320Intro

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Establishes security requirements for the business premises of a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer. Specifically, when the premises are closed for business, an importer, manufacturer, or dealer must secure the firearms inventory and...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HR97Intro

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This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the crime of lying to Congress must be prosecuted equitably without regard to politics or elections.
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2019-02-04
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
SB322Intro

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Modifies the requirements for SIMPLE (Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees) Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), which are tax-favored retirement accounts that small businesses may provide to employees. The bill increases the contribution lim...
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2019-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee
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