[House Calendars for September 12, 2019 - 116th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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SENATE BILLS
S. 1.-- To make improvements to certain defense and security
assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of
funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan
Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale
slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 4, 2019. Considered Jan.
29, 30, 31, Feb. 4, 2019. Passed Senate amended Feb. 5, 2019;
Roll No. 16: 77-23. Received in House and held at desk Feb. 6,
2019.
S. 21.-- Making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in
the event an appropriations act expires prior to the enactment
of a new appropriations act. Ordered placed on the calendar
Jan. 4, 2019.
S. 24.-- To provide for the compensation of Federal and other
government employees affected by lapses in appropriations.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 4, 2019. Passed Senate
Jan. 10, 2019. Passed Senate Jan. 10, 2019. Received in House
and held at desk Jan. 10, 2019. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 11, 2019; Roll No. 28: 411-7. Presented to the President
Jan. 14, 2019. Approved Jan. 16, 2019. Public Law 116-1.
S. 28.-- To reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense
Cooperation Act of 2015, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Jan. 8, 2019.
S. 46.-- To repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act. Referred
to Indian Affairs Jan. 8, 2019. Reported Mar. 13, 2019; Rept.
116-6. Passed Senate June 27, 2019. Received in House and
referred to Natural Resources June 28, 2019.
S. 47 (H. Con. Res. 21).-- To provide for the management of the
natural resources of the United States, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 9, 2019.
Considered Feb. 7, 11, 2019. Passed Senate amended Feb. 12,
2019; Roll No. 22: 92-8. Received in House and held at desk
Feb. 13, 2019. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 26, 2019;
Roll No. 95: 363-62. Presented to the President Mar. 6, 2019.
Approved Mar. 12, 2019. Public Law 116-9.
S. 49.-- To designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans
Affairs in North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet
Center Outstation. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 8, 2019.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 5, 2019. Received in
House and referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 6, 2019. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2019; Roll No. 105: 417-0.
Presented to the President Mar. 11, 2019. Approved Mar. 21,
2019. Public Law 116-10.
S. 50 (H.R. 91).-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian
Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected
Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing
grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and
structures to improve those conditions, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 8, 2019. Reported
Mar. 13, 2019; Rept. 116-7. Passed Senate amended June 27,
2019. Received in House and held at desk June 28, 2019.
S. 94 (H.R. 1222).-- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional
or expanded public target ranges in certain States. Referred
to Environment and Public Works Jan. 10, 2019. Reported Feb.
5, 2019; Rept. 116-8. Passed Senate Apr. 10, 2019. Proceedings
vacated. Indefinitely postponed Apr. 30, 2019.
S. 109.-- To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions. Ordered placed on
the calendar Jan. 11, 2019.
S. 143 (H.R. 617).-- To authorize the Department of Energy to
conduct collaborative research with the Department of Veterans
Affairs in order to improve healthcare services for veterans
in the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 16, 2019. Reported Aug. 16,
2019; Rept. 116-70.
S. 151.-- To deter criminal robocall violations and improve
enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of
1934, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Jan. 16, 2019. Reported amended May 21,
2019; Rept. 116-41. Passed Senate amended May 23 (Legislative
day of May 22), 2019; Roll No. 127: 97-1. Received in House
and referred to Energy and Commerce May 24, 2019.
S. 163.-- To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote
diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan.
16, 2019. Reported Feb. 5, 2019; Rept. 116-2. Passed Senate
May 20, 2019. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce May 21, 2019.
S. 174.-- To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to
identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the
energy sector. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan.
17, 2019. Reported amended Aug. 16, 2019; Rept. 116-71.
S. 178.-- To condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic
Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to
arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these
communities inside and outside China. Referred to Foreign
Relations Jan. 17, 2019. Reported amended June 3, 2019; no
written report.
S. 195 (H.R. 736).-- To require the Director of the Government
Publishing Office to establish and maintain a website
accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain
electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in
one place, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 19, 2019. Reported
amended Apr. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-31.
S. 196.-- To save taxpayer money and improve the efficiency and
speed of intragovernmental correspondence, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 19, 2019. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2019; Rept.
116-32.
S. 199.-- To provide for the transfer of certain Federal land in
the State of Minnesota for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band
of Ojibwe. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 24, 2019. Reported
Mar. 7, 2019; Rept. 116-3. Passed Senate June 27, 2019.
Received in House and referred to Natural Resources June 28,
2019.
S. 209.-- To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian
Tribes, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Jan. 24, 2019. Reported Apr. 29, 2019; Rept. 116-34. Passed
Senate June 27, 2019. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources June 28, 2019.
S. 210.-- To amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the
Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements
in public safety services to Indian communities, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 24, 2019. Reported
May 6, 2019; Rept. 116-37.
S. 211.-- To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure
urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for
other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 24, 2019.
Reported May 13, 2019; Rept. 116-40.
S. 212.-- To amend the Native American Business Development, Trade
Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and
the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry
and economic development opportunities to Indian communities.
Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 24, 2019. Reported Apr. 8,
2019; Rept. 116-28. Passed Senate amended June 27, 2019.
Received in House and referred to Natural Resources and in
addition to Education and Labor June 28, 2019.
S. 216.-- To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane
Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of
tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand
Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Jan. 24, 2019. Reported Mar. 7, 2019; Rept. 116-4. Passed
Senate June 27, 2019. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources June 28, 2019.
S. 224.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the
Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham,
Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Jan. 24, 2019. Reported Mar. 25, 2019; Rept. 116-10. Passed
Senate June 27, 2019. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources and in addition to Energy and Commerce June
28, 2019.
S. 226.-- To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on
Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. Referred
to Indian Affairs Jan. 24, 2019. Reported Apr. 9, 2019; Rept.
116-30.
S. 239.-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in recognition of Christa McAuliffe. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Jan. 28, 2019. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended July 9, 2019. Received in
House and held at desk July 10, 2019.
S. 249 (H.R. 353).-- To direct the Secretary of State to develop a
strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World
Health Organization, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Jan. 29, 2019. Reported amended June 3,
2019; no written report.
S. 252.-- To authorize the honorary appointment of Robert J. Dole
to the grade of colonel in the regular Army. Referred to Armed
Services Jan. 29, 2019. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Mar. 4, 2019. Received in House and referred to Armed Services
Mar. 5, 2019. Committee discharged. Passed House Mar. 26,
2019. Presented to the President Mar. 27, 2019. Approved Apr.
6, 2019. Public Law 116-11.
S. 256.-- To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to
provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the survival
and continuing vitality of Native American languages. Referred
to Indian Affairs Jan. 29, 2019. Reported Mar. 25, 2019; Rept.
116-11. Passed Senate June 27, 2019. Received in House and
referred to Education and Labor June 28, 2019.
S. 257.-- To provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk
Indian veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian
Affairs Jan. 29, 2019. Reported Mar. 28, 2019; Rept. 116-21.
Passed Senate June 27, 2019. Received in House and referred to
Financial Services June 28, 2019.
S. 268.-- To reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Program and certain wildlife conservation funds, to establish
prize competitions relating to the prevention of wildlife
poaching and trafficking, wildlife conservation, the
management of invasive species, and the protection of
endangered species, to amend the Marine Turtle Conservation
Act of 2004 to modify the protections provided by that Act,
and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Jan. 29, 2019. Reported Feb. 5, 2019; Rept. 116-18.
S. 279.-- To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. Referred to Indian
Affairs Jan. 30, 2019. Reported July 9, 2019; Rept. 116-54.
S. 294.-- To establish a business incubators program within the
Department of the Interior to promote economic development in
Indian reservation communities. Referred to Indian Affairs
Jan. 31, 2019. Reported Apr. 8, 2019; Rept. 116-29. Passed
Senate June 27, 2019. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources June 28, 2019.
S. 310.-- To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
to reauthorize the Act. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Jan. 31, 2019. Reported Feb. 5, 2019; Rept. 116-9.
S. 311.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a
health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper
degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion
or attempted abortion. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 4,
2019.
S. 315.-- To authorize cyber hunt and incident response teams at
the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan.
31, 2019. Reported amended Apr. 8, 2019; Rept. 116-27.
S. 333.-- To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work
with cybersecurity consortia for training, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 5, 2019. Reported Mar. 12, 2019; Rept. 116-5.
S. 340.-- To promote competition in the market for drugs and
biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-
cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and
biological products. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 6,
2019.
S. 347.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York,
as the ``Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building''. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 6, 2019.
Reported May 15, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate July
30, 2019. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Reform Aug. 2, 2019.
S. 349 (H.R. 831).-- To require the Secretary of Transportation to
request nominations for, and make determinations regarding,
roads to be designated under the national scenic byways
program, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Feb. 6, 2019. Reported amended June 19, 2019;
Rept. 116-61. Passed Senate amended Sept. 9, 2019. Received in
House and held at desk Sept. 10, 2019.
S. 375.-- To improve efforts to identify and reduce Governmentwide
improper payments, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 7, 2019.
Reported May 6, 2019; Rept. 116-35. Passed Senate July 16,
2019. Received in House and referred to Oversight and Reform
July 17, 2019.
S. 380.-- To increase access to agency guidance documents.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 7,
2019. Reported amended Mar. 25, 2019; Rept. 116-12.
S. 383.-- To support carbon dioxide utilization and direct air
capture research, to facilitate the permitting and development
of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and
carbon dioxide pipelines, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Feb. 7, 2019. Reported Apr. 10,
2019; Rept. 116-38.
S. 387.-- To prohibit Federal agencies and Federal contractors
from requesting that an applicant for employment disclose
criminal history record information before the applicant has
received a conditional offer, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 7, 2019.
Reported amended Apr. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-33.
S. 394.-- To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to
improve the orderly transfer of the executive power during
Presidential transitions. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 7, 2019. Reported amended Mar. 25,
2019; Rept. 116-13. Passed Senate amended Aug. 1, 2019.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Reform Aug. 2,
2019.
S. 395.-- To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule
making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary
of the proposed rule. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 7, 2019. Reported Mar. 25, 2019;
Rept. 116-14. Passed Senate June 11, 2019. Received in House
and referred to the Judiciary June 12, 2019.
S. 398.-- To support the peaceful resolution of the civil war in
Yemen, to address the resulting humanitarian crisis, and to
hold the perpetrators responsible for murdering a Saudi
dissident. Referred to Foreign Relations Feb. 7, 2019.
Reported July 30, 2019; no written report.
S. 406.-- To establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce
program for the Federal cyber workforce. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 7, 2019. Reported
amended Mar. 25, 2019; Rept. 116-15. Passed Senate amended
Apr. 30, 2019. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Reform May 2, 2019.
S. 411 (H.R. 769).-- To establish a Counterterrorism Advisory
Board, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Feb. 7, 2019. Reported amended July
22, 2019; Rept. 116-59.
S. 440.-- To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that a
patent owner may not assert sovereign immunity as a defense in
certain actions before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb.
12, 2019. Reported amended June 28 (Legislative day of June
27), 2019; no written report. Ordered placed on the calendar
June 28 (Legislative day of June 27), 2019.
S. 461.-- To strengthen the capacity and competitiveness of
historically Black colleges and universities through robust
public-sector, private-sector, and community partnerships and
engagement, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Feb. 12,
2019. Received in House and referred to Oversight and Reform
and in addition to Education and Labor Feb. 13, 2019.
S. 464.-- To require the treatment of a lapse in appropriations as
a mitigating condition when assessing financial considerations
for security clearances, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Feb. 13, 2019.
S. 483.-- To enact into law a bill by reference. Ordered placed on
the calendar and passed Senate Feb. 14, 2019. Received in
House and held at desk Feb. 15, 2019. Passed House with
amendment Feb. 25, 2019. Senate agreed to House amendment Feb.
28, 2019. Presented to the President Mar. 6, 2019. Approved
Mar. 8, 2019. Public Law 116-8.
S. 488.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to specify
lynching as a deprivation of civil rights, and for other
purposes. Passed Senate Feb. 14, 2019. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary Feb. 14, 2019.
S. 494.-- To establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee
to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and
development grants, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 14, 2019. Reported
Aug. 16, 2019; Rept. 116-77.
S. 504.-- To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize The
American Legion to determine the requirements for membership
in The American Legion, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary Feb. 14, 2019. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended June 11, 2019. Received in House and referred
to the Judiciary June 12, 2019. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 23, 2019. Presented to the President July 29, 2019.
Approved July 30, 2019. Public Law 116-35.
S. 520.-- To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an
energy efficiency materials pilot program. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Feb. 14, 2019. Reported amended Aug. 16,
2019; Rept. 116-72.
S. 528 (H.R. 866).-- To amend title 40, United States Code, to
provide a lactation room in public buildings, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 14,
2019. Committee discharged. Passed Senate June 26, 2019.
Received in House and held at desk June 27, 2019.
S. 542.-- To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to
transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of
local and State prohibitions. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Feb. 25, 2019. Reported July 24, 2019;
Rept. 116-65.
S. 580.-- To amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as
the ``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with respect to the
monetary allowance payable to a former President, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 27, 2019. Reported amended June 27, 2019; Rept.
116-53.
S. 590.-- To award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson
and Dr. Christine Darden, to posthumously award Congressional
Gold Medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, and to award
a Congressional Gold Medal to honor all of the women who
contributed to the success of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration during the Space Race. Referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 27, 2019. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 27, 2019. Received in House and
referred to Financial Services and in addition to House
Administration Mar. 29, 2019.
S. 617.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
certain expiring provisions, to provide disaster tax relief,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 4,
2019.
S. 693.-- To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that
the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the
United States is displayed on certain Federal property.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 7, 2019. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate May 2, 2019. Received in House and referred to
the Judiciary May 7, 2019.
S. 715.-- To improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the
manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in
coordination with the National Academies and other appropriate
Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing
plan and to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized
manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 7, 2019. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept.
116-80.
S. 725.-- To change the address of the postal facility designated
in honor of Captain Humayun Khan. Passed Senate Mar. 7, 2019.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Reform Mar.
11, 2019. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 2, 2019.
Presented to the President Apr. 8, 2019. Approved Apr. 16,
2019. Public Law 116-15.
S. 727.-- To combat international extremism by addressing global
fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected
areas, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations
Mar. 7, 2019. Reported amended July 18, 2019; no written
report.
S. 729.-- To prohibit the use of funds to Federal agencies to
establish a panel, task force, advisory committee, or other
effort to challenge the scientific consensus on climate
change, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
Mar. 11, 2019.
S. 731.-- To amend the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to
authorize certain polygraph waiver authority, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 7, 2019. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept.
116-99.
S. 737 (H.R. 1665).-- To direct the National Science Foundation to
support STEM education research focused on early childhood.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 11,
2019. Reported Aug. 16, 2019; Rept. 116-78.
S. 744 (H.R. 1986).-- To amend section 175b of title 18, United
States Code, to correct a scrivener's error. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 12, 2019. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
May 16, 2019. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary
May 20, 2019. Rules suspended. Passed House July 10, 2019.
Presented to the President July 15, 2019. Approved July 25,
2019. Public Law 116-31.
S. 747.-- To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program,
and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 12, 2019. Reported Apr. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-39.
S. 771 (H.R. 1649).-- To amend section 21 of the Small Business
Act to require cyber certification for small business
development center counselors, and for other purposes.
Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Mar. 13, 2019.
Reported Apr. 1, 2019; no written report.
S. 772.-- To require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the
Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Mar. 13, 2019.
Reported amended Apr. 1, 2019; no written report.
S. 816.-- To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of
exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 14,
2019. Reported Aug. 16, 2019; Rept. 116-73.
S. 820.-- To strengthen programs authorized under the Debbie Smith
Act of 2004. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 14, 2019. Reported
amended May 9, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate amended
May 16, 2019. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary
May 20, 2019.
S. 832.-- To nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United
States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865.
Referred to Indian Affairs Mar. 14, 2019. Reported June 10,
2019; Rept. 116-45. Passed Senate June 27, 2019. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources June 28, 2019.
S. 846.-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit certain
rolling stock procurements, and for other purposes. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 14, 2019.
Committee discharged Apr. 9, 2019. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 9, 2019.
S. 859.-- To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize
hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric
efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 25, 2019.
Reported amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-81.
S. 862.-- To repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for
Small Business Administration disaster loans. Referred to
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Mar. 25, 2019. Reported
Apr. 3, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate amended Aug. 1,
2019. Received in House and held at desk Aug. 2, 2019.
S. 863.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Passed Senate Mar. 25, 2019. Received in House and
referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 26, 2019. Committee
discharged. Passed House Mar. 28, 2019. Presented to the
President Apr. 1, 2019. Approved Apr. 8, 2019. Public Law 116-
12.
S. 886.-- To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 27, 2019.
Committee discharged May 23 (Legislative day of May 22), 2019.
Referred to Indian Affairs May 23 (Legislative day of May 22),
2019.
S. 918.-- To prohibit the President or a Federal agency from
constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail
services on broadband networks without authorization from
Congress, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Mar. 27, 2019. Reported amended
July 25, 2019; Rept. 116-66.
S. 929.-- To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the
eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 28, 2019. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate July 30, 2019. Received in House and referred to
the Judiciary Aug. 2, 2019.
S. 979.-- To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform
Act of 2006 to incorporate the recommendations made by the
Government Accountability Office relating to advance
contracts, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 2, 2019. Reported
amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-84.
S. 983.-- To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to
reauthorize the weatherization assistance program, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr.
2, 2019. Reported Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-82.
S. 998 (H.R. 2368).-- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to expand support for police officer
family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 3, 2019.
Reported amended May 9, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate
amended May 16, 2019. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary May 20, 2019. Rules suspended. Passed House July 10,
2019. Presented to the President July 15, 2019. Approved July
25, 2019. Public Law 116-32.
S. 1014.-- To establish the Route 66 Centennial Commission, and
for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Apr. 3, 2019. Reported June 19, 2019; Rept. 116-62.
S. 1025.-- To provide humanitarian relief to the Venezuelan people
and Venezuelan migrants, to advance a constitutional and
democratic solution to Venezuela's political crisis, to
address Venezuela's economic reconstruction, to combat public
corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering, and
for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Apr. 3,
2019. Reported amended June 3, 2019; no written report.
S. 1052.-- To authorize the Office of Fossil Energy to develop
advanced separation technologies for the extraction and
recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and
coal byproducts, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 4, 2019. Reported amended Aug. 16,
2019; Rept. 116-74.
S. 1057 (H.R. 2030).-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River
Drought Contingency Management and Operations, and for other
purposes. Passed Senate Apr. 8, 2019. Received in House and
held at desk Apr. 9, 2019.
S. 1061.-- To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 8, 2019. Reported Apr. 10,
2019; Rept. 116-36.
S. 1064.-- To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study
on the national security implications of building ethane and
other natural-gas-liquids-related petrochemical infrastructure
in the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 8, 2019. Reported amended
Aug. 16, 2019; Rept. 116-75.
S. 1085.-- To support research, development, and other activities
to develop innovative vehicle technologies, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 9,
2019. Reported Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-83.
S. 1102.-- To promote security and energy partnerships in the
Eastern Mediterranean, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Apr. 10, 2019. Reported amended July 10,
2019; no written report.
S. 1151.-- To prohibit contracting with persons that have business
operations with the Maduro regime, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr.
11, 2019. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-85.
S. 1173 (H.R. 776).-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children
program. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Apr. 11, 2019. Reported July 9, 2019; no written report.
S. 1196.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie,
Wisconsin, as the ``Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 11, 2019. Reported May 15, 2019; no written
report. Passed Senate July 30, 2019. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Reform Aug. 2, 2019.
S. 1199.-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and
extend the poison center network program. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 11, 2019. Reported amended
July 9, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate amended July
22, 2019. Received in House and held at desk July 23, 2019.
S. 1207.-- To approve the settlement of the water rights claims of
the Navajo Nation in Utah, and for other purposes. Referred to
Indian Affairs Apr. 11, 2019. Reported Sept. 9, 2019; Rept.
116-79.
S. 1208.-- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 with respect to payments to certain public safety
officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a
result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 11, 2019.
Reported amended May 13, 2019; no written report. Passed
Senate amended May 16, 2019. Received in House and referred to
the Judiciary May 16, 2019.
S. 1224.-- To enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing
of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere
with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to
foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of
petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public
health concerns, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Apr. 29, 2019. Reported amended June 28 (Legislative
day of June 27), 2019; no written report.
S. 1227.-- To require the Federal Trade Commission to study the
role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and
provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 29, 2019.
Reported amended June 28 (Legislative day of June 27), 2019;
no written report.
S. 1231.-- To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
Program. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 30, 2019. Reported
amended May 9, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate amended
May 14, 2019. Received in House and held at desk May 15, 2019.
S. 1235.-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, giving women in the United
States the right to vote. Referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Apr. 30, 2019. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended June 4, 2019. Received in House and held at
desk June 5, 2019.
S. 1272.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode
Island, as the ``Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 1,
2019. Reported June 19, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate
July 30, 2019. Received in House and held at desk Aug. 2,
2019.
S. 1275.-- To require the collection of voluntary feedback on
services provided by agencies, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 1,
2019. Reported amended June 10, 2019; Rept. 116-46. Passed
Senate amended July 25, 2019. Received in House and referred
to Oversight and Reform July 30, 2019.
S. 1286.-- To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate
the commercialization of energy and related technologies
developed at Department of Energy facilities with promising
commercial potential. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
May 2, 2019. Reported Aug. 16, 2019; Rept. 116-76.
S. 1289.-- To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an
assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment
and adoption on the economy of the United States, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 2, 2019. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate June 5, 2019. Received in House and referred to Energy
and Commerce June 10, 2019.
S. 1309.-- To identify and combat corruption in countries, to
establish a tiered system of countries with respect to levels
of corruption by their governments and their efforts to combat
such corruption, and to assess United States assistance to
designated countries in order to advance anti-corruption
efforts in those countries and better serve United States
taxpayers. Referred to Foreign Relations May 2, 2019. Reported
amended July 11, 2019; no written report.
S. 1321.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
interference with voting systems under the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act. Referred to the Judiciary May 6, 2019. Reported May
22, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate July 17, 2019.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary July 19, 2019.
S. 1328.-- To designate foreign persons who improperly interfere
in United States elections as inadmissible aliens, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 6, 2019.
Reported May 22, 2019; no written report. Passed Senate June
3, 2019. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary June
4, 2019.
S. 1332.-- To set forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through
2029. Ordered placed on the calendar May 7, 2019.
S. 1333.-- To amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery
Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do
Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and
recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 6, 2019. Reported June 25, 2019; Rept. 116-49.
S. 1340.-- To authorize activities to combat the Ebola outbreak in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations May 7, 2019. Reported amended
June 3, 2019; no written report.
S. 1345.-- To amend and reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act. Referred to Environment and
Public Works May 7, 2019. Reported June 19, 2019; no written
report.
S. 1370.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat
certain military survivor benefits as earned income for
purposes of the kiddie tax. Referred to Finance May 8, 2019.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate May 21, 2019.
S. 1378.-- To repeal the multi-State plan program. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 8, 2019.
Reported amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-86.
S. 1379.-- To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health
Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness
and response, and for other purposes. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions May 8, 2019. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate May 16, 2019. Received in House and
held at desk May 20, 2019. Rules suspended. Passed House June
4, 2019. Presented to the President June 13, 2019. Approved
June 24, 2019. Public Law 116-22.
S. 1388.-- To manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence
training, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs May 9, 2019. Reported Sept.
10, 2019; Rept. 116-87.
S. 1416.-- To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit
anticompetitive behaviors by drug product manufacturers, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 9, 2019.
Reported amended June 28 (Legislative day of June 27), 2019;
no written report.
S. 1419.-- To require agencies to publish an advance notice of
proposed rule making for major rules. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs May 13, 2019. Reported
amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-88.
S. 1420.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the
effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory
objectives by promoting retrospective review, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 13, 2019. Reported July 15, 2019; Rept. 116-55.
S. 1430.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to prevent fraud
by representative payees. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs May 13, 2019. Reported amended July 15,
2019; Rept. 116-56.
S. 1434.-- To prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and
construction services procurements, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 13,
2019. Reported Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-100.
S. 1436.-- To make technical corrections to the computation of
average pay under Public Law 110-279. Passed Senate May 13,
2019. Received in House and held at desk May 15, 2019. Passed
House May 16, 2019. Presented to the President May 31, 2019.
Approved June 12, 2019. Public Law 116-21.
S. 1441.-- To impose sanctions with respect to the provision of
certain vessels for the construction of Russian energy export
pipelines, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Relations May 14, 2019. Reported amended July 31, 2019; no
written report.
S. 1494.-- To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors
and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse
of the asylum system and establish refugee application and
processing centers outside the United States, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 15, 2019. Reported
amended Aug. 16, 2019; no written report.
S. 1507.-- To include certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances in the toxics release inventory, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works May 16,
2019. Reported amended June 19, 2019; no written report.
S. 1521 (H.R. 639).-- To amend section 327 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to
clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
task forces may include Federal employees. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 16, 2019.
Reported July 22, 2019; Rept. 116-60.
S. 1539.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs May 16, 2019. Reported Sept. 10, 2019;
Rept. 116-89.
S. 1589.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2018,
2019, and 2020 for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Reported from Intelligence May 22, 2019; Rept. 116-47.
S. 1689.-- To permit States to transfer certain funds from the
clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water
revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works May
23 (Legislative day of May 22), 2019. Reported June 19, 2019;
Rept. 116-63. Passed Senate Sept. 9, 2019. Received in House
and held at desk Sept. 10, 2019.
S. 1693.-- To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.
Passed Senate May 23 (Legislative day of May 22), 2019. Held
at Desk May 28, 2019. Passed House May 30, 2019. Presented to
the President May 31, 2019. Approved May 31, 2019. Public Law
116-19.
S. 1694.-- To require any Federal agency that issues licenses to
conduct activities in outer space to include in the
requirements for such licenses an agreement relating to the
preservation and protection of the Apollo 11 landing site, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 23, 2019. Reported amended July 16, 2019;
no written report. Passed Senate amended July 18, 2019.
Received in House and referred to Science, Space, and
Technology and in addition to Foreign Affairs July 19, 2019.
S. 1749 (H.R. 1988).-- To clarify seasoning requirements for
certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate June 5, 2019. Received in House and referred to
Financial Services and in addition to Veterans' Affairs June
10, 2019. Committees discharged. Passed House July 9, 2019.
Presented to the President July 15, 2019. Approved July 25,
2019. Public Law 116-33.
S. 1759.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis,
Indiana, as the ``Richard G. Lugar Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
10, 2019. Reported June 19, 2019; no written report. Passed
Senate July 30, 2019. Received in House and held at desk Aug.
2, 2019.
S. 1790 (H.R. 2500).-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Reported from Armed Services June 11, 2019; Rept. 116-48.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 11, 2019. Considered June
24, 25, 26, 2019. Passed Senate amended June 27, 2019; Roll
No. 188: 86-8. Received in House and held at desk July 2,
2019.
S. 1811.-- To make technical corrections to the America's Water
Infrastructure Act of 2018, and for other purposes. Referred
to Environment and Public Works June 12, 2019. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate July 10, 2019. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Natural Resources July 11, 2019.
S. 1833 (H.R. 3245).-- To transfer a bridge over the Wabash River
to the New Harmony River Bridge Authority and the New Harmony
and Wabash River Bridge Authority, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works June 13, 2019.
Reported June 19, 2019; Rept. 116-64. Passed Senate July 17,
2019. Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 19, 2019.
S. 1846.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial
governments, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs June 13, 2019. Reported
amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-90.
S. 1867.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish
in the Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft
Systems Coordinator, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 13, 2019.
Reported Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-91.
S. 1869.-- To require the disclosure of ownership of high-security
space leased to accommodate a Federal agency, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 13, 2019. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept.
116-92.
S. 1881.-- To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or
disabled veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation June 18, 2019. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 10, 2019. Received in House
and held at desk Sept. 11, 2019.
S. 1883.-- To improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 18, 2019.
Reported amended July 23, 2019; no written report.
S. 1895.-- To lower health care costs. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions June 19, 2019. Reported amended
July 8, 2019; no written report.
S. 1900.-- Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 19, 2019; no written report.
S. 1945.-- To amend section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2776) to preserve congressional review and oversight of
foreign arms sales, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations June 24, 2019. Reported July 15, 2019; no
written report.
S. 1992.-- To amend the FAST Act to repeal a rescission of funds.
Referred to Environment and Public Works June 26, 2019.
Reported July 31, 2019; no written report.
S. 2035.-- To require the Transportation Security Administration
to develop a strategic plan to expand eligibility for the
PreCheck Program to individuals with Transportation Worker
Identification Credentials or Hazardous Materials
Endorsements. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
June 27, 2019. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 10,
2019. Received in House and referred to Homeland Security
Sept. 11, 2019.
S. 2047.-- To provide for a 2-week extension of the Medicaid
community mental health services demonstration program, and
for other purposes. Passed Senate June 27, 2019. Received in
House and passed June 28, 2019. Presented to the President
June 28, 2019. Approved July 5, 2019. Public Law 116-29.
S. 2052.-- To authorize the honorary promotion of Colonel Charles
E. McGee to brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
Referred to Armed Services June 28 (Legislative day of June
27), 2019. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended July
31, 2019. Received in House and referred to Armed Services
Aug. 2, 2019.
S. 2065.-- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
publish an annual report on the use of deepfake technology,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 9, 2019. Reported amended Sept. 10,
2019; Rept. 116-93.
S. 2107.-- To increase the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists
and support staff in the Office of Field Operations of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
11, 2019. Reported Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-94.
S. 2193.-- To require the Administrator of General Services to
issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by
charge card for the charging of Federal electric motor
vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs July 18, 2019. Reported
amended Sept. 10, 2019; Rept. 116-95.
S. 2249.-- To allow the Deputy Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration on the date of enactment of this Act
to continue to serve as such Deputy Administrator. Passed
Senate July 24, 2019. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 24, 2019. Committee
discharged. Passed House July 25, 2019. Presented to the
President July 30, 2019. Approved Aug. 2, 2019. Public Law
116-38.
S. 2258.-- To provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust
whistleblowers. Ordered placed on the calendar July 25, 2019.
S. 2302.-- To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize
funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction
programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works July 29, 2019. Reported amended Aug. 1, 2019; no
written report.
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