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Bill· SS. 2212 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2019
Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill addresses U.S. Coast Guard shore infrastructure. The bill directs the Coast Guard to (1) develop a plan to standardize its facility assessments; (2) establish shore infrastructure performance goals, measures, and baselines to track the effectiveness of maintenance and repair investments; (3) develop a process to routinely align its shore infrastructure portfolio with mission needs; (4) establish guidance for planning boards to document inputs, deliberations, and project prioritization decisions for infrastructure maintenance projects; (5) employ models for its infrastructure asset lines; (6) include details about competing project alternatives and report tradeoffs in congressional budget requests and related reports; and (7) explore the development of real property management expertise within its workforce.
Bill· SS. 2211 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2019
Fixing Our Country Roads Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish the total number of miles that may be authorized for the expansion of the Appalachian development highway system.
Bill· SS. 2210 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2019
Great Lakes Water Protection Act This bill restricts the diversion of waste streams into the Great Lakes from publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities. The bill also establishes the Great Lakes Green Infrastructure Grant Program to make grants to Great Lakes states to develop green infrastructure projects.
Bill· SS. 2202 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2019
This bill directs Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a program to expedite detainee transport to processing facilities. Under the program, CBP shall ensure that (1) a certain number of border patrol agents with commercial driver's licenses with passenger endorsements are serving at each remote station and on each shift, and (2) a certain number of buses are assigned to specified geographical sectors.
Bill· SS. 2198 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2019
Promoting the Launch of Aviation's Next Era Act of 2019 or the PLANE Act of 2019 This bill revises provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including provisions for air traffic controllers and protections for the aviation community. Among other things, the bill expands pilot protection to include that pilot facing an investigation by the FAA can appeal to a federal district court for de novo review, establishes a five-year public-private partnership for general aviation airports to attract private sector investments, designates certain general aviation airports as disaster relief airports, directs employees and staff of the FAA Academy responsible for training air traffic controllers to remain open during a government shutdown, provides practical experience for trainee air traffic control operators, and requires that all tax receipts from aviation fuel sources are deposited in the Airport and Airways Trust Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 3836 (116th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2019
Wireless Infrastructure Resiliency during Emergencies and Disasters Act or the WIRED Act This bill authorizes states to require wireless companies to deploy infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters.
Bill· HRH.R. 3822 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2019
Green Transportation Act This bill requires states and metropolitan planning organizations to include greenhouse gas reductions in their long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs. Each metropolitan planning organization must biennially submit to the Department of Transportation (DOT) the standardized models and methodologies it uses to measure and monitor transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. DOT must create a public clearinghouse of such models and methodologies.
Bill· SS. 2185 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2019
Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act This bill establishes Department of Labor requirements and tax incentives for certified entities who construct certain clean energy, manufacturing, or energy efficiency projects. Specifically, the bill initiates prevailing wage jobs in the clean energy economy, builds clean U.S. energy infrastructure and technology, and provides incentives for workforce training and development.
Bill· SS. 2182 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2019
Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2019 or the SPY Car Act of 2019 This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to establish cybersecurity standards for motor vehicles. Specifically, the bill directs the NHTSA to issue regulations that require motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States to protect against unauthorized access to electronic controls, critical software systems, or driving data; the NHTSA to require the fuel economy labeling that manufacturers attach to motor vehicles to display a cyber dashboard with a standardized graphic to inform consumers about the extent to which the vehicle protects individuals' cybersecurity and privacy beyond the minimum requirements; and the Federal Trade Commission to require manufacturers to notify owners or lessees about the collection, retention and use of driving data and provide an option to terminate such data collection and retention, and to prohibit manufacturers from using such data for advertising or marketing without the owner's or lessee's consent. The Federal Highway Administration must (1) develop a tool to assist transportation authorities in identifying, detecting, protecting against, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents; and (2) designate a cyber coordinator to monitor, alert, and advise transportation officials of cyber incidents.
Bill· SS. 2181 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2019
Cybersecurity Standards for Aircraft to Improve Resilience Act of 2019 or the Cyber AIR Act This bill addresses cyberattacks on aircraft systems and cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the U.S. commercial aviation system. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must implement regulations to require domestic or foreign air carriers and manufacturers to disclose to the Federal Aviation Administration any attempted or successful cyberattack against any system on board an aircraft or against any maintenance or ground support system for aircraft. DOT must also incorporate cybersecurity into the requirements for obtaining an air carrier operating certificate or a production certificate. The Commercial Aviation Communications Safety and Security Leadership Group must (1) evaluate the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of broadband wireless communications equipment designed for consumer use on board aircraft; and (2) require the implementation by air carriers, manufacturers, and communications service providers of security measures it deems necessary to prevent cyberattacks that exploit such equipment.
Bill· SS. 2173 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2019
Coast Guard Drug Detection and Interdiction Act This bill authorizes the United States Coast Guard to provide funding through FY2021 for the enhancement of its land-based unmanned aircraft system program. The Coast Guard must assess the feasibility and advisability of using unmanned aircraft systems for surveillance of marine protected areas, the transit zone, and the Arctic.
Bill· HRH.R. 3791 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2019
Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act This bill reauthorizes and revises the Airport Improvement Program through FY2023. The bill also (1) eliminates the cap on passenger facility charges (local user fees) of $4.50 per enplanement; and (2) with respect to large hub airports that increase such charges beyond $4.50 per enplanement, provides for corresponding reductions in program grant funding.
Bill· SS. 2153 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2019
This bill requires the U.S. Coast Guard to submit to Congress a report on vulnerabilities to Coast Guard installations resulting from climate change over the next 20 years, including an overview of mitigations that may be necessary to ensure the continued operational viability of the vulnerable installations.
Bill· SS. 2152 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2019
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a study to identify gaps in resources that contribute to low interdiction rates for maritime noncommercial smuggling of illicit drugs into the United States from Central America and South America.
Bill· SS. 2135 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2019
Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act This bill imposes requirements and standards related to the care of aliens in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. CBP shall conduct an initial health screening of each alien in custody to identify those with acute conditions and high-risk vulnerabilities and to provide appropriate health care. CBP shall conduct the screening within 12 hours of each alien's arrival at a CBP facility, and within 6 hours for certain priority individuals such as children, pregnant women, and those with disabilities. The bill imposes various requirements related to the services, personnel, and infrastructure for providing such screenings, such as providing interpreters, chaperones, and mental health treatment when necessary. CBP shall ensure detainees have access to drinking water, toilets, sanitation facilities, hygiene products, food, and shelter. The bill imposes certain standards relating to such requirements, such as the minimum amount of drinking water for each detainee and the acceptable temperature range of the shelters. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall enter into memoranda of understanding with various emergency government relief agencies to address instances when surge capacity is necessary. The Inspector General of DHS shall conduct unannounced inspections of ports of entry, border patrol stations, and detention facilities and report the results to Congress. The Government Accountability Office shall assess CBP management of such facilities and whether CBP and DHS processes are in compliance with this bill's requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 3781 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2019
Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 This bill increases the minimum level of insurance required for motor carriers transporting property. The Department of Transportation must adjust the minimum insurance requirement every five years to account for inflation relating to medical care.
Bill· HRH.R. 3773 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2019
Safe Roads Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to implement motor vehicle safety standards that (1) require new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, (2) establish performance requirements for such braking systems, and (3) require such systems to be used while the commercial vehicles are in operation.
Bill· SS. 2129 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2019
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to (1) revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), including by incorporating resilience into its emergency relief program; (2) develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in the program; (3) provide information on such best practices to the FHWA and states; and (4) develop and implement a process to track the consideration of resilience as part of emergency relief efforts and the costs of emergency relief products. (The emergency relief program provides funds for emergency and permanent repairs on federal-aid highways and roads that have suffered serious damage because of a natural disaster or catastrophic failure from an external cause.)
Bill· HRH.R. 3758 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 2019
Small Community Transit Improvement Act of 2019 This bill increases the amount of certain public transportation grants to be apportioned to urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 that meet or exceed one or more performance categories for small transit intensive cities.
Bill· HRH.R. 3759 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 2019
Defending America's 5G Future Act This bill prohibits transactions involving the information and communications technology of a foreign adversary when such transactions pose undue risks involving sabotage or subversion, catastrophic effects on critical U.S. infrastructure or the digital economy, or U.S. national-security or foreign-policy interests. Additionally, the bill prohibits the removal of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports and authorizes Congress to disallow any export licenses granted to Huawei or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
Bill· SS. 2118 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 2019
Defending America's 5G Future Act This bill prohibits transactions involving the information and communications technology of a foreign adversary when such transactions pose undue risks involving sabotage or subversion, catastrophic effects on critical U.S. infrastructure or the digital economy, or U.S. national-security or foreign-policy interests. Additionally, the bill prohibits the removal of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports and authorizes Congress to disallow any export licenses granted to Huawei or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
Bill· SS. 2117 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 2019
Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019 This bill restricts the Department of Commerce from removing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to license requirements for exports. Commerce may remove Huawei from the list only after certifying to Congress that (1) Huawei has neither violated U.S. or U.N. sanctions for five years nor stolen U.S. intellectual property during that time, and (2) Huawei poses no ongoing threat to U.S. telecommunications or infrastructure or the infrastructure of U.S. allies.
Bill· HRH.R. 3739 (116th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2019
Red Light Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold from states allocations of federal highway funds in FY2020 and thereafter if such states enact laws to provide drivers' licenses or other identification cards to aliens unlawfully present in the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 3699 (116th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2019
Pipeline Security Act This bill revises the duties of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to include securing pipelines and pipeline facilities against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other acts that jeopardize the physical security or cybersecurity of the pipelines or facilities. Specifically, the bill (1) establishes a pipeline security section within the TSA, and (2) directs the TSA to develop a personnel strategy for enhancing operations within such section.
Bill· HRH.R. 3694 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2019
Helping Families Fly Act of 2019 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to implement training for its frontline personnel regarding the screening of pregnant women and families with young children at passenger screening checkpoints, including (1) information related the use of advanced imaging technology on pregnant women, as well as opt-out and alternative screening procedures; and (2) guidelines and procedures for efficiently and respectfully screening pregnant women and families with young children. The TSA must also create a strategy for communicating procedures and guidelines to pregnant women and families with young children, including through social media, and its customer service call center; make passenger support specialists available to assist such women and families with screening checkpoint information; and assess the feasibility of developing dedicated screening lanes for such families.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 484 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2019
This resolution (1) recognizes the start of the inland waterway system navigation season, (2) acknowledges the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in maintaining the inland waterway system as vital to the nation's economy, (3) recognizes that more than 78% of the locks and dams operated by the Corps on the system are well beyond their 50-year design life, and (4) expresses that investment in the inland waterway system is needed and would significantly impact the competitiveness of American commodities in international markets.
Bill· SS. 2094 (116th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2019
Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to states for the development, implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. A state energy security plan must contain specified content, including a risk assessment of energy infrastructure and cross-sector interdependencies and a risk mitigation approach to enhance reliability and end-use resilience. The plan must address potential hazards to each energy sector or system, including physical threats and cybersecurity threats.
Bill· HRH.R. 3675 (116th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2019
Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 This bill directs (1) the Government Accountability Office to review Department of Homeland Security (DHS) trusted traveler programs, and (2) DHS to extend the enrollment period where an individual's participation in a trusted traveler program was revoked in error.
Bill· HRH.R. 3681 (116th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2019
Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), the Forest Service, and the National Park Service (NPS) (appropriate agencies) to collaborate on the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation and use of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System lands, NPS lands, and specified lands owned by units of local government or Indian tribes. DOE and such appropriate agencies shall facilitate such installation and use, including by acquiring zero-emissions vehicles for the fleets of the Forest Service and the NPS. For purposes of determining whether the acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles is practical for the fleet of the Forest Service or the NPS, DOE shall take into account the availability on National Forest System land or NPS land, as applicable, of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure.
Bill· HRH.R. 3669 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2019
Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective-response-to-terrorism exercise that includes managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure, such as an extreme cold-weather event caused by a polar vortex.
Bill· HRH.R. 3691 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2019
TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act or the TRANSLATE Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports is better understood by people accessing such airports, including by foreign language speakers and people with vision or hearing impairments.
Bill· HRH.R. 3671 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2019
Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act This bill revises the program responsible for federal coordination and review of major infrastructure projects, including by making this program permanent and by expanding the types of projects eligible for the program.
Bill· HRH.R. 3663 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2019
Complete Streets Act of 2019 This bill directs each state to establish a competitive program to provide technical assistance and grants for the design and construction of complete streets to make transit routes safer and more accessible. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish benchmarks and guidance by which states can implement complete streets programs and eligible entities can carry out complete streets policies and principles; eligible entities seeking technical assistance or funds for a complete streets program to adopt policies using complete streets principles that are approved by the state or metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) with jurisdiction over such entites; states and MPOs to certify that their complete street policies meet the minimum requirements set out by DOT; states to set aside 5% of their federal highway money to implement a complete streets program; and states and MPOs to adopt design standards for federal surface transportation projects that provide for the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the surface transportation network, including motorized and non-motorized users, in all phases of project planning, development, and operation.
Bill· SS. 2084 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2019
Generating Resilient, Environmentally Exceptional National Streets Act or the GREEN Streets Act This bill establishes national goals to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions and improve the resilience of the transportation system. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish minimum standards for states to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and per capita vehicle miles traveled (VMTs) on the National Highway System; DOT to establish measures for states to assess and reduce carbon dioxide; states and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to consider projects and strategies that reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions and decrease per capita VMT's; states and MPOs to publish an analysis of the impact on per capita VMTs and mobile source greenhouse gas emissions for each project that adds new lanes or otherwise increases traffic capacity and costs more than $25 million; states that are out of compliance with the per capita VMT standards or carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emission measures to dedicate federal highway funding to achieve compliance; and DOT to establish national transit access standards and performance measures for transit accessibility, transit stop distance, and transit mode share.
Bill· SS. 2077 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2019
Complete Streets Act of 2019 This bill directs each state to establish a competitive program to provide technical assistance and grants for the design and construction of complete streets to make transit routes safer and more accessible. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish benchmarks and guidance by which states can implement complete streets programs and eligible entities can carry out complete streets policies and principles; eligible entities seeking technical assistance or funds for a complete streets program to adopt policies using complete streets principles that are approved by the state or metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) with jurisdiction over such entites; states and MPOs to certify that their complete street policies meet the minimum requirements set out by DOT; states to set aside 5% of their federal highway money to implement a complete streets program; and states and MPOs to adopt design standards for federal surface transportation projects that provide for the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the surface transportation network, including motorized and non-motorized users, in all phases of project planning, development, and operation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3632 (116th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2019
Fair and Open Skies Act This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption from certain air carrier certificate requirements under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007, unless DOT finds that issuing the permit or exemption would be consistent with Article 17 bis of the agreement, which provides that opportunities created by the agreement do not undermine labor standards or the labor-related rights and principles contained in the laws of the respective parties to the agreement; and imposes conditions on the permit or exemption necessary to ensure compliance with Article 17 bis . The bill modifies policy considerations relating to air carrier certificates to require DOT to consider preventing entry into U.S. markets by flag of convenience carriers (i.e., foreign air carriers established in a country other the home country of their majority owner in order to avoid regulations of the home country) and preventing the undermining of labor standards. In carrying out such air carrier certificate requirements, DOT must consider preventing entry of flag of convenience carriers into U.S. markets as being in the public interest and consistent with public convenience and necessity for safety in air transportation and air commerce. In formulating U.S. international air transportation policy relating to the elimination of discrimination and unfair competition, the Department of State and DOT must include in their considerations the undermining of labor standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 3648 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2019
Defense Access Road Enhancement Act This bill revises the authority of the Department of Transportation to improve the construction and reconstruction of defense access roads, including repairing damage to roads caused by weather-related events, increases in mean high tide levels, recurrent flooding, or natural disasters.
Bill· HRH.R. 3646 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2019
Stadiums Operating under New Guidance Act or the SONG Act This bill revises the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue temporary flight restrictions for sporting events. The bill requires the FAA to revise the meaning of "sporting" to include all major events held in stadiums, including concerts.
Bill· HRH.R. 3628 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2019
Motor Carriers Accountability Act This bill requires motor carriers that operate passenger services on standard coach buses with 50 or more seats to adopt contingency plans for excessive passenger delays.
Bill· HRH.R. 3647 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2019
Impact Aid Infrastructure Act This bill provides $1 billion in funding in FY2021 for impact aid construction grants. The grants provide infrastructure assistance to school districts that have lost property tax revenue due to tax-exempt federal property in the districts or that have increased expenditures due to the enrollment of children residing on Indian lands, military bases, or low-rent housing property, or children who have parents in the uniformed services or employed on federal properties.
Bill· SS. 2056 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 July 2019
Build America, Buy America Act This bill requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States. Each federal agency must submit to the Office of Management and Budget and to Congress a report that identifies each federal financial assistance program for infrastructure administered by the agency and (1) identify domestic content procurement preferences applicable to the assistance, (2) assess the applicability of such requirements, (3) provide details on any applicable domestic content procurement preference requirement, and (4) include a description of the type of infrastructure projects that receive funding under the program. Each agency shall ensure that none of the funds made available for such a program may be used for a project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States, subject to waivers where inconsistent with the public interest, where not produced in sufficient quantities or satisfactory quality, or where such inclusion will increase the cost of the project by more than 25%.
Bill· HRH.R. 3612 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 2019
This bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to repeal the permanent rescission on July 1, 2020, of $7.569 billion in unobligated federal-aid highway funds for states.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 473 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 2019
This resolution declares that space launch is a developmental activity, not a form of transportation, and finds that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch and reentry activities.
Bill· HRH.R. 3593 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2019
Hot Cars Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or less to be equipped with an alert system to detect the presence of an occupant (e.g., a child or domestic animal) in a rear designated seating position after the vehicle engine is turned off. DOT must also consider requiring systems that can detect the presence of any occupant unable to independently exit the vehicle and the presence of a child who has entered an unoccupied vehicle independently. The alert must (1) include a distinct auditory and visual alert to notify individuals inside and outside of the vehicle of the presence of an occupant which must be combined with an interior haptic warning (i.e., vibrations), and (2) be activated when the vehicle engine is turned off and the presence of an occupant is detected. DOT must enter into an agreement with an independent third party for a study on retrofitting existing passenger motor vehicles with technology to address the problem of occupants left unattended in motor vehicles.
Bill· HRH.R. 3563 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2019
Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from detaining a woman during pregnancy or postpartum recovery and must immediately release any detainee found to be pregnant, unless such woman presents an immediate and serious threat of hurting herself or others. A DHS detention facility may not use a restraint on a detainee who is known to be pregnant, including during labor, transport to a medical facility or birthing center, and delivery, or during postpartum recovery, except for medical or safety purposes. The bill requires DHS to use the least restrictive restraint necessary and prohibits certain specified restraint types, including four-point restraints and binding a detainee's hands behind her back. The bill prohibits DHS detention officers from being present during a pelvic exam of a detainee, labor, delivery, or treatment relating to a pregnancy, unless specifically requested by medical personnel. If a detention officer is requested by medical personnel, such officer shall be female, if practicable, and remain at a reasonable distance from the detainee. The bill requires that a pregnant detainee shall have access to health care services, including comprehensive services relating to reproductive health care and pregnancy.
Bill· HRH.R. 3558 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2019
21st Century Hospitals Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study the infrastructure of hospitals nationwide. HHS must study the (1) barriers to infrastructure funding at hospitals in underserved communities; and (2) condition of information technology in hospitals, among other parameters.
Bill· SS. 2035 (116th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2019
TSA Credential and Endorsement Harmonization Act of 2019 This bill expands the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) PreCheck Program. (The PreCheck Program allows pre-approved passengers to use expedited security lanes at passenger screening checkpoints in airports.) The TSA must develop a strategic plan to expand eligibility for the program to individuals with Transportation Worker Identification Credentials or Hazardous Materials Endorsements on their state-issued commercial driver's license.
Bill· SS. 2044 (116th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2019
Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act This bill provides support for rehabilitating aging water-supply infrastructure (e.g., dams) and establishes a pilot project within the Bureau of Reclamation to review flood measures. The bill establishes within the Department of Treasury the Aging Infrastructure Account, which shall provide funds and funding assistance to entities responsible for costs of certain major, nonrecurring maintenance of bureau-owned water infrastructure. The bill also requires the bureau to establish a pilot program to adjust the flood control rule curves (i.e., the amount of storage space required to capture floodwater) for certain facilities.
Bill· SS. 2041 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2019
Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) and appropriate agencies to collaborate on the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation and use of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and specified lands owned by units of local government or Indian tribes. DOE and such agencies shall facilitate such installation and use, including by acquiring zero-emissions vehicles for the fleets of the Forest Service and the National Park Service. For purposes of determining whether the acquisition of alternative-fueled vehicles is practicable for the fleet of the Forest Service or the National Park Service, DOE shall take into account the availability on National Forest System land or National Park System land, as applicable, of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure.
Bill· SS. 2040 (116th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2019
Electric Transportation Commission and National Strategy Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy to jointly establish a working group to make recommendations on the development, adoption, and integration of electric vehicles into U.S. transportation and energy systems. In addition, the working group must develop, publish, and update a resource guide that provides information about electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure.