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This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for the 116th Congress.

This concurrent resolution establishes the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans to provide recommendations and legislative language that will significantly improve the solvency of multiemployer pension plans and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Labor for * the Employment and Training Administration, * the Employee Benefits Security Administration, * the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, * the Wage and Hour Division, * the Office of Labor-Management Standards, * the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, * the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, * the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, * the Mine Safety and Health Administration, * the Bureau of Labor Statistics, * the Office of Disability Employment Policy, and * Departmental Management. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for * the Health Resources and Services Administration, * the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, * the National Institutes of Health, * the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, * the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, * the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, * the Administration for Children and Families, * the Administration for Community Living, and * the Office of the Secretary. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Education for * Education for the Disadvantaged; * Impact Aid; * School Improvement Programs; * Indian Education; * Innovation and Improvement; * Safe Schools and Citizenship Education; * English Language Acquisition; * Special Education; * Rehabilitation Services; * Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities; * Career, Technical, and Adult Education; * Student Financial Assistance; * Student Aid Administration; * Higher Education; * Howard University; * the College Housing and Academic Facilities Loan Program; * the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account; * the Institute of Education Sciences; and * Departmental Management. The bill provides appropriations to Related Agencies, including * the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, * the Corporation for National and Community Service, * the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, * the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, * the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, * the Institute of Museum and Library Services, * the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, * the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, * the National Council on Disability, * the National Labor Relations Board, * the National Mediation Board, * the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, * the Railroad Retirement Board, and * the Social Security Administration. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

This resolution provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Education and Labor for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the following Senate committees for March 1, 2019-September 30, 2019, for FY2020, and for October 1, 2020-February 28, 2021: (1) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; (2) Armed Services; (3) Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (4) Budget; (5) Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (6) Energy and Natural Resources; (7) Environment and Public Works; (8) Finance; (9) Foreign Relations; (10) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; (11) Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; (12) Judiciary; (13) Rules and Administration; (14) Small Business and Entrepreneurship; (15) Veterans' Affairs; (16) Special Committee on Aging; (17) Select Committee on Intelligence; and (18) Indian Affairs. The resolution requires committee expenses, with specified exceptions, to be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chair of the applicable committee. The resolution authorizes establishment of a special reserve within funds in the Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations account, to be available to any committee to meet specified unpaid obligations or expenses.

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: * the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; * the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; * the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; and * the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include * the Department of Labor, * the Department of Health and Human Services, * the Department of Education, * the Department of Defense, * the Department of State, * the Department of Energy, * the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, * the Bureau of Reclamation, and * several related and independent agencies. The bill also specifies restrictions and requirements for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2020 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2021-FY2024. The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2024 for * federal revenues, * new budget authority, * budget outlays, * deficits, * public debt, * debt held by the public, and * the major functional categories of spending. It also recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2024 in the Senate for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct five Senate committees to report and submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit over FY2020-FY2024 by specified amounts. The committees include * the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; * the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; * the Senate Finance Committee; * the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; and * the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. (Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) The resolution establishes several deficit-neutral reserve funds that provide flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation addressing a wide range of specified issues across the federal budget. It also sets forth budget enforcement procedures for legislation considered in the Senate.

Veteran Pension Protection Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to implement methods and systems to address potential financial exploitation of individuals who receive VA pensions for non-service-connected disability, death, or service. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to develop a method for soliciting and collecting information on complaints received, referrals made, and actions taken by the VA pension management centers in cases of potential financial exploitation. The VA must also (1) develop a plan to regularly assess the collected information to identify trends of potential financial exploitation, (2) and outline actions it can take to improve education and training to address those trends. The bill requires the VBA to * update guidance and training curriculum for claims processors regarding the evaluation of questionable medical expenses on pension applications, * develop a method for identifying and tracking the number of individuals who have received pension overpayments, * conduct an evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of requiring claims processors to take additional actions to verify direct deposit information, * identify legislative or administrative actions that would ensure pension payments are provided to the correct recipients, * ensure that specified pension documents include a notice that the VA does not charge a fee in connection with the filing of a pension application, and * develop a plan for educating vulnerable individuals about potential financial exploitation relating to the receipt of the specified pensions.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 430) authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.

Pension Stability Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish user fees for qualified professional asset managers (QPAMs) who have been convicted of a crime and apply for an individual exemption (known as a QPAM waiver) to the prohibited transaction rules under requirements for certain private benefit plans. The fees * apply to large regulated banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and federally registered investment advisors who are QPAMs; * must be at least $1 million per application for an individual exemption; and * increase based on the severity of the crime and the number of prior applications for individual exemptions. Labor must transfer the amounts collected from the user fees to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to assist in guaranteeing benefits under pension plans.

Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education. The commission must conduct a study and report on (1) services available to students with mental health disabilities in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and the effectiveness of such services in supporting these students; (2) the impact of policies and procedures, such as reasonable accommodation and disciplinary policies, that help or hinder the goal of providing equal opportunity to these students; (3) the use of protected health information of these students by IHEs; (4) the impact of providing mental health services on a student's academic performance, well-being, and ability to complete college; (5) conclusions on the major challenges facing these students; and (6) recommendations to improve the overall education, retention, and graduation of these students.

Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education. The commission must conduct a study and report on (1) services available to students with mental health disabilities in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and the effectiveness of such services in supporting these students; (2) the impact of policies and procedures, such as reasonable accommodation and disciplinary policies, that help or hinder the goal of providing equal opportunity to these students; (3) the use of protected health information of these students by IHEs; (4) the impact of providing mental health services on a student's academic performance, well-being, and ability to complete college; (5) conclusions on the major challenges facing these students; and (6) recommendations to improve the overall education, retention, and graduation rates of these students. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report on the challenges faced by students with mental health disabilities in IHEs.

This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2020 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2021-FY2029. The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2029 for * federal revenues, * new budget authority, * budget outlays, * deficits, * public debt, * debt held by the public, and * the major functional categories of spending. It also recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2029 in the Senate for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct several Senate committees to report and submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit by specified amounts over FY2020-FY2029. The committees include * the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; * the Senate Armed Services Committee; * the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; * the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; * the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; * the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; and * the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. The Senate Finance Committee must report and submit legislation to reduce the deficit and revenues by specified amounts over FY2020-2029. (Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) The resolution establishes reserve funds that provide flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation relating to (1) efficiencies, consolidations, and other savings; or (2) health savings accounts. It also sets forth budget enforcement procedures for legislation considered in the Senate.

This bill establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2020 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2021-FY2029. The bill recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2029 for * federal revenues, * new budget authority, * budget outlays, * deficits, * public debt, * debt held by the public, and * the major functional categories of spending. It also recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2029 in the Senate for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. The bill includes reconciliation instructions that direct several Senate committees to report and submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit by specified amounts over FY2020-FY2029. The committees include * the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; * the Senate Armed Services Committee; * the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; * the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; * the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; * the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; and * the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. The Senate Finance Committee must report and submit legislation to reduce the deficit and revenues by specified amounts over FY2020-FY2029. (Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) The bill establishes reserve funds that provide flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation relating to (1) efficiencies, consolidations, and other savings; or (2) health savings accounts. It also sets forth budget enforcement procedures for legislation considered in the Senate.

This resolution declares that (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Kay Hagan, former Member of the Senate; and (2) when the Senate adjourns on October 30, 2019, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Kay Hagan.

This resolution designates rooms S-124 and S-115 of the U.S. Capitol as the U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith Room and the U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Room, respectively, in recognition of their service to the Senate and the people of the United States.

This resolution designates the majority party's membership on specified Senate committees for the 116th Congress.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of  H.R. 2740 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020).

Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2019 This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness. The HRSA must design the campaign to focus on children, pregnant women, parents, older adults, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2019 or the Autism CARES Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs and activities relating to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Specifically, the bill reauthorizes provisions relating to (1) expanded ASD research at the National Institutes of Health; (2) the collection of state-level ASD data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (3) ASD education, early detection, and intervention activities supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (4) the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The bill also generally revises the scope of such programs and activities to (1) encompass ASD individuals of all ages, rather than only youth; (2) focus funding on programs in areas with a shortage of personal health services; and (3) reduce health-outcome disparities across diverse populations.

Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. The bill includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2021 appropriations bills: * the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021; * the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; * the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; * the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021; * the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; and * the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include * the Department of Defense; * the Department of Commerce; * the Department of Justice; * science-related agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); * the Department of Energy; * the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; * the Bureau of Reclamation; * the Department of the Treasury; * the judiciary; * the Executive Office of the President; * the District of Columbia; * the Department of Labor; * the Department of Health and Human Service; * the Department of Education; * the Department of Transportation; * the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and * several related and independent agencies. The bill also requires certain statues and busts, such as those that depict Confederate soldiers or officials, to be removed from areas of the U.S. Capitol that are accessible to the public.