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Protecting Life in Crisis Act

To prohibit the expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds authorized or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life in Crisis Act 2. Prohibiting the expenditure of COVID–19 funding for any abortion (a) Prohibitions (1) In general No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law for the purpose of preventing, preparing for, or responding to the COVID–19 pandemic, domestically or internationally, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law for such purpose, shall be expended for any abortion. (2) Specified health benefits coverage None of the funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law for the purpose described in subsection (a), and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law for such purpose, shall be expended for, nor shall any credit for such purpose be allowed under the internal revenue laws with respect to, coverage under a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange established pursuant to title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, COBRA continuation coverage, or any other coverage, if such coverage includes coverage of abortion. (3) Definition In this section, the term COBRA continuation coverage 29 U.S.C. 1161 42 U.S.C. 300bb–1 section 4980B section 125 (b) Treatment of abortions related to rape, incest, or preserving the life of the mother The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to an abortion— (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to require a plan or coverage described in subsection (a) to provide coverage of any abortion.

Summary: Protecting Life in Crisis Act This bill specifies that federal funds allocated for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts may not, in general, be used for abortions. Current law (specifically, language that has historically been included in certain appropriations bills, commonly referred to as the Hyde Amendment) generally prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions. The bill also restricts the use of federal tax credits or other federal funding for health insurance coverage if the coverage includes abortions.
Protect Vulnerable Students from Surprise Tax Bills Act

To amend the CARES Act to exclude from gross income emergency financial aid grants to students, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Vulnerable Students from Surprise Tax Bills Act 2. Exclusion of emergency financial aid grants from gross income (a) In general (1) Exclusion from gross income For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, gross income shall not include any qualified emergency financial aid grant. (2) Qualified emergency financial aid grant The term qualified emergency financial aid grant (A) is a candidate for a degree at an eligible educational institution described in section 25A(f)(2) (B) received an emergency financial aid grant— (i) pursuant to section 18004 of the CARES Act for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID–19 (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care); (ii) pursuant to section 3504(a) of such Act, or pursuant to a grant use modification under section 3518(a) of such Act, for unexpected expenses and unmet financial need as the result of a qualifying emergency as defined in section 3502(a)(4) of such Act; or (iii) pursuant to section 18008 of such Act for expenses directly related to coronavirus and the disruption of university operations. (b) Effective date This section shall apply to emergency financial aid grants made after March 26, 2020.

Summary: Protect Vulnerable Students from Surprise Tax Bills Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified emergency financial aid grant. A qualified emergency financial aid grant is any amount received by a degree candidate at an institution of higher education for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Rural Transportation Improvement Act

To authorize funding for formula grants for rural areas, to amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the percentage of funds available for grants and contracts for transportation research, technical assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Transportation Improvement Act 2. Formula grants for rural areas (a) In general There shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to provide financial assistance to rural areas under section 5311— (1) $1,043,615,000 for fiscal year 2021; (2) $1,063,615,000 for fiscal year 2022; (3) $1,083,615,000 for fiscal year 2023; (4) $1,103,615,000 for fiscal year 2024; and (5) $1,123,615,000 for fiscal year 2025. (b) Formula grants for rural areas Section 5311(b)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 2 percent 3 percent

Summary: Rural Transportation Improvement Act This bill authorizes funding through FY2025 from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to provide formula grants for rural areas. Additionally, the bill increases the percentage of funds available from 2% to 3% for the Department of Transportation to provide grants and contracts for transportation research, technical assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas.
Safe Helicopters Now Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit against tax for improving the safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Helicopters Now Act 2. Credit for improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft (a) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 30E. Improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft (a) In general There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of the qualified fuel system improvement costs which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified fuel system improvement costs The term qualified fuel system improvement costs (2) Qualified changes The term qualified changes (A) changes necessary to make a fuel system compliant with the requirements under— (i) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 27.952(a), section 27.952(c), section 27.952(f), section 27.952(g), section 27.963(g) (but allowing for a minimum puncture force of 250 pounds if successfully drop tested in-structure), and section 27.975(b) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on the date of enactment, or (ii) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 29.952(a), section 29.952(c), section 29.952(f), section 29.952(g), section 29.963(b) (but allowing for a minimum puncture force of 250 pounds if successfully drop tested in-structure), and 29.975(a)(7) of such title as so in effect, and (B) such changes as the Secretary determines are necessary to result in a fuel system that has equivalent crash resistance to a fuel system compliant with the requirements under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A). (3) Emergency medical rotorcraft The term emergency medical rotorcraft . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30D the following new item: Sec. 30E. Improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Safe Helicopters Now Act This bill allows a tax credit equal to 10% of the costs of making changes to a fuel system in an emergency medical rotorcraft to comply with certain requirements for fuel system crash resistance.
Caring for Startup Employees Act of 2020

To amend the Small Business Act to include certain small business concerns in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caring for Startup Employees Act of 2020 2. Ensuring startups can access the Paycheck Protection Program Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv) (1) by adding at the end the following: (IV) any small business concern that has accepted funding from an investment company, as such term is defined in section 80a–3 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), notwithstanding any assessment of such investment company, as long as— (aa) no investment company is a majority stakeholder of the small business concern; and (bb) the small business concern does not distribute proceeds of the loan to any investment company of such small business concern, including through dividends, redemptions, security repurchases, or any other transfer or transaction. ; (2) in subclause (II), by striking ; and (3) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and

Summary: Caring for Startup Employees Act of 2020 This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass certain small businesses that have accepted funding from an investment company. The investment company may not be a majority stakeholder of the small business, and the small business may not distribute any proceeds of a program loan to the investment company, including through dividends, redemptions, security repurchases, or other transfers or transactions.
Protecting the Paycheck Protection Program Act of 2020

To provide clarification regarding the tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Paycheck Protection Program Act of 2020 2. Clarification of tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loans (a) In general For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any deduction and the basis of any property shall be determined without regard to whether any amount is excluded from gross income under section 1106(i) of the CARES Act. (b) Clarification of exclusion of loan forgiveness Section 1106(i) of the CARES Act is amended to read as follows: (i) Taxability For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, no amount shall be included in the gross income of the eligible recipient by reason of forgiveness of indebtedness described in subsection (b). . (c) Effective date Subsection (a) and the amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in section 1106 of the CARES Act.

Summary: Protecting the Paycheck Protection Program Act of 2020 This bill amends the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide that otherwise deductible expenses and other tax incidents shall not be affected by the exclusion from gross income for loan foregiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program of such Act.
Murder Hornet Eradication Act of 2020

To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to States in eradicating the Asian giant hornet, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Murder Hornet Eradication Act of 2020 2. Murder hornet eradication program (a) Grant authority The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a program to provide financial assistance to States for management, research, and public education activities necessary to— (1) eradicate the Asian giant hornet; and (2) restore bee populations damaged by the Asian giant hornet. (b) Eligibility A State is eligible to receive funds under this section if such State has demonstrated to the Secretary sufficient need for a program to implement measures to eradicate the Asian giant hornet. (c) Cost sharing (1) Federal share The Federal share of the costs of the program may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the program. (2) In-kind contributions The non-Federal share of the costs of the program may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of materials or services. (d) Limitation on administrative expenses Not more than 5 percent of financial assistance provided by the Secretary under this section may be used for administrative expenses. (e) Authorization of appropriations For financial assistance under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Asian giant hornet The term Asian giant hornet (2) Secretary The term Secretary (3) State The term State

Summary: Murder Hornet Eradication Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program to provide financial assistance to states for management, research, and public education activities necessary to (1) eradicate the Asian giant hornet, and (2) restore bee populations damaged by the Asian giant hornet.
COVID-19 Earned Income Act

To provide COVID–19 related assistance through a special earned income rule for purposes of the refundable child and earned income credits for taxable year 2020. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID-19 Earned Income Act 2. Special rule for determining earned income (a) In general If the earned income (as defined in section 32(c)(2) (1) such earned income for the preceding taxable year; for (2) such earned income for the applicable taxable year. (b) Applicable taxable year For purposes of this section, the term applicable taxable year

Summary: COVID-19 Earned Income Act This bill sets forth a special rule for determining the amount of the earned income tax credit and the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Specifically, the bill allows a taxpayer to use the earned income of the preceding taxable year in computing such credits if such income is greater than the income for the current taxable year (i..e., 2020).
Security After Sandy Act

To cancel and waive certain debts owed to the United States with respect to Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security After Sandy Act 2. Community disaster loan forgiveness Notwithstanding any other provision of law, repayment shall be canceled for all uncollected amounts owed with respect to loans made by the Federal Government between January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2020, under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5184 3. Waiver of debt (a) In general Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 37 (1) subject to paragraph (2), shall waive a debt owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household if— (A) such debt owed is a result of an unauthorized use of funds for such covered assistance; and (B) the use of funds related to the same recovery for which the covered assistance was provided; and (2) may not waive a debt under paragraph (1) if the debt involves fraud by the debtor. (b) Covered assistance defined In this section, the term covered assistance 42 U.S.C. 5170

Summary: Security After Sandy Act This bill cancels and waives certain debts owed to the United States. The bill cancels repayment for all uncollected amounts owed with respect to community disaster loans made by the federal government between January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2020, with respect to any major disaster declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Small Business Administration shall waive a debt owed to the United States related to such assistance provided to an individual or household if (1) such debt owed is a result of an unauthorized use of funds for such assistance, and (2) the use of funds related to the same recovery for which the assistance was provided. Such debt may not be waived if it involves fraud by the debtor.
SAVE Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide food to veterans under the grant and per diem grant programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs during certain public health emergencies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting At-risk Veterans in an Emergency Act SAVE Act 2. General support (a) Use of funds During a covered public health emergency, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out sections 2011, 2012, and 2061 of title 38, United States Code, to provide food to homeless veterans. (b) Use of per diem payments During a covered public health emergency, a recipient of a grant or an eligible entity under the grant and per diem program of the Department (in this subsection referred to as the program (1) homeless veterans in the program; and (2) formerly homeless veterans in the community who experienced homelessness during the one-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) covered public health emergency defined In this section, the term covered public health emergency (1) a public health emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 (2) an emergency with respect to COVID–19 declared by a Federal, State, or local authority.

Summary: Supporting At-risk Veterans in an Emergency Act or the SAVE Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to reallocate specified grant funds to provide food to homeless veterans during a covered public health emergency. Additionally, the bill authorizes grant recipients to use per diem payments to provide food and basic supplies for homeless veterans and formerly homeless veterans who experienced homelessness during the one-year period ending on the date of enactment of this bill. A covered public health emergency is defined to include (1) a public health emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, or (2) an emergency with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) declared by a governmental authority.
21st Century President Act

To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the President’s spouse. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “ 21st Century President Act 2. Modernization of terms relating to the President and the spouse of a President Section 879(b)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the wife of a former President during his lifetime, the widow of a former President until her death or remarriage the spouse of a former President during a former President’s lifetime, the surviving spouse of a former President until the surviving spouse’s death or remarriage July 9, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: 21st Century President Act This bill revises the definition of "immediate family" for purposes of a criminal offense involving a threat to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President. Specifically, it replaces gender-specific references to a former President's "wife" and "widow" with gender-neutral terms "spouse" and "surviving spouse."
Tribal COVID-19 Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act

To waive the cost share requirement for Indian Tribes receiving disaster assistance relating to COVID–19, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal COVID–19 Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act 2. Disaster assistance (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided to an Indian tribal government in connection with COVID–19 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 (b) Applicability The Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance described in subsection (a) applied for before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Tribal COVID-19 Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act This bill increases to 100% the federal share of certain disaster assistance provided to Indian tribal governments in connection with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Community Impact Financial Institutions Inclusion Act of 2020

To amend the CARES Act to reserve certain amounts for community financial institutions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Impact Financial Institutions Inclusion Act of 2020 2. Set-aside for community financial institutions (a) In general Section 4003 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9042 (i) Set-Aside for community financial institutions (1) In general With respect to any program or facility established pursuant to this section under which a borrower receives a direct loan from a lender, and of amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall reserve the following: (A) For community financial institutions (as defined in section 7(a)(36)(A)(xi) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)(xi) (B) For minority depository institutions (as defined in section 308 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ( 12 U.S.C. 1463 12 U.S.C. 4702 (2) Weekly report The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall submit to Congress a weekly report that describes the types of lenders, including the total consolidated assets of each such lender, providing assistance with amounts reserved under this subsection. . (b) Application This section shall apply to amounts appropriated pursuant to section 4027(a) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136

Summary: Community Impact Financial Institutions Inclusion Act of 2020 This bill allocates a certain portion of specified COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) economic aid to finance loans originated by small financial institutions. Specifically, 20% of this aid must be allocated to community lenders, insured depository institutions, and credit unions with less than $10 billion in assets and 5% of this aid must be allocated to minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions with less than $10 billion in assets.
Secure Our Elections Act

To repeal the matching requirement for payments made to States for election security grants under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Elections Act 2. Repeal of matching requirement for election security grants to States (a) Repeal The last proviso under the heading “Election Assistance Commission, Election Security Grants” in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–93 Public Law 116–136 (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136

Summary: Secure Our Elections Act This bill waives matching funds requirements for states that receive election security grants from the Election Assistance Commission. Such grants are available to states to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) for the 2020 federal election cycle.