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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6961 
To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant 
General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general 
of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United 
States Army. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. POSTHUMOUS HONORARY PROMOTION TO 
GENERAL OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL FRANK 
MAXWELL ANDREWS, UNITED STATES ARMY. 
(a) POSTHUMOUS HONORARY PROMOTION.—Not-
withstanding any time limitation with respect to post-
humous promotions for persons who served in the Armed 
Forces, the President is authorized to issue a posthumous 
honorary commission promoting Lieutenant General 
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Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army, to the 
grade of general. 
(b) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS NOT TO ACCRUE.—The 
honorary promotion of Frank Maxwell Andrews under 
subsection (a) shall not affect the retired pay or other ben-
efits from the United States to which Frank Maxwell An-
drews would have been entitled based upon his military 
service or affect any benefits to which any other person 
may become entitled based on his military service. 
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cated in the United States during the COVID–19 
emergency period. 
(4) COVID–19 
EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means the pe-
riod— 
(A) beginning on March 1, 2020; and 
(B) ending on the date that is 180 days 
after the later of the expiration of— 
(i) the public health emergency de-
clared by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) with respect to COVID–19; or 
(ii) the national emergency declared 
by the President under the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with 
respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19). 
(5) FOREIGN AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘foreign 
air carrier’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(6) TICKET AGENT.—The term ‘‘ticket agent’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 40102 
of title 49, United States Code. 
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(7) 
UNITED
STATES.—The 
term 
‘‘United 
States’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
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ommendations for such legislation and 
administrative action as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(xii) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall 
allocate funds made available under sub-
section (f)(1) to design, implement, evalu-
ate, and report on the model described in 
clause (ii) in accordance with this subpara-
graph.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6964 
To establish a lower Missouri River flood prevention program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. SMITH 
of Nebraska, Mr. WATKINS, and Mr. BACON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To establish a lower Missouri River flood prevention 
program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LOWER MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD PREVENTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘af-
fected community’’ means a legally constituted pub-
lic body (as that term is used in section 221(b) of 
the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 696 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing 
resolutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2019 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for 
automatic continuing resolutions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ban Government Shut-
downs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 
the following new section: 
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local government, not to exceed 20 
percent. 
‘‘(II) LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.— 
For the first fiscal year beginning 
after the date of enactment of the 
George Floyd and Walter Scott Notifi-
cation Act in which a unit of local 
government fails to comply with para-
graph (2), the unit of local govern-
ment shall be subject to a 20-percent 
reduction of the funds that would oth-
erwise be allocated to the unit of local 
government for that fiscal year under 
this subpart. 
‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.— 
‘‘(I) STATES.—Beginning in the 
first fiscal year beginning after the 
first fiscal year described in clause 
(i)(I) in which a State fails to comply 
with paragraph (2) with respect to a 
State law enforcement agency, the 
percentage by which the funds de-
scribed in clause (i)(I) are reduced 
shall be increased by 5 percent each 
fiscal year the State fails to comply 
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SECTION 1. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR CER-
TAIN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
SERVING UNDER ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID–19). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to a member of the National Guard separating 
from active service after serving on full-time National 
Guard duty pursuant to section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, the health benefits authorized under section 
1145 of title 10, United States Code, for a member of 
a reserve component separating from active duty, as re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(2)(B) of such section 1145, if 
the active service from which the member of the National 
Guard is separating was in support of the whole of govern-
ment response to the coronavirus (COVID–19). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘active 
duty’’, ‘‘active service’’, and ‘‘full-time National Guard 
duty’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
101(d) of title 10, United States Code. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6971 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the availability 
of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand 
the availability of medical nutrition therapy services 
under the Medicare program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Nutrition 
Therapy Act of 2020’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 699 
To amend the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development to issue guidance to reduce up-front premiums 
for FHA-insured mortgages if the capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage 
Insurance Fund exceeds the statutory limit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2019 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the National Housing Act to require the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance 
to reduce up-front premiums for FHA-insured mortgages 
if the capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance 
Fund exceeds the statutory limit, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF UP-FRONT PREMIUMS FOR 
FHA-INSURED MORTGAGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(f) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1711(f)) is amended— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6972 
To protect older adults and people with disabilities living in nursing homes, 
intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric hospitals from COVID–19. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SHALALA, Ms. DEAN, and Mr. 
MOULTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To protect older adults and people with disabilities living 
in nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and psy-
chiatric hospitals from COVID–19. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nursing Home 
COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. COVID–19 NURSING HOME PROTECTIONS. 
(a) PROGRAM TO SUPPORT COVID–19 RESPONSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall carry out a program under which payments are 
made to States and Indian Tribes in order to sup-
port cohorting individuals in skilled nursing facili-
ties, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, 
and psychiatric hospitals based on COVID–19 sta-
tus. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
payment under this subsection, a State or Indian 
Tribe shall submit to the Secretary an application. 
Such application shall include evidence that the 
State or Indian Tribe (and involved skilled nursing 
facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facili-
ties, and psychiatric hospitals) are able to cohort in-
dividuals in compliance with guidance issued by the 
Secretary during the emergency period. If feasible, 
the Secretary shall provide for an expedited applica-
tion process. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive 
a payment under this subsection, a State or Indian 
Tribe shall comply with the following: 
(A) FOLLOWING GUIDANCE.—The State or 
Indian Tribe shall follow the guidance estab-
lished by the Secretary under paragraph (5) 
and all other guidance issued by the Secretary 
during the emergency period. 
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(3) BACKGROUND
CHECKS.—The Secretary 
may not grant an alien permanent resident status on 
a conditional basis under this section until the re-
quirements of section 122 are satisfied. 
(4) MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE.—An alien 
applying for permanent resident status on a condi-
tional basis under this section, or without the condi-
tional basis as provided in section 113(c)(2), shall 
establish that the alien has registered under the 
Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et 
seq.), if the alien is subject to registration under 
such Act. 
(c) CRIMINAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY BARS.— 
(1) GROUNDS
OF
INELIGIBILITY.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), an alien is ineligible for 
adjustment of status under this title (whether on a 
conditional basis or without the conditional basis as 
provided in section 113(c)(2)) if any of the following 
apply: 
(A) The alien is inadmissible under para-
graph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)). 
(B) Excluding any offense under State law 
for which an essential element is the alien’s im-
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6976 
To provide liability protection for nonprofit organizations during the COVID– 
19 outbreak, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. 
JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BABIN, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. 
FLORES, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BUDD, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. WALKER, Mr. 
GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, and Mr. WEBER 
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide liability protection for nonprofit organizations 
during the COVID–19 outbreak, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Service Assurance Act 
of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY FOR NONPROFIT OR-
GANIZATIONS IN CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS RE-
LATING TO COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a nonprofit organization shall not be liable under Fed-
eral or State law for any act or omission of the organiza-
tion with respect to any harm arising from exposure to, 
or infection by, the virus that causes COVID–19 during 
a public health emergency with respect to COVID–19 de-
clared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply if 
the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting 
willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless 
misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the 
rights or safety of the individual harmed by the entity. 
(c) PREEMPTION.—This section preempts the laws of 
a State or any political subdivision of a State to the extent 
that such laws are inconsistent with this section, unless 
such laws provide greater protection from liability. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘nonprofit 
organization’’ means an entity that is an organization de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code (26 U.S.C. 501(a)). 
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(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘8-week’’ 
and inserting ‘‘16-week’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(5)(B), by striking ‘‘June 
30, 2020’’ each place that term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘the date that is 16 weeks after the date of the 
origination of the covered loan’’. 
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Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 
U.S.C. 5205), is amended by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ 
after ‘‘National Science’’. 
(x) WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNO-
VATION
ACT
OF
2017.—Each of sections 105 and 
402(a)(1) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Inno-
vation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8515, 8542(a)(1)), are 
amended by inserting ‘‘and Technology’’ after ‘‘National 
Science’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 697 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased 
veterans to veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2019 
Mr. BANKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to 
the transportation of certain deceased veterans to vet-
erans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSPORTATION OF DECEASED VETERANS 
TO VETERANS’ CEMETERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 2308 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in 
a national cemetery’’ and inserting ‘‘in a national ceme-
tery or a covered veterans’ cemetery’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6982 
To amend the Natural Gas Act with respect to the rehearing process, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, and Mr. 
CASTEN of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Natural Gas Act with respect to the rehearing 
process, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Landowners’ Right to 
Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS ACT REHEARINGS. 
Section 19(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717r(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) REHEARINGS.— 
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(b) COVERED VETERANS’ CEMETERY DEFINED.— 
Section 2308 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) COVERED VETERANS’ CEMETERY DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘covered veterans’ cemetery’ 
means a veterans’ cemetery— 
‘‘(1) in which a deceased veteran described in 
subsection (b) is eligible to be buried; and 
‘‘(2) for which the Secretary has made a grant 
under section 2408 of this title.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2308 of 
such title is amended in the section heading by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘or a veterans’ cemetery’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 2308 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘2308. Transportation of deceased veteran to a national cemetery or a veterans’ 
cemetery.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6981 
To extend the covered period for loan forgiveness and the rehiring period 
under the CARES Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. LAMB (for himself, Mrs. FLETCHER, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To extend the covered period for loan forgiveness and the 
rehiring period under the CARES Act, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PPP Deadline Exten-
sion Adjustment for Loans Act’’ or the ‘‘PPP DEAL 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LOAN FORGIVENESS PERIOD AND 
REHIRING PERIOD UNDER CARES ACT. 
Section 1106 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended— 
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retary in implementing those measures and steps. 
The specific measures and steps shall— 
(A) address each root cause; 
(B) identify resources to implement correc-
tive actions, including funding, stakeholders, 
technology, and the senior officials responsible 
for implementing the corrective actions and re-
porting results; 
(C) identify metrics that can be used to as-
sess progress and assign responsibility for 
tracking progress, including the mechanism 
that will be used to keep senior leadership in-
formed about progress made or challenges en-
countered; 
(D) list key outcomes and goals that dem-
onstrate progress in addressing the concerns; 
and 
(E) establish timeframes with overall and 
interim milestones. 
(2) The progress of the Secretary in addressing 
the five criteria for removal from the High Risk List 
for each of the areas of concern identified by the 
Comptroller General. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6987 
To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered 
utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for for-
giveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection program loan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. TONKO, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To include payments for waste and recycling collection serv-
ices as covered utility payments for purposes of calcu-
lating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness 
on a paycheck protection program loan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF WASTE AND RECYCLING COL-
LECTION SERVICES. 
Section 1106(a)(5) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) is 
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amended by inserting ‘‘waste and recycling collection, or 
for’’ after ‘‘service for’’. 
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