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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6438 
To allow 2020 recovery rebates to be made on the basis of an individual’s 
taxpayer identification number. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Mr. CORREA (for himself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. VELA, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. MOORE, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
TITUS, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. COX of Cali-
fornia, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. MENG, Mr. POCAN, Ms. CLARK of Massachu-
setts, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. 
MUCARSEL-POWELL, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. BROWNLEY
of California, and Ms. 
BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To allow 2020 recovery rebates to be made on the basis 
of an individual’s taxpayer identification number. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. 2020 RECOVERY REBATES PERMITTED TO BE 
MADE ON BASIS OF INDIVIDUAL’S TAXPAYER 
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6428(g)(2)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by Public Law 
116–136, is amended by inserting ‘‘or a TIN’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 
2201(a) of division A of Public Law 116–136. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6439 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hazardous 
duty pay to members of the uniformed services exposed to the cause 
of a declared public health emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Mr. CUNNINGHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to extend eligibility 
for hazardous duty pay to members of the uniformed 
services exposed to the cause of a declared public health 
emergency. 
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 ‘‘Hazard Pay Expansion 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES EXPOSED TO THE CAUSE 
OF A DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMER-
GENCY. 
Section 351(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) during a public health emergency declared 
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), performs duty designated by 
the Secretary concerned as hazardous duty based 
upon frequent exposure to the cause of that public 
health emergency.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 643 
To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the 
Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2019 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. OMAR, 
Ms. ESHOO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
WATERS, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance 
to the Government of Saudi Arabia, 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. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not— 
(1) provide any United States assistance, in-
cluding security assistance, intelligence, training, 
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equipment, or services relating to maintenance, test-
ing, or technical data, to— 
(A) the Government of Saudi Arabia, in-
cluding the Ministries of Defense, Interior, and 
Intelligence; or 
(B) any agent or instrumentality of such 
Government; or 
(2) engage in any defense cooperation with such 
Government, Ministries, agents, or instrumentalities. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNITED 
STATES PERSONNEL
AND CITIZENS.—The prohibition 
under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to activi-
ties of the Department of Defense relating to the protec-
tion of United States diplomatic and consular posts or per-
sonnel or to the evacuation of United States citizens. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ARMS SALES. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President may not sell, transfer, deliver, license for 
export, authorize the performance of any service relating 
to, or otherwise make available any defense article, defense 
service, or design and construction service, as such terms 
are defined for purposes of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), to the Government of Saudi Ara-
bia or to any agents or instrumentalities of such Govern-
ment. 
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associated with the paid sick time or emergency 
paid leave. 
(B) 
DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall review the information in the affidavit and 
records and come to a determination regarding 
the validity of such information within 5 busi-
ness days after receipt. If the Secretary does 
not make a determination within the 5-busi-
ness-day period, on the sixth business day after 
receipt of such information the Secretary shall 
be deemed to have determined the information 
to be valid. 
(C) REIMBURSEMENT.—Upon the Sec-
retary’s determination that the information is 
valid and that the employer provided an amount 
of such paid sick time or emergency paid leave 
to a covered individual, the Secretary shall 
transmit the determination, affidavit, and 
records to the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
timely reimbursement out of the Treasury of 
the United States. The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall provide that reimbursement not later 
than 2 business days after receipt of the deter-
mination from the Secretary of Labor. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6441 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide unpaid leave for certain 
National Guard service by Federal employees and employees of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide unpaid 
leave for certain National Guard service by Federal em-
ployees and employees of the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘Protecting Civil Em-
ployment for Our National Guard Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UNPAID LEAVE FOR STATE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE. 
Section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(e)(1) An employee as defined by section 2105 or 
an individual employed by the government of the District 
of Columbia, permanent or temporary indefinite, who is 
a member of the National Guard, as described in section 
101 of title 32, and on State active duty shall be granted 
leave without pay for each day of such duty. 
‘‘(2) Any such employee or individual may substitute 
any annual or sick leave accrued or accumulated by such 
employee or individual for any leave provided under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) In this section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘State’ means any of the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and a territory of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘State active duty’ means— 
‘‘(i) duty performed by a member of the 
National Guard under orders issued by the 
chief executive of a State in accordance with 
the laws of that State; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include duty performed 
under title 10 or 32.’’. 
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300 
(A) To increase rates for home health 
agencies and agencies that employ direct sup-
port professionals (including independent pro-
viders in a self-directed or consumer-directed 
model) to provide home and community-based 
services under the State Medicaid program, 
provided that any agency or individual that re-
ceives payment under such an increased rate in-
creases the compensation it pays its home 
health workers or direct support professionals. 
(B) To provide paid sick leave, paid family 
leave, and paid medical leave for home health 
workers and direct support professionals. 
(C) To provide hazard pay, overtime pay, 
and shift differential pay for home health work-
ers and direct support professionals. 
(D) To provide home and community- 
based services to eligible individuals who are on 
waiting lists for programs approved under sec-
tions 1115 or 1915 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1315, 1396n). 
(E) To purchase emergency supplies and 
equipment, which may include items not typi-
cally covered under the Medicaid program, such 
as personal protective equipment, necessary to
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6444 
To amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to establish an exception 
to jurisdictional immunity for a foreign state that discharges a biological 
weapon, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Mr. GOODEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to establish 
an exception to jurisdictional immunity for a foreign 
state that discharges a biological weapon, 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 ‘‘Stop China-Originated 
Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘Stop 
COVID Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITY OF A 
FOREIGN STATE. 
(a) EXCEPTION TO JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITY.— 
Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) A foreign state shall not be immune from the 
jurisdiction of the courts of the United States in any case 
where such foreign state is found, whether intentionally 
or unintentionally, to have discharged a biological weapon, 
as defined in section 2280(d)(3) of title 18, United States 
Code, in the United States or such discharge results in 
the bodily injury of an United States citizen.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2019. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6446 
To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 
decennial census of population, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities re-
lating to the 2020 decennial census of population, 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. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF 2020 DECENNIAL 
CENSUS OF POPULATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may suspend, for 
the covered period, activities relating to the 2020 decen-
nial census of population, including— 
(1) in-person interviews; and 
(2) reporting deadlines. 
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(b) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered period’’ means the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier 
of— 
(1) the date on which the President, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, determines that the 
threat of COVID–19 has subsided such that a sus-
pension pursuant to subsection (a) is no longer nec-
essary; or 
(2) the date on which the national emergency 
declared on March 13, 2020, and relating to 
COVID–19 is terminated pursuant to section 202 of 
the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6447 
To amend title 40, United States Code, is amended with respect to the 
maximum contribution for certain projects or activities carried out in 
certain distressed counties, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. KATKO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
GOLDEN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. WELCH) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, for a period to be subsequently 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 40, United States Code, is amended with 
respect to the maximum contribution for certain projects 
or activities carried out in certain distressed counties, 
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 ‘‘Northern Border Re-
gional Commission Financial Flexibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS. 
Section 15501(d) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION RULE.—The max-
imum contribution percentage for a project or activ-
ity carried out in a county described in paragraph 
(2) using a grant awarded between January 1, 2019, 
and December 31, 2021, shall be treated as 100 per-
cent.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6448 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program 
and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Schol-
arships Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Ms. MOORE (for herself and Mr. COLE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income payments under the Indian Health 
Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts 
received under the Indian Health Professions Scholar-
ships 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 ‘‘Indian Health Service 
Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR PAYMENTS 
UNDER INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE LOAN RE-
PAYMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 108(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in-
serting ‘‘under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act,’’ after ‘‘338I of such Act,’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for sec-
tion 108(f)(4) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘AND 
CERTAIN’’ and inserting ‘‘, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE LOAN 
REPAYMENT PROGRAM, AND CERTAIN’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to payments made after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED 
UNDER 
INDIAN 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONS 
SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, 
or’’, and by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) the Indian Health Professions Schol-
arships Program under section 104 of the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6451 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit debt from medically 
necessary procedures related to COVID–19 from being included on credit 
reports, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit debt 
from medically necessary procedures related to COVID– 
19 from being included on credit reports, 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 ‘‘Fair Coronavirus Cred-
it Reporting Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REPORTING MEDICALLY NEC-
ESSARY 
PROCEDURES 
RELATED 
TO 
THE 
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID–19) 
OUTBREAK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) Any information related to a debt arising 
from a medically necessary procedure related to the 
novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak.’’. 
(b) 
MEDICALLY
NECESSARY
PROCEDURE
DE-
FINED.—Section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(bb) MEDICALLY NECESSARY PROCEDURE.—The 
term ‘medically necessary procedure’ means health care 
services needed to prevent, diagnose, or treat COVID–19 
or its symptoms and that meet accepted standards of med-
icine.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6452 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to repay the credit risk premiums 
paid with respect to certain railroad infrastructure loans after the obliga-
tions attached to such loans have been satisfied. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2020 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. BUCK, Mr. CROW, Ms. DEGETTE, and 
Mr. NEGUSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to repay the 
credit risk premiums paid with respect to certain railroad 
infrastructure loans after the obligations attached to 
such loans have been satisfied. 
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 ‘‘Railroad Rehabilitation 
and Improvement Financing Equity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CREDIT RISK PREMIUMS. 
Section 502(f) of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(f)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REFUND
OF
PREMIUMS.—The Secretary 
shall repay the credit risk premium of each loan in 
cohort 3, as defined by the Department of Transpor-
tation’s memorandum to the Office of Management 
and Budget dated November 5, 2018, with interest 
accrued thereon, not later than 60 days after the 
date on which all obligations attached to each such 
loan have been satisfied. For each such loan for 
which obligations have already been satisfied, as of 
the date of enactment of the Railroad Rehabilitation 
and Improvement Financing Equity Act, the Sec-
retary shall repay the credit risk premium of each 
such loan, with interest accrued thereon, not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of such 
Act.’’. 
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