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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6462 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide 
coverage under the Medicaid program for certain individuals during na-
tional emergencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2020 
Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 
States to provide coverage under the Medicaid program 
for certain individuals during national emergencies, 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 ‘‘Emergency Medicaid 
for Coronavirus Treatment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PROVIDE MEDICAID 
COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS DUR-
ING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (VIII), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (IX), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; and 
(C) by inserting after subclause (IX) the 
following new subclause: 
‘‘(X) during any period in which 
there exists an emergency declared by 
the President pursuant to the Na-
tional Emergencies Act or the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act with respect to a 
disease, who are diagnosed with such 
disease;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR MED-
ICAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS 
AFTER NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.—In the case 
of an individual who enrolls under the State 
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plan (or a waiver of such plan) pursuant to 
subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(X) during a period de-
scribed in such subsection with respect to a dis-
ease, such individual shall continue to be eligi-
ble under the State plan (or waiver) after the 
end of such period for any medical assistance 
available under the State plan (or waiver) re-
lated to treatment, including testing services, 
for such disease.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on 
March 13, 2020. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6465 
To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2020 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Mr. SABLAN, and Mr. SAN NICOLAS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency 
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. 
In the case of an emergency declared pursuant to sec-
tion 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191), the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall not require the application of chapter 83 of title 41, 
United States Code, with respect to purchases made or 
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contracts issued by Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, 
American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands of the United 
States. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6466 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a report on the implementation 
and application of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2020 
Mr. MAST (for himself and Ms. GABBARD) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a report on 
the implementation and application of the Integrated 
Disability Evaluation System. 
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 ‘‘Integrated Disability 
Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUATION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of a 
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study, conducted by the Secretary for the purposes of the 
report, of the implementation and application of the Inte-
grated Disability Evaluation System. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) All changes to policies and procedures appli-
cable to the implementation of the Integrated Dis-
ability Evaluation System from the previous dis-
ability evaluation system. 
(2) The extent to which the Integrated Dis-
ability Evaluation System is the primary means of 
processing members of the Armed Forces through 
the disability evaluation system process. 
(3) The extent to which the military depart-
ments and the Defense Health Agency coordinate— 
(A) treatment of members of the Armed 
Forces; 
(B) referrals of members of the Armed 
Forces to a medical evaluation board; 
(C) appointing a convening authority and 
staffing a medical evaluation board; 
(D) the sharing of medical documentation 
with a medical evaluation board; 
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(E) evaluations of members of the Armed 
Forces for initial or subsequent limited duty 
status; and 
(F) a medical evaluation board referral to 
a physical evaluation board. 
(4) The process for members of the Armed 
Forces to request an impartial medical review or 
rebut medical evaluation board findings. 
(5) The criteria a medical evaluation board con-
vening authority applies when considering such re-
quests under paragraph (4). 
(6) The average time to process Integrated Dis-
ability Evaluation System cases by both phase and 
stage (as defined in Department of Defense Manual 
1332.18) for both the active component and reserve 
component. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6467 
To provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund for units of government 
with a population of 500,000 or less, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2020 
Mr. NEGUSE
(for himself, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. LEVIN
of Michigan, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Mr. CLAY, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Ms. DEAN, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. RYAN, Mr. 
KILMER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. CROW, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. KEATING, Mr. SOTO, Ms. CRAIG, 
Ms. WILD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. STANTON, Ms. OMAR, Ms. KUSTER 
of New Hampshire, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. BERA, 
Mr. POCAN, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 
UNDERWOOD, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GONZALEZ 
of Texas, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. HAALAND, 
Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
WELCH, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. TED 
LIEU of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund for units 
of government with a population of 500,000 or less, 
and for other purposes. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6469 
To deauthorize a portion of the project for flood control and navigation, 
San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2020 
Mr. PETERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To deauthorize a portion of the project for flood control 
and navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San 
Diego County, California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION BAY, SAN 
DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
The portion of the project for flood control and navi-
gation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego 
County, California, authorized by the River and Harbor 
Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 636), identified as SDR3 in the 
National Levee Database and consisting of a 785-foot-long 
segment of the right bank levee from Station 209+41.75 
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SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 
527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal 
year 2019, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for 
implementation of a unified Department of Justice finan-
cial management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 
Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 
shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2019, and 
any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobli-
gated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of 
title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obliga-
tion during fiscal year 2019, and any use, obligation, 
transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 217. Discretionary funds that are made avail-
able in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may 
be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots 
authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law
to its end at Station 217+26.75 as described in construc-
tion plans dated August 30, 1951, is no longer authorized 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 646 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the ‘‘Riverside 
County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2019 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. COOK, Mr. 
AGUILAR, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. TED LIEU 
of California, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. SWALWELL of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan 
Veterans Memorial Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RIVERSIDE COUNTY IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN 
VETERANS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in 
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Murrieta, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memo-
rial Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Riverside County Iraq 
and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office’’. 
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enhance access to services and to protect the 
health and well-being of home health workers 
and direct support professionals. 
(F) To pay for the travel of home health 
workers and direct support professionals to con-
duct home and community-based services. 
(G) To recruit new home health workers 
and direct support professionals. 
(H) To support family care providers of el-
igible individuals with needed supplies and 
equipment, which may include items not typi-
cally covered under the Medicaid program, such 
as personal protective equipment, and pay. 
(I) To pay for training for home health 
workers and direct support professionals that is 
specific to the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency. 
(J) To pay for assistive technologies, staff-
ing, and other costs incurred during the 
COVID–19 public health emergency period in 
order to facilitate community integration and 
ensure an individual’s person-centered service 
plan continues to be fully implemented. 
(K) To prepare information and public 
health and educational materials in accessible
‘‘(10) Any information relating to a fully paid or set-
tled medical debt that had been characterized as delin-
quent, charged off, or in collection which, from the date 
of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more 
than 45 days.’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION 
PRACTICES ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 809 of the Fair Debt Col-
lection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692g) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR MED-
ICAL DEBT.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CONSUMER
REPORTING
AGENCY.— 
The term ‘consumer reporting agency’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 603(f) of the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act. 
‘‘(B) MEDICAL DEBT.—The term ‘medical 
debt’ means a debt arising from the receipt of 
medical services, products, or devices. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE ABOUT CREDIT REPORTING.—Be-
fore furnishing information regarding a medical debt 
of a consumer to a consumer reporting agency, the 
person furnishing the information shall send a state-
ment to the consumer that includes the following: 
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‘‘(A) A notification that the medical debt 
may not be reported to a consumer reporting 
agency until the end of the 1-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the person sends the 
statement. 
‘‘(B) The specific date that is the end of 
the 1-year period beginning on the date on 
which the person sends the statement. 
‘‘(C) A notification that, if the debt is set-
tled or paid by the consumer or an insurance 
company during the 1-year period beginning on 
the date on which the person sends the state-
ment— 
‘‘(i) the debt may not be reported to 
a consumer reporting agency; and 
‘‘(ii) the consumer may, during that 
1-year period— 
‘‘(I) communicate with an insur-
ance company to determine coverage 
for the debt; or 
‘‘(II) apply for financial assist-
ance. 
‘‘(3) NO REPORTING DURING 1-YEAR PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the 1-year pe-
riod described in paragraph (2), no person may 
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communicate with, or report any information 
to, any consumer reporting agency regarding a 
debt described in that paragraph. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A) may be construed to affect 
when a debt collector may engage in activities 
to collect or attempt to collect any debt owed or 
due or asserted to be owed. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING AFTER THE 1-YEAR PERIOD.— 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a person 
from communicating with, or reporting any informa-
tion to, a consumer reporting agency regarding a 
medical debt of a consumer after the end of the 1- 
year period described in paragraph (2) with respect 
to the debt.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6471 
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Li Wenliang, 
in recognition of his efforts to save lives by drawing awareness to 
COVID–19 and his call for transparency in China. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2020 
Mr. ROY (for himself and Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to 
the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. 
Li Wenliang, in recognition of his efforts to save lives 
by drawing awareness to COVID–19 and his call for 
transparency in China. 
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 ‘‘Dr. Li Wenliang Con-
gressional Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Dr. Li Wenliang was a 34-year-old ophthal-
mologist in Wuhan, China, who died from the 2019 
novel coronavirus (COVID–19) after he sought to 
draw attention to the spread of the virus despite the 
Chinese government’s effort to suppress him. 
(2) Research indicates that the first patient in-
fected with COVID–19 exhibited symptoms in early 
December 2019, if not earlier. 
(3) In December 2019, Dr. Li Wenliang noti-
fied his colleagues in the medical community in 
China about the outbreak of COVID–19. 
(4) On January 3, 2020, after raising concerns 
about the spread of COVID–19, Dr. Li Wenliang 
and seven other doctors were detained and ques-
tioned by Chinese officials. Dr. Li Wenliang was 
forced to sign a statement retracting his warnings 
about the virus and confessing that he had spread 
illegal rumors. 
(5) Chinese government authorities played down 
dangers to the public for weeks as COVID–19 con-
tinued to spread, with more than 42,000 confirmed 
cases in China alone and at least 1,000 deaths re-
ported as of February 11, 2020. 
(6) Dr. Li Wenliang continued to work at 
Wuhan Central Hospital despite his knowledge of 
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Medicare Advantage plan based on the ratio of the 
allowable costs of the plan to the aggregate pre-
miums of the plan. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT METHODOLOGY.—The Secretary 
shall provide under the program established under 
paragraph (1) that if the allowable costs for a Medi-
care Advantage plan for any plan year are more 
than 105 percent of the target amount, the Sec-
retary shall pay to the plan an amount equal to 75 
percent of the allowable costs in excess of 105 per-
cent of the target amount. 
‘‘(3) TIMING.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMATION
BY 
PLANS.—With respect to a plan year for which 
the program described in paragraph (1) is es-
tablished and administered, not later than July 
1 of the succeeding plan year each MA organi-
zation offering a Medicare Advantage plan shall 
submit to the Secretary such information as the 
Secretary may require for purposes of carrying 
out such program. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall pay 
to an MA organization offering a Medicare Ad-
vantage plan eligible to receive a payment under 
the program with respect to a plan year the
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6472 
To prohibit price gouging in connection with the public health emergency 
resulting from COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2020 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. NADLER, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit price gouging in connection with the public 
health emergency resulting from COVID–19, 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 ‘‘COVID–19 Price 
Gouging Prevention Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF PRICE GOUGING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of a public 
health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result 
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of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID– 
19), including any renewal thereof, it shall be unlawful 
for any person to sell or offer for sale a good or service 
at a price that— 
(1) is unconscionably excessive; and 
(2) indicates the seller is using the circumstan-
ces related to such public health emergency to in-
crease prices unreasonably. 
(b) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In determining 
whether a person has violated subsection (a), there shall 
be taken into account, with respect to the price at which 
such person sold or offered for sale the good or service, 
factors that include the following: 
(1) Whether such price grossly exceeds the av-
erage price at which the same or a similar good or 
service was sold or offered for sale by such person— 
(A) during the 90-day period immediately 
preceding January 31, 2020; or 
(B) during the same 90-day period of the 
previous year. 
(2) Whether such price grossly exceeds the av-
erage price at which the same or a similar good or 
service was readily obtainable from other similarly 
situated competing sellers before January 31, 2020. 
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