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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6946 
To prohibit all United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the 
United Nations until such time as the membership in the United Nations 
of the People’s Republic of China is terminated and the Republic of 
China (Taiwan) is afforded full rights, privileges, and responsibilities 
as a Member State in the United Nations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2020 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit all United States assessed and voluntary con-
tributions to the United Nations until such time as the 
membership in the United Nations of the People’s Re-
public of China is terminated and the Republic of China 
(Taiwan) is afforded full rights, privileges, and respon-
sibilities as a Member State in the United Nations, and 
for other purposes. 
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. MEMBERSHIP OF TAIWAN AT THE UNITED NA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, effective on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the United States shall withhold all assessed and vol-
untary contributions to the United Nations until such time 
as the membership in the United Nations of the People’s 
Republic of China is terminated and the Republic of China 
(Taiwan) is afforded full rights, privileges, and respon-
sibilities as a Member State in the United Nations. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.—The President is au-
thorized to take any appropriate action to carry out sub-
section (a). 
(c) ACTIONS AT THE UNITED NATIONS.—The Presi-
dent shall direct the United States Permanent Represent-
ative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and 
influence of the United States at the United Nations to 
encourage Member States of the United Nations to take 
actions identical or similar to the action described in sub-
section (a). 
(d) NO EFFECT ON THE UNITED STATES IN THE 
UNITED NATIONS.—United States membership in the 
United Nations shall not be affected in any way by any 
action under this section. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6947 
To authorize the President to recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative 
Region of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent 
country, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2020 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to recognize the Hong Kong 
Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic 
of China as a separate, independent country, 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 ‘‘Hong Kong Freedom 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that all territorial claims by the People’s 
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Republic of China over the area known as the Hong Kong 
Special Administrative Region are invalid and without 
merit. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to 
recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 
of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, inde-
pendent country, in accordance with subsection (a). 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6948 
To authorize the President to recognize the Tibet Autonomous Region of 
the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent country, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2020 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to recognize the Tibet Autono-
mous Region of the People’s Republic of China as a 
separate, independent country, 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 ‘‘Free Tibet Act of 
2020’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that all territorial claims by the People’s 
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Republic of China over the Tibet Autonomous Region are 
invalid and without merit. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to 
recognize the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s 
Republic of China as a separate, independent country, in 
accordance with subsection (a). 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 694 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the ‘‘Benjamin A. Gilman 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2019 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. SERRANO, Miss 
RICE of New York, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. ZELDIN, Ms. MENG, Mr. TONKO, 
Mr. KATKO, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. JEFFRIES, 
Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. REED, Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. MEEKS, 
Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. NADLER) 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 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, 
as the ‘‘Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, 
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New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ben-
jamin A. Gilman Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Benjamin A. Gilman 
Post Office Building’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6953 
To establish the Pandemic Responder Service Award program to express 
our gratitude to front-line health care workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2020 
Ms. SHALALA (for herself and Ms. HOULAHAN) 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 subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Pandemic Responder Service Award pro-
gram to express our gratitude to front-line health care 
workers. 
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 ‘‘Pandemic Responder 
Service Award Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PANDEMIC RESPONDER SERV-
ICE AWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT.—Subject to subsection (c), each 
qualified health care worker shall be entitled to a pan-
demic responder service award, as determined under sub-
section (b). 
(b) DETERMINATION OF AWARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii), in the case of a qualified 
health care worker, the amount of the pandemic re-
sponder service award shall be equal to— 
(A) the applicable percentage of the 
amount determined under paragraph (2) for the 
calendar year in which the application described 
in subsection (c)(2) has been submitted by such 
worker and approved by the Secretary; and 
(B) the applicable percentage of the 
amount determined under paragraph (2) for 
each of the 3 calendar years subsequent to the 
year described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) ANNUAL AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount deter-
mined under this paragraph shall be equal to— 
(i) for calendar year 2021, $10,000; 
and 
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(ii) in the case of any calendar year 
beginning after 2021, the dollar amount in 
clause (i), as increased by an amount equal 
to— 
(I) such dollar amount; multi-
plied by 
(II) the cost-of-living adjustment 
determined under section 1(f)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
for such calendar year, determined by 
substituting ‘‘2020’’ for ‘‘2016’’ in 
subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. 
(B) ROUNDING.—If any increase under 
subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $100, 
such increase shall be rounded to the nearest 
multiple of $100. 
(3) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), with respect to any qualified health 
care worker, the applicable percentage shall be 
determined in accordance with the following 
table: 
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‘‘(B) Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the relative in-
fected population proportion amount deter-
mined for the State under subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(C) As soon as practicable after Decem-
ber 31, 2020, the relative lost revenue propor-
tion amount determined for the State under 
subsection (c)(3). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS RESERVED FOR PAYMENTS TO 
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—A State shall reserve 1⁄3 of 
each amount received by the State under paragraph 
(1) to make direct payments to units of local govern-
ment in the State under subsection (c)(6). 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
RELATIVE
POPULATION
PROPORTION 
AMOUNT.—Subject to paragraph (5), the relative 
population proportion amount for a State is the 
product of— 
‘‘(A) $161,333,333,333; and 
‘‘(B) the amount equal to the quotient 
of— 
‘‘(i) the population of the State; and 
‘‘(ii) the total population of all States. 
‘‘(2) RELATIVE
INFECTED
POPULATION
PRO-
PORTION
AMOUNT.—Subject to subparagraph (5), 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6956 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture 
emergency aid to States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2020 
Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. JOHNSON of South Da-
kota, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Ms. CRAIG, and Mr. MAR-
SHALL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food 
and agriculture emergency aid to States, 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 ‘‘Farming Support to 
States Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE EMERGENCY AID TO 
STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6957 
To direct the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to treat a period 
of full-time National Guard duty, performed in response to the national 
emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the President with respect 
to COVID–19, as not shorter than 90 days. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LAMB, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. COX of California, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. COSTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CORREA, Ms. SEWELL of Ala-
bama, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. BROWN 
of Maryland, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO-
NEY of New York, Mr. CROW, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KILMER, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. VELA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 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 direct the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
to treat a period of full-time National Guard duty, per-
formed in response to the national emergency declared 
on March 13, 2020, by the President with respect to 
COVID–19, as not shorter than 90 days. 
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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 ‘‘National Guard 
COVID–19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF A PERIOD OF FULL-TIME NATIONAL 
GUARD DUTY, PERFORMED IN RESPONSE TO 
THE COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY, AS 
NOT SHORTER THAN 90 DAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of Defense and 
Veterans Affairs shall treat a period of covered duty as 
a period not shorter than 90 days. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered duty’’ means full-time 
National Guard duty performed— 
(A) by an individual other than a member 
of Congress; and 
(B) in response to the covered national 
emergency. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered national emergency’’ 
means the national emergency declared on March 
13, 2020, by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with re-
spect to COVID–19. 
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(3) The term ‘‘full-time National Guard duty’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6958 
To provide that the unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending 
arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the 
following plan year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mrs. AXNE (for herself and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide that the unused balance of a dependent care 
flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 
2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year. 
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 Dependent 
Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 
2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. ROLLOVER OF UNUSED BALANCE OF DEPENDENT 
CARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS 
TO PLAN YEAR 2021. 
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Sec-
retary’s delegate) shall issue regulations or other guidance 
that permit the unused balance (determined as of the end 
of plan year 2020) of any dependent care flexible spending 
arrangement to be rolled over to plan year 2021. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6959 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide 
for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Ms. BASS (for herself, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 
Act to provide for immediate eligibility for former foster 
youth under Medicaid. 
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 ‘‘Dosha Joi Immediate 
Coverage for Foster Youth Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAID ELIGI-
BILITY FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. 
Section 1002(a)(2) of the SUPPORT for Patients 
and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271) is amended 
by striking ‘‘January 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘the date 
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of enactment of the Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for 
Foster Youth Act’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 695 
To redesignate the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area as the 
Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2019 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. SERRANO, Miss 
RICE of New York, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. ZELDIN, Ms. MENG, Mr. TONKO, 
Mr. KATKO, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. JEFFRIES, 
Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. REED, Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. MEEKS, 
Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To redesignate the Hudson River Valley National Heritage 
Area as the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley 
National Heritage Area, 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. REDESIGNATION OF HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Omnibus Parks and Pub-
lic Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 
Public Law 104–333) is amended by striking ‘‘Hudson 
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River Valley National Heritage Area’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River 
Valley National Heritage Area’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the heritage area referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Maurice D. Hin-
chey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6960 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration reserve 
amounts appropriated under the paycheck protection program for small 
entities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration reserve amounts appropriated under the paycheck 
protection program for small entities, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Maximizing Our 
Money and Addressing Novel Disasters by Protecting Our 
Proprietors Act’’ or the ‘‘MOM-AND-POP Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESERVATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL ENTI-
TIES. 
(a) SET ASIDE.—Of amounts appropriated to carry 
out section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)), the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration shall provide for the cost to guarantee cov-
ered loans made under this paragraph a set aside of not 
less than 25 percent for covered loans with a principal 
amount of $150,000 or less made to a small entity. 
(b) WAIVER OF AFFILIATION RULES.—The waiver of 
affiliation rules under section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv)) shall not 
apply to a small entity that receives a covered loan because 
of a set aside under subsection (a). 
(c) MAJOR DISASTERS.—For any loan program cre-
ated after the date of the enactment of this Act by the 
Administrator in direct response to a major disaster, as 
determined by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.), the Administrator shall consider imple-
menting a set aside similar to that described under sub-
section (a) for such loan program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) SMALL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘small entity’’ 
means— 
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(A) a business concern, nonprofit organiza-
tion, veterans organization, or Tribal business 
concern with not more than 25 employees; or 
(B) a sole proprietor, independent con-
tractor, or eligible self-employed individual (as 
such terms are under section 7(a)(36) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36))). 
(2) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ includes 
individuals employed on a full-time, part-time, or 
other basis. 
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pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS