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Title: A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
This bill permanently reauthorizes the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2801 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2801

  To strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 6, 2019

Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Van Hollen) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
              HOMELESSNESS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 208 (42 U.S.C. 11318), by striking ``to 
        carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such 
        sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011'' and inserting 
        ``such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title'';
            (2) by striking section 209 (42 U.S.C. 11319); and
            (3) by redesignating section 210 (42 U.S.C. 11320) as 
        section 209.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents in 
section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11301 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 209 
and 210 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement.''.
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Title: TELEHEALTH HSA Act of 2020
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Telemedicine Everywhere Lifting Everyone's Healthcare Experience And Long Term Health HSA Act of 2020 or the TELEHEALTH HSA Act of 2020
This bill makes permanent the preferred treatment of telehealth and other remote care services for purposes of health savings accounts.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4039 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4039

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
 permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services for purposes 
                      of health savings accounts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2020

 Mrs. Loeffler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
 permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services for purposes 
                      of health savings accounts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telemedicine Everywhere Lifting 
Everyone's Healthcare Experience And Long Term Health HSA Act of 2020'' 
or the ``TELEHEALTH HSA Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXEMPTION FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``In the case of 
plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021, a plan'' and 
inserting ``A plan''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 223(c)(1)(B) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``(in the case 
of plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2021.
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Title: A bill to provide for a 2-week extension of the Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill (1) temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics, and (2) reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2047 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2047

  To provide for a 2-week extension of the Medicaid community mental 
     health services demonstration program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2019

   Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
              considered, read the third time, and passed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for a 2-week extension of the Medicaid community mental 
     health services demonstration program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICAID COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
              DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 223(d)(3) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2019'' and 
inserting ``July 14, 2019''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.

    Section 1941(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-
1(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$6,000,000'' and inserting 
``$1,000,000''.
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Title: A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members performing parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill provides hazardous duty incentive pay to members of an Armed Forces reserve component or the National Guard who perform a parachute jump as an essential part of their military duty. Currently, only active duty members are entitled to hazardous duty incentive pay for performing such duties.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1542 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1542

   To amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of 
 hazardous duty incentive pay for members performing parachute jumping 
     as an essential part of military duty, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2019

  Mr. Manchin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of 
 hazardous duty incentive pay for members performing parachute jumping 
     as an essential part of military duty, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STANDARDIZATION OF PAYMENT OF HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY 
              FOR MEMBERS PERFORMING PARACHUTE JUMPING AS AN ESSENTIAL 
              PART OF MILITARY DUTY.

    (a) Payment to Reserve Component Members as if Duty Were Performed 
on Active Duty by Members Entitled to Basic Pay.--Section 301 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ``or to a member 
        covered by subsection (g)'' before the period in the last 
        sentence; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or 
the National Guard, entitled to compensation under section 206 of this 
title who performs, under orders, duty described in subsection (a)(3) 
in a month is entitled to an increase in compensation for that month 
equal to the amount provided for in the second sentence of subsection 
(c)(1) as if such duty had been performed by the member while entitled 
to basic pay.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2019, and shall apply with respect to duty 
performed in any month beginning on or after that date.
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Title: Don't Punish Schools for Uncontrolled Pandemics Act of 2020
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Don't Punish Schools for Uncontrolled Pandemics Act of 2020
This bill prohibits the Department of Education from requiring a local school program to conduct in-person instruction during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4310 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4310

 To prohibit in-person instructional requirements during the COVID-19 
                               emergency.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2020

  Mr. Warner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit in-person instructional requirements during the COVID-19 
                               emergency.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Don't Punish Schools for 
Uncontrolled Pandemics Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS DURING 
              COVID-19 EMERGENCY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no rule, regulation, 
guidance, or policy regarding an applicable program (as defined in 
section 400 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221)) 
shall require a local program to conduct in-person instruction during 
an emergency, as declared by a Federal, State, or local authority, with 
respect to COVID-19.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the city of Vallejo, California, to enter into an agreement to transfer Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, to the VA to be maintained as a national shrine.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 127 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 127

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an 
  agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of 
   Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 15, 2019

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, and 
  Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an 
  agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of 
   Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF MARE ISLAND NAVAL CEMETERY TO SECRETARY OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR MAINTENANCE BY NATIONAL CEMETERY 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Agreement.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, under 
which the city of Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, 
title, and interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, 
California, at no cost to the Secretary.
    (b) Maintenance by NCA.--If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is 
transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection 
(a), the National Cemetery Administration shall maintain the cemetery 
as a national shrine.
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Title: Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act
This bill increases the number of states that may participate in two-year Medicaid demonstration programs that improve access to community mental health services. It also extends the two-year term for existing state demonstration programs by two years.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 824 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 824

      To increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid 
  demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health 
                               services.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2019

   Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
 Wyden, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Klobuchar, and 
  Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
      To increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid 
  demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health 
                               services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Excellence in Mental Health and 
Addiction Treatment Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 223(d) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (42 
U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``Not more than'' and inserting 
                ``Subject to paragraph (8), not more than''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2-year'' and inserting ``4-
                year''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Additional programs.--In addition to the 8 States 
        selected under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, not later 
        than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Excellence in 
        Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act, select 11 
        States (which shall not include any States selected under 
        paragraph (1)) to participate in 2-year demonstration programs 
        that meet the requirements of this subsection and represent a 
        diverse selection of geographic areas, including rural and 
        underserved areas.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act
This bill prohibits the President from establishing or extending national monuments in Utah unless:

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 90 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 90

 To limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the 
                             State of Utah.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 2019

  Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Romney) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the 
                             State of Utah.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXTENSION OF NATIONAL 
              MONUMENTS IN THE STATE OF UTAH.

    Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Limitation on the Establishment or Extension of National 
Monuments in the State of Utah.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, the President may not establish or extend a national 
monument in the State of Utah (referred to in this subsection as the 
`State') unless--
            ``(1) the extension or establishment has been authorized by 
        an Act of Congress; and
            ``(2) the President has received from the Governor of the 
        State notice that the State legislature has enacted legislation 
        approving the proposed establishment or extension.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2019
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2019
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly engaging in a scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for an individual. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 432 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 432

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
    prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 11, 2019

   Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
    prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Crimes Against Veterans 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TOOL TO PREVENT CERTAIN FRAUDS AGAINST VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1041. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits
    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly 
engage in any scheme or artifice to defraud--
            ``(1) an individual of veterans' benefits; or
            ``(2) in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for 
        an individual.
    ``(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `veteran' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 101 of title 38; and
            ``(2) the term `veterans' benefits' means any benefit 
        provided under Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or 
        survivor of a veteran.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 47 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``1041. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
This bill removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers.
Specifically, the bill repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which prohibits civil actions against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, importer, dealer, or trade association for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1779 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1779

        To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2019

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, 
  Mr. Menendez, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Reed, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
  Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
        To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Justice for Victims 
of Gun Violence Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT.

    Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms 
Act (15 U.S.C. 7901, 7902, and 7903) are repealed.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill suspends the inclusion in gross income, for income tax purposes, of Social Security benefits in 2020.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3528 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3528

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the inclusion in 
               gross income of Social Security benefits.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2020

  Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the inclusion in 
               gross income of Social Security benefits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF INCLUSION IN GROSS INCOME OF SOCIAL 
              SECURITY BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Suspension.--This section shall not apply to taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021.''.
    (b) Nonresident Alien Individuals.--Section 871(a)(3) of such Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
        ``This paragraph shall not apply to taxable years beginning 
        after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021.''.
    (c) Trust Funds Held Harmless.--
            (1) In general.--There are hereby appropriated (out of any 
        money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) to each payor 
        fund and to the hospital insurance trust fund amounts equal to 
        the respective reduction in the transfers to such fund by 
        reason of section 86(g) and the last sentence of section 
        871(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    (A) Payor fund.--The term ``payor fund'' means any 
                trust fund or account from which payments of social 
                security benefits are made.
                    (B) Hospital insurance trust fund.--The term 
                ``hospital insurance trust fund'' means the fund 
                established pursuant to section 1817 of the Social 
                Security Act (18 U.S.C. 1395i).
                    (C) Social security benefits.--The term ``social 
                security benefits'' has the meaning given such term by 
                section 86(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                                 <all>
Title: Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The program awards grants to family-run organizations to support the provision of information and peer support to families of children with special health care needs.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1647 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1647

   To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 
  family-to-family health information centers, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019

 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 
  family-to-family health information centers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Family-to-Family Health 
Information Centers Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that family-to-family health information centers--
            (1) assist families of children with disabilities or 
        special health care needs to improve the well-being of 
        children;
            (2) provide information to families regarding resources 
        available to help children with disabilities or special health 
        care needs;
            (3) work with representatives of health care organizations 
        to facilitate collaboration between families of such children 
        and professionals and organizations in the health care system;
            (4) since fiscal year 2007, the first year the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services began to develop and support such 
        centers, they have spread to the extent that family-to-family 
        information centers now operate in all 50 States; and
            (5) since fiscal year 2018, these centers have been, and 
        continue to be, developed in the territories and for Indian 
        tribes.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION CENTERS.

    Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking ``and 2019'' and 
        inserting ``through 2024''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``fiscal years 2018 
        and 2019'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal 
        year thereafter''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill modifies the tax requirements for certain oil and gas companies to eliminate the taxable income limitation on the percentage depletion allowance for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1217 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1217

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable 
 income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced 
                       from marginal properties.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 11, 2019

  Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable 
 income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced 
                       from marginal properties.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON PERCENTAGE DEPLETION 
              FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCED FROM MARGINAL 
              PROPERTIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 613A(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(H) Nonapplication of taxable income limit with 
                respect to marginal production.--The second sentence of 
                subsection (a) of section 613 shall not apply to so 
                much of the allowance for depletion as is determined 
                under subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
                                 <all>
Title: Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019
This bill requires interest to be added to the back pay of federal employees who were not paid during a lapse in appropriations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 222 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 222

   To amend section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, to require 
 payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in 
                            appropriations.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2019

  Mr. Jones (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
   Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Shaheen) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, to require 
 payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in 
                            appropriations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. INTEREST ON BACK PAY FOR EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY A LAPSE IN 
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
    ``(3)(A) If a payment under paragraph (2) to an employee furloughed 
as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations or to an excepted 
employee is made after the regularly scheduled pay date for such 
payment in the absence of a lapse in appropriations, the payment shall 
include an interest payment prorated daily which shall accrue from such 
regularly scheduled pay date.
    ``(B) An interest payment under subparagraph (A)--
            ``(i) shall be computed at the rate of interest established 
        by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 3902 that is in 
        effect on the first day of the covered lapse in appropriations; 
        and
            ``(ii) shall be in addition to any other remedy available 
        under any other law, rule, or regulation.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to any covered lapse in appropriations (as defined in 
section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code) that begins before, 
on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the "Tom Reid Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the "Tom Reid Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4853 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4853

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the ``Tom Reid Post 
                           Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 23 (legislative day, October 19), 2020

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the ``Tom Reid Post 
                           Office Building''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TOM REID POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Tom Reid Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 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 ``Tom Reid 
Post Office Building''.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2712 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2712

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
    at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the 
  ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office 
                              Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 28, 2019

  Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Johnson) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
    at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the 
  ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office 
                              Building''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CAPTAIN ROBERT C. HARMON AND PRIVATE JOHN R. PEIRSON POST 
              OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, shall 
be known and designated as the ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private 
John R. Peirson Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 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 ``Captain 
Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building''.
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Title: A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill changes the schedule for estimated tax payments for taxable years beginning in 2020.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3553 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3553

      To modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2020

  Mr. Perdue introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
      To modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS.

    In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2020--
            (1) the second column of the table in section 6654(c)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied by--
                    (A) in the second row, by substituting ``September 
                15'' for ``June 15''; and
                    (B) in the third row, by substituting ``November 
                15'' for ``September 15''; and
            (2) the second column of the table in section 6655(c)(2) of 
        such Code shall be applied by--
                    (A) in the second row, by substituting ``September 
                15'' for ``June 15''; and
                    (B) in the third row, by substituting ``November 
                15'' for ``September 15''.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2196 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2196

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
   at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the ``Lucas Lowe 
                        Memorial Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 22, 2019

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
   at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the ``Lucas Lowe 
                        Memorial Post Office''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LUCAS LOWE MEMORIAL POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 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 ``Lucas Lowe 
Memorial Post Office''.
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Title: Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2020
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2020
This bill adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increases council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4804 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4804

 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 19, 2020

  Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness 
Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF RHODE ISLAND TO THE MID-ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT 
              COUNCIL.

    Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``Rhode Island,'' after ``States of'';
            (2) by inserting ``Rhode Island,'' after ``except North 
        Carolina,'';
            (3) by striking ``21'' and inserting ``23''; and
            (4) by striking ``13'' and inserting ``14''.
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Title: St. Mary's Reinvestment Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
St. Mary's Reinvestment Act
This bill requires the government to pay 75% of the costs, including repair costs, for the Bureau of Reclamation's Milk River Project, which provides water for irrigation of land in Montana.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1305 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1305

To establish a Federal cost share percentage for the Milk River Project 
                        in the State of Montana.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 2, 2019

Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To establish a Federal cost share percentage for the Milk River Project 
                        in the State of Montana.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``St. Mary's Reinvestment Act''.

SEC. 2. COST SHARE FOR THE MILK RIVER PROJECT.

    (a) Definition of Milk River Project.--
            (1) In general.--In this Act, the term ``Milk River 
        Project'' means the Bureau of Reclamation project authorized by 
        the Secretary of the Interior on March 14, 1903, under the Act 
        of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), commencing at 
        Lake Sherburne and providing water to a point approximately 6 
        miles east of Nashua, Montana.
            (2) Inclusions.--The term ``Milk River Project'' includes--
                    (A) Swiftcurrent Dike;
                    (B) Lake Sherburne;
                    (C) Nelson and Fresno dams, dikes, and reservoirs;
                    (D) St. Mary, Dodson, Vandalia, and Paradise 
                Diversion dams;
                    (E) Dodson pumping plant; and
                    (F) associated siphons, canals, drops, laterals, 
                and drains.
    (b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the operation, 
maintenance, repair, and replacement of the Milk River Project shall be 
75 percent, which shall not be reimbursable to the United States.
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