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Title: Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act
This bill revises the method for determining the annual per capita change in health insurance premiums for the purpose of determining the premium adjustment percentage that is used to establish the annual limits on cost sharing for health insurance plans.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2785 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2785

 To set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and 
  annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility under the Patient 
                  Protection and Affordable Care Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2019

Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Baldwin) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and 
  annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility under the Patient 
                  Protection and Affordable Care 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 ``Fair Indexing for Health Care 
Affordability Act''.

SEC. 2. PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE.

    Section 1302(c)(4) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``calendar year)'' 
and inserting ``calendar year, based on estimates and projections of 
changes for the applicable year in the average per enrollee employer-
sponsored insurance premiums provided by the National Health 
Expenditure Accounts)''.
                                 <all>
Title: Correct the Census Count Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Correct the Census Count Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional center to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3481 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3481

 To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in 
prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to 
    the last place of residence before incarceration, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2020

  Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
  Coons, and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read 
     twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in 
prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to 
    the last place of residence before incarceration, 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 ``Correct the Census Count Act''.

SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g)(1) Effective beginning with the 2030 decennial census of 
population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States 
under subsection (a) or (c), the Secretary shall, with respect to an 
individual incarcerated in a State or Federal correctional center as of 
the date on which such census is taken, attribute such individual to 
such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.
    ``(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult 
with each State department of corrections and the Bureau of Prisons to 
collect the information necessary to make the determination required 
under paragraph (1).''.
                                 <all>
Title: Multifamily Depreciation Parity Act of 2019
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Multifamily Depreciation Parity Act of 2019
This bill allows the depreciation of certain residential rental property placed in service prior to January 1, 2018, over a 30-year period (currently, such property is subject to a 40-year depreciation period).

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2984 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2984

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for certain 
  residential rental property to be depreciated over a 30-year period.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2019

Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Isakson) 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 allow for certain 
  residential rental property to be depreciated over a 30-year period.

    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 ``Multifamily Depreciation Parity Act 
of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DEPRECIATION OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY OVER 30-
              YEAR PERIOD.

    Section 13204(b) of Public Law 115-97 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Certain residential rental property.--In the case of 
        any residential rental property--
                    ``(A) which was placed in service before January 1, 
                2018,
                    ``(B) which is held by an electing real property 
                trade or business (as defined in section 163(j)(7)(B) 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and
                    ``(C) for which subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), 
                (E), or (G) of section 168(g)(1) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 did not apply prior to such date,
        the amendments made by subsection (a)(3)(C) shall apply to 
        taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to modify the funding limitation.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill increases the maximum total amount that may be appropriated to fund the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway in Ohio.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 364 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 364

  To amend the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to 
                     modify the funding limitation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to 
                     modify the funding limitation.

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

SECTION 1. OHIO & ERIE NATIONAL HERITAGE CANALWAY.

    Section 810(a) of the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826) is amended by 
striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ``Not more 
than a total of $20,000,000 may be appropriated for the canalway under 
this title.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2020
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2020
This bill establishes severability between provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) and other provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the bill provides that if the individual mandate is found to be illegal or incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3383 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3383

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that 
 preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health 
  insurance coverage and group health plans continue to be prohibited.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that 
 preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health 
  insurance coverage and group health plans continue to be prohibited.

    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 ``Continuing Coverage for Preexisting 
Conditions Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING THE PROHIBITION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS 
              WITH RESPECT TO ENROLLMENT IN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE 
              AND GROUP HEALTH PLANS.

    Part I of subtitle F of title I of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) is amended by adding at the 
end the following section:

``SEC. 1503. SEVERABILITY.

    ``If subsection (a) of section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, as added by section 1501(b), is to any extent illegal, 
unconstitutional, otherwise invalid, or incapable of being enforced, 
the validity and enforceability of sections 2701 through 2705 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg through 300gg-4), as added 
by section 1201, shall not be affected.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Tribal Business Access to PPP Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Tribal Business Access to PPP Act
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), by waiving affiliation rules that prevent certain tribal business concerns from being eligible to participate in the program.
Affiliation rules govern which business entities are counted for the purpose of determining the size of a business, and affiliation occurs when multiple separate businesses are aggregated under one employer identification number and their employees or revenues are combined and counted together.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4446 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4446

 To waive affiliation rules under the paycheck protection program for 
Tribal business concerns with the same employer identification number, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 5, 2020

Mr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                 on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To waive affiliation rules under the paycheck protection program for 
Tribal business concerns with the same employer identification number, 
                        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 ``Tribal Business Access to PPP Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF AFFILIATION RULES UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
              PROGRAM FOR TRIBAL BUSINESS CONCERNS WITH SAME EIN.

    Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(D)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (v), by striking ``, veterans organization, 
        or Tribal business concern'' and inserting ``or veterans 
        organization''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vii) No affiliation between tribal 
                        business concerns based on shared ein.--During 
                        the covered period, for purposes of determining 
                        eligibility for a covered loan, affiliation 
                        shall not be found under section 121.103 of 
                        title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
                        successor regulation, between Tribal business 
                        concerns described in section 31(b)(2)(C) based 
                        solely on a shared employer identification 
                        number.''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill prohibits the Bureau of the Census from including information regarding U.S. citizenship in its legislative redistricting data.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2068 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2068

To prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in 
       the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 10, 2019

  Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in 
       the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau.

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

SECTION 1. EXCLUDING CITIZENSHIP DATA FROM PUBLIC LAW 94-171 
              REDISTRICTING DATA.

    Section 141(c) of title 13, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may not include any 
information regarding United States citizenship in a tabulation of 
population reported or transmitted under the preceding sentence.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief Act
This bill allows the Federal Reserve Board in unusual and exigent circumstances to authorize Federal Reserve banks to buy and sell municipal bonds and other specified financial instruments.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3550 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3550

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to permit to the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System to engage in certain open market operations 
               during unusual and exigent circumstances.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2020

 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to permit to the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System to engage in certain open market operations 
               during unusual and exigent circumstances.

    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 ``Municipal Bonds Emergency Relief 
Act''.

SEC. 2. OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS.

    Section 14(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 355) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) In unusual and exigent circumstances, the Board of 
        Governors of the Federal Reserve System, by the affirmative 
        vote of not fewer than 5 members, may authorize any Federal 
        reserve bank, during such periods as the Board may determine, 
        to buy and sell, at home or abroad, bills, notes, revenue 
        bonds, and warrants of any maturity, by any State, county, 
        district, political subdivision, instrumentality of a political 
        subdivision, territory, possession, or municipality in the 
        United States, including irrigation, drainage and reclamation 
        districts. All such actions shall be subject to such 
        limitations, restrictions, and regulations as the Board may 
        prescribe.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Public Health Emergency Pass-Through Payment Fairness Act of 2020
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Public Health Emergency Pass-Through Payment Fairness Act of 2020
This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend pass-through payments and categories for certain Medicare drugs and devices during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4295 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4295

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure access to 
         certain drugs and devices under the Medicare program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure access to 
         certain drugs and devices under the Medicare program.

    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 ``Public Health Emergency Pass-Through 
Payment Fairness Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING ACCESS TO CERTAIN DRUGS AND DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(t)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(K) Authority to extend pass-through time 
                period.--The Secretary may extend the limited period of 
                pass-through payment and associated categories 
                described under subparagraphs (B) and (C) during an 
                emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), 
                and the period during which such an emergency extension 
                is in effect shall not be counted for purposes of 
                calculating the period during which pass-through status 
                is in effect under such subparagraphs after the 
                emergency period expires.''.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
implement the amendment made by subsection (a) by interim final rule, 
program instructions, or otherwise.
                                 <all>
Title: BEAMS Act of 2020
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Blocking Evasive Attempts to Manipulate Signals Act of 2020 or the BEAMS Act of 2020
This bill restricts the transfer of certain broadcast permits whereby a person may broadcast into a foreign country (e.g., Mexico or Canada) for the purpose of rebroadcasting into the United States.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3803 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3803

 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the situations in 
which the Federal Communications Commission may grant a request for the 
          transfer of certain permits, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2020

   Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the situations in 
which the Federal Communications Commission may grant a request for the 
          transfer of certain permits, 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 ``Blocking Evasive Attempts to 
Manipulate Signals Act of 2020'' or the ``BEAMS Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PERMITS.

    Section 325(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(d)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)'';
            (2) by inserting ``, subject to paragraph (2),'' after 
        ``prescribe, and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The Commission may not grant such an application for the 
transfer of a permit described in subsection (c) that proposes a change 
in the primary language in which programming by a radio station 
described in that subsection will be broadcast, unless the Commission 
separately certifies to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives that, in the judgment of the 
Commission, and in addition to the requirements and prohibitions under 
section 310, the programming of the radio station is not, and will not 
become, subject to undue influence by a foreign government or a 
political party in power in a foreign country.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Investing in Main Street Act of 2019
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Investing in Main Street Act of 2019
This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit certain banking entities, subject to the approval of the appropriate federal banking agency, to invest up to 15% of their capital and surplus in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs), or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1994 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1994

  To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
amount that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small 
     business investment companies, subject to the approval of the 
      appropriate Federal banking agency, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2019

 Mr. Young (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Risch) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
amount that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small 
     business investment companies, subject to the approval of the 
      appropriate Federal banking agency, 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 ``Investing in Main Street Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

    Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the 
        end the following: ``or, subject to the approval of the 
        appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of such capital 
        and surplus'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the 
        end the following: ``or, subject to the approval of the 
        appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of such capital 
        and surplus''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Appropriate federal banking agency defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `appropriate Federal banking agency' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
        Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).''.
                                 <all>
Title: No President is Above the Law Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
No President is Above the Law Act
This bill tolls (i.e., pauses) the statute of limitations for federal criminal offenses that are committed by the President prior to or during their term of office. (Currently, most federal criminal offenses have a five-year statute of limitations.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1756 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1756

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of 
the statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by 
the President of the United States during or prior to tenure in office, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2019

Mr. Blumenthal 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 for the tolling of 
the statute of limitations with regard to certain offenses committed by 
the President of the United States during or prior to tenure in office, 
                        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 ``No President is Above the Law Act''.

SEC. 2. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Offenses Committed by the President During or Prior to Tenure 
in Office.--Section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Offenses Committed by the President During or Prior to Tenure 
in Office.--In the case of any person serving as President of the 
United States, the duration of that person's tenure in office shall not 
be considered for purposes of any statute of limitations applicable to 
any Federal criminal offense committed by that person (including any 
offense committed during any period of time preceding such tenure in 
office).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any offense committed before the date of the enactment of this 
section, if the statute of limitations applicable to that offense had 
not run as of such date.
                                 <all>
Title: PILT Reauthorization Act of 2019
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
PILT Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill extends the payment in lieu of taxes program through FY2029. "Payments in Lieu of Taxes" (PILT) are federal payments to local governments that help offset losses in property taxes due to the existence of nontaxable federal lands within their boundaries

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2480 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2480

 To amend title 31, United States Code, to reauthorize the payment in 
            lieu of taxes program through fiscal year 2029.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2019

Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Risch, Mr. Bennet, 
 and Mr. Gardner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
     and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 31, United States Code, to reauthorize the payment in 
            lieu of taxes program through fiscal year 2029.

    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 ``PILT Reauthorization Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM.

    Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``fiscal year 2019'' and 
inserting ``each of fiscal years 2019 through 2029''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make available, to specified servicemembers, testing for the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
The bill requires that testing be made available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility (presently including 20 nations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia).
DOD shall report on policies or protocols provided to members of the Armed Forces regarding testing.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3507 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3507

To require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus 
disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an 
  area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus 
disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an 
  area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility.

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

SECTION 1. TESTING FOR COVID-19 FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than seven days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall make testing for the 
coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) available to all members of the Armed 
Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command 
has responsibility.
    (b) Report on Policies and Protocols.--Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report setting forth any formal policies or 
protocols provided to members of the Armed Forces regarding how to be 
tested for the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out this section.
                                 <all>
Title: Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act
This bill allows Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to be used to replace state, tribal, or local government revenue shortfalls resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) during the period from March 1-December 31, 2020.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3638 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3638

To allow Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to be used to replace revenue 
                  shortfalls resulting from COVID-19.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2020

Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Capito, 
Mr. Cramer, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read 
         twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
To allow Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to be used to replace revenue 
                  shortfalls resulting from COVID-19.

    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 ``Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility 
Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO REPLACE LOST 
              REVENUE.

    Effective as if included in the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136), subsection (d) 
of section 601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) 
of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--A State, Tribal government, and unit of local 
government shall use the funds provided under a payment made under this 
section to cover only those costs of the State, Tribal government, or 
unit of local government that--
            ``(1) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public 
        health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
        (COVID-19) during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and 
        ends on December 31, 2020; or
            ``(2) are necessary to replace State or government revenue 
        shortfalls resulting from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
        19) during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on 
        December 31, 2020.''.
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Title: Determining Election Blunders And Correcting Logical Errors Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Determining Election Blunders And Correcting Logical Errors Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the 2020 Iowa caucuses. The GAO must study topics including cyber vulnerabilities in election technology.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3268 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3268

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study to evaluate the failures and total system breakdown of the 2020 
                 Iowa caucuses, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 11, 2020

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study to evaluate the failures and total system breakdown of the 2020 
                 Iowa caucuses, 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 ``Determining Election Blunders And 
Correcting Logical Errors Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON THE FAILURES AND TOTAL SYSTEM BREAKDOWN OF THE 
              2020 IOWA CAUCUSES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States (in this 
section referred to as the ``Comptroller General'') shall initiate a 
study of--
            (1) mismanagement by State party leaders overseeing the 
        2020 Iowa caucuses;
            (2) the degree to which top-down decision making by the 
        Democratic National Committee contributed to the failures of 
        the 2020 Iowa caucuses;
            (3) whether actions by State party leaders and the 
        Democratic National Committee contributed to cyber 
        vulnerabilities in the technology employed for the 2020 Iowa 
        caucuses;
            (4) the extent to which the 2020 Iowa caucuses have shaken 
        the public's faith and confidence in the Iowa election system; 
        and
            (5) the potential dangers in changing election technology 
        and methods from existing approaches.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after initiating the study 
required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee 
on House Administration of the House of Representatives a report on the 
results of the study that sets forth the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations, if any, of the study.
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Title: A bill to provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains water buffalo and is labeled as buffalo unless the specific term used in the labeling is water buffalo.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2479 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2479

 To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison 
and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
                      Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2019

    Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Braun, and Ms. Smith) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison 
and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
                      Act, 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. COMMON OR USUAL NAME FOR NORTH AMERICAN BISON.

    Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
343) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(z)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), if it is a food that is or 
contains any animal in the genus Bubalus and the labeling uses the term 
`buffalo' as a common or usual name for the food, unless the term used 
in the labeling is `water buffalo'.
    ``(2) Subparagraph (1) shall not be construed as prohibiting the 
use of the term `buffalo' as a common or usual name for the animal 
Bison bison bison (commonly known as the plains bison), or the animal 
Bison bison athabascae (commonly known as the wood bison).''.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the "Robert L. Brown Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the "Robert L. Brown Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4684 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4684

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the ``Robert L. 
                          Brown Post Office''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2020

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the ``Robert L. 
                          Brown Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. ROBERT L. BROWN POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Robert L. Brown 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 ``Robert L. 
Brown Post Office''.
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Title: Prioritizing Our Workers Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Prioritizing Our Workers Act
This bill includes as allowable administrative expenses in bankruptcy the unfunded vested benefits in a defined pension plan and certain pension withdrawal liabilities. Claims for administrative expenses are entitled to priority in bankruptcy proceedings.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1486 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1486

 To amend title 11, United States Code, to include certain pensions as 
     administrative expenses in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 11, United States Code, to include certain pensions as 
     administrative expenses in bankruptcy, 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 ``Prioritizing Our Workers Act''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 503(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) notwithstanding section 507(a)(5), all unfunded 
        vested benefits in a defined benefit pension plan; and
            ``(11) withdrawal liability determined under part 1 of 
        subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income 
        Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 507(a)(5) is amended by 
inserting ``except as provided in section 503(b)(10),'' after 
``Fifth,''.
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