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Title: Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act of 2019
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act of 2019
This bill provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs may not prohibit the display of a Battlefield Cross in any national cemetery.
A Battlefield Cross is a memorial monument in honor of deceased members of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1545 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1545

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs permits the display of Battlefield Crosses in national 
                  cemeteries, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2019

Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs permits the display of Battlefield Crosses in national 
                  cemeteries, 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 ``Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross 
Memorial Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DISPLAY OF BATTLEFIELD CROSSES IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

    Section 2403 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary may not prohibit the display of a 
Battlefield Cross in any national cemetery.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `Battlefield Cross' means a 
memorial monument in honor of fallen members of the Armed Forces that 
may include a replica of an inverted rifle, boots, helmets, and 
identification tag.''.
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Title: Flu Vaccine Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Flu Vaccine Act
This bill requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to conduct or support research for a universal influenza vaccine.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 570 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 570

 To conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation 
                   of a universal influenza vaccine.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2019

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King, Mr. Van 
 Hollen, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation 
                   of a universal influenza vaccine.

    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 ``Flu Vaccine Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH FOR THE CREATION OF A UNIVERSAL INFLUENZA VACCINE.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the National Institute of Allergy 
and Infectious Diseases shall conduct or support comprehensive research 
for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024.
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Title: Stop Blocking Hospitals Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Stop Blocking Hospitals Act
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing ambulances and vehicles used by fire departments and law enforcement agencies from responding to a call or transporting an individual to a hospital.
An individual who engages in this conduct 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. 4602 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4602

           To prohibit the obstruction of emergency vehicles.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2020

 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
Rounds, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; which 
     was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
           To prohibit the obstruction of emergency vehicles.

    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 ``Stop Blocking Hospitals Act''.

SEC. 2. OBSTRUCTION OF AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

    (a) Prohibition.--Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 40C. Obstruction of an emergency vehicle
    ``(a) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for any person, using a 
channel, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce 
or otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to knowingly 
obstruct, delay, or prevent--
            ``(1) any ambulance or emergency vehicle from responding to 
        a call or transporting an individual to a hospital;
            ``(2) any vehicle used by a fire department, or any officer 
        or member of a fire department, from responding to a call or 
        transporting an individual to a hospital; or
            ``(3) any vehicle used by a State or local law enforcement 
        agency, or any officer of the State or local law enforcement 
        agency, from responding to a call or transporting an individual 
        to a hospital.
    ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned not less than 1 year nor more than 5 
years, or both.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 40B the following:

``40C. Obstruction of an emergency vehicle.''.
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Title: A bill to appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This bill provides $3 billion in appropriations to the Department of Energy for expenses related to the acquisition, transportation, and injection of domestic petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The appropriations are available through FY2021 and are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3597 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3597

          To appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2020

 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cruz, 
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Wicker) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
          To appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.

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

SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--There is appropriated, out of amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, $3,000,000,000 for additional amounts for the ``SPR 
Petroleum Account'' for necessary expenses related to the acquisition, 
transportation, and injection of domestic petroleum products pursuant 
to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), to 
remain available until September 30, 2021.
    (b) Emergency Designation.--The amount provided by this section is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
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Title: PPP DEAL Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
PPP Deadline Extension Adjustment for Loans Act or the PPP DEAL Act
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) by (1) extending from 8 weeks to 16 weeks the period during which a loan recipient must use their paycheck protection loan to be eligible for forgiveness; and (2) allowing a recipient 16 weeks from the date of the loan to eliminate a reduction in workforce, salary, or wages that would otherwise reduce their forgivable amount.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3714 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3714

  To extend the covered period for loan forgiveness and the rehiring 
          period under the CARES Act, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2020

 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Romney, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. 
Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
        to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the covered period for loan forgiveness and the rehiring 
          period under the CARES 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``PPP Deadline Extension Adjustment 
for Loans Act'' or the ``PPP DEAL Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LOAN FORGIVENESS PERIOD AND REHIRING PERIOD UNDER 
              CARES ACT.

    Section 1106 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``8-week'' and 
        inserting ``16-week''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(5)(B), by striking ``June 30, 2020'' 
        each place that term appears and inserting ``the date that is 
        16 weeks after the date of the origination of the covered 
        loan''.
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Title: FIX Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act or the FIX Act
This bill modifies the procedures followed by consumer reporting agencies when a consumer disputes the completeness or accuracy of information contained in the consumer's credit report. Specifically, consumer reporting agencies are required to (1) include all documentation provided by the consumer in the dispute notification furnished to any person who provided disputed information, and (2) consider such consumer documentation when conducting reinvestigations of disputed information.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1729 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1729

  To enhance consumer rights relating to consumer report disputes by 
      requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 2019

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To enhance consumer rights relating to consumer report disputes by 
      requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers.

    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 ``FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act'' or 
the ``FIX Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY CONSUMERS.

    Section 611 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681i) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        including documentation provided by the 
                        consumer,'' after ``relevant information''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        including documentation provided by the 
                        consumer,'' after ``relevant information''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including 
                documentation,'' after ``relevant information''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ``, including 
        documentation,'' after ``relevant information''.
                                 <all>
Title: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
This bill requires the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 566 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 566

   To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to 
    capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to 
    capital for rural-area small businesses, 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 ``Expanding Access to Capital for 
Rural Job Creators Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL-AREA SMALL BUSINESSES.

    Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78d(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ``rural-area small 
        businesses,'' after ``women-owned small businesses,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting ``rural-area 
        small businesses,'' after ``women-owned small businesses,''.
                                 <all>
Title: Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019
This bill increases from 7 to 14 the number of days that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may furnish health care services, including post-delivery care, to the newborn child of a woman veteran who delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility pursuant to a VA contract for such services.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 835 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 835

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by 
         the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2019

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by 
         the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.

    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 ``Newborn Care Improvement Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO NEWBORN 
              CHILDREN BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 1786 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``seven days'' and inserting ``14 days''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Annual Report.--Not later than 31 days after the end of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report on the health care services provided 
under subsection (a) during such fiscal year, including the number of 
newborn children who received such services during such fiscal year.''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law.
A person sentenced to death before enactment of this bill must be resentenced.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2390 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2390

 To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of 
                  Federal law, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2019

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, 
 Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Schatz) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of 
                  Federal law, 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. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DEATH SENTENCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law.
    (b) Persons Sentenced Before Date Of Enactment.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any person sentenced to death before the 
date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall be 
resentenced.
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Title: Defending Pensions from the Chinese Communist Threat Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Defending Pensions from the Chinese Communist Threat Act  This bill prohibits pension plans from investing in certain Chinese military companies.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5005 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5005

 To require pension plans subject to the requirements of the Employee 
 Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish minimum standards 
 to address the threat from investments that finance Communist Chinese 
                          military companies.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 10, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require pension plans subject to the requirements of the Employee 
 Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish minimum standards 
 to address the threat from investments that finance Communist Chinese 
                          military companies.

    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 ``Defending Pensions from the Chinese 
Communist Threat Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDRESSING THE THREAT FROM INVESTMENTS THAT FINANCE COMMUNIST 
              CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.

    Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and, as the Secretary of Labor determines appropriate, heads of other 
Federal agencies, shall prohibit pension plans (as defined in section 3 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1002)) from investing in any persons on the list of Communist Chinese 
military companies under section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 
U.S.C. 1702 note).
                                 <all>
Title: American Grown Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
American Grown Act
This bill requires cut flowers and cut greens procured for decorative use with federal funds to be grown in the United States.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3352 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3352

   To require that Federal agencies only procure cut flowers and cut 
       greens grown in the United States, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2020

Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. King, and Ms. Murkowski) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require that Federal agencies only procure cut flowers and cut 
       greens grown in the United States, 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 ``American Grown Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Cut flower.--The term ``cut flower'' means a flower 
        removed from a living plant for decorative use.
            (2) Cut green.--The term ``cut green'' means a green, 
        foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative 
        use.
            (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means each 
        agency and instrumentality of the Federal Government located in 
        a State or the District of Columbia.
    (b) Requirement.--Funds appropriated or otherwise available to a 
Federal agency may only be used for the procurement of a cut flower or 
cut green if the cut flower or cut green is grown in--
            (1) a State;
            (2) the District of Columbia;
            (3) a territory or possession of the United States; or
            (4) an area subject to the jurisdiction of a federally 
        recognized Indian Tribe.
    (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to a procurement made 
or contracted for on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Due Process Protections Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Due Process Protections Act
This bill requires a federal judge in criminal proceedings to issue an order confirming the obligation of the prosecutor to disclose exculpatory evidence.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1380 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1380

To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to remind prosecutors 
           of their obligations under Supreme Court case law.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2019

  Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to remind prosecutors 
           of their obligations under Supreme Court case law.

    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 ``Due Process Protections Act''.

SEC. 2. REMINDER OF PROSECUTORIAL OBLIGATIONS.

    Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Reminder of Prosecutorial Obligation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In all criminal proceedings, on the 
        first scheduled court date when both prosecutor and defense 
        counsel are present, the judge shall issue an oral and written 
        order to prosecution and defense counsel that confirms the 
        disclosure obligation of the prosecutor under Brady v. 
        Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and its progeny, and the possible 
        consequences of violating such order under applicable law.
            ``(2) Formation of order.--Each judicial council in which a 
        district court is located shall promulgate a model order for 
        the purpose of paragraph (1) that the court may use as it 
        determines is appropriate.''.
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Title: A bill to amend the Act of June 4, 1897, to increase a penalty for the unauthorized landing of certain aircraft on wilderness areas of the National Forest System.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill prohibits any person from knowingly landing aircraft on a wilderness area in the National Forest System, unless the landing is an emergency landing or is otherwise authorized by laws applicable to the National Forest System or the National Wilderness Preservation System. Any person who is in violation of this prohibition shall be fined not more than $20,000, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4028 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4028

    To amend the Act of June 4, 1897, to increase a penalty for the 
  unauthorized landing of certain aircraft on wilderness areas of the 
                        National Forest System.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Act of June 4, 1897, to increase a penalty for the 
  unauthorized landing of certain aircraft on wilderness areas of the 
                        National Forest System.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASED PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED LANDING OF AIRCRAFT ON 
              WILDERNESS AREAS OF THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.

    The eleventh undesignated paragraph under the heading ``surveying 
the public lands'' under the heading ``UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR'' in the first section of the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 
35, chapter 2; 16 U.S.C. 551), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, it 
shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly land aircraft (within the 
meaning of section 293.17(b) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations)) on a wilderness area in the National Forest 
System, unless the landing is otherwise authorized by laws (including 
regulations) applicable to the National Forest System or the National 
Wilderness Preservation System or the landing is an emergency landing. 
Notwithstanding section 3571 of title 18, United States Code, any 
person who violates the preceding sentence shall be fined not more than 
$20,000, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to extend the authorization for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill extends the authority for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission through FY2034.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4881 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4881

  To extend the authorization for the Erie Canalway National Heritage 
                          Corridor Commission.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 9, 2020

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the authorization for the Erie Canalway National Heritage 
                          Corridor Commission.

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

SECTION 1. ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION 
              EXTENSION.

    Section 804(j) of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act 
(54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-299; 123 
Stat. 1294) is amended by striking ``shall terminate'' and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ``shall terminate 
on September 30, 2034.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act
This bill makes permanent the increased threshold for the minimum major-disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 862 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 862

  To repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business 
                     Administration disaster loans.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2019

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Small Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business 
                     Administration disaster loans.

    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 ``Rebuilding Small Businesses After 
Disasters Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUNSET FOR COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SBA DISASTER 
              LOANS.

    Section 2102 of the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114-88; 129 Stat. 690) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
                                 <all>
Title: Telehealth Expansion Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Telehealth Expansion Act
This bill exempts high deductible health plans from the requirement of a deductible for telehealth and other remote care services.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3539 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3539

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt telehealth 
        services from certain high deductible health plan rules.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 2020

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt telehealth 
        services from certain high deductible health plan rules.

    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 ``Telehealth Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 223(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Safe harbor for absence of deductible for 
                telehealth.--In the case of plan years beginning on or 
                before December 31, 2021, a plan shall not fail to be 
                treated as a high deductible health plan by reason of 
                failing to have a deductible for telehealth and other 
                remote care services.''.
    (b) Certain Coverage Disregarded.--Clause (ii) of section 
223(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking ``or long-term care'' and inserting ``long-term care, or (in 
the case of plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021) 
telehealth and other remote care''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2019
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Probation Officer Protection Act of 2019
This bill authorizes a probation officer to arrest a person (i.e., a person other than the probationer) without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe the person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer engaged in the performance of official duties.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1504 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1504

    To amend section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, to grant 
   probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who 
 obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official 
                                duties.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, to grant 
   probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who 
 obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official 
                                duties.

    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 ``Probation Officer Protection Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF PROBATION OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``and return of a 
        probationer'' and by inserting ``authority of probation 
        officers'';
            (2) by striking ``If there'' and inserting ``(a) If 
        there''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) A probation officer, while in the performance of his or her 
official duties, may arrest a person without a warrant if there is 
probable cause to believe that the person has forcibly assaulted, 
resisted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, or interfered with the 
probation officer, or a fellow probation officer, in violation of 
section 111. The arrest authority described in this subsection shall be 
exercised under such rules and regulations as the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for subchapter A of 
chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 3606 and inserting the following:

``3606. Arrest authority of probation officers.''.
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Title: Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2020
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2020
This bill extends through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide assistance for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in North Carolina and removes the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the heritage area.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4356 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4356

  To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2020

   Mr. Burr introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, 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 ``Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 
Reauthorization Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003 (54 U.S.C. 320101 
note; Public Law 108-108; 117 Stat. 1274; 131 Stat. 461; 132 Stat. 661; 
133 Stat. 778) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.''; 
        and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
            (2) in subsection (j), by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
        ``2036''.
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Title: A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the definition of Appalachian region.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill modifies the definition of Appalachian region for purposes of the Appalachian Regional Commission to include Union County, South Carolina.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3186

  To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the definition of 
                          Appalachian region.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 14, 2020

Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the definition of 
                          Appalachian region.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF APPALACHIAN REGION.

    Section 14102(a)(1)(J) of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``and Spartanburg'' and inserting ``Spartanburg, and 
Union''.
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Title: National Aviation Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
National Aviation Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 assistance from the National Park Service for the National Aviation Heritage Area in Ohio.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 927 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 927

To amend the National Aviation Heritage Act to reauthorize the National 
            Aviation Heritage Area, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 28, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Aviation Heritage Act to reauthorize the National 
            Aviation Heritage Area, 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 ``National Aviation Heritage Area 
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA.

    Section 512 of the National Aviation Heritage Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 
note; Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3367) is amended by striking ``on 
the date'' and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ``on September 30, 2026.''.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the "Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the "Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2847 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2847

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the ``Specialist 
                   Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 13, 2019

  Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) 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 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the ``Specialist 
                   Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIALIST MATTHEW R. TURCOTTE POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte 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 ``Specialist 
Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office''.
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