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COVID-19-Impacted Small Business Opportunity Zone Act

Bill: 116-hr-6529
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax deferral
Income tax rates
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

COVID-19-Impacted Small Business Opportunity Zone Act

 
This bill designates certain small businesses affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as qualified opportunity zone businesses. This designation makes certain tax benefits, including favorable capital gains treatment, available to affected businesses that have experienced supply chain disruptions, staffing challenges, decrease in sales or customers, or partial or full suspension of business.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-6530
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the President to report to Congress on certain authorities used under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act).
 
Specifically, the bill requires the President or each federal agency to which the President delegates authority under the Defense Production Act, within 14 days of exercising authority provided under such Act, to report to Congress disclosing (1) the production, transport, distribution, sale, delivery, and construction of all materials, services, and facilities related to the exercise of such authority; and (2) any private entity in receipt or possession of such materials, services, and facilities.
 
The bill requires the President or each federal agency to which the President delegates authority under the Stafford Act's federal emergency disaster relief assistance provision, within 14 days of exercising such authority, to report to Congress disclosing all equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, services, and other resources provided to federal agencies, private organizations, and state and local governments related to such exercise of authority. 
 
Such reports shall be updated periodically, not less than every 14 days, while such authority is in use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6531
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified actions, as part of its management of the Strategic National Stockpile, to establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies. Specifically, HHS must (1) create incentives for manufacturers of medical supplies to increase emergency stocks and diversify geographic production; (2) purchase, lease, or enter into joint ventures with respect to facilities and equipment to produce medical supplies; and (3) work with distributors to refresh and replenish medical supplies. HHS must also submit a report to Congress concerning the details of any purchase, lease, or joint venture. 
 
The department's authority under the bill to make purchases, leases, or joint ventures for medical supplies terminates on September 30, 2023. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6532
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a special health plan enrollment period during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The special enrollment period applies to plans offered through health insurance exchanges and is available to eligible individuals for eight weeks beginning one week after this bill is enacted. The bill also funds outreach activities for the Department of Health and Human Services to notify individuals about the special enrollment period.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act

Bill: 116-hr-6533
Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child health
Health information and medical records
Military medicine
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to enter into memoranda of understanding with state and local health authorities to share the practices of, and lessons learned by, the military health system concerning the prevention of infant and maternal mortality.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6534
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Housing and Community Development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Pornography
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020 
 
 
 
This bill expands the public housing utility allowance for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunch to include the cost of high-speed internet service.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
CARE for Kids Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6536
Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Food assistance and relief
Indian social and development programs
Low- and moderate-income housing
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Caregivers, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Kids Act of 2020 or the
 
CARE for Kids Act of 20

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This bill modifies program requirements for the National School Lunch Program and school breakfast program of the Department of Agriculture.
 
A local educational agency (including any school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education) may certify as eligible for free lunches or breakfasts, without further application, the following:
 
 
 children whose placement with a caregiver was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a state plan or a tribal child welfare agency, without regard to whether the agency is responsible for the care and placement of the child;
 
children being raised by a relative who receives adoption or guardianship assistance; and
 
children of a family that lives in housing dedicated to low-income families with a caregiver who is a grandparent or another older person who cares for the child full-time or who receives housing or housing assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
 
 
The bill also extends eligibility for free or reduced-price school lunches for children who were determined to be eligible in the school year prior to placement with a grandparent or relative for the school year immediately following placement.
 
The bill provides children who receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program with direct certification for free lunches and breakfasts under the school lunch and breakfast programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
FIRST Act

Bill: 116-hr-6537
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Cosmetics and personal care
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Emergency medical services and trauma care
HIV/AIDS
Immigration status and procedures
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Neurological disorders
Telecommunication rates and fees
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and security Together Act or the FIRST Act

 
This bill imposes requirements during a communicable disease-related national emergency, such as requiring the release of certain aliens in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. 
 
Covered aliens, specifically those who have certain health conditions, are at least 50 years old, or are 21 years of age or younger, shall be released from ICE custody without bond during such a national emergency, unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the alien is likely to pose a substantial and specific risk of harming another. 
 
DHS shall review the files of any detained individual who is not a covered alien, and such an individual shall be released unless (1) alternatives to detention would not reasonably ensure the individual's appearance at removal proceedings; (2) the individual is likely to pose a substantial and specific risk of harming another; or (3) a final removal order has been entered, appeals have been exhausted, and removal of the alien is reasonably foreseeable. 
 
ICE shall not redetain aliens released under this bill solely due to the expiration of the national emergency.
 
During such a national emergency, ICE shall suspend (1) requiring individuals under supervision to report in person; (2) immigration enforcement actions; and (3) warrantless enforcement in certain locations, such as an essential business during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. ICE shall also provide to detained individuals (1) access to no-cost telephonic or video communication, including unmonitored communications with legal providers; and (2) hygiene products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Modernized Medicine Act

Bill: 116-hr-6538
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Modernized Medicine Act

 
This bill increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In order to receive the increased FMAP, state Medicaid programs must provide coverage that is consistent with Medicare coverage of telehealth services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act

Bill: 116-hr-6539
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Guam
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act

 
This bill increases the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for states and U.S. territories that experience economic downturns (i.e., high unemployment) beginning on or after January 1, 2020, in accordance with specified requirements and limitations. The bill's increase is in addition to previously enacted FMAP increases relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) but may not result in an FMAP greater than 95%. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Security Risk Review Act

Bill: 116-hr-6540
Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Corporate finance and management
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign and international corporations
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Agricultural Security Risk Review Act

 
This bill expands the membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to include the Secretary of Agriculture. (The committee reviews the national security implications of certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses or real estate, including critical infrastructure or technologies.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
PPE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6541
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Providing Protective Equipment Act of 2020 or the PPE Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies requirements concerning the Strategic National Stockpile and makes changes to the treatment of funds related to the Defense Production Act of 1950. (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.)
 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with specified entities, must annually determine the minimum level of relevant supplies to be maintained in the stockpile and include the expenditures necessary to maintain that level in its budget submission to Congress. If the minimum level of supplies cannot be maintained due to production or other issues, HHS shall request that the President use appropriate authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950. 
 
The bill also (1) permits HHS to transfer supplies from the stockpile to any federal department or agency on a reimbursable basis, subject to certain limitations; and (2) eliminates the cap on the amount of funds that may remain available at the close of a fiscal year to carry out activities related to the supply or production of essential materials and goods. (Under current law, funds in excess of $750 million revert to the general fund). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Presidential Records Preservation Act

Bill: 116-hr-6542
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives
Presidential administrations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Presidential Records Preservation Act

 
This bill directs the President to make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of' presidential activities, deliberations, decisions, and policies, including establishing records management controls to capture, manage, and preserve electronic messages and ensure that such messages are readily accessible for retrieval through electronic searches.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the CARES Act to amend the membership of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.

Bill: 116-hr-6543
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal officials
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 
This bill modifies the authority to designate individuals as members of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee. Currently, the chairperson of the committee may designate inspectors general from agencies involved in the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response as members of the committee. The bill transfers that authority to the Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. The bill also expands eligibility for designation as a committee member to include individuals serving in inspector general offices in positions at the Senior Executive Service level or higher.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Payday and Predatory Loans Moratorium Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6544
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Payday and Predatory Loans Moratorium Act of 2020 

 
This bill prohibits for one year efforts by a lender to collect on certain debts owed by a borrower affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, lenders are prohibited from collection efforts against such a borrower with respect to (1) a loan with a nominal interest rate of 36% or more, and (2) a loan which the lender did not determine was affordable while allowing the borrower to meet basic living expenses and major financial obligations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House