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To provide additional appropriations for the public health and social services emergency fund, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8086
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2020-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: 
This bill provides additional appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for preventing, preparing for, and responding to COVID-19. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-08-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4266)
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
To provide funding to law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8088
Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2020-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Employment and training programs
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Photography and imaging
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: 
This bill expands activities to reduce the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers, including by providing funding for grants to expand the use of body-worn cameras and to develop training programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-08-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4267-4268)
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
Leave Local Government Alone Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8090
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: 

Leave Local Government Alone Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits states or local governments from recovering any Coronavirus Relief Funds paid to a local government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
UNITED Act

Bill: 116-hr-8091
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2020-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military civil functions
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: 

Uniform National Guard Implementation To End this Disaster Act or the UNITED Act

 
 
This bill requires the federal government to pay states for 100% of the cost of National Guard duty in connection with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The requirement applies retroactively.
 
Presidential memoranda issued on August 3, 2020, required most states to pay 25% of the cost for such duty beginning on August 21, 2020, but maintained a 100% federal cost share for Texas and Florida.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Democracy by Securing the Right To Vote by Mail Act

Bill: 116-hr-8092
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2020-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Postal service
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: 

Protecting Democracy by Securing the Right To Vote by Mail Act

 
This bill establishes certain rules for the treatment of absentee ballots in federal elections.
 
Specifically, the bill requires states to allow an individual to (1) submit a request for an absentee ballot through the internet or mobile application and by telephone, and (2) cast their ballot by delivering it by mail or to a polling place or drop-off location.
 
Further, the bill prohibits states from refusing to accept or process an absentee ballot on the grounds that the individual did not meet a deadline for returning the ballot, if the ballot is (1) postmarked, signed, or otherwise indicated by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that it was mailed on or before the date of the election; and (2) received by the appropriate election official prior to the expiration of the 10-day period beginning on the date of the election.
 
Finally, the Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the USPS. The report must include (1) a review of the current level of staffing, funding, equipment, and other information related to the USPS; and (2) recommendations on how to improve the USPS to provide low-cost and efficient postal delivery services six days a week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-08-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4263)
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Bill: 116-hr-8093
Sponsor: Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2020-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: 

Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange, approximately 6,100 acres of lands or interests in land generally identified as the Proposed Park Addition on the map titled 
Big Bend National Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment
 and dated July 2020.
 
Upon the acquisition of any lands or interests in land, Interior shall revise the boundary of the park to include the acquisition and shall administer such lands or interests in land as part of the park.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-8094
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2020-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Mental health
Natural disasters
Nursing
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: 

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

 
This bill establishes several grant programs and otherwise requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take actions to improve mental and behavioral health and prevent burnout among health care providers.
 
Specifically, HHS must award grants to (1) health professions schools, state or local governments, or nonprofits to provide training for health care providers on suicide prevention, other behavioral health issues, and strategies to improve well-being; and (2) health care providers, prioritizing those in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hot spots, to establish or expand programs to promote mental and behavioral health among health care providers involved with COVID-19 response efforts.
 
HHS must also study issues related to, and develop policy recommendations on, preventing burnout and improving mental and behavioral health among health care providers, removing barriers to accessing care and treatment, and identifying strategies to promote resiliency. 
 
Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must conduct a campaign to encourage health care providers to seek support and treatment for mental and behavioral health concerns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
REFUSE Confederate Principles Act

Bill: 116-hr-8095
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2020-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Historical and cultural resources
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: 

Rejecting and Eliminating the Foul Use of Symbols Exulting Confederate Principles Act or the REFUSE Confederate Principles Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish, within the National Park Service (NPS), a program to be known as the Emancipation Historic Preservation Program to award grants to states and other eligible entities to
 
 
 remove a Confederate symbol; 
 
 remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage; 
 
 remove and replace a Confederate symbol with an alternative monument, memorial, statue, commemorative structure, symbol, or signage to commemorate or depict the freedom of enslaved African Americans; and 
 
 remove and transfer a Confederate symbol to a state historic preservation program. 
 
 
Interior shall also provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to these activities. 
 
None of the funds made available by this bill may be used by Interior, the NPS, or an eligible entity for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, reconstruction, or new construction of a Confederate symbol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-22
text: Introduced in House
Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act

Bill: 116-hr-8096
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2020-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: 

Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act

 
This bill provides emergency assistance to certain farmers, ranchers, and farmers' markets affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including by directing the Department of Agriculture to prioritize providing assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and minority-owned businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

Bill: 116-hr-8097
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2020-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: First responders and emergency personnel
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Low- and moderate-income housing
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: 

Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

 
This bill expands eligibility for assistance under the Department of Agriculture Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program with respect to qualified volunteer first responders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Hospital Competition Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8098
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2020-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Hospital care
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy
State and local finance
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: 

Hospital Competition Act of 2020

 
 This bill provides grants to states to improve hospital infrastructure, addresses anticompetitive mergers and practices by hospital systems, modifies the requirements for publishing the prices of the most common services used in hospitals, provides the Federal Trade Commission with additional oversight authority, and requires the development of a database to inform patients about the cost, quality, and value of their care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
School Choice Now Act

Bill: 116-hr-8100
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2020-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
Student aid and college costs
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: 

School Choice Now Act 

 
This bill provides for emergency education freedom grants and allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations.
 
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Education, to establish, host, and maintain a web portal that (1) lists all eligible scholarship-granting organizations; (2) enables contributions to such organizations; (3) provides information about the tax benefits of this bill; and (4) enables a state to submit and update information about its programs and scholarship-granting organizations, including information on student eligibility and allowable educational expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Every American Has the Right To Vote Act

Bill: 116-hr-8101
Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2020-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: 

Every American Has the Right To Vote Act

 
This bill prohibits states from denying or abridging the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in a federal election based on a criminal conviction. (Currently, some states disallow individuals from voting, either temporarily or indefinitely, after incarceration for a felony.)
 
Further, states and federal courts must notify individuals who are convicted of a criminal offense of their right to vote in federal elections. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to require funds deposited by check from the Federal Government to be made available immediately.

Bill: 116-hr-8102
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2020-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Computers and information technology

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: 
This bill requires a depository institution to make funds from a government check available immediately for withdrawal. Currently, these funds must be made available the next business day after deposit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Federal Networks Act

Bill: 116-hr-8103
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2020-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Homeland security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: 

Protecting Federal Networks Act

 
This bill includes within the responsibilities of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hunting for and identifying threats and vulnerabilities within federal information systems.
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall issue a binding operational directive to implement this change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Vote By Mail Stamp Act

Bill: 116-hr-8104
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Postal service
State and local finance
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: 

Vote By Mail Stamp Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Voting By Mail Semipostal Stamp and transfer the proceeds from the sale of the stamp to the Election Assistance Commission for providing grants to states to support voting by mail in federal elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Introduced in House