hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.

Bill: 116-s-3528
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: 
This bill suspends the inclusion in gross income, for income tax purposes, of Social Security benefits in 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3529
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Indian lands and resources rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Military personnel and dependents
Natural disasters
Postal service
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: 

Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020

 
This bill revises and establishes voting procedures for federal elections.
 
Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, establish and publish a contingency plan to enable voters to vote in federal elections during an emergency. Such plan must (1) include initiatives related to the safety and recruitment of poll workers, and (2) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee ballots and vote by mail or by drop-off location.
 
Additionally, for all federal elections, a state must
 
 
ensure that voters have 20 days to vote through early in-person voting or by mail; 
 
begin processing ballots cast during early voting or by mail at least 14 days before the date of the election; 
 
provide self-sealing return envelopes with prepaid postage for voter registration applications, absentee-ballot applications, and blank absentee ballots; 
 
allow voters to cure certain signature discrepancies; 
 
accept voter registration applications at least 21 days before the date of the election; and 
 
provide certain accommodations to voters residing on Indian lands. 

 
The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must create a uniform domestic downloadable and printable absentee ballot for use in federal elections. Until the EAC creates such a ballot, states must permit certain voters to use those ballots provided to overseas and military voters.
 
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency must create an update service to inform voters of their voter registration applications, absentee-ballot applications, and absentee ballots.
 
States must be reimbursed for implementing the provisions of the bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate an employee of the National Security Council to be responsible for pandemic prevention and response, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3530
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: 
This bill directs the President to designate an employee of the National Security Council to be the permanent coordinator for pandemic prevention and response for the federal government.
 
The coordinator shall, among other things (1) serve as the principal advisor to the President regarding pandemic prevention and response, and (2) lead interagency coordination for such prevention and response.
 
The coordinator may represent the United States in bilateral and multilateral discussions and agreements on matters relevant to such prevention and response.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Relief From Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3531
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Small business
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: 

Small Business Relief From Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020

 
This bill expands the definition of a 
disaster
 for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the government issues a travel alert or travel warning, and it authorizes the SBA to make interest free disaster loans to small businesses affected by a disaster for which the government issues a public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Prescription Digital Therapeutics to Support Recovery Act

Bill: 116-s-3532
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2020-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: 

Prescription Digital Therapeutics to Support Recovery Act

 
This bill provides for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of prescription digital therapeutics that use behavioral treatments to prevent, manage, or treat mental health or substance-use disorders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3533
Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2020-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Evidence and witnesses
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial procedure and administration
State and local courts
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: 

Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020

 
This bill allows a notary public commissioned under state law to remotely notarize electronic records and requires recognition of notarizations performed under the laws of other states.
 
Under the bill, a notary public may remotely notarize electronic records occurring in or affecting interstate commerce if (1) the individual and the notary public are able to electronically communicate by sight and sound simultaneously (i.e., by video chat); (2) the notary verifies the individual's identity and records the notarization; and (3) the notarization complies with other requirements, such as those relating to the attachment of a stamp or seal to the electronic record. 
 
Additionally, the bill allows a notary public to remotely notarize electronic records involving an individual located outside of the United States, subject to certain requirements.
 
The bill also requires U.S. courts and states to recognize notarizations, including remote notarizations of electronic records, that occur in or affect interstate commerce and are performed by a notary public commissioned under the laws of other states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3534
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide direct assistance to individuals who have been impacted by a pandemic.
 
Specifically, at the discretion of a governor or the President, individuals impacted by a pandemic will be eligible to apply directly to federal agencies for various forms of assistance, including (1) assistance under the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program; (2) assistance under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program; and (3) other needs assistance through FEMA's Individual Assistance program, including medical, funeral, and child care assistance.
 
With respect to the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, the Department of Agriculture must provide options other than an in-person interview.
 
With respect to the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program, the bill creates a national floor for benefits at 1.5 times the national weekly average and provides a waiver to the requirement to exhaust state unemployment insurance options.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Tax Filing Relief for America Act

Bill: 116-s-3535
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Tax Filing Relief for America Act

 
This bill extends the filing deadline for tax returns and the payment of tax to July 15, 2020, for taxable year 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1834)
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3536
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2020

 
This bill requires private health insurance plans to provide a 30-day special enrollment period for eligible individuals after a public health emergency is declared. An employee who is eligible but not enrolled may enroll in an employer-provided group health plan during the special enrollment period.
 
 The bill also requires such plans to cover services related to the disease or condition resulting in the public health emergency including, if applicable, vaccines, diagnostic testing, and treatment and care for the disease or condition. Such coverage does not require a positive diagnosis of the disease or condition and cost sharing must be comparable to similar services covered outside the circumstance of a public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3537
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia
Business expenses
China
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Manufacturing
Military medicine
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Trade restrictions
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the federal government to maintain a registry of certain foreign-sourced drugs, prohibits federal health care programs from purchasing drugs containing Chinese ingredients, requires drugs to be labeled for country of origin, and offers domestic manufacturing facility tax incentives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening America’s Supply Chain and National Security Act

Bill: 116-s-3538
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified actions concerning the importation of pharmaceutical products from China and any other countries selected by DOD.
 
DOD must submit to Congress a classified report that addresses, among other issues, the percentage of pharmaceutical products used by DOD that are made by such countries and recommendations related to the domestic manufacturing capacity and the resiliency of the supply chain for such products. An unclassified summary of this report must be published on a DOD website. 
 
A manufacturer of a pharmaceutical product that has received market approval must annually submit to HHS specified information about the product's active and inactive pharmaceutical ingredients, including the sources of such ingredients and the percentage of the aggregate amount of such ingredients from China and other countries selected by DOD. HHS shall provide such information to DOD.
 
In addition, the bill revises certain statutory tests used to determine the country of origin of a pharmaceutical product. Specifically, a pharmaceutical product shall be deemed to have the same country of origin as the product's active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). (A recent court case held that a drug manufactured in the United States using an API from India is considered a U.S.-made product for procurement purposes.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Telehealth Expansion Act

Bill: 116-s-3539
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Telehealth Expansion Act

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Reward Work Act

Bill: 116-s-3540
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Corporate finance and management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor-management relations
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Reward Work Act 

 
This bill revises provisions related to stock buybacks. 
 
An issuer of securities may not purchase its own securities on a national exchange if the issuer has (1) received specified financial assistance related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and (2) repurchased more than $1 billion worth of its own securities in the last five years. Additionally, one-third of such issuer's board of directors must be elected by employees for the issuer to be allowed to register securities. 
 
The bill also repeals the Securities and Exchange Commission regulation (Rule 10b-18) that generally provides a safe harbor from market manipulation liability for an issuer engaging in a stock buyback. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to modify requirements relating to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3541
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 
This bill establishes certain measures related to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to forgive the outstanding principal balance of a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19 if the borrower maintains all of its employees at full pay and benefits throughout the duration of the declared national emergency. The bill also raises the maximum amount for a disaster loan made in response to COVID-19, and it waives the requirement that a borrower demonstrate an inability to obtain credit elsewhere.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID-19 Earned Income Act

Bill: 116-s-3542
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

COVID-19 Earned Income Act

 
This bill sets forth a special rule for determining the amount of the earned income tax credit and the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Specifically, the bill allows a taxpayer to use the earned income of the preceding taxable year in computing such credits if such income is greater than the income for the current taxable year (i..e., 2020). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-3543
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Military personnel and dependents
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Protection Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to waive monthly payments under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program during a qualifying emergency (e.g., a public health emergency).
 
Specifically, ED may waive the requirement that a borrower make a monthly payment under the PSLF program during a month in which there is a qualifying emergency in the borrower's state of employment.
 
The bill specifies that a borrower will not be disqualified from receiving loan cancellation under the PSLF program due to failure to make a payment during a qualifying emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3544
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2020-03-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: 

Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020

 
This bill expands support programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. 
 
Specifically, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for quality improvement and laboratory certification activities; (2) the Administration on Community Living to expand nutrition and other programs for older adults; and (3) the Department of Agriculture to provide food packages to low-income, elderly individuals. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement and are therefore exempt from discretionary funding limits and other budget enforcement rules.
 
 In addition, the bill (1) temporarily requires state Medicaid programs to provide Medicare cost-sharing assistance to certain individuals who qualify for, or are enrolled in, the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit; and (2) authorizes a grant program to support Medicaid home- and community-based services during the public health emergency. 
 
The bill also allows states to transfer funds, in greater amounts and without prior approval, between congregate and home-delivered nutrition programs, 
 
 The Department of Health and Human Services must prioritize home-delivered nutrition services for individuals who are unable to obtain nutrition as a result of the emergency, such as those under quarantine, just as it prioritizes delivery to individuals who are homebound by illness.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Introduced in Senate