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Operation Feed Our Kids Act

Bill: 116-hr-8325
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2020-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

Operation Feed Our Kids Act 

 
This bill extends authority through December 31, 2021, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue waivers of requirements under the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the summer food service program for children due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, such waiver authority expires on September 30, 2020.
 
Additionally, USDA must extend through at least the end of the 2020-2021 school year all of the child nutrition waivers granted under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that as of September 11, 2020, were set to expire on December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-8327
Sponsor: Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Rural conditions and development
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act

 
This bill expands the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize USDA to provide grants for the dissemination to farm, agricultural workers, and others in the agricultural supply chain of information and training concerning best practices, relevant health and safety guidance, guidelines, requirements, or information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Additionally, the bill provides additional prioritization flexibility through FY2025 for USDA to combat substance use disorder in rural America.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4895)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Apprenticeships to College Act

Bill: 116-hr-8328
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2020-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Temporary and part-time employment
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 
A
pprenticeships to College Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of Education to promote and support integration and alignment of programs under the national apprenticeship system with secondary, 2- and 4-year postsecondary, and adult education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Revitalizing Multilateral Export Control Diplomacy for Critical Technologies Act

Bill: 116-hr-8329
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2020-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Industrial policy and productivity
International organizations and cooperation
International scientific cooperation
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Metals
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Research and development
Technology assessment
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

Revitalizing Multilateral Export Control Diplomacy for Critical Technologies Act

 
This bill requires the President to develop unified export control policies to eliminate or reduce the global availability of certain critical technologies to U.S. arms embargoed countries, and it establishes the Critical Technology Export Control Fund to support the development of these policies in coordination with U.S. allies and partners. Further, the bill requires the Department of Commerce to take specified actions related to reducing the reliance of the global semiconductor supply chain on U.S. arms embargoed countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act

Bill: 116-hr-8330
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act

 
This bill amends health care plan provisions of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to provide for enrollment of newborns in a health care plan for the first 30-day period after the newborn's date of birth and establish a uniform 60-day enrollment period thereafter. It would also require all health plans and insurers to notify parents of newborns if they receive a bill for a newborn who is not enrolled in a health insurance plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Accountability for CARES Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8331
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign and international corporations
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

Accountability for CARES Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits funds appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act from going to an entity owned by, controlled by, or under the influence of (1) the government of China, (2) the Chinese Communist Party, or (3) an entity domiciled in China. The Department of the Treasury shall recover funds appropriated under the CARES Act that were previously provided to such an entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
POWER Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8332
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2020-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

Plugging Orphan Wells and Environmental Restoration Act of 2020 or the
 
POWER Act of 2020

 
This bill addresses orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells on federal, tribal, state, or private lands. 
 
The bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the program to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells located on federal land.
 
The Department of the Interior must establish a program to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned oil and gas wells located on state, tribal, or private lands. In providing grants, priority must be given to states and Indian tribes that already have an established program to carry out such activities.
 
The Department of Energy must provide technical assistance to oil and gas producing states and Indian tribes to ensure practical and economical remedies for environmental problems caused by orphaned or abandoned oil and gas well sites on state, tribal, or private land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5439)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8333
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Public participation and lobbying
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

BUILDER Act of 2020 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020

 
This bill revises the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including by establishing procedures for determining the level of review needed for proposed agency actions.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Educators are Heroes Act

Bill: 116-hr-8334
Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

Educators are Heroes Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funding for the Educator Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to local educational agencies to provide premium pay to teachers and other staff for each hour of in-person work at a public elementary or secondary school during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8335
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Evidence and witnesses
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
House of Representatives
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Legal fees and court costs
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2020

This bill addresses compliance with congressional subpoenas, including by allowing the Senate or the House of Representatives to bring a civil action against the recipient of a congressional subpoena in order to enforce compliance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8336
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Telephone and wireless communication
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020

 
This bill repeals provisions that allow the President to shut down or take over the use or control of specified telecommunications services through the exercise of certain emergency powers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act

Bill: 116-hr-8338
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act

 
This bill changes the timing for regularly scheduled elections for the House of Representatives, Senate, and electors of the President and Vice President to the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November.
 
Further, the bill requires each state to establish the hours of operation for polling places.
 
It also expresses the sense of Congress that the holding of elections over a weekend should be carried out in a manner which does not interfere with religious practices and should result in cost savings to the taxpayer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Opportunity through Pre-Apprenticeships Act

Bill: 116-hr-8339
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority employment
Performance measurement
Research and development
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

Expanding Opportunity through Pre-Apprenticeships Act

 
This bill establishes a pre-apprenticeship program to (1) assist individuals who do not meet minimum qualifications for an apprenticeship program; and (2) prepares such individuals to enter and succeed in such an apprenticeship program, including by providing the skills and competency attainment needed to enter an apprenticeship program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the "Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-hr-8340
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the "Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act

Bill: 116-hr-8341
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Employment and training programs
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act

 
This bill modifies the definition of 
competitive integrated employment
 under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to include (1) jobs under federal and state set-aside contracts mandating direct labor-hour ratio of individuals with disabilities; and (2) work that involves social and interpersonal interactions with colleagues, vendors, customers, superiors, or other such persons with whom a disabled employee may come into contact during the work day and across workplace settings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act

Bill: 116-hr-8342
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Defense spending
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act

 
This bill prohibits any explosive nuclear testing from being conducted by the United States after enactment of this bill and no funds may be obligated or expended to conduct such testing, unless (1) a foreign state conducts a nuclear test after that date; or (2) there is a technical need for such testing; The President must submit a notification to Congress that describes the proposed testing and states the reasons for conducting such testing.
 
The bill sets forth procedures for a congressional joint resolution of approval for explosive nuclear testing for which there is a technical need.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act

Bill: 116-hr-8343
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to refer to the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee certain applications for premarket review of a new tobacco product, such as an e-cigarette. (Currently, the FDA may refer an application to the committee but is generally not required to do so.)
 
The FDA shall notify the committee when receiving such an application. 
 
If the FDA intends to issue an order on an application, the FDA shall refer the application to the committee. With respect to a referred application, the committee shall make a public vote and issue recommendations about the application. 
 The committee must also make public a list of all applications for premarket review of new tobacco products.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Election Mail Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8344
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2020-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
State and local government operations
U.S. Postal Service
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: 

Election Mail Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to treat election mail as first-class mail and deliver such mail without postage, establishes certain standards for mail-in ballots, and requires states to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and arrive within 10 days after the election. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
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: 2020-09-22
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: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Introduced in House