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HONOR Our Veterans’ Sacrifice Act

Bill: 116-hr-8748
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Honor Our Nation's Oath to Remember Our Veterans' Sacrifice Act or the HONOR Our Veterans' Sacrifice Act

 
This bill excludes veterans' noneducation benefits (e.g., disability, death pension, dependency, and indemnity compensation) and veterans' education benefits from consideration as untaxed income and benefits in the need analysis formula. The need analysis formula is used to calculate the expected family contribution for federal student aid applicants.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
DATA Privacy Act

Bill: 116-hr-8749
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Employee hiring
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Research administration and funding
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act or the DATA Privacy Act

 
This bill establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information relating to at least 3,000 people in a 12-month period. The bill applies to information that may be linked to a specific individual or a device associated with a specific individual. It does not cover data related to employment or publicly available government records.
 
 Specifically, covered businesses must 
 
provide consumers with accessible notice of the business&rsquo; privacy practices with respect to such information; and
 
if meeting a certain revenue threshold, appoint a privacy officer to oversee compliance with the information privacy standards of this bill.
 
 
The bill further requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules requiring covered businesses to
 
 
limit the purpose and amount of consumer data collection to reasonable business purposes, provide consumers with clear methods to opt-in and opt-out of such collection, and refrain from using such data for discriminatory purposes;
 
provide consumers with a method to access, revise, transmit, and delete such collected information; and
 
establish information security practices based on the sensitivity and level of identifiability of the collected data, risk of exposure of such data, widely-accepted practices of securing such data, and cost and impact of implementing such practices.
 
 
The bill further revises the National Science Foundation information security grants program to include research about methods to encrypt or remove identifiable elements from collected consumer data.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Coastal Data Information System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8750
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a National Coastal Data Information System.
 
NOAA must use the system to (1) combine existing observations, modeling, predictions, products and services into an integrated framework for producing and maintaining authoritative and timely data, maps, and information services which quantify and communicate coastal flood risk to the states; (2) develop and strengthen partnerships with organizations that represent end users within coastal communities to better assess information gaps and needs relating to the risk posed by the rising sea level; and (3) produce new information products and services, targeted to end-user needs, that allow coastal communities across the United States to plan for present and future coastal flood risk.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

Bill: 116-hr-8751
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Federal-Indian relations
Historical and cultural resources
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
Minority education
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

 
This bill permits the Alaska Native residents of certain Alaska Native villages to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
National Medal of Honor Monument Act

Bill: 116-hr-8752
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
District of Columbia
Government trust funds
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: 

National Medal of Honor Monument Act

 
This bill authorizes the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients. 
 
The foundation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and the payment of expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work. 
 
Federal funds may not be used to pay any expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8753
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2020-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: 

Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020

 
This bill requires states to establish certain election measures. It also prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections.
 
Specifically, the bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to
 
 
prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions;
 
permit poll watching by at least two appointed campaign representatives per campaign;
 
require absentee and mail-in ballots to be counted and recorded immediately upon receipt without disclosing any results until after the closure of polling places on election day;
 
require continuous counting of ballots after the closure of polling places on election day;
 
install video surveillance of ballot drop boxes;
 
require each supervisor of elections to make publicly available a report outlining preparations for the upcoming general election; and
 
require an audit of municipal voting systems. 
 
 
Finally, the bill generally prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections, which is the process of collecting vote-by-mail ballots from voters and returning them to the polling place or election office. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Dropbox Access Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8754
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2020-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Public transit
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: 

Dropbox Access Act of 2020

 
This bill requires each state to provide in each county secured drop boxes at which individuals may drop off their completed absentee ballots for federal elections.
 
Specifically, the bill requires these drop boxes to be (1) available beginning 45 days before the election; (2) accessible to individuals with disabilities; (3) accessible by public transit; and (4) located in urban, suburban, and rural communities within the county and on tribal lands.
 
Further, the bill outlines additional requirements that a state must meet in determining the number and location of drop boxes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Introduced in House
Expanded Telehealth Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-8755
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2020-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Home and outpatient care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: 

Expanded Telehealth Access Act

 
 
This bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide telehealth services under Medicare, and includes specified related services as eligible Medicare telehealth services. 
 
Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it has done so to allow all providers that are otherwise eligible to furnish in-person services under Medicare to also furnish telehealth services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Introduced in House
COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8756
Sponsor: Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2020-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 

COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020

 
This bill provides for specific coverage and increased payment under Medicare for certain critical care services that are provided by physicians during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
BRICKS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8757
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2020-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil disturbances
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Protest and dissent
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 

Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2020 or the BRICKS Act of 2020

 
This bill increases the penalties for rioting.
 
First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the maximum prison term for crossing state lines or using interstate facilities for the purpose of rioting.
 
It also imposes an enhanced penalty for an individual who commits such an offense related to rioting and those actions (1) result in serious bodily injury or death; (2) include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; or (3) include kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Studying Veterans Access to Care During COVID–19 Act

Bill: 116-hr-8758
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2020-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Transportation costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 

Studying Veterans Access to Care During COVID-19 Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on changes in the use of the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Streamlining Advanced Biofuels Registration Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8759
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2020-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Licensing and registrations
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 

Streamlining Advanced Biofuels Registration Act of 2020

 
This bill sets forth an approval process for advanced biofuel registrations and directs the Environmental Protection Agency to take final action on certain pending petitions for renewable fuel pathways. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
RESPOND Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8760
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2020-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Business investment and capital
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental health
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial services and investments
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Labor market
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Oil and gas
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 

Restructuring Environmentally Sound Pensions in Order to Negate Disaster Act of 2020 or the RESPOND Act of 2020 

 
This bill addresses issues related to the impact of climate change on the economy. The Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission must annually report on the economic costs of climate change. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board must establish an advisory panel on the economics of climate change to, among other things, advise how the board may invest in clean and renewable energy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Flood Protection Modernization Fairness Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8761
Sponsor: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Geography and mapping

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 

Flood Protection Modernization Fairness Act of 2020 

 
This bill limits the applicable premium rate under the National Flood Insurance Program for 10 years for property located in an area covered by certain incomplete flood mitigation projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Fast Track Advanced Apprenticeships Now Act

Bill: 116-hr-8762
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2020-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Employment and training programs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 

Fast Track Advanced Apprenticeships Now Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to review and make a determination on whether to approve an occupation as an apprenticeable occupation within 45 days after receiving an individual's application seeking such approval and if not, to provide the applicant with a written explanation for the delay and offer an estimated time line for a determination within 90 days after the date of such written explanation.
 
The bill also requires Labor to convene, on an ongoing basis and taking into consideration recommendations of the National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships, particular industry sector leaders and experts for the purposes of establishing or updating specific frameworks of industry-recognized occupational standards for existing and potential apprenticeable occupations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to award contracts or grants, or enter into transactions other than contracts, to encourage microelectronics research in support of artificial intelligence.

Bill: 116-hr-8763
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to enter into transactions, such as by awarding contracts or grants, to encourage microelectronics research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Introduced in House