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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021

Bill: 116-hr-7611
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2020-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: 

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021

 
 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as
 
 
the Joint Economic Committee, 
 
the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
 
the Office of the Attending Physician, and 
 
the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. 
 
 
In addition, the bill provides FY2021 appropriations for
 
 
the Capitol Police; 
 
the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; 
 
the Congressional Budget Office; 
 
the Architect of the Capitol; 
 
the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; 
 
the Government Publishing Office; 
 
the Government Accountability Office; 
 
the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and 
 
the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. 
 
 
(Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.) 
 
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill. 

action_date: 2020-07-14
text: 

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021

 
 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as
 
 
the Joint Economic Committee, 
 
the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
 
the Office of the Attending Physician, and 
 
the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. 
 
 
In addition, the bill provides FY2021 appropriations for
 
 
the Capitol Police; 
 
the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; 
 
the Congressional Budget Office; 
 
the Architect of the Capitol; 
 
the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; 
 
the Government Publishing Office; 
 
the Government Accountability Office; 
 
the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and 
 
the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. 
 
 
(Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.) 
 
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-447, by Mr. Ryan.
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-447, by Mr. Ryan.
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: Introduced in House
To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.

Bill: 116-hr-7615
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Social security and elderly assistance
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 
This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit for 50% of the sum of qualified employee protection expenses, qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses, and qualified workplace technology expenses paid for each calendar quarter. 
 
The bill defines
 
 

qualified employee protection expenses
 as the cost of testing employees for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), equipment to protect employees from COVID-19, and cleaning products or services for preventing the spread of COVID-19;
 

qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses
 as amounts paid to design and reconfigure retail space, work areas, break areas, or other employee or customer areas for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19, and such design and reconfiguration is completed pursuant to a plan in place before March 13, 2020, and completed before January 1, 2021; and 
 

qualified workplace technology expenses 
as amounts paid for technology systems that employees or customers use for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 and limiting physical contact, and is acquired after March 12, 2020, and placed in service before January 1, 2021.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7618
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health care providers, public health departments, tribal organizations, schools for social workers and health professionals, and other nonprofit entities for bias and anti-racism training to reduce disparities in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts. 
 
In administering these grants, HHS must give priority to, among others, recipients in communities with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death rates. In addition, HHS must develop requirements for bias and anti-racism training that aligns with continuing education requirements of applicable state licensing bodies, such as medical boards. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7619
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Agricultural equipment and machinery
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020

 
This bill expands allowable uses and forgivable expenses for amounts provided under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include certain property rental payments made by an agricultural enterprise. Such rental payments must be made on property that is used solely for the agricultural enterprise and shall include equipment (e.g., tractors, combines, and planters), land, and buildings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act

Bill: 116-hr-7620
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aging
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government trust funds
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act

 
This bill adds a new source of revenue for the Crime Victims Fund and expands the allowable use of victim compensation grant funds.
 
Specifically, the bill directs any monetary payment made to the federal government as a fine or penalty under a deferred prosecution agreement, non-prosecution agreement, or other settlement agreement in relation to an alleged criminal act to be deposited into the fund. 
 
Additionally, the bill allows victim compensation grant funds to be used to compensate elderly victims for property loss resulting from financial fraud, abuse, or exploitation. Currently, victim compensation grant funds may not be used to compensation for property loss (with limited exceptions). An elderly victim is a victim who is at least 60 years of age. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act

Bill: 116-hr-7621
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Animal and plant health
Birds
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
International organizations and cooperation
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Metals
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Soil pollution
Water quality
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national mercury monitoring program. Under the program, the EPA must track and report on long-term changes of mercury concentrations in air, water, soil, and fish and wildlife. In addition, the EPA must establish an online database for mercury data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Share America’s Diverse History in the Capitol Act

Bill: 116-hr-7622
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Share America's Diverse History in the Capitol Act

 
This bill expands from two to three the number of statues that each state may provide for display in National Statuary Hall, and it expresses the sense of Congress that each state should furnish a statute depicting a woman or member of a racial or ethnic minority group who is a notable figure in the state's history.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Passport Backlog Elimination Act

Bill: 116-hr-7623
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Passport Backlog Elimination Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to submit and implement a plan containing specified actionable strategies to eliminate the backlog of passport applications that is due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.

Bill: 116-hr-7624
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Justice
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 
This bill authorizes using certain grants to provide training to law enforcement recruits who agree to serve in their communities.
 
Specifically, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may provide such a grant for a local law enforcement agency to provide training for a recruit who agrees to serve as a full-time law enforcement officer (1) for at least four of the eight years after completing the training, and (2) at a local law enforcement agency within a certain distance of the place where the recruit has resided for at least five years. 
 
The recruit must repay the costs of the training to the local law enforcement agency if the recruit does not meet these conditions. DOJ shall establish categories of extenuating circumstances that may excuse a recruit from repayment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Ryan Frascone Memorial Student Loan Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7625
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Consumer credit
Education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Ryan Frascone Memorial Student Loan Relief Act of 2020

 
This bill retroactively applies certain borrower protections related to cosigners of private student loans. Specifically, all private student loan agreements must (1) prohibit a creditor from declaring a default or accelerating the debt of a private student loan on the sole basis of the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner to such a loan, and (2) require loan holders to release cosigners from any obligation upon the death of the student borrower. Under current law, these protections apply only to private student loan agreements entered into on or after November 20, 2018.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Bonneville Shoreline Trail Advancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-7626
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Utah
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Bonneville Shoreline Trail Advancement Act

 
This bill modifies the wilderness designations of certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. 
 
The bill designates approximately 326.27 acres in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest as part of the Mount Olympus Wilderness. 
 
The bill also removes the following lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest from designation as wilderness:
 
 
approximately 11.17 acres in the Mount Naomi Wilderness,
 
 approximately 197.4 acres in the Mount Olympus Wilderness,
 
 approximately 9.8 acres in the Twin Peaks Wilderness, and 
 
 approximately 107.9 acres in the Lone Peak Wilderness Area.
 
 
The lands removed from designation as wilderness shall be managed as part of the forest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
MORE Savings Act

Bill: 116-hr-7627
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medicare
Mental health
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Prescription drugs
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Maximizing Opioid Recovery Emergency Savings Act or the MORE Savings Act

 
This bill modifies coverage of opioid treatments and recovery support services under Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model in which specified opioid treatments and recovery support services are provided under Medicare without cost-sharing (e.g., coinsurance, copayments, and deductibles). 
 
The bill also allows state Medicaid programs to cover recovery support services as part of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for MAT.
 
Private health insurers must also cover specified opioid treatments and MAT-associated recovery support services without cost-sharing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
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: 2020-07-16
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: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Victims Compensation Fund Act

Bill: 116-hr-7628
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cemeteries and funerals
Department of Health and Human Services
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

COVID-19 Victims Compensation Fund Act

 
This bill allows individuals to file claims and receive compensation for harm or death suffered as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
A Special Master appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services must review claims submitted and determine if a claimant is eligible for compensation, the extent of the harm to the claimant, and the amount of compensation to be awarded.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 National Memorial Act

Bill: 116-hr-7629
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Monuments and memorials
New York City
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

COVID-19 National Memorial Act 

 
This bill provides for the establishment of a memorial at a designated location in the Bronx, New York, to honor the lives lost and the heroes who helped the nation to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The bill also establishes the COVID-19 National Memorial Commission to (1) submit to the Department of the Interior and Congress a report containing recommendations for the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of a permanent memorial; (2) advise Interior on the boundaries of the memorial site; (3) advise Interior in the development of a management plan for the memorial site; and (4) provide significant opportunities for public participation in the planning and design of the memorial.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
COACH Act

Bill: 116-hr-7630
Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child care and development
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes Act or the COACH Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to maintain a resource guide for small businesses operating as child care providers that includes guidance on topics such as operations, finances, and compliance with relevant laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Relief Fund Local Government Flexibility Act

Bill: 116-hr-7631
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Coronavirus Relief Fund Local Government Flexibility Act

 
This bill allows payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which were made to states, tribal governments, and local governments, to be used to cover expenditures incurred through March 31, 2021. Currently, expenditures must be incurred before December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House