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To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain California counties to the region of the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8783
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Economic development
Regional and metropolitan planning

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 
This bill includes the California counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare in the regional area of the Southwest Border Regional Commission (one of several federal regional commissions created to address economic distress in specific geographic areas).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-11-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5982)
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Worldwide Wind Turbine Act

Bill: 116-hr-8784
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Environmental technology
Foreign aid and international relief
Materials
Solid waste and recycling
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

Worldwide Wind Turbine Act

 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development to accept or purchase, use, and dispose of used property (e.g., pieces of a wind turbine) for the planning and implementation of wind energy programs as appropriate and consistent with country needs and the agency's Country Development Cooperation Strategy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
B–BAM Act

Bill: 116-hr-8785
Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Business investment and capital
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Labor market
Manufacturing
Materials
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

Building Back American Manufacturing Act or B
-
BAM Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Committee on Building Back American Manufacturing to review and report on the strength, integrity, and capacity of the manufacturing base of the United States and supply chain for crucial, strategic resources and products in the United States.
 
The duties of the committee shall include (1) developing proposals to diversify production lines within the United States; (2) recommending policy proposals to improve production and acquisition of critical products and supplies where access can be severely limited in the event of global supply chain disruption; and (3) reviewing ways to disseminate best practices, technical expertise, funding or financing opportunities, and fostering industry collaborations that improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Investor Opportunities Act

Bill: 116-hr-8786
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

Increasing Investor Opportunities Act 

 
This bill allows a closed-end fund&#8212;a portfolio of pooled assets with a limited number of shares traded on an exchange&#8212;to increase their investments in private investment funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
STAR Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8787
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

Student Aid and Tax Advantaged Accounts Reform Act of 2020 or the STAR Act of 2020
.
 
This bill permits annual tax and penalty-free withdrawals of up to $5,250 from 401(k) plans for higher education expenses and penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for student loan expenses of taxpayers, spouses, children, and grandchildren.
 
The bill also excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, distributions up to $5,250 from employer-sponsored student loan and tuition payment plans. It repeals the limitation on the deduction of interest on student loans and increases from $15,000 to $25,000 (adjusted for inflation) the maximum contribution amounts for certain tax-preferred retirement plans. 
 
The bill allows employees an election to treat contributions to a 401(k) plan as Roth contributions (thus exempting withdrawals from such plans from tax at retirement).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
THRIVE Act

Bill: 116-hr-8788
Sponsor: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

Terminating Heavy Regulations to Invigorate a Vibrant Economy Act or the THRIVE Act

 
This bill exempts from congressional review specified 
deregulatory rules
 (e.g., final rules with total costs less than zero that reduce costs by repealing or revising an existing rule).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Apprenticeship Program Clearinghouse Act

Bill: 116-hr-8789
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 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
Intergovernmental relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

Apprenticeship Program Clearinghouse Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of Education (ED) to promote and support integration and alignment of programs under the national apprenticeship system with secondary, postsecondary, and adult education. The agreement must require that Labor and ED disseminate information on the value of programs under the national apprenticeship system and require the creation of a clearinghouse of best practices for improving performance and increasing alignment of education and programs under the national apprenticeship system, including career pathways.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-8790
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Appropriations
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act

 
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops (including smoke-tainted wine grapes) due to wildfires occurring in calendar year 2020. Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act

Bill: 116-hr-8792
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act 

 
This bill prohibits a political committee from soliciting a contribution by a hyperlink that is contained in a text message unless the message includes the full and unabbreviated name of the hyperlink and the identification of the committee. Further, an authorized committee of a candidate must also include in such a text message the identification of the candidate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8793
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Guatemala
Honduras
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Natural disasters
Nicaragua
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: 

Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020 

 
This bill designates Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala as temporary protected status (TPS) countries for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.)
 
A national of one of these countries shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status, and (3) registers with the Department of Homeland Security. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Illicit Finance Act

Bill: 116-hr-8794
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2020-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: 

Preventing Illicit Finance Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to convene an advisory team to examine strategies to increase cooperation between public and private sectors for purposes of countering illicit finance, and to advise on strategies to combat the risk relating to proliferation financing. The advisory team must include relevant federal agencies, private sector experts in banking, national security, and law enforcement, and other stakeholders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-8795
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2020-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Air quality
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Endangered and threatened species
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: 

Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act

 
This bill updates the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to address the effects of climate change, including by establishing a program to monitor the adverse impacts of climate change on marine animals and requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a process to list and promote the conservation marine mammal species and population stocks in waters under U.S. jurisdiction for which climate change has more than a remote possibility of resulting in a decline in population, impeding population recovery, or reducing carrying capacity.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to jointly conduct a study on the efforts of authoritarian regimes in foreign countries to exploit the financial system of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8796
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2020-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Policy sciences
Political movements and philosophies
Subversive activities
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice to jointly report on the use of the U.S. financial system by foreign authoritarian regimes to conduct political influence operations, sustain kleptocratic methods of maintaining power, and otherwise undermine democratic governance in the United States and its partners and allies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Commission on American Civics Education Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8797
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2020-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Civics education
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
School administration
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: 

Commission on American Civics Education Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the Congressional Commission on Civics Education. The commission must (1) examine the existing civics education programs in each state; (2) solicit the views of educators, school administrators, and other state and local education officials; and (3) submit a report to Congress that includes recommendations for the Department of Education related to civics education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Historic Routes Preservation Act

Bill: 116-hr-8798
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Government liability
Judicial review and appeals
Land use and conservation
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: 

Historic Routes Preservation Act

 
This bill allows any state, county, political subdivision or agency of a state, company, or other person asserting the public acceptance of an open-ended grant or dedication of land by the United States for a right-of-way allowing public use and passage for the construction of highways over public lands to file a claim if such claimant, before enactment of this bill (1) filed a notice of an intent to file suit with respect to a claim asserting the public acceptance of such a right-of-way; or (2) filed suit with respect to such a claim under the Quiet Title Act. 
 
The bill sets forth (1) a procedure for conclusively verifying, proving, and establishing the acceptance of such rights-of-way; and (2) provisions governing judicial review of a denial of such a claim.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act

Bill: 116-hr-8799
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2020-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health promotion and preventive care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: 

End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act

 
This bill imposes requirements related to individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency declared by the Department of Health and Human Services.
 
ICE may not transfer an individual between ICE facilities until the COVID-19 transmission rate in the United States meets or drops below a certain threshold.
 
In addition, ICE may not apprehend or transfer an individual between an ICE detention facility and a facility operated by an outside entity, such as a state or local prison, unless the individual is tested for COVID-19 and placed in quarantine (1) for 14 consecutive days, or (2) until the test comes back negative. 
 
These two requirements shall not prohibit the transfer of (1) an individual solely to process that individual's release from custody, or (2) a minor from ICE custody to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. 
 
If ICE cannot ensure compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 (including maintaining social distancing requirements at all times) in any ICE facility, ICE shall (1) immediately review the custody of all detained individuals in that facility, and (2) release individuals found eligible for release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Air America Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8801
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2020-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: 

Air America Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the service of Air America employees as qualifying service for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement System. (Air America was a government-owned airline that provided air transport for certain covert operations in Southeast Asia, including Laos and Vietnam, between 1950 and 1976.)
 
The bill applies to U.S. citizens who were employees of Air America or another affiliated company, as specified, between January 1, 1950 and December 31, 1976. Benefit applications must be filed within two years of the date of enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6818)
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8802
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2020-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Food industry and services
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marketing and advertising
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: 

Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes new tax credits and revises existing credits and deductions to protect the hospitality and restaurant industries. Specifically, the bill allows a convention and trade show restart tax credit for (1) the costs of participation in a convention, seminar, or similar meeting, a business meeting, or a trade show that takes place after 2020; and (2) the costs of reopening an entertainment facility closed due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It also allows a business-related tax credit for the costs of reopening restaurants or food service businesses forced to close down or reduce operations due to COVID-19.
 
The bill modifies, and increases the rate of, the tax credit for the retention of employees for an employer whose business has been affected by a disaster or public health emergency. It also repeals the increased limitations on the tax deduction for meals and entertainment expenses enacted in 2017. 
 
Finally, the bill allows individual taxpayers a new tax credit for travel expenses relating to entertainment activities occurring in the United States between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6007-6008)
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Introduced in House