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MATCH Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5627
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Natural disasters
State and local government operations
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2020 or the
 
MATCH Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to (1) identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe prior to entering into an agreement with USDA under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program; and (2) develop procedures, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the state level, through which such entities may request and incur the cost for additional emergency watershed protection measures.
 
USDA must consider any applicable pre-agreement costs incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures as meeting part of its contribution towards the project costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-5628
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government lending and loan guarantees
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Water quality
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act

 
This bill modifies the allotment formula that determines water treatment works grants for states and territories. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
FLIP Act

Bill: 116-hr-5629
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Financial literacy
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Financial Literacy Improvement for Professionals Act of 2020 or the FLIP Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education, national nonprofits, and the Bureau of Indian Education to provide teachers with professional development activities related to financial literacy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Documents for Continued Safety Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5630
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Freedom of information
Social Security Administration
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Documents for Continued Safety Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Social Security Administration to pay the fees associated with obtaining certain identification documents required to replace a Social Security card if the person applying for the card (1) is a domestic violence victim, (2) receives support services related to domestic violence, or (3) is the dependent of such a person. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Solutions Not Stigmas Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5631
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Solutions Not Stigmas Act of 2019

 
This bill permits the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a grant program for health professional schools or training programs to develop curricula in substance use disorder treatment or chronic pain education. Among other issues, the curricula must address (1) the reduction of stigma and bias associated with substance use and chronic pain, (2) prevention and early intervention for unhealthy substance use, and (3) best practices for prescribing addictive substances. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act

Bill: 116-hr-5632
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Federal officials
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act

 
This bill establishes additional procedures related to the market approval process for opioids. 
 
Under the bill, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee must make recommendations regarding supplemental applications for opioids. Current law requires only that an FDA committee make recommendations on new drug applications. 
 
The bill specifies that only the Commissioner of Food and Drugs may approve an opioid-related application against the recommendation of the committee. If the Commissioner approves such an application against a committee recommendation, the Commissioner must submit a report to Congress that includes (1) the evidence regarding patient safety that supports the Commissioner's decision, and (2) a disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest of FDA officials involved in the decision. The Commissioner must also testify before Congress regarding the decision, upon request. The drug in question may not be sold until the Commissioner has submitted the required report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Synthetic Opioid Danger Awareness Act

Bill: 116-hr-5633
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Law enforcement officers
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Synthetic Opioid Danger Awareness Act

 
This bill requires several federal agencies to provide education and training related to synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and its analogues. Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must launch a public education campaign on the dangers of synthetic opioids and related issues, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) must produce training materials to prevent exposure to synthetic opioids for first responders and others who are at high risk of such exposure. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must disseminate the NIOSH training to ambulance transport personnel, local sheriff deputies, and other first responders and individuals in high-risk occupations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that past-due benefits be paid prior to the payment of social security representative fees, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-5634
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 
This bill requires that any past-due Social Security benefits be paid to the individual claiming such benefits before certain fees may be paid to the individual's attorney or qualified representative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5635
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Currency
Digital media
Income tax exclusion
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020

 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, up to $200 of gain from the disposition of virtual currency in a personal transaction. The bill defines
 virtual currency
 as a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange and is not otherwise currency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5636
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Oil and gas
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020

 
This bill requires certain disclosures by entities seeking a lease or holding a lease to develop renewable energy operations or fossil fuel operations on public lands. The disclosures are those described in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for the Renewable Resources & Alternative Energy Sector or the Extractives & Mineral Processing Sector.
 
Every two years, the Department of the Interior must submit a report to Congress that includes, among other things (1) for fossil fuel operations on public lands, the annual and two-year totals of greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, water management, biodiversity impacts, production, and the number of sites according to the metrics specified in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for Oil & Gas - Exploration & Production; and (2) for renewable energy operations on public lands, greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the production of the same amount of energy using fossil fuels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-01-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-5637
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act

 
This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases becoming manifest in certain veterans to a degree of disability of 10% or more within 15 years of the veteran's separation from active military, naval, or air service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. 
 
Veterans addressed by this bill are those who (1) trained in fire suppression, and (2) served on active duty in a military occupational specialty or career field with a primary responsibility of firefighting or damage control for at least five years in the aggregate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H740)
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-5638
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Foreign aid and international relief

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act

 
This bill revises requirements governing the protection of endangered or threatened species.
 
 Specifically, the bill limits such protection to native species. 
 
In addition, the bill prohibits certain funding for endangered or threatened species from being used to purchase land in foreign countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H622)
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

Bill: 116-hr-5639
Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish an urn or commemorative plaque in lieu of a headstone or marker to eligible deceased individuals if requested. Specifically, the United States must pay for an urn (in which the remains of such individual may be placed at private expense) or a commemorative plaque signifying the individual's status as a veteran.
 
Eligible deceased individuals are those who
 
 
served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917;
 
are buried in a private cemetery but eligible for burial in a national cemetery;
 
are buried in a private cemetery and were entitled to a headstone, marker or medallion (or would have been but for their age); and
 
were cremated and not interred in a national cemetery, a state veterans' cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act

Bill: 116-hr-5640
Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Geography and mapping
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include data on certain maternal health outcomes in its broadband health mapping tool (an online platform that allows users to visualize, overlay, and analyze broadband and health data at national, state, and county levels).

The FCC must consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine which maternal health outcomes should be incorporated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation Act

Bill: 116-hr-5641
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Public transit
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide technical assistance grants to states and local governments to (1) develop more state and local value capture mechanisms for long-term funding that promote mobility, public transportation, and affordable transit-oriented development; (2) improve public transportation and mobility; and (3) develop strategic partnerships that create greater self-help capacity that leads to greater long term and robust investments in public transportation, mobility, inclusive economic development, and affordable transit-oriented development.
 
DOT must 
 
 
establish voluntary and consensus-based value capture standards, policies, and best practices for state and local value capture mechanisms that promote greater investments in public transportation and affordable transit-oriented development;
 
make available to the public a report cataloging examples of state and local laws and policies that provide for value capture and value sharing that promote such investments; and
 
 identify and disseminate examples of best practices where states and local governments have adopted value capture and value sharing mechanisms that have successfully provided for such investments.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Active Transportation for Public Lands Act

Bill: 116-hr-5642
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Active Transportation for Public Lands Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to set aside at least 5% of authorized funds for federal and tribal transportation facilities to carry out certain active transportation projects under the federal lands transportation program and federal lands access program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
S Corporation Modernization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5643
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

S Corporation Modernization Act of 2020 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of S corporations, to
 
 
allow S corporations to increase passive investment income from 25% to 60% without incurring additional taxes; 
 
eliminate a provision terminating the S corporation status of corporations with excessive passive income in three consecutive years; 
 
allow any S corporation to have individual retirement accounts as shareholders; and 
 
allow an adjustment to the basis of an S corporation's assets upon the death of a shareholder, in the form of a 15-year amortization deduction.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5644
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Architecture
Building construction
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of
 
2020

 
This bill prohibits the use of reverse auctions for awarding federal contracts for construction and design services. Generally, a reverse auction is one in which there are multiple sellers lowering their bids to win a supply or service contract.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Eyes on the Courts Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5645
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2020-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts
Judicial procedure and administration
News media and reporting
Photography and imaging
Supreme Court
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: 

Eyes on the Courts Act of 2020

 
This bill requires U.S. appellate courts to permit the photographing, recording, broadcasting, televising, or streaming of court proceedings unless the presiding judge determines that doing so would violate the due process rights of any party to the proceedings or is otherwise not in the interests of justice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Introduced in House