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Payment Choice Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4145
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Payment Choice Act of 2020 

 
This bill makes it unlawful for a person selling goods or services at retail to (1) refuse to accept U.S. cash for the goods or services, (2) post signs or notices stating that cash payment is unaccepted, or (3) charge a higher price to a customer who pays by cash. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Campaign Communications Act

Bill: 116-s-4146
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Fair Campaign Communications Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Election Commission to study and report on the practices and procedures used by email providers to classify emails from political campaigns (e.g., classifying such emails as spam).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

Bill: 116-s-4147
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Buy American requirements
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Industrial facilities
Labor standards
Manufacturing
Metals
Oil and gas
Public-private cooperation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program that provides grants for energy efficiency improvement projects in the manufacturing sector. 
 
The following types of entities are eligible for grants: 
 
 
state energy offices;
 
Native American tribes;
 
nonprofit organizations that focus on providing energy efficiency or renewable energy services and receive funding from states, tribes, or utilities;
 
electric cooperative groups; or 
 
 entities with a public-private partnership under the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. 
 
 
The entities that receive grants must then distribute subgrants to certain small- or medium-sized manufacturers (employing no more than 750 employees) located in the same states as the entities. Recipients of subgrants must carry out projects that (1) improve the energy efficiency of the manufacturers, and (2) develop technologies that reduce electricity or natural gas use by the manufacturers. 
 
The bill establishes labor requirements for projects that receive grant funding under this bill. In addition, grant projects may only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless DOE grants a waiver of the requirement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4148
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Homeland security
Industrial facilities
Performance measurement
Personnel records
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 
This bill extends the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program until July 27, 2023.

action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 
This bill extends the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program until July 27, 2023.

action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 
This bill extends the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program until July 27, 2023.

action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 
This bill extends the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program until July 27, 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Became Public Law No: 116-150.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Became Public Law No: 116-150.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3109)
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3109)
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Ms. Titus asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2020-07-06
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-07-06
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4163; text: CR S4163)
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4163; text: CR S4163)
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 116-150
Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4149
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2020 

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse a veteran for a co-payment owed for emergency treatment furnished at a non-VA facility if such veteran is enrolled in VA health care and is personally liable for such emergency treatment. Such reimbursements shall apply for emergency treatment furnished on or after February 1, 2010. 
 
This bill shall not limit the rights of those certified as a class in the case of 
Wolfe v. Wilkie
 (i.e., all claimants whose claims for reimbursement of emergency medical expenses incurred at non-VA facilities).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

Bill: 116-s-4150
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Commuting
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marine and inland water transportation
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Motor carriers
Small business
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide grants and other forms of emergency assistance to certain providers of transportation services that have experienced a significant revenue loss as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Treasury must ensure equal access to the assistance for small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses.
 
As a condition of receipt of assistance, Treasury must require that a provider of transportation services agree to (1) use the funds, on a priority basis, to maintain through December 31, 2020, pay, paid administrative leave, and benefits to all employees after making any adjustments required for retirement or voluntary employee separation; and (2) recall or rehire any employee laid off, furloughed, or terminated because of reduced service as a result of COVID-19, to the extent warranted by increased service levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

Bill: 116-s-4151
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

 
This bill allows for payment under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services of certain items and services that are furnished at off-campus outpatient departments. Specifically, the bill allows for payment of items and services for which payments to physician specialists (under the Medicare physician fee schedule) did not exceed $2 million during the previous year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4152
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Agriculture
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020

 
This bill allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community.
 
Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must 
 
 
adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the loan (or a higher rate requested by the borrower), and 
 
make modifications to the loan terms as necessary to address changes in the financial position of the borrower due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency and to promote the financial sustainability of the borrower.
 
 
In carrying out the adjustments or modifications, USDA shall not impose or collect any fee from, or impose any penalty on, a borrower.
 
The bill also provides funding to implement the adjustments and modifications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4154
Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Government information and archives
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the coordination of state banking agencies with federal banking agencies in regulating and examining the activities of bank service companies. It also allows for the sharing of information related to examinations and regulations between federal and state agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
AUTO for Veterans Act

Bill: 116-s-4155
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Motor vehicles
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act or the AUTO for Veterans Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide (or assist in providing) an eligible veteran or service member with an additional automobile or other conveyance under the VA automobile allowance and adaptive equipment program. Currently, a veteran or service member with a specified service-connected disability or impairment may not receive more than one automobile or other conveyance under the program.
 
The bill authorizes the additional benefit for such veterans and service members if 10 years have passed since the person last received such benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4224-4225)
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
RELIEF for Producers Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4156
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Animal and plant health
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Livestock
Meat
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

Responding to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Future for Producers Act of 2020 or the RELIEF for Producers Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes requirements and provides funding for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make payments to livestock and poultry producers to offset losses related to the intentional depopulation of livestock and poultry due to insufficient access to meat or poultry processing during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The bill also provides additional funding to USDA for animal disease prevention and management programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
PPE Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4158
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

PPE Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue, within 90 days, a public report on the security and resilience of the supply chain for personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. This equipment includes face masks, protective clothing, and other supplies designed to protect the wearer from injury or infection. 
 


action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 

PPE Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue, within 90 days, a public report on the security and resilience of the supply chain for personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. This equipment includes face masks, protective clothing, and other supplies designed to protect the wearer from injury or infection.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-319.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-319.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4159
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 

 
This bill repeals certain requirements regarding the use of electronic records in commerce. Specifically, the bill repeals the requirement that consumers must demonstrate their ability to access information electronically in order to consent to the use of electronic records. 

action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 

E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 

 
This bill repeals certain requirements regarding the use of electronic records in commerce. Specifically, the bill repeals the requirement that consumers must demonstrate their ability to access information electronically in order to consent to the use of electronic records. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S4225)
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4160
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 
This bill waives certain eligibility requirements for hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill waives the required minimum proportion of low-income patients served for hospitals that began participating in the program during or prior to the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4225-4226)
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4161
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2020-07-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Immigration status and procedures
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: 

Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2020

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the ban on admitting an alien into the United States as a nonimmigrant if the alien's primary purpose for entering is to give birth to a child in the United States in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for that child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Introduced in Senate