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Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act

Bill: 116-s-4100
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Preschool education
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act

 
This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations for grants to assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities and for specified early childhood education programs for children with disabilities.
 
Additionally, the bill specifies reporting requirements related to the use of these funds. It also requires the Department of Education to publish on its website, and the Department of Health and Human Services to release, certain expenditure reports related to these funds.
 
The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
LIFT UP Act

Bill: 116-s-4101
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Loan Interest Forgiveness for Taxpayers Under a Pandemic Act of 2020 or the LIFT UP Act

 
This bill modifies specified debt relief made available to small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
 Specifically, the Small Business Administration must pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees that are owed on certain disaster loans made to small businesses prior and unrelated to COVID-19 for a six-month period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
College Athlete Pandemic Safety Act

Bill: 116-s-4102
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Athletes
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
School athletics
State and local courts
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

College Athlete Pandemic Safety Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to take certain health and safety actions to respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), specifically for college athletes.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits IHEs from (1) allowing any individual to agree to a liability waiver for any sporting activity, or (2) canceling a scholarship or any other financial aid provided to a college athlete who does not participate in team activities due to concerns about COVID-19.
 
Further, each IHE must inform its college athletes when a college athlete or a staff member of its athletic department tests positive for COVID-19, without revealing any personally identifiable information about the individual.
 
Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must, within 90 days, develop health and safety guidelines related to COVID-19 for athletic departments of IHEs. IHEs must comply with these guidelines.
 
The bill also provides a private right of action for individuals affected by violations of the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
TREATS Act

Bill: 116-s-4103
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act or the TREATS Act

 
This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill permanently allows telehealth services for substance-use disorders to be provided via audio-only technology, if a physician or practitioner has already conducted an in-person or video telehealth evaluation. Schedule III or IV controlled substances may also be prescribed online if a practitioner has conducted a telehealth evaluation with video.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Washington-Grant Historic Preservation Act

Bill: 116-s-4105
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Military history
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Washington-Grant Historic Preservation Act

 
This bill imposes a one-year minimum prison sentence in certain instances where an individual willfully injures or destroys (or attempts to injure or destroy) a monument on public property commemorating the service of a person or persons in the Armed Forces. (Current law allows for but does not require a prison sentence of up to 10 years.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Care PRICE Transparency Act

Bill: 116-s-4106
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act or the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act

 
This bill revises the format in which hospitals must list their standard charges for items and services to require that such lists are in a machine-readable format; it also revises the transparency requirements related to the costs of items and services for health insurance plans seeking certification as qualified health plans through insurance exchanges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Jobs for Economic Recovery Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4107
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment taxes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Jobs for Economic Recovery Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes an employment and training program to assist workers who are unemployed or underemployed due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and other displaced workers and those who face barriers to employment, to obtain employment, including through subsidized employment programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act

Bill: 116-s-4108
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Child health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Guam
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act

 
This bill increases the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for states and U.S. territories that experience economic downturns (i.e., high unemployment) beginning on or after January 1, 2020, in accordance with specified requirements and limitations. The bill's increase is in addition to previously enacted FMAP increases relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) but may not result in an FMAP greater than 95%. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
CRITICAL Act

Bill: 116-s-4109
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Metals
Solid waste and recycling
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

CRITICAL Act

 
This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of the Interior to take specified actions with respect to electronic recycling and critical mineral extraction.
 
Specifically, the GSA shall establish an electronic recycling program that services each executive agency. 
 
The EPA shall (1) establish a program to ensure that electronics collected under the agency recycling program are entered into a certified recycling stream for dismantling and refining by certified entities; (2) ensure that refined critical minerals developed through the certified recycling stream program are retained in the United States for use by industry; and (3) award prizes for the development of E-waste recycling systems, with a goal of increasing the collection of recyclable electronics.
 
Interior shall study and report on critical mineral extraction, evaluating, among other things, the total quantity of recoverable critical minerals from all certified recycling streams, as compared to the total quantity of critical minerals necessary for manufacturing, consumer products, and national defense in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act

Bill: 116-s-4110
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Hong Kong
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act

 
This bill designates certain Hong Kong residents with priority status for refugee consideration and contains other related provisions. 
 
An individual and certain family members shall have such priority status if the individual (1) is a Hong Kong resident who suffered persecution or has a well-founded fear of persecution as a result of peaceful political activity; or (2) has been formally charged, detained, or convicted for certain peaceful actions. An individual receiving refugee status under this bill shall not be counted against various numerical limitations. 
 
When determining whether an individual shall be admitted as a refugee under this bill, an individual whose citizenship, nationality, or residency was revoked for submitting a nonfrivolous application for a U.S. immigration benefit shall be considered to have suffered persecution on account of political opinion. 
 
The general presumption that an alien is seeking immigrant status shall not apply to certain Hong Kong residents seeking asylum into the United States. (Typically, an alien seeking admission as a nonimmigrant must establish that the alien does not intend to immigrate to the United States.) This exception to the presumption shall apply to certain individuals involved in the 2019 and 2020 protests against China's encroachment into Hong Kong's autonomy (Hong Kong is a part of China but has a separate legal and economic system).
 
An individual from Hong Kong may not be denied admission into the United States if the primary reason for the denial is a politically motivated government action against the individual's involvement in protests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act

Bill: 116-s-4111
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Civil actions and liability
Marine and inland water transportation
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act
 
 
This bill allows legal action for damages from the death of a member of the Armed Forces resulting from a collision on the high seas beyond 12 nautical miles from the U.S. shore while the member was serving on a U.S. military vessel. The action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the member's spouse, parent, child, dependent relative, or estate and shall allow for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act

Bill: 116-s-4112
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Adult education and literacy
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic development
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Food assistance and relief
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Libraries and archives
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Minority education
Nutrition and diet
Preschool education
School administration
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Women's health
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act

 
This bill provides approximately $430 billion in FY2020 appropriations for child care, child abuse prevention and treatment, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and career and technical education in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
 
The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
BRIDGE Act

Bill: 116-s-4113
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy Act of 2020 or BRIDGE Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program through which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must award grants to states and tribes for use in deploying broadband to certain areas. The bill also provides funding for the FCC to create broadband maps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
No Tear Gas or Projectiles Act

Bill: 116-s-4114
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Protest and dissent

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

No Tear Gas or Projectiles Act

 
This bill establishes a framework to prohibit and impose civil penalties for the use of riot control agents (e.g., tear gas) and kinetic impact projectiles (e.g., rubber bullets) by law enforcement officers.
 
Specifically, it prohibits federal law enforcement officers from using such items while on duty. Additionally, a state or local government must have in effect a similar prohibition and civil penalties to be eligible for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and the Community Oriented Policing Services program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4115
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Inflation and prices
Northern Mariana Islands
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Census Bureau to take certain actions with respect to poverty measures and data related to child poverty. It also requires the National Academy of Sciences to report annually on child poverty as well as study other issues, such as policies to reduce intergenerational poverty.
 
Specifically, HHS must enter into an agreement with the Census Bureau to annually report an anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under the age of 18 and must otherwise collaborate with the bureau to, for example, correct income data to account for underreporting.
 
Currently, the Census Bureau uses the official poverty measure (based on cash resources) and the supplemental poverty measure (based on both cash and certain noncash resources, such as nutrition assistance program benefits) to measure poverty. Anchoring the supplemental poverty measure fixes the poverty threshold at a given point in time and then adjusts it for inflation.
 
HHS must publish resources on its website related to child poverty, and the Census Bureau must release certain economic and survey data at the same time it releases a specific report related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate