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To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Bill: 116-hr-6465
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
American Samoa
Buy American requirements
Disaster relief and insurance
District of Columbia
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Public contracts and procurement
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 
This bill waives Buy American requirements (requirements for the use of goods mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States) in the case of an emergency declaration, with respect to purchases made or contracts issued by Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Integrated Disability Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6466
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 

Integrated Disability Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on the implementation and application of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (a joint DOD and Department of Veterans Affairs process to determine disability benefits for servicemembers). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Community Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-6467
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 

Coronavirus Community Relief Act

 
This bill provides $250 billion for certain localities affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
Specifically, the bill provides funding for FY2020 for units of local government with a population of 500,000 or less. Payment shall be made within 30 days after submission of a specified certification by the locality. The amount of the payment is proportional to population.
 
Local governments shall use the funds provided to cover only those costs that (1) are necessary and related to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, and (2) were incurred during the period of March 1-December 30, 2020.
 
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall conduct monitoring and oversight of the receipt, disbursement, and use of funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Assistance for States Act

Bill: 116-hr-6468
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal-Indian relations
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 

Coronavirus Assistance for States Act

 
This bill provides $332 billion to states and tribal governments affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic for FY2020.
 
Such funds shall be paid to each state and tribal government within 30 days of this bill's enactment. The amount of the payment is proportional to population.
 
 A state or tribal government shall use the funds provided to cover those costs of such government that
 
 
 are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency,
 
 replace revenue lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, or 
 
 contribute to the economic recovery of the state or tribe from such crisis.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
To deauthorize a portion of the project for flood control and navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California.

Bill: 116-hr-6469
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative remedies
California
Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 
This bill deauthorizes a portion of the project for flood control and navigation for the San Diego River and Mission Bay in San Diego County, California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6470
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Debt collection
Health care costs and insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 

Medical Debt Relief Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency may not add certain medical debt information to a consumer credit report. Also, a debt collector may not report certain medical debt information to a consumer reporting agency within a specified time period and must notify the consumer prior to reporting such medical debt. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Dr. Li Wenliang Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 116-hr-6471
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional tributes
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency
Smithsonian Institution
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 

Dr. Li Wenliang Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs Congress to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a gold medal in commemoration of Dr. Li Wenliang's efforts to save lives by drawing awareness to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and his call for transparency in China.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-6472
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 

COVID&#8211;19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

 
This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale a consumer good or service during a public health emergency resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is using the circumstances related to the public health emergency to increase prices unreasonably.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Patriot Retention Act

Bill: 116-hr-6473
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2020-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: 

Patriot Retention Act

 
This bill allows a retired service member who has more than 20 years of service, and who possesses a skill for which a critical shortage exists, to serve as paid member of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces and to concurrently receive retired pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act

Bill: 116-hr-6474
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government trust funds
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act

 
This bill temporarily expands the Rural Health Care Program of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). It also establishes and provides funding for the Emergency Rural Health Care Connectivity Fund through FY2022 to carry out the Rural Health Care Program.
 
Currently, the FCC subsidizes 65% of the cost of broadband for eligible public and nonprofit rural health care facilities through the Rural Health Care Program. This bill expands the program to encompass health care providers not located in rural areas, including mobile and temporary facilities, and it increases the subsidy rate to 85%. 
 
The bill also requires the FCC to (1) promulgate regulations to expedite the receipt of funds under the program, and (2) release funding for all requests within a designated time frame.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Small Business Act to expand eligibility for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6475
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Credit and credit markets
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Gambling
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 
This bill expands eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program, through which the Small Business Administration may temporarily guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, to include (1) financial businesses primarily engaged in the business of lending, and (2) legal gambling businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the CARES Act to establish a loan program to provide liquidity to eligible lenders for the purpose of providing loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6476
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Credit and credit markets
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 
This bill requires, and provides funds for, the Department of the Treasury to establish a loan program that provides liquidity to community development financial institutions, small minority depository institutions, and rural banks participating in the Paycheck Protection Program created in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Spectrum Coordination Act

Bill: 116-hr-6477
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Radio spectrum allocation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Spectrum Coordination Act

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to update the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Spectrum Coordination to (1) improve the process for resolving frequency allocation disputes in shared or adjacent spectrum bands, and (2) ensure the efficient use or sharing of spectrum.
 
The MOU formalizes the cooperative relationship between the two parties to ensure that spectrum policy decisions promote efficient use of spectrum consistent with both the economic interests and national security of the nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-6478
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Labor-management relations
Public transit
State and local government operations
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act

 
This bill modifies requirements for approval of a public transportation agency safety plan to include a requirement that the safety and health committee of the recipient consisting of frontline employee representatives (selected by the labor organization representing the majority of the frontline workforce employed by the recipient) and an equal number of employer or state representatives approve the plan and any updates to the plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Accountability for Airlines Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-6479
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Corporate finance and management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Taxpayer Accountability for Airlines Relief Act

 
This bill requires air carriers receiving federal loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to limit compensation of certain executives until the air carrier repays such loans. 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits such air carriers from paying its executives who earned a compensation of more than $425,00 in 2019 a salary that is greater than their 2019 salary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Global Pandemic Planning Act

Bill: 116-hr-6480
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Global Pandemic Planning Act

 
This bill requires the President report to Congress within two weeks of a global pandemic declared by the World Health Organization concerning the status of federal planning for the response to the pandemic, including with respect to (1) planning and logistics for the delivery of health care, and (2) the use of authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950. (This act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
NO PORK Act

Bill: 116-hr-6481
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Negating Outlandish Pork in Our Reinvestment Kit Act or the NO PORK Act

 
This bill rescinds specified funding that was provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for the Department of State's migration and refugee assistance programs. The bill also provides additional funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House