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Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act

Bill: 116-hr-8678
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2020-10-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural trade
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Ecology
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Grain
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Livestock
Meat
Multilateral development programs
National and community service
Nutrition and diet
Racial and ethnic relations
Smuggling and trafficking
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: 

Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act

 
This bill establishes the Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force and requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to take specified measures to respond to and prevent zoonotic (animal-to-human) disease outbreaks. The bill also authorizes a program to promote food security, global health, and biodiversity protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E985-986)
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8679
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: 
This bill allows certain individuals with prior service in the District of Columbia government to contribute towards their annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Specifically, the bill allows certain individuals who were previously under the District's retirement system and were transferred to the CSRS and FERS in 1997 (e.g., certain employees of the District's criminal justice system) to contribute toward annuities stemming from their prior qualifying service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E978)
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8680
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2020-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Labor standards
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: 

Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes immunity from antitrust liability for an official action taken by an occupational licensing board, or any member, officer, employee, or agent of the board, as long as specified requirements are met.
 
These requirements include that the board be established in a state where (1) all members of the board must be appointed or assigned by the chief executive officer, the legislature, or other elected officer of the state; (2) the board must include public representation; and (3) there is required to be a mechanism in effect under which a person aggrieved by an action of the board has the right to contest the action, review all evidence, receive a final decision in writing, and appeal an adverse decision to an independent adjudicator. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act

Bill: 116-hr-8681
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2020-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: 

Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act

 
This bill makes it unlawful to import, manufacture, or sell a firearm or ammunition by fraudulent means (e.g., false representations). Further, it makes it unlawful to transmit a wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce related to such a fraudulent importation, manufacture, or sale.
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Equal Access to Information Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8682
Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2020-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: 

Equal Access to Information Act of 2020

 
This bill requires federal agencies to take specified steps to ensure that individuals with limited English proficiency and people with disabilities can access the services, activities, programs, and benefits of those agencies, particularly during national or public health emergencies or under other specified circumstances.
 
Specifically, each federal agency shall, within specified timeframes 
 
 
 conduct demographic assessments of individuals with limited English proficiency and individuals with disabilities who are eligible to be served or likely to be encountered by that agency, 
 
 establish within the agency a Language Access Working Group,
 
prepare and submit to the Department of Justice (DOJ) an access plan for federally conducted programs and activities, and
 
issue guidance for recipients of federal financial assistance under the agency's jurisdiction.
 
 
DOJ shall review (1) each plan submitted within 120 days after receipt of the plan, and (2) the most recently submitted plan from each relevant agency not later than 7 days after an emergency has been declared.
 
Agencies shall ensure stakeholder input to ensure meaningful access.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8683
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Aging
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: 
This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is 65 years of age or older for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-8684
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Alabama
Aquatic ecology
Department of Commerce
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Environmental regulatory procedures
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Gulf of Mexico
Historic sites and heritage areas
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act

 
This bill designates specified submerged lands in Alabama as the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary, to be managed as if the sanctuary was designated under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act

Bill: 116-hr-8685
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act

 
This bill makes, subject to certain exceptions, the statements of a minor who waived the privilege against self-incrimination or the right to legal assistance during a custodial interrogation inadmissible in a federal prosecution unless the minor consulted with legal counsel in person and contacted a parent or legal guardian before waiving those rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Small Business COVID–19 Debt Relief Extension Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8686
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Small Business COVID-19 Debt Relief Extension Act of 2020

 
This bill extends for an additional six months the Small Business Debt Relief Program, under which the Small Business Administration (SBA), in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), was authorized to subsidize six months of payments for certain SBA-backed loan products on behalf of the recipients of these loans. Further, a small business that submits a new application for an SBA-backed loan prior to March 30, 2021, may receive a six month subsidy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Saving the Civil Service Act

Bill: 116-hr-8687
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Saving the Civil Service Act

 
This bill nullifies the executive order titled 
Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service
, which was issued on October 21, 2020. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, in the excepted service instead of the competitive service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Senior Accessible Housing Act

Bill: 116-hr-8688
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Senior Accessible Housing Act

 
This bill allows a refundable income tax credit to individual taxpayers who have attained age 60 for expenditures in their residences for the installation of entrance and exit ramps, the widening of doorways, the installation of handrails, grab bars, and non-slip flooring.
 The amount of the credit is reduced if a taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts and is limited to a lifetime amount of $30,000 over amounts paid in previous taxable years.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Connecting Youth to Jobs Act

Bill: 116-hr-8689
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Disaster relief and insurance
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Labor market
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mental health
Minority employment
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Transportation costs
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Connecting Youth to Jobs Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide temporary funding to states and local areas and grants to eligible entities to assist in carrying out subsidized public employment programs for youth with barriers to employment or who are recipients of public assistance but not receiving it. In the case of grants, priority must be given to eligible entities that serve particular youth with a barrier to employment, youth of color, opportunity youth or out-of-school youth, low-income youth, and youth impacted by the juvenile or adult criminal justice systems.
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report on the activities funded by this bill.
 
The bill excludes from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program income eligibility requirements income earned by a household member who is less than 22 years of age, is an elementary or secondary school student, and lives with a natural, adoptive, or stepparent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Armed Forces Deferred Tax Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-8690
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment taxes
Income tax deferral
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Armed Forces Deferred Tax Relief Act

 
This bill compensates members of the Armed Forces for deferred income taxes withheld between the period of January 1, 2021, and April 30, 2021. Such compensation is not subject to tax.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-10-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E991)
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Save Education Jobs Act

Bill: 116-hr-8691
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adoption and foster care
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Government information and archives
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Preschool education
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Save Education Jobs Act

 
This bill establishes through FY2030 the Education Jobs Fund, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. ED must also provide grants to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education.
 
Specifically, LEAs must use subgrants for compensation and benefits to retain existing employees, rehire former employees, and hire new employees. Further, subgrants may be used for certain activities such as training and professional development, providing salary increases to cover extended days or school years to make up for lost instructional time due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools.
 
The bill prohibits the use of subgrants for certain activities, such as funding voucher programs, tax-credit scholarships, or education savings accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office".

Bill: 116-hr-8692
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Ohio
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Oversight.gov Authorization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8694
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Oversight.gov Authorization Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, an independent government entity that oversees the Offices of Inspectors General, to formally establish and maintain the oversight.gov website (which was launched in 2017) and authorizes funding through FY2030 to support the council's mission.
 
Specifically, the website shall (1) consolidate all public reports from each Office of Inspector General (including the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery) to improve public access to any audit report, inspection report, or evaluation report made by an Office of Inspector General; and (2) include any additional resources, information, and enhancements as the council deems necessary or desirable.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act

Bill: 116-hr-8695
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2020-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: 

Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act 

 
This bill prohibits states and local governments from imposing taxes upon a securities industry participant based on the number, volume, or value of securities transactions processed or consummated by the participant, with exceptions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-10-27
text: Introduced in House