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Personal Protective Equipment for Home Health Care Workers Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-9031
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allied health services
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medicare
Right of privacy
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

Personal Protective Equipment for Home Health Care Workers Act of 2020

 
This bill requires home health agencies to provide personal protective equipment to their workers, and to regularly report data regarding worker deaths, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as a condition of federal payment under Medicare, Medicaid, and specified COVID-19 relief funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
SCHEME Against Congressional Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-9032
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Personnel records
Political parties and affiliation
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

Stop China's Heinous Exploitation and Malicious Espionage Against Congressional Access Act or the SCHEME Against Congressional Access Act

 
This bill requires the Sergeants at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Senate to develop an interagency plan to assess whether employees of either chamber have connections to, and intend to engage in unlawful activity to the advantage of, the Chinese Communist Party. If an individual meets both of these criteria, the employing office for the individual must terminate their employment and refer them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for appropriate investigation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
College Athletes Bill of Rights

Bill: 116-hr-9033
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Athletes
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Contracts and agency
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Federally chartered organizations
Financial literacy
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Marketing and advertising
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Nutrition and diet
School athletics
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

College Athletes Bill of Rights

 
This bill addresses issues of rights to compensation, health and safety standards, and educational opportunities for college athletes.
 
Included among the bill's provisions are those that
 
 
prohibit an institution of higher education, an intercollegiate athletic association, or a conference from restricting the ability of college athletes to market the use of their names, images, likenesses, or athletic reputations;
 
set penalties for any such institution that violates specified protections for athletes;
 
 establish a Commission on College Athletics to protect the economic interests of college athletes and promote the health, wellness, and safety of college athletes and establish a medical trust fund to cover the cost of out-of-pocket expenses relating to any sports-related injury; and 
 
direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish health, wellness, and safety guidelines for intercollegiate athletic programs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
Research to Reduce Agricultural Methane Act

Bill: 116-hr-9034
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental technology
Livestock

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

Research to Reduce Agricultural Methane Act

 
This bill revises the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to include agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation as a priority research area under the initiative, including for methods to reduce methane emissions from livestock production and new technologies to measure and verify environmentally beneficial outcomes of emission mitigation efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act

Bill: 116-hr-9035
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act

 
This bill permanently expands Medicare coverage of telehealth services to include audio-only services and at-home evaluation and management services and mental and behavioral health services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act

Bill: 116-hr-9036
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-12-18 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Department of Energy
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Lighting, heating, cooling
Oil and gas
Performance measurement
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act

 
This bill requires (1) electric utilities to obtain a minimum percentage of the electricity they sell in 2021 through 2039 from renewable resources, and (2) electric utilities and natural gas utilities to meet performance standards for 2021 through 2030 with respect to cumulative electricity savings and cumulative natural gas savings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Introduced in House
National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-9037
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Employee performance
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Medical ethics
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: 

National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act

 
This bill establishes a program to collect confidential reports from health care providers that detail instances of health care-acquired infections and medical errors.
 
It also establishes the Office of Patient Safety and Health Care Quality within the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Consumer Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-9038
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2020-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: 

COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act

 
 This bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties from entities engaging in deceptive trade practices that are associated with the treatment, cure, prevention, mitigation, or diagnosis of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for the duration of such public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Practical Alternatives to Detention Act

Bill: 116-hr-9039
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family relationships
Family services
Government studies and investigations
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 

Practical Alternatives to Detention Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fully implement and use alternatives to detention programs for aliens who are not subject to mandatory detention. For such alternatives to detention programs, DHS shall prioritize certain aliens, such as those who are pregnant or have serious medical needs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Protect Asylum Seekers Act

Bill: 116-hr-9040
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement officers
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Smuggling and trafficking
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 

Protect Asylum Seekers Act 

 
This bill limits the separation of alien families and provides protections for asylum seekers. 
 
Certain civil and criminal penalties related to improper entry into the United States shall not apply if, after entering the United States, an alien without delay communicates to an immigration or asylum officer a non-fraudulent (1) desire to seek asylum, or (2) fear of persecution. 
 
The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice, and Health and Human Services shall not separate a child from a parent or legal guardian unless 
 
 
a state court terminates the parent or legal guardian's rights; 
 
a state child welfare agency or court determines it is in the child's best interests to be removed; or 
 
the child is determined to be a trafficking victim or at risk of becoming one, the accompanying adult is most likely not the parent or legal guardian, or the child is in danger of abuse or neglect. 

 
An agency may not separate a child from a parent or legal guardian solely to deter migration into the United States or to promote compliance with immigration laws. 
 
DHS shall develop (1) training related to the bill's family separation requirements, and (2) guidance for how parents and legal guardians may locate a separated child. DHS shall provide parents and legal guardians periodic status updates about a separated child. 
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on the criminal prosecution of asylum seekers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
National Emergencies Reform Act

Bill: 116-hr-9041
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 

National Emergencies Reform Act

 
This bill revises provisions of the National Emergencies Act relating to the termination of presidentially-declared national emergencies. Specifically, the bill provides that any national emergency declared by the President shall terminate if (1) no joint resolution has been enacted affirming the declaration of such emergency before the expiration of the 48-hour period beginning on the first day after such emergency is declared and on which both houses of Congress are in session, (2) a joint resolution is enacted terminating the emergency, or (3) the President issues a proclamation terminating the emergency. 
 
The date on which a presidentially-declared emergency terminates is 60 days after the President transmits to Congress the proclamation declaring the emergency or Congress affirms a previous renewal unless the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to Congress an executive order renewing the emergency, and a joint resolution is enacted affirming the renewal of the declaration.
 
A national emergency declared before the enactment of this bill shall be unaffected by the amendments made by this bill except that such emergencies shall terminate 60 days after enactment unless renewed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Save our Servers Act

Bill: 116-hr-9042
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Commerce
Economic development
Employment and training programs
Food industry and services
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Infrastructure development
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 

Save our Servers Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from issuing specified grants to a state or local government that is restricting or prohibiting indoor or outdoor dining at restaurants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Online Terrorism Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-9043
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 

Online Terrorism Prevention Act

 
This bill requires each social media company to establish an office to identify and remove violent or extremist content associated with or distributed by a terrorist organization. In addition, the bill requires enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and authorizes enforcement by state attorneys general and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
 
A social media company is any person with annual revenues in excess of $10 million generated from owning, managing, or operating a website or internet medium that allows a person to establish an account or create a profile to create, share, and view user-generated content.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-9044
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family services
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Military command and structure
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 

Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to take various actions and implement programs related to the prevention of and response to domestic violence and child abuse and neglect among military families, including by ensuring information sharing among the Armed Forces about incidents reported to the Family Advocacy Programs of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in House