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Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act

Bill: 116-hr-6701
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Mental health
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act

Bill: 116-hr-6702
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Corporation for National and Community Service
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Minority employment
National and community service
Social Welfare
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act

 
This bill expands, and modifies the priorities and administration of, national service programs, including AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and its recovery period. Among other changes, the bill increases the number of national service positions, as well as the living allowances and other benefits associated with these positions. The living allowance is also excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes. 
 
In addition, the Corporation for National and Community Service must (1) establish a pilot project to allow state service commissions to directly place individuals, and (2) disseminate national service opportunities through a promotional campaign and other means. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Eating Disorder Prevention in Schools Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6703
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Eating Disorder Prevention in Schools Act of 2020

 
This bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to include goals for reducing disordered eating in children of all sizes in their local school wellness policies. Such LEAs must also include registered dietitians and licensed mental health professionals in the development, implementation, and periodic review of such policies.
 
The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to provide information and technical assistance to LEAs, school food authorities, school health professionals, and state educational agencies for use in establishing healthy school environments. Such technical assistance must promote eating disorder prevention and encourage screening for such disorders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6704
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes additional housing counseling services, provided through the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, with priority for funding given to counseling organizations that target and provide their services to low-income and minority homeowners, renters, individuals experiencing homelessness, and individuals at risk of homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus State and Local Financial Assistance Act

Bill: 116-hr-6705
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Property tax
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Coronavirus State and Local Financial Assistance Act

 
This bill (1) directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a State and Local Government Coronavirus Relief Program under which Treasury shall make monthly grants to states to make up for revenue lost from March 1-December 31, 2020, due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and social distancing steps taken by the state and its political subdivisions, and (2) appropriates $500 billion to carry out the program.
 
To be eligible to receive a grant, a state must (1) compile estimates for the revenue lost by the state and each political subdivision, and (2) submit an estimate to Treasury by the 20th of each month.
 
Treasury shall make grant payments to a state within 15 days of receiving a loss estimate.
 
The bill sets forth requirements with respect to pro rata distribution of funds, treatment of overpayments, and distribution to political subdivisions of a state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
To place temporary restrictions on acquisitions by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6706
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Corporate finance and management
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
News media and reporting
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 
This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase by a Chinese entity of a controlling interest in a U.S. company deemed critical to national security, critical infrastructure, or of cultural significance. The President may approve such a purchase only if, among other things, the purchase price was not significantly affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and the sale will not permit additional access to distribute propaganda or alter U.S. news and media consumption.
 
The bill's provisions cease to have force or effect once the United States has substantially recovered from the economic impacts of the pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6708
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Educational facilities and institutions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Manufacturing
Medical research
Prescription drugs
Research and development
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020

 
This bill encourages the development and approval of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and designates certain university research centers to assist in developing such technologies.
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must continue to evaluate and approve new drug manufacturing technologies included in an application for drug approval and expedite the development and implementation of such technologies. The FDA must designate such a technology as an advanced manufacturing technology if it is likely to (1) prevent or resolve a drug shortage, (2) maintain an adequate supply of critical medications for national emergencies, or (3) promote the adoption of innovative approaches to drug design and manufacturing.
 
The sponsor of such a designated technology must provide the FDA with certain related scientific evidence. After receiving this evidence, if the FDA validates the technology for a proposed use, then the sponsor may use the validated technology across multiple manufacturing product lines within the same use context without obtaining additional FDA validation.
 
The FDA must designate certain institutions of higher education as National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. Among other requirements, such centers must demonstrate the ability to provide federal agencies with technical assistance and to train a future workforce in such technologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

Bill: 116-hr-6709
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act

 
 This bill provides hazard pay, in addition to regular pay, to specified health care and essential workers during calendar year 2020. Health care workers, which include physicians and support staff, among others, are eligible for a maximum of $35,000 in aggregate hazard pay. Essential workers, as determined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are eligible for a maximum of $25,000 in aggregate hazard pay.
 
 The Department of the Treasury must make payments to employers based on an employer's quarterly projections of the number of hours worked by eligible employees, including specified hours worked prior to the enactment of this bill. Employers must issue hazard payments to eligible employees not later than 14 days after receiving such payment from Treasury.
 
 The bill establishes and provides funding for the Coronavirus Essential and High-Risk Health Care Workers Hazard Payment Fund to implement this program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E433-434)
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Clarifying Easement Requirements for Existing Projects Act

Bill: 116-hr-6710
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Floods and storm protection
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Property rights
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Clarifying Easement Requirements for Existing Projects Act

 
This bill modifies provisions requiring the Army Corps of Engineers to acquire easements in certain privately owned beaches. For example, with respect to a qualifying private beach that benefits from certain federal projects, the bill requires the Corps of Engineers to permit a nonfederal interest to periodically obtain a right of entry to the private beach to perform project-related activities, rather than requiring the nonfederal interest to obtain a permanent easement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6712
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020

 
 This bill permits entities such as self-employed companies and membership organizations to form healthshare pools to offer large group health insurance plans as a single employer. (In general, large group health plans cover employees of an employer that has 51 or more employees; in some states, large groups are defined as 101 employees or more.) Subject to specified nondiscrimination rules related to preexisting conditions and health status, healthshare pools must offer plans to all members or employees of the pool on an equal basis.
 
 Healthshare pools are not considered joint employers for the purpose of other federal labor or employment laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
FORWARD Act

Bill: 116-hr-6713
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Business education
Business expenses
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Research and development
Small business
Social security and elderly assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Furthering Our Recovery With American Research & Development Act or the FORWARD Act

 
This bill makes several changes to the income tax credit for business expenses for increasing research activities.
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
expands eligibility for the credit by increasing the maximum amount of gross receipts of an entity for the taxable year and using an eight-year (rather than five-year) period in the calculation of those amounts;
 
removes the business credit carryforward from calculation of the payroll tax credit portion of the credit;
 
includes among qualified research expenses wages paid in connection with research activity training expenses; and
 
increases the credit rate for expenses incurred in certain collaborative research activities (i.e., conducted with higher education institutions, tax-exempt scientific research organizations, or charitable grant organizations) and qualified domestic manufacturers.
 
 
The bill appropriates to the Social Security trust funds amounts equal to the reduction in revenues from payroll taxes by reason of this bill.
 
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shall develop partnership agreements to provide for development of basic training relating to federal tax credits benefitting small business concerns and startups, especially credits for research and experimentation, and informational materials relating to such credits, including IRS guidance documents.
 
Small business development centers shall provide informational materials, education, and basic training to small business concerns relating to federal tax credits, including those available to (1) businesses generally; and (2) small business concerns and startups specifically, especially credits for research and experimentation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
STAY HOME Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6714
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Subsidizing Tenant Arrears Yet Helping Owners with Mortgages Emergency Act of 2020 or STAY HOME Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program to provide rental assistance to certain households during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

 
Specifically, the assistance authorized under the bill may be used to pay the past-due rent of certain low-income households in areas where state or local government officials have required residents to stay at home during the COVID-19 public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
PANDEMIC Act

Bill: 116-hr-6715
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Protect American Nationals During Emergencies by Mitigating the Immigration Crisis Act or the PANDEMIC Act

 
This bill requires the removal from the United States of any unlawfully present alien in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody during a national emergency related to a communicable disease. This requirement does not apply to an alien facing charges for a crime of violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6716
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 
This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass critical access hospitals.
 
A critical access hospital is a hospital that, among other things, is located in a rural area, furnishes 24-7 emergency services, and has 25 or fewer inpatient beds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House