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United States Pandemic Relief Bonds Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3830
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

United States Pandemic Relief Bonds Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to issue bonds, to be known as United States Pandemic Relief Bonds, to aid in the funding of relief efforts related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). 
 
Treasury must carry out a program to encourage sales of the bonds, including activities to facilitate purchases of the bonds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Visit America Act

Bill: 116-s-3831
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor market
Natural disasters
Public-private cooperation
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Visit America Act

 
This bill implements measures to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry and to address the declining percentage of international visitors to the United States.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Commerce to develop a 10-year travel and tourism strategy with the goal of achieving, by 2028, 116 million annual international visitors to the United States and $445 billion in travel exports.
 
 The bill also establishes the role of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, whose responsibilities shall include (1) setting an annual goal for the number of international visitors to the United States, (2) providing support for improved visitor visa processing, and (3) promoting travel exports abroad.
 
Further, the assistant secretary must develop and implement a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic recovery strategy to assist the recovery of the U.S. travel and tourism industry from travel restrictions necessitated by the pandemic.
 
The bill also provides statutory authority for the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which shall aid the assistant secretary in developing and implementing the COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Endless Frontier Act

Bill: 116-s-3832
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Business investment and capital
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Energy research
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Materials
Military procurement, research, weapons development
National Science Foundation
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Endless Frontier Act

 
This bill redesignates the National Science Foundation as the National Science and Technology Foundation and establishes a Directorate for Technology within the foundation.
 
The goals of the directorate shall be to (1) strengthen U.S. leadership in critical technologies through fundamental research in key technology focus areas, such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and advanced manufacturing; (2) enhance U.S. competitiveness in the focus areas by improving education in such areas and attracting more students to such areas; and (3) foster the impact of federally funded research and development through accelerated translation of advances in the focus areas into processes and products that help achieve national goals.
 
The Department of Commerce shall carry out a program to designate and support eligible consortia as regional technology hubs that facilitate activities that (1) enable U.S. leadership in a key technology focus area, and (2) support regional economic development that diffuses innovation capacity around the United States.
 
The Office of Science and Technology Policy, Commerce, the National Security Council, and other relevant federal agencies shall (1) review the national security strategy and programs and resources pertaining to U.S. national competitiveness in science, research, and innovation to support such strategy; and (2) develop a strategy for the federal government to improve such competitiveness to support the national security strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2597-2604)
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the loan forgiveness period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3833
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Small business
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act

 
This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and expands the allowable uses for paycheck protection loans.
 
Specifically, the bill extends the deadline to apply for a paycheck protection loan to December 31, 2020, and it allows recipients up to 16 weeks to use any funds received. Within the extended 16-week period, a recipient may elect an 8-week safe harbor in which to maintain payroll and outside of which the amount of loan forgiveness shall not be reduced because of a reduction in workforce or salary and wages. 
 
The bill also expands loan forgiveness under the program to include amounts expended on worker protection, such as physical barriers or particulate filtering respirators that are needed to comply with requirements related to sanitation, social distancing, or worker or customer safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide estimates of the use of taxpayer funds by the United States Government, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3834
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide to each taxpayer a one-page estimate of how such taxpayer's money was spent by the government during the immediately preceding calendar year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
SCRIPT Act

Bill: 116-s-3835
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Asia
Business records
China
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Public contracts and procurement
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, and Protecting Talkies Act or the SCRIPT Act

 
This bill limits the provision of financial and technical assistance for the production or funding of a film for screening in China.
 
The President may only authorize the provision of technical support or access to an asset controlled by the federal government for, or authorize a federal agency to enter into a contract related to, the production or funding of a film by a U.S. company, if the company
 
 
 provides to the the Department of Commerce a list of all films produced or funded by the company whose content has been submitted, during a specified period, to a Chinese official or the Chinese Communist Party for evaluation for screening in China; 
 
enters into a written agreement with the President or the federal agency not to alter the content of the film in response to, or in anticipation of, a request by a Chinese official or the Chinese Communist Party; and
 
 submits such agreement to Commerce. 
 
 
The bill requires specified annual reports on the films disclosed pursuant to such limitation.
 
The President may not authorize the provision of such support, access, or authorization of such a contract if (1) the film is co-produced by an entity located in China that is subject to conditions on content imposed by a Chinese official or the Chinese Communist Party, or (2) the company is listed in the most recent annual report. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2590-2591)
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Securing Our Skies Against Chinese Technology Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3836
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Asia
Aviation and airports
China
Public contracts and procurement
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Securing Our Skies Against Chinese Technology Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds to purchase a drone manufactured in China or by an entity controlled by the Chinese government. An executive agency may not provide funds to a private or state government entity unless the recipient certifies that it is not using such drones.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 Vaccine Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-3837
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Act

 
This bill requires enhanced vetting of Chinese nationals in the United States on student or exchange visitor visas and temporarily stops the issuance of such visas to Chinese nationals. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall conduct comprehensive background checks on any Chinese national (unless the individual is enrolled in elementary or secondary school) residing in the United States on an F, M, or J visa to determine if the individual is a national security threat or attempting to illegally obtain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine research. 
 
When performing such background checks, DHS shall consult with the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
 
DHS shall complete all such background checks within 120 days of this bill's enactment and may extend the deadline by 60 days if necessary. The State Department may not issue F, M, or J visas to Chinese nationals until DHS has reported to Congress the completed results of the background checks. 
 
DHS shall continuously vet any Chinese national holding an F, M, or J visa who has access to any COVID-19-related research, unless the individual is enrolled in elementary or secondary school.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Care Broad­band Expansion During COVID–19 Act

Bill: 116-s-3838
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
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: 2020-05-21
text: 

Health Care 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: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2719 South Webster Street in Kokomo, Indiana, as the "Opha May Johnson Post Office".

Bill: 116-s-3839
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Indiana
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2719 South Webster Street in Kokomo, Indiana, as the "Opha May Johnson Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7081-7082; text: CR S7081-7082)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7081-7082; text: CR S7081-7082)
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Food Supply Protection Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3840
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Food Supply Protection Act of 2020

 
This bill provides assistance to food organizations to protect the continuity of the food supply chain during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, including by providing grants that support the purchase or distribution of surplus perishable food or meals prepared with such food. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3841
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 
This bill prohibits the attachment of a 2020 recovery rebate by legal process, including assignment, levy, or garnishment. A 
2020 recovery rebate
 is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers and their dependents who have been affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 
This bill prohibits the attachment of a 2020 recovery rebate by legal process, including assignment, levy, or garnishment. A 
2020 recovery rebate
 is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers and their dependents who have been affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Ordered held at desk by unanimous consent.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4488-4489)
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4488-4489)
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Infrastructure Advancement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3842
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Rural Infrastructure Advancement Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish within the Build America Bureau a five-year rural assistance pilot program to provide assistance and information to eligible entities in rural communities. An 
eligible entity
 is an entity located outside of an urbanized area with a population greater than 150,000 or one that may pursue a project located in such an area.
 
DOT may retain the services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in providing financial, technical, and legal assistance to such entities.
 
DOT must make publicly available on its website a description of the rural assistance pilot program, including the resources available to eligible entities. Additionally, DOT must develop and make available to the public an online portal through which it may receive program applications on a rolling basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Future of Arms Control Act

Bill: 116-s-3843
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International law and treaties
Legislative rules and procedure
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Future of Arms Control Act

 
This bill restricts the United States from taking certain actions in the event that the President does not extend the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START Treaty) by November 3, 2020. (The New START Treaty, a nuclear nonproliferation agreement between the United States and Russia, is set to expire in February 2021 but may be extended to February 2026.)
 
If the treaty is not extended, the United States may not take any action that would violate the treaty until March 1, 2021, unless (1) the President certifies to Congress the intention to waive this restriction, and (2) Congress does not enact a joint resolution of disapproval within 15 days of the certification. 
 
The President's certification shall contain (1) a determination that Russia has materially violated the treaty and that this violation gravely threatens U.S. security, and (2) the reasoning behind this determination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate