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Law Enforcement Identification Act

Bill: 116-s-3909
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
Protest and dissent

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

Law Enforcement Identification Act

 
This bill requires federal law enforcement officers and members of the Armed Forces engaged in crowd control, riot control, or arrest or detainment of individuals engaged in an act of civil disobedience, demonstration, protest, or riot to display clearly visible identifying information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act

Bill: 116-s-3910
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act

 
This bill entitles federal wildland firefighters who contract COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to federal workers' compensation benefits and also establishes certain testing and screening requirements for such firefighters during the wildfire season (May 15-November 15, 2020).
 
Specifically, the bill provides that if a federal wildland firefighter exhibits specified symptoms, tests positive, or is otherwise determined by a physician as likely having COVID-19 during the wildfire season or during a specific wildfire (or in the following 28 days), the firefighter is presumed to have incurred an injury while on duty that qualifies for workers' compensation benefits.
 
Additionally, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture must ensure that all of their firefighters are tested for COVID-19 or related symptoms, or self-quarantine for at least 14 days with no symptoms, before the wildfire season or before responding to a wildfire.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act

Bill: 116-s-3911
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military facilities and property
Military medicine
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a task force to address the effects of the release of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from activities of DOD. The bill also requires (1) blood testing for PFAS of former and current members of the Armed Forces and their families if a periodic health assessment results in a positive determination of potential exposure to PFAS, (2) sharing by DOD with the Department of Veterans Affairs of the results of health assessments of exposure by a member of the Armed Forces, and (3) DOD to establish a registry of members of the Armed Forces who have been exposed to, or are suspected to have been exposed to, PFAS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act

Bill: 116-s-3913
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Income tax deductions
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act

 
This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs in connection with a claim of a consumer protection violation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3914
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 

2020

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of medical devices that are approved under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Breakthrough Devices Program. (Under the program, manufacturers work with the FDA to expedite the review and approval of certain medical devices that provide for more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating human diseases or conditions.)
 
The bill allows designated medical breakthrough devices to be temporarily covered under Medicare during a three-year transitional period. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must assign payment codes for such devices within three months of FDA approval. The CMS must also establish a process to allow for continued coverage after the transitional period has expired, taking into account any additional evidence or data the CMS deems necessary.
 
The CMS must also provide for temporary and, where appropriate, permanent Medicare coverage of breakthrough devices for which there is no existing benefit category (i.e., classification).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Reopening Businesses Recovering from COVID–19 Act

Bill: 116-s-3915
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government liability
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Product safety and quality
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

Protecting Reopening Businesses Recovering from COVID-19 Act

 
This bill exempts businesses and certain medical entities from liability for damages arising from or relating to an individual contracting COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
 
Specifically, this exemption applies to businesses, including nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, and medical entities that provide health care services related to COVID-19. Such entities are exempt from liability if they operate consistent with state or federal guidelines or requirements related to reopening and follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and any other federal or state agency to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. However, this prohibition does not apply to acts that constitute gross negligence or actions brought by a government entity in a regulatory, supervisory, or enforcement capacity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
American Workforce Development Act

Bill: 116-s-3916
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: 

American Workforce Development Act

 
This bill increases to $11,500 the exclusion from employee gross income of employer-provided educational assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3917
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Forests, forestry, trees
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mental health
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: 

Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a grant program to fund demonstration projects to provide mental health services to medically underserved individuals in rural areas or in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. 
 
Specifically, the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks to deliver, and evaluate the impact of, home-based telemental services for such individuals. The office must coordinate activities with the Rural Health Liaison of the Department of Agriculture.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Paycheck Protection for Producers Act

Bill: 116-s-3918
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: 

Paycheck Protection for Producers Act

 
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), by allowing certain farmers to calculate (or recalculate) their paycheck protection loan amount based on 2019 gross income.
 
Under current law, such farmers must calculate their paycheck protection loan amount based on net income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text: CR S2809)
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act

Bill: 116-s-3919
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health promotion and preventive care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: 

Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to carry out a two-year pilot program to pre-program suicide prevention resources onto smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces and to provide training on these resources.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3920
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Area studies and international education
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government information and archives
Higher education
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Trade secrets and economic espionage
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: 

Safeguarding Educational Institutions, Colleges, Universities, and Research Entities from China's Attempts to Misappropriate Property of the United States Act of 2020 or the SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits certain Chinese citizens from receiving visas to participate in graduate or post-graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and contains other related provisions.
 
This prohibition applies to F (academic student) and J (exchange visitor) visas and does not apply to citizens or permanent residents of Taiwan or Hong Kong. (China considers Taiwan a Chinese province. Hong Kong is a special administrative region within China, and most of its permanent inhabitants are Chinese citizens.)
 
The Department of State may waive this prohibition on a case-by-case basis for national security purposes or if the applicant is a member of a religious or ethnic group that is systematically oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party.
 
A recipient of a federal STEM research grant must certify that the recipient (1) is not a Chinese citizen or a participant in a Chinese government foreign researcher recruitment program (a program that compensates individuals to conduct STEM-related research and development), and (2) will not knowingly use grant funds to employ such an individual. 
 
Entities that receive certain federal research or education assistance shall not knowingly employ any individual participating in a Chinese government foreign researcher recruitment program. An individual who recruits or performs research for such a program must register as an agent of a foreign principal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act

Bill: 116-s-3921
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2020-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: 

Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act

 
This bill provides emergency funding, subject to certain limitations, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fulfill requests from states, territories, and tribes for critical health care resources to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report specified information related to these requests to Congress on a weekly basis until the end of the COVID-19 emergency. 
 
In addition, the bill directs the President to use specified authorities, including authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950, to fulfill these requests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3922
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Livestock
Meat

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: 

Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of 2020

 
 This bill repeals or modifies any agency rule that is temporarily waived or modified during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, subject to a review process.
 
 The bill specifies procedures for Congress and the heads of agencies to analyze, review, and recommend whether the waiver or modification of a rule should continue and such waiver or modification expires only if a law is enacted in accordance with a recommendation that the rule be reinstated when the emergency period ends.
 
Additionally, the bill exempts certain meat slaughter and preparation facilities from federal inspection requirements if the facility (1) operates in accordance with the laws of the state in which the facility is located, and (2) prepares meat products exclusively for distribution for consumption by consumers within the state in which the facility is located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Family Stabilization Act

Bill: 116-s-3923
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Dental care
Domestic violence and child abuse
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Family services
Food assistance and relief
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Human trafficking
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant
Mental health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses
Social Welfare
Telecommunication rates and fees
Transportation costs
Women's health
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: 

Emergency Family Stabilization Act

 
This bill establishes a competitive grant program within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for family stabilization agencies to provide emergency relief to children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. These agencies include current ACF grantees or subgrantees, tribes and tribal organizations, and other organizations with expertise providing direct services to those experiencing homelessness. Recipients may use grant funds for, among other purposes, personnel costs, personal protective equipment, and other supplies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as payments for security deposits and other housing-related needs. 
 
Additionally, the ACF must award the grants based on factors including the need for the services in the area served by the agency and specified allocation and prioritization requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Computer and Internet Access Equity Act

Bill: 116-s-3924
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2020-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Community life and organization
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Poverty and welfare assistance
Right of privacy
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: 

Computer and Internet Access Equity Act

 
This bill increases broadband service support for low-income consumers, establishes a grant program to provide internet safety education or training, and provides a tax credit for certain computer and education costs.
 
Specifically, the bill modifies the broadband service support program known as Lifeline, which assists low-income consumers with access to telecommunications and broadband services, to (1) give up to $83.33 per month to a provider of Lifeline services for each low-income consumer to whom the provider supplies such services, (2) allow consumers with household incomes that are at or below 435% (rather than 135%) of the Federal Poverty Guidelines to qualify for participation in the program, and (3) allow a broadband service provider to receive Lifeline support for providing such service to a low-income consumer without being designated an eligible telecommunications carrier.
 
The bill also requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a grant program to develop and implement internet safety education or training programs for low-income individuals.
 
Further, the bill provides a tax credit, not to exceed $2,000 in a taxable year or $10,000 in a lifetime, for amounts paid or incurred for technology such as computers and printers and for education on how to use such technology. The Department of the Treasury must establish a program for making advance payments of this credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2809-2810)
action_date: 2020-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate