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Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7783
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 

Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020

 
This bill includes plasma donation within the scope of a public awareness campaign by the Department of Health and Human Services concerning the importance of the blood supply and the need for blood donations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-7784
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Photography and imaging
Racial and ethnic relations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 

VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act

 
This bill updates the staffing and responsibilities of police forces of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the VA to ensure that each of its police forces designates an employee to serve as a point of contact for its employees and the public regarding (1) statistical information (e.g., the use of force and weapons discharge), (2) complaints and investigations regarding officers at the facility, and (3) the provision of information to a person regarding personal arrest or other police matters.
 
The bill also requires the VA to provide information on the public websites of police facilities regarding specified statistical information and directions on how to contact the point of contact or receive information about specific matters.
 
The VA must provide annual training on (1) recognizing, defining, understanding, and avoiding racial profiling and implicit bias and best practices regarding the duty to intervene; and (2) preventing suicide among the population served by police officers.
 
Finally, the bill requires VA police officers to wear body cameras that have a field of view at least as broad as the officers' vision and capture footage of the officers' activities. The audio and video of the camera must be activated whenever an officer is responding to a call for service or other stop, except in situations where it is impossible or dangerous for the officer to do so. The VA's guidance on body cameras must be made publicly available.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2020-09-10
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain employment and reemployment rights to members of the National Guard who perform State active duty.

Bill: 116-hr-7785
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 
This bill extends certain employment and reemployment rights and benefits to members of the National Guard who perform state active duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
RECLAIM Act

Bill: 116-hr-7786
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disaster relief and insurance
Government liability
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Protest and dissent
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 

Restitution for Economic losses Caused by Leaders who Allow Insurrection and Mayhem Act or the RECLAIM Act

 
This bill provides for civil liability in certain instances against an official who recognizes a law enforcement-free zone and contains other related provisions.
 
The bill defines such a zone as an area that law enforcement is entitled to access but is instructed to not access or only access in exceptional circumstances, but generally does not include instances where law enforcement temporarily withholds from an area in response to an imminent threat. 
 
An official shall be liable to a person who suffers certain physical harm or property damage from a third party's criminal act if, among other requirements, the official directed law enforcement to recognize a law enforcement-free zone and the criminal act and harm was foreseeable and occurred within the zone. An official who prohibits law enforcement from taking a law enforcement action that would prevent or mitigate physical harm or property damage related to a riot shall also be liable to a person who suffered harm or property damage caused during the riot, in certain instances.
 
The bill also provides for triple damages in certain instances for an individual who prevails in a civil rights lawsuit against an official who recognized a law enforcement-free zone or prohibited a law enforcement action related to a riot.
 
States and local government entities that receive certain law enforcement grants or disaster relief may not take certain actions such as (1) prohibiting law enforcement actions that would mitigate injuries to individuals or property from a riot, or (2) recognizing a law enforcement-free zone.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Invest Now Act

Bill: 116-hr-7787
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Property tax

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 

Invest Now Act

 
This bill reduces to 5% the capital gains tax rate for property purchased in 2020 and held by the taxpayer for more than five years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Enabling Online and Virtual Workforce Training Act

Bill: 116-hr-7788
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 

Enabling Online and Virtual Workforce Training Act

 
This bill authorizes certain providers of training services to provide online and virtual training services that lead to a reognized postsecondary credential for the period beginning on the enactment of this bill and ending on December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence and related information collection activities.

Bill: 116-hr-7789
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Due process and equal protection
Employment and training programs
Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Military law
Sex offenses
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 
This bill requires the President to prescribe regulations authorizing military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders. Protective orders may be issued to protect a victim of an alleged sex or domestic violence offense, or a family member or associate of the victim, from a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice who is alleged to have committed such an offense. 
 
The Department of Defense (DOD) shall establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence to analyze and develop recommendations for implementation by DOD regarding the risk of domestic violence at various stages of military service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal chapter 35 (relating to taxes on wagering).

Bill: 116-hr-7790
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Gambling
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 
This bill repeals the excise tax on wagering. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Value in Health Care Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7791
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business expenses
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Performance measurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: 

Value in Health Care Act of 2020

 
This bill makes a series of changes to certain methodologies and components used in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The program enables accountable care organizations (ACOs) to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management. 
 
Among other changes, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to increase the shared savings rate for participating ACOs, as specified, and to establish a program that assists ACOs with start-up and operational costs of participation. The bill also extends certain incentive payments for health professionals who participate in eligible alternative payment models.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act

Bill: 116-hr-7792
Sponsor: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Abortion
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family planning and birth control
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Wages and earnings
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 

Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act

 
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), by making any individual or entity that provides abortions ineligible to receive a paycheck protection loan. An exception is allowed for abortions performed at hospitals or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or endangers the life of the mother. 
 
The Inspector General of the Small Business Administration must investigate and report on the number of paycheck protection loans made to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and other individuals or entities that provide abortions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act

Bill: 116-hr-7793
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Lawyers and legal services
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 

Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act 

 
This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide rewards to whistleblowers who report information relating to a violation of consumer financial law resulting in certain monetary sanctions greater than or equal to $500,000. Specifically, the bureau must award compensation to whistleblowers for 10%-30% of the collected monetary sanctions. In cases where the bureau is unable to collect at least $1 million of the imposed sanctions, the bureau must award any single whistleblower 10% of the amount collected or $50,000, whichever is greater. The bill also sets forth requirements regarding the legal representation of a whistleblower and provides for confidentiality regarding the whistleblower's identity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Emergency SNAP Flexibilities Extension Act

Bill: 116-hr-7794
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 

Emergency SNAP Flexibilities Extension Act

 
This bill extends existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) flexibilities for states during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Under current law, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has temporarily waived certain requirements under SNAP due to COVID-19.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes states to extend through June 30, 2021, SNAP certification periods and adjust periodic reporting and interview requirements for some or all participating households without USDA approval. Additionally, states may allow household reporting requirements to satisfy the recertification requirements for some or all participating households with recertification periods set to expire on or before December 31, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Relief during COVID–19 Act

Bill: 116-hr-7796
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Landlord and tenant
Public utilities and utility rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 

Consumer Relief during COVID-19 Act 

 
This bill places restrictions on the collection of consumer debts during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and for 120 days after this period. Among other things, debt collectors may not during this period 
 
 
enforce a security interest through a repossession, 
 
seize assets, 
 
commence or continue an eviction, 
 
terminate utility service, or 
 
charge fees or apply a higher interest rate as a result of nonpayment. 
 
 
After this period, debt collectors must provide certain repayment options including extending the repayment period for debts. 
 
The bill also provides for forbearance programs established by creditors for consumers experiencing a financial hardship due to COVID-19. The Federal Reserve Board must establish a credit facility to make long-term, low-cost loans to these creditors for losses caused by any forbearance of payments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Promotion Accessibility Act

Bill: 116-hr-7798
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 

Promotion Accessibility Act

 
This bill authorizes members of the Foreign Service or the Senior Foreign Service to submit a gap memo in advance of having their performance evaluated by a selection board, and it prohibits members of a selection board from considering such a submission as negative when evaluating a member's performance.
 
A gap memo is a written record indicating and explaining a gap in the record of a member that is due to personal circumstances, including for health, family, or other reasons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7799
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alabama
Congressional tributes
Members of Congress
Roads and highways
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 
This bill designates the portion of U.S. Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama, as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
AIR Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7800
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 

Airport Infrastructure Readiness Act of 2020 or the
 
AIR Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to apportion Airport Improvement Program funding for FY2022 and FY2023 to an airport sponsor based on the number of passenger boardings at such airport that would result in the highest apportioned amount during either calendar year 2018, calendar year 2019, or the full calendar year prior to the current fiscal year.
 
Additionally, DOT shall not calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio with respect to an air traffic control tower participating in the Contract Tower Program on the basis of an annual aircraft traffic decrease in FY2020 and FY2021. Under the Contract Tower Program, air traffic control towers are staffed by employees of private companies rather than by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees. The FAA is required to perform a benefit-cost analysis to determine eligibility for participation in the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in House