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COHORT Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6857
Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 

COVID-19-Only Homes Organized for Resident Treatment Act of 2020 or the COHORT Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program in which Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) may elect to be designated as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) treatment centers.
 
Participating SNFs must agree to only care for individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and must transfer all other residents to other facilities. The bill increases the applicable Medicare resident per diem for participating SNFs.
 
In order to qualify for the program, SNFs must meet minimum quality measurements with respect to staff, health inspections, and infection control. Participation may be voluntarily terminated by the SNF or revoked by the CMS.
 
The CMS must implement the program within two weeks of enactment of this bill. The program terminates at the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
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: 2020-05-13
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: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6858
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Congressional tributes
Department of Homeland Security
Disability and paralysis
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Materials
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority health
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Small business
Strategic materials and reserves
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 

COVID-19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2020

 
This bill expands certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and directs the President and federal agencies to take specific actions to support the production of critical medical supplies during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, including with respect to private-sector coordination, needs assessments, and overall strategies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Public Housing and Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19

Bill: 116-hr-6859
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 

Public Housing and Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19

 
This bill authorizes additional housing choice vouchers for low-income tenants and additional assistance for public housing agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Aid and Attendance Support Act

Bill: 116-hr-6860
Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Aid and Attendance Support Act

 
This bill increases the amount of specified Department of Veterans Affairs benefit payments for veterans (or their survivors) who require aid at home or are in nursing homes. Specifically, the bill increases such benefits by 25% until 60 days after the end of the declared emergency period resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
PPP Data and Diversity Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6861
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Wages and earnings
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

PPP Data and Diversity Accountability Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to collect and report specified demographic data for recipients of assistance under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Social Services Pandemic Disaster Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-6862
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Cosmetics and personal care
Department of Health and Human Services
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Food assistance and relief
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Social Services Pandemic Disaster Relief Act

 
This bill appropriates funding for states, tribes, and localities to administer emergency services and provide short-term, non-cash, in-kind relief to certain disadvantaged children, families, and households to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-6864
Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Jurisdiction and venue
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act

 
This bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over criminal conduct involving the killing (or attempted killing) of a federal officer or employee. The United States may prosecute such conduct that occurs outside the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Home Visiting Resiliency in Pandemics Act

Bill: 116-hr-6865
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Cosmetics and personal care
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Home Visiting Resiliency in Pandemics Act

 
This bill provides funding for, and temporarily makes changes to program requirements of, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. During the period beginning on February 1, 2020, and ending January 31, 2021, the bill allows for virtual home visits; prohibits reductions in funding for, or staffing of, entities that implement the home visits due to reduced enrollment of families in the program; and expands the permitted uses of program funds to include, among others, providing families with resources to support their participation in virtual visits. 
 
The bill also authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to delay deadlines for requirements of the home visiting programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
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: 2020-05-14
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: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Public Health Emergency Privacy Act

Bill: 116-hr-6866
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Genetics
Geography and mapping
Health information and medical records
Housing discrimination
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marketing and advertising
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Public Health Emergency Privacy Act

 
This bill imposes requirements on covered organizations concerning the privacy, confidentiality, and security of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency health data, which is data that is linked to an individual or device, such as test results. Covered organizations include those that collect, use, or disclose such data electronically or that develop or operate websites or applications for contact tracing and other COVID-19 response activities.
 
Among other actions, covered organizations must provide notice of privacy and other policies, as well as ensure the accuracy of, prevent discrimination based on, and limit disclosure of the data. Covered organizations that collect data from at least 100,000 individuals must publicly report additional information about how they use and disclose the data. The bill also prohibits the use of emergency health data for commercial advertising or in ways that restrict access to opportunities, services, and other accommodations.
 
In addition, government entities and covered organizations shall not use emergency health data to infringe on the right to vote. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on the civil rights impact of the collection, use, and disclosure of health data.
 
The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, states, and a private right of action and specifies that pre-dispute resolution mechanisms, such as arbitration, are unenforceable with respect to disputes arising under the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Housing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6867
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Housing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2020

 
This bill addresses the administration and funding of certain housing assistance programs in relation to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may waive requirements or specify alternative requirements related to the use of funds from the Housing Trust Fund and the self-help housing assistance program, except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, if doing so is necessary to respond to the COVID-19 emergency. (The Housing Trust Fund provides grants to states for housing for low-income families, while the self-help housing assistance program provides grants to organizations that facilitate home ownership.)
 
Furthermore, funds previously made available for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, a program that supports local efforts to revitalize public and HUD-assisted housing, shall remain available through FY2021. 
 
Additionally, the bill invalidates the FY2020 request for applications for funding under the Continuum of Care program, which funds efforts to address homelessness. Instead, HUD shall distribute amounts for FY2020 based on the results of the competition for FY2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend the CARES Act to establish a Community Capital Investment Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6868
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Community life and organization
Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Securities
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 
This bill establishes the Community Capital Investment Program to provide capital investments and interest-free loans to community development financial institutions, minority depository institutions, and certain small credit unions and banks to support low-income borrowers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6870
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations
Defense spending
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes that nonimmigrant H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural workers) issued for landscaping or grounds keeping workers shall not count against the annual cap on such visas. The bill also eliminates an existing statutory exemption to the H-2B annual cap for visas for fish roe processing workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
SOS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6872
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Nursing
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Sending Outside Support Act of 2020 or the SOS Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to distribute funds to allow states to establish strike teams that may be deployed to skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities with cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to help with clinical care, infection control, or staffing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6873
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Low- and moderate-income housing
Minority employment
Performance measurement
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes additional assistance for supportive housing for the elderly.
 
Among other things, the bill authorizes additional rental assistance for low-income elderly persons and additional grants to certain federally assisted housing projects to provide service coordinators to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Paycheck Protection Program Transparency Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6874
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small Business Administration
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Wages and earnings
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: 

Paycheck Protection Program Transparency Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to disclose and report certain information related to the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the SBA must establish a website that includes specified information including (1) the name, location, and number of employees of each paycheck protection loan recipient; and (2) the number of loans disbursed and total fees collected by each paycheck protection lender. Additionally, the SBA must report to Congress on the status of paycheck protection loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Introduced in House