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Small Business Lending Continuity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3782
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: 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: 2020-05-20
text: 

Small Business Lending Continuity Act of 2020

 
This bill revises the authorization for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) loan products currently linked to the Paycheck Protection Program that was implemented in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Under current law, the authorization for the Paycheck Protection Program and the SBA's standard small business loan products (the 
7(a) loan program
) are combined into one joint authorization for the duration of the Paycheck Protection Program. The bill returns the 7(a) loan program to the purview of its stand-alone authorization to prevent it from being terminated upon the two programs' attainment of the joint authorization cap. 

action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 

Small Business Lending Continuity Act of 2020

 
This bill revises the authorization for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) loan products currently linked to the Paycheck Protection Program that was implemented in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Under current law, the authorization for the Paycheck Protection Program and the SBA's standard small business loan products (the 
7(a) loan program
) are combined into one joint authorization for the duration of the Paycheck Protection Program. The bill returns the 7(a) loan program to the purview of its stand-alone authorization to prevent it from being terminated upon the two programs' attainment of the joint authorization cap. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2560; text: CR S2560)
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2560; text: CR S2560)
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
PANORAMA Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3783
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Members of Congress
Military education and training
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 

Public Accountability on Nominations Offered that Result in Admissions to Military Academies Act of 2020 or the PANORAMA Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to create a uniform online portal for congressional nominations to military service academies.
 
DOD must (1) establish standard classifications that cadets, midshipmen, and academy applicants may use to self-identify gender, race, ethnicity, and other demographic information; and (2) annually report such demographics. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act

Bill: 116-s-3784
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Debt collection
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 

Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act

 
This bill provides for a monthly rebate to individuals and their dependents for the period beginning March 2020, and ending on the third month after the date on which the Department of Health and Human Services determines that the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency has ended. The rebate is $2,000 per individual ($4,000 for individuals filing a joint tax return) plus $2,000 for each dependent of such individual, not exceeding three dependents. The rebate is reduced for individuals whose adjusted gross income exceeds specified levels. Rebates are not subject to garnishment or set offs by financial institutions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Farming Support to States Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3785
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
American Samoa
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Consumer affairs
Department of Agriculture
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Farmland
Floods and storm protection
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Guam
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Livestock
Marshall Islands
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Puerto Rico
Retail and wholesale trades
Rural conditions and development
Small business
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Virgin Islands
Watersheds
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 

Farming Support to States Act of 2020 

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the Food and Agriculture Emergency Response and Resiliency Program to provide aid for the states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to carry out activities to respond to urgent and emerging issues in the agriculture economy and food supply chain impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and related food system threats. The bill also provides funding for the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reimburse United States citizens for costs incurred for commercial flights arranged by the Department of State to evacuate them from foreign countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to waive promissory notes and the obligation to repay emergency repatriation loans related to such travel.

Bill: 116-s-3786
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 
This bill makes the Department of State responsible, directly or through reimbursement, for evacuation and repatriation expenses incurred by a U.S. citizen during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
 Under current law, U.S. citizens must reimburse the State Department for evacuation and repatriation expenses incurred on their behalf. The bill requires the State Department to waive the repayment expectation for travel expenses incurred by the State Department to evacuate and repatriate a U.S. citizen in response to COVID-19. Further, it makes null and void any obligation to repay an emergency repatriation loan for such expenses.
 
The State Department must develop an online reimbursement claim process, and the Department of the Treasury must reimburse a U.S. citizen for any travel expenses directly associated with evacuation and repatriation on flights chartered or arranged by the State Department in response to COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Saving Our Street Act

Bill: 116-s-3787
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Appropriations
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment taxes
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Self-employed
Small business
Unemployment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 

Saving Our Street Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funding for the Microbusiness Assistance Fund through which the Department of the Treasury must provide grants to specified small entities.
 
Specifically, the bill provides $125 billion for grants to entities such as community small businesses and nonprofits that have suffered a drop in revenue of over 20% during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Such a grant shall not exceed $250,000 and may only be used for certain purposes, including (1) rehiring or hiring furloughed employees; (2) payment of compensation, rent or mortgage, utilities, or insurance; and (3) providing health care and benefits to employees.
 
Treasury is prohibited from denying a grant on the basis of any criminal history or involvement with the criminal legal system. Further, Treasury must give priority to people of color, veterans, women-owned community businesses, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 75% of appropriated amounts shall be provided to businesses or nonprofits owned or controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3788
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 

Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act
 
of 2020

 
This bill increases to $10 million (currently $5 million) the maximum amount the Department of Veterans Affairs may grant in a fiscal year to states and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans' cemeteries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to make a clarifying amendment to the CARES Act.

Bill: 116-s-3789
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 
This bill extends certain requirements applicable to appropriations for the Coronavirus Relief Fund to appropriations for the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury to carry out oversight and recoupment activities related to payments from the fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act

Bill: 116-s-3790
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Debt collection
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 

Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act

 
 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pay the out-of-pocket expenses of individuals receiving medically-necessary care or services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the bill covers the costs for services provided through public or private health insurance and to uninsured individuals, including prescription drugs and care related to COVID-19, beginning on the date of enactment of this bill until a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available to the public.
 
 Health insurance plans are prohibited from increasing the cost-sharing requirements of plans while this program is in effect and HHS must report to Congress on the program on a weekly basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
National Guard COVID–19 Response Stability Act

Bill: 116-s-3791
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2020-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Military civil functions
National Guard and reserves
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: 

National Guard COVID-19 Response Stability Act

 
This bill extends the authority of a governor of a state to maintain the National Guard on active duty in connection with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency through the date that is 30 days after the termination of the emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act

Bill: 116-s-3792
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act

 
 This bill requires private health insurance plans that cover in-person mental health or substance use disorder services to cover such services on equal terms via telehealth (i.e., information technology used to aid treatment and diagnosis at a physical distance) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, this bill requires, among other things, plans to cover such telehealth services at the same rate as in-person services, exclude charges for facility fees, and provide information about how to access such services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Paycheck Security Act

Bill: 116-s-3793
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Bankruptcy
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Labor-management relations
Small business
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Paycheck Security Act

 
This bill modifies and increases the employee retention tax credit, allows a refundable payroll tax credit for the operating costs of employers, and provides a rebate in 2020 for certain small businesses and other business entities. 
 
The bill also authorizes additional appropriations to carry out the provisions of this bill and to provide for oversight by the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury. The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the operative provisions of this bill. 


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
Railroad Rehabilitation and Financing Innovation Act

Bill: 116-s-3794
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Economic development
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Labor-management relations
Railroads
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Railroad Rehabilitation and Financing Innovation Act

 
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan program of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 
The bill revises the program to direct DOT to provide direct loans and loan guarantees to private entities with controlling ownership in one or more freight railroads other than Class 1 carriers.
 
The bill provides DOT with flexibility in evaluating the types of collateral an applicant or infrastructure partner may propose under the program.
 
The bill also establishes an expedited application review process under the program for loans meeting certain financial and operational criteria. DOT must provide applicants with regular updates on the status of their applications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2591-2597)
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3795
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create a new form for the registration of index linked annuities.
 
The bill defines a registered index linked annuity as an annuity that is deemed a security, that must be registered with the SEC, and that is issued by an insurance company subject to state supervision. Furthermore, the returns of these annuities (1) are based on the performance of a specified index rate or other financial tracking vehicle, (2) are subject to modification by a financial calculation mechanism, and (3) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn early. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act

Bill: 116-s-3796
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act

 
This bill withholds funding authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) from any state or municipality that provides relief payments through a program targeted exclusively to individuals who are believed to be unlawfully present in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID–19 Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3797
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat
Small business
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 

Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to reduce the fees charged to small meat, poultry, and egg processing plants for inspections that occur during overtime hours or on holidays. The bill also provides funding to implement the requirements. 


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