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A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and report on data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis.

Bill: 116-s-4328
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
National Guard and reserves
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate an inquiry within seven days and report on the impact of certain changes to hospital reporting requirements for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on data quality, transparency, and access. (The White House's Coronavirus Task Force revised the process for hospitals to report COVID-19 data on July 13, 2020; previously, hospitals reported data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instead of to the Department of Health and Human Services.)
 
To facilitate the inquiry, HHS must provide the GAO with direct access to relevant information systems. The GAO must present its findings within 45 days, and HHS must then respond to the findings and rectify any issues identified within 7 days.
 
In addition, the GAO must issue reports that address, for example, the impact of the changes to reporting requirements on federal and nonfederal entities, such as hospitals, states, and other jurisdictions, and information about how the decision to change those requirements was made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4507-4508)
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Continuous Health Coverage for Workers Act

Bill: 116-s-4329
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Employment taxes
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Religion
Social security and elderly assistance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 

Continuous Health Coverage for Workers Act

 
This bill provides health insurance premium assistance through 2020 for individuals who become unemployed, are furloughed, or receive a reduction in hours. Specifically, the bill treats premiums as paid for individuals who pay a specified minimum amount toward the premium and (1) are terminated from employment and elect to continue insurance coverage through the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) program, (2) receive a greater than 30% reduction in paid hours but remain eligible for coverage under a group health plan, or (3) have been terminated or receive reduced hours for the duration of time that their employers voluntarily offer coverage under a church health plan.
 
The bill also specifies requirements for individuals changing, or enrolling in, health plans under the program.
 
 Additionally, the bill requires employers to provide eligible individuals specified written notice about the premium assistance program, including, among other information, available health plan enrollment options and the date that such assistance expires.
 
The Department of the Treasury must reimburse employers, group health plans, and insurance issuers through a payroll tax credit or refund for unpaid premiums that were treated as paid under the program.
 
Premium assistance is not considered income for federal income tax purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the collection of death information from States for purposes of the Do Not Pay Initiative, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4330
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 
This bill requires the incorporation of information from death certificates that is voluntarily provided by states or political subdivisions into a system used by federal agencies to verify the eligibility of an individual to receive certain federal payments.
 
The Department of the Treasury may pay states and jurisdictions for the reasonable costs of transcribing and transmitting this information.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
DIGITAL Reservations Act

Bill: 116-s-4331
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Census and government statistics
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency communications systems
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Health facilities and institutions
Indian lands and resources rights
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Libraries and archives
Licensing and registrations
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Radio spectrum allocation
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 

Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act

 
This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the use of additional funds for transportation projects that were affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4332
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Indian lands and resources rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public transit
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide additional funding to certain transportation projects that were awarded competitive grants but require additional funds to complete such projects due to the effects of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
In providing additional funds, DOT shall provide an amount equal to not less than 10% of the total project costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Economic Development Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4333
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Business investment and capital
Community life and organization
Corporate finance and management
Economic development
Gambling
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Securities
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Tribal Economic Development Act of 2020

 
This bill amends provisions relating to tribal economic development (TED) bonds issued to promote community development projects in Alaskan Indian tribal areas. 
 
Specifically, the bill increases the national tribal economic development bond limitation to $4 billion. It also eliminates the requirement that TED bond proceeds be used solely on Indian reservations and permits bond proceeds to be used for economic development by any qualified Native user which includes any tribal entity, Alaska Native Corporation, and entity that is majority-owned and controlled by an Indian tribe or Alaska Native Corporation. The bill also allows third parties to guarantee the repayment of TED bonds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Brandon Act

Bill: 116-s-4334
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Brandon Act

 
This bill modifies the regulatory requirement for the referral of a member of the Armed Forces for a mental health evaluation. It requires that commanding officers or supervisors make referrals and soon as practicable and that the referral process protect the confidentiality of the member.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Fly Together Act

Bill: 116-s-4335
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Child safety and welfare
Family relationships
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Fly Together Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a policy directing all air carriers that provide passenger air transportation to ensure children age 13 and under are seated adjacent to their family members on flights without mandating extra fees unless such policy would require an upgrade or violate safety guidelines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
RESILIENT Act

Bill: 116-s-4336
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Reforming, Expanding, and Simplifying Investment for Local Infrastructure to Enhance our Neighborhoods and Towns Act or the
 
RESILIENT Act 

 
This bill establishes the Rural Partnerships Office within the Department of Agriculture and otherwise authorizes policies and programs within various federal agencies to assist rural communities in the strategic planning, design, financing, and implementation of infrastructure (e.g., water, transportation, broadband, and energy) projects, including by providing technical assistance for such projects. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
BAD ADS Act

Bill: 116-s-4337
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Behavioral Advertising Decisions Are Downgrading Services Act or the BAD ADS Act

 
This bill limits the protection of certain providers of interactive computer services from liability for screening and blocking offensive content on their platforms. Specifically, the bill removes such protection if a provider (1) displays behavioral advertising (e.g., advertising based on the personal traits or previous behavior of a user), or (2) provides data regarding a user to another person knowing that the other person will use that data to create or display behavioral advertising.
 
A covered provider is any entity that provides an interactive computer service whereby information from other content providers is distributed and which, during the previous year, had more than (1) $1.5 billion in global revenue, and (2) 30 million U.S. users or 300 million worldwide users. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Line Speeds During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4338
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Meat
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments through 90 days after the date on which the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period is lifted. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended.
 
No funds made available to USDA during such period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments.
 
Not later than 90 days after the end of the period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Masks for All Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4339
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Buy American requirements
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Postal service
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Masks for All Act of 2020

 
This bill provides funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide for the manufacture and distribution of high-quality face masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.
 
Specifically, the bill directs FEMA to, among other things
 
 
establish a program to provide three high-quality, reusable face masks to every individual in the United States, including individuals experiencing homelessness and individuals living in group quarters, at no cost, accompanied by specified educational materials;
 
designate face mask pickup sites in each community and provide face masks to each site, allocated according to population, to be distributed to the general public at no cost; 
 
consider new designs to create the most comfortable, well-fitting, reusable, and two-way face masks that have adjustable sizing, and if significant improvements in face mask technology are made available, to ensure that such face masks are included in the strategic national stockpile;
 
provide surgical masks and N-95 respirator masks to all individuals working in health care settings in the United States that are experiencing a shortage of such masks, at no cost; and
 
submit to Congress a strategic plan that includes monthly, measurable targets to eliminate shortages and increase domestic production of high-quality masks.
 
 
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct monitoring and oversight of the receipt, disbursement, and use of funds made available under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
SACRED Act

Bill: 116-s-4340
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Religion
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Safeguarding Americans from Coronavirus and Religious Exercise Discrimination Act or the SACRED Act

 
This bill makes a state or local jurisdiction that discriminates against religious individuals or religious institutions ineligible to receive or use funds allocated, appropriated, or authorized to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, a state or local jurisdiction violates this bill's prohibition if it (1) enforces, or announces the intent to enforce, any law, regulation, policy, order, proclamation, or decree related to COVID-19 that discriminates against religious individuals or religious institutions; or (2) provides, or shows an intention to provide, funds to a separate jurisdiction that is ineligible to receive or use those funds because the jurisdiction has committed a violation.
 
The Department of Justice shall determine whether a state or local jurisdiction is ineligible to receive or use such funds.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
CREATE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4341
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Budget process
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Carbon Removal, Efficient Agencies, Technology Expertise Act of 2020 or the CREATE Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management within the National Science and Technology Council, the duties of which shall include developing a strategic plan for federal research, development, and demonstration of technological carbon dioxide removal and storage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
National Child Abuse Help Hotline Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4342
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Crime victims
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency communications systems
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

National Child Abuse Help Hotline Act of 2020

 
 This bill provides for a grant to establish and operate a National Child Abuse Hotline that makes available assistance and information services 24 hours a day to victims of child abuse or neglect, their families, caregivers, and individuals required by law to report suspected child abuse or neglect. The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grant to a nonprofit entity with experience operating a hotline and providing such assistance and support.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4546-4547)
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Triple A Study Act

Bill: 116-s-4343
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2020-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Performance measurement
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: 

Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act or the Triple A Study Act

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study issues related to health insurance and other coverage for assistive technologies, such as prosthetic devices and custom orthoses, for those who experience amputations or live with a limb difference.
 
In conducting this study, the GAO must include comparisons of claims and other data from Medicare, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and commercial health insurers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate