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To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6189
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 
This bill prohibits employers from requiring employees to use or substitute accrued personal leave in place of medical or sick leave.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6190
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2020

 
This bill requires all-cargo aircraft to be equipped with intrusion-resistant cockpit doors that remain locked while such aircraft is in flight.
 
The requirement takes effect on January 1, 2023, regardless of whether the Federal Aviation Administration has issued regulations to implement such requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (CR E295)
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
AQUAA Act

Bill: 116-hr-6191
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural education
Agricultural research
Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Civil actions and liability
Coast guard
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Commerce
Economic development
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Fishes
Genetics
Government information and archives
Hunting and fishing
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Pacific Ocean
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Seafood
Seashores and lakeshores
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act or the
 
AQUAA Act

 
This bill establishes national standards for sustainable offshore aquaculture.
 
The bill directs the Department of Commerce to create an Office of Offshore Aquaculture within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to coordinate regulatory, scientific, outreach, and international issues related to aquaculture.
 
The bill also establishes a unified permitting and review process for aquaculture operations.
 
Commerce must establish a research and development grant program to promote research and extension activities, including to (1) create innovative design and engineering solutions to common obstacles within the aquaculture industry; (2) evaluate the role of genetics in relation to brood stock production, disease management, and interactions between cultured species and wild stocks; and (3) improve techniques for monitoring, assessing, and addressing environmental impacts of aquaculture and develop and evaluate methodologies to prevent, minimize, and mitigate potential adverse environmental impacts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2020-03-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E300)
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Medication Access in Emergencies Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6193
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Medication Access in Emergencies Act of 2020

 
 This bill requires private health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to waive time restrictions on authorized refills as necessary to permit a plan holder to obtain a 30-day supply of a prescribed drug during a public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6194
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or certain subsistence allowances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
GIRLS STEM Act

Bill: 116-hr-6195
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Getting Involved in Researching, Learning, and Studying of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Act or the GIRLS STEM Act

 
This bill establishes a program to (1) encourage the interest of female students in careers requiring science, mathematics, engineering, or technology (STEM) skills; and (2) prepare female students to pursue credentials needed to pursue a career in a STEM field. The Department of Education may provide grants to eligible local educational agencies to enable elementary and secondary schools to implement the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-6197
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Bankruptcy
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Economic theory
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Metals
Minority employment
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Trade secrets and economic espionage
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and generally revises provisions related to the CFTC. Among other things, the bill 
 
 
exempts certain companies from the mandatory swaps clearing requirements if they have less than $10 million in assets, 
 
provides for the regulation of digital commodities,
 
exempts certain charitable organizations from commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator registration requirements, 
 
provides that the CFTC's authority to enforce prohibitions regarding fraud and other disruptive trading practices applies to foreign activities, 
 
eliminates the double-sided confirmation requirement for swap data repositories, and 
 
expands whistleblower protections. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6198
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Social Security Administration
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020

 
 This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide emergency paid leave during each 30-day period that specified employees take leave due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, an employee may apply to SSA for such leave payments if the employee
 
 
has been diagnosed with COVID-19, 
 
is under self-quarantine at the direction of a governmental entity or health care provider,
 
is caring for another individual who is under such self-quarantine, or
 
is caring for that employee's child because the child's school or child-care provider is closed due to COVID-19.
 
 
For each 30-day period, the SSA must pay two-thirds of an eligible employee's average monthly pay to a maximum of $4,000. Emergency paid leave benefits are available for up to 90 days from the period during which an employee first files an application for such leave. Available benefits for emergency paid leave are reduced proportionally by any amount of paid leave an employee receives from a state or employer during each 30-day period. 
 
 Further, emergency paid leave benefits are available retroactively from January 19, 2020, until one year from the date of enactment of this bill. The bill also establishes penalties for fraudulent applications and provides for the review of the SSA&rsquo;s application determinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6199
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020

 
This bill responds to the coronavirus outbreak by expanding unemployment benefits and providing grants to states for processing and paying claims.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to transfer FY2020 emergency grants to a state's Unemployment Trust Fund to administer unemployment insurance. Grant recipients must (1) require employers to notify employees at the time they lose their jobs of the availability of unemployment compensation (UC), (2) ensure that UC applications and assistance with them are accessible, and (3) take certain steps to ensure the successful processing of applications.
 
A state may receive an additional grant if its UC claims increased by 10% over the previous calendar year and it
 
 
expresses its commitment to maintain and strengthen access to the UC system; and 
 
demonstrates steps to ease eligibility requirements and access to UC for claimants (e.g., waiving work search requirements and the waiting week, and relieving benefit charges for claimants and employers directly impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) due to an illness in the workplace or direction from a public health official to isolate or quarantine workers). 

 
The bill (1) allows states to temporarily modify their UC laws and policies to respond to the spread of COVID-19; (2) waives interest on state loans for UC programs through December 31, 2020; (3) requires Labor to provide technical assistance and guidance to states for short-term UC programs; and (4) temporarily provides full federal financing of extended UC benefits, rather than requiring 50% state financing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic EBT Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6200
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Pandemic EBT Act of 2020

 
This bill expands authority in FY2020 for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during a public health emergency based on COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes USDA to approve state agency plans to provide SNAP benefits to households that include at least one eligible child and may or may not be participating in SNAP. An 
eligible child
 is a child who would be receiving free or reduced-price school meals if the child's school had not been closed for at least five consecutive days due to the public health emergency based on COVID-19. 
 
SNAP benefits provided must be no less than the value of school meals at the federal free rate over the course of five school days for each eligible child in the household. 
 
A state agency may provide SNAP benefits in accordance with the bill through the electronic benefits transfer card system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6202
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Disaster relief and insurance
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government liability
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
Postal service
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020

 
This bill requires states and jurisdictions to adopt contingency plans and permit absentee voting in order to prevent the disruption of federal elections due to natural disasters or infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, create and publish a plan to operate their federal elections if a significant number of voters or poll workers are quarantined due to COVID-19. Such plan must (1) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee ballots and vote in federal elections by mail, and (2) extend vote-by-mail deadlines if postal service is disrupted as a result of COVID-19.
 
Additionally, when at least 25% of states have declared an emergency due to any single natural disaster or infectious disease, including COVID-19, states must
 
 
allow registered voters to vote by absentee ballot, 
 
permit voters to submit online requests for absentee ballots, 
 
allow voters to receive electronic (i.e., print-at-home) ballots, 
 
accept absentee-ballot requests up to five days before an election for mailed ballots and one day before the election for print-at-home ballots, and 
 
accept ballots postmarked on or before the date of the election. 

 
The bill also provides for an emergency voting period if a state governor declares a state of emergency.
 
States and jurisdictions must provide self-sealing return envelopes with prepaid postage for voter registration applications, absentee-ballot applications, and blank absentee ballots. The Election Assistance Commission must reimburse states for the costs of doing so. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E301-302)
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Child Nutrition Response Act

Bill: 116-hr-6203
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adult day care
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act

 
This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers of program requirements with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). 
 
Specifically, through July 31, 2020, USDA may
 
 
establish a single waiver of child nutrition program requirements for all states under the National School Lunch Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures due to COVID-19 (States may elect to be subject to a waiver without USDA's approval.),
 
issue a waiver of requirements to allow non-congregate feeding in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and
 
grant a waiver of requirements related to the nutritional content of meals served in child nutrition programs if it determines the waiver is necessary to provide meals and snacks and there is a food supply chain disruption due to COVID-19.
 
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6204
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Environmental health
Evidence and witnesses
Government liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
North Carolina
Veterans' medical care
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: 

Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2020

 
This bill allows certain individuals to sue and recover damages for harm from exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987. 
 
This action is available only to individuals who were exposed to contaminated water for at least 30 days.
 
The bill prohibits the U.S. government from asserting immunity from litigation in response to such a lawsuit.
 
The bill also prohibits an individual who brings such an action from bringing a separate tort action against the United States based on the same harm. However, an individual who had previously sued based on such harms, regardless of the reason for the termination of the earlier lawsuit, may sue under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Introduced in House