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Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7164
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Military facilities and property
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Honoring Real Patriots Act of 

2020

 
This bill states that it is the policy of the United States that no military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD) shall be named, or may remain named, after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts.
 
 Not later than one year after the enactment of this bill, DOD shall change the name of each military installation and other property under its jurisdiction that is named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or is named after any individual or entity that supported the effort to take up arms against the United States during such war.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act

Bill: 116-hr-7165
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act

 
This bill redesignates (1) the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as the Office of the Governor of the District, (2) the Council of the District as the Legislative Assembly of the District, and (3) the Office of the Chair of the Council of the District as the Office of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the District.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7166
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2020

 
This bill allows tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) that apply such grants to their collegiate housing property.
 
A 
collegiate housing and infrastructure grant 
is a grant to provide, improve, operate, or maintain collegiate housing property that may involve more than incidental social, recreational, or private purposes. The grant must be for purposes that would be permissible for a dormitory or other residential facility of the college or university with which the collegiate housing property is associated. The grant may not be used to provide physical fitness facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Fishery Disaster Response Act

Bill: 116-hr-7167
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Pandemic Fishery Disaster Response Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that occur because of a pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

Bill: 116-hr-7168
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business ethics
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations
Medicaid
Medical ethics
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

 
This bill provides for an exception, during the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity. 
 
Specifically, the bill excludes from such restrictions any increase in operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds for which a hospital is licensed or begins construction during the period of March 13, 2020, through the last day of the national emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
National Defense Net Zero Review Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7169
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Military facilities and property
Oil and gas
Solid waste and recycling
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

National Defense Net Zero Review Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on (1) the progress of the Department of Defense (DOD) toward reaching net zero energy goals, and (2) DOD operational energy usage.
 
 The bill also requires DOD to (1) annually report on total emission levels for each of the ten preceding fiscal years, and (2) develop a master plan for achieving DOD-wide net zero for energy, water, waste management, and emissions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E532)
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
America FIRST Act

Bill: 116-hr-7170
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cultural exchanges and relations
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Research ethics
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

America: Foreign Influence Resistance Starts with Transparency Act or the America FIRST Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to disclose additional information related to gifts and contracts from foreign sources.
 
Specifically, the bill requires IHEs, nonprofit departments within IHEs, and affiliates of IHEs (e.g., professors and researchers) to disclose in the byline of publications the total value of gifts, contracts, and financial assets received by them from foreign sources. The Department of Education (ED) must determine appropriate enforcement actions for failures to do so, such as imposing a probationary period or limiting eligibility for federal funds.
 
Additionally, IHEs must report to ED a gift or contract from a foreign source that has an annual value of $50,000 or more, considered in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with a foreign source. The fair market value of in-kind gifts is included in such limit. (Currently, a report is due if the annual value is $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with a foreign source.) 
 
Such reports to ED must also include the content of the contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act

Bill: 116-hr-7171
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Income tax deductions
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act

 
This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs in connection with a claim of a consumer protection violation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-7172
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act

 
This bill allows a tax credit for investment in a qualifying electric power transmission line property. The bill defines 
qualifying electric power transmission line property
 as (1) any overhead, submarine, or underground transmission facility that is capable of transmitting electricity at a voltage of not less than 345 kilovolts, has a transmission capacity of not less than 1,000 megawatts, is an alternating current or direct transmission line, and delivers power produced in either a rural area or offshore; and (2) conductors or cables, or other specified equipment, necessary for the proper operation of the facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-7173
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits for one year any federal action to (1) revoke the status of land that is held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe, (2) revoke a reservation proclamation, or (3) rescind a record of decision on which a trust status or reservation proclamation was established.
 
The bill also nullifies any such federal action taken during the one-year period preceding the bill's enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Protection of Civilians in Military Operations Act

Bill: 116-hr-7174
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Human rights
Intergovernmental relations
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Protection of Civilians in Military Operations Act

 
This bill expands Department of Defense (DOD) reporting requirements for civilian casualties that result from U.S. military operations and implements other requirements to address and prevent such casualties. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires (1) coordination with the Department of State in responding to reports of civilian casualties resulting from military operations, (2) DOD to establish and maintain a database that preserves and organizes reports on investigations of such civilian casualties, and (3) DOD to add personnel to implement its policies relating to civilian casualties from military operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Paycheck Protection for Producers Act

Bill: 116-hr-7175
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
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: 2020-06-11
text: 

Paycheck Protection for Producers Act

 
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), by allowing certain farmers to calculate (or recalculate) their paycheck protection loan amount based on 2019 gross income.
 
Under current law, such farmers must calculate their paycheck protection loan amount based on net income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7176
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE by allowing a dependent under the age of 26 to be covered without an additional premium. Additionally, the bill authorizes such coverage of dependents without a premium regardless of whether they are eligible to enroll in an employer sponsored plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7177
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Right of privacy
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) , the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services to form a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
 
The task force must develop recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation of air travel during the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as the resumption of full operations at airports and increased passenger air travel after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.
 
DOT must establish a joint federal advisory committee to advise the task force to include developing and submitting policy recommendations to the task force regarding the recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines that the task force must develop.
 
Additionally, DOT must publish the policy recommendations on a publicly accessible website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2020-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Liability Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-7179
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Pandemic Liability Protection Act

 
This bill exempts certain health care and food providers from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this prohibition does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Honor Your Oath Act

Bill: 116-hr-7180
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Charitable contributions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Honor Your Oath Act

 
This bill reduces to $1 for the next Congress the salary of a Representative who, during an ongoing Congress, uses a designated proxy to cast a vote or record their presence in response to a quorum call.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Helicopter Safety Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7182
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Helicopter Safety Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations to implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations for crash-resistant systems with respect to existing and new U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft (e.g., a helicopter) certificated for six or more passenger seats.
 
Specifically, the FAA must require all U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft certificated for six or more passenger seats to be equipped with a flight data recorder, a cockpit voice recorder, and a terrain awareness and warning system.
 
The FAA may exempt any civilian helicopter from one or more of the equipment requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
National NEVER FORGET Act

Bill: 116-hr-7183
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Crime victims
First responders and emergency personnel
National symbols
New York City
Pennsylvania
Terrorism
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

National Nine-Eleven Victims and Emergency Responders Flag Of Remembrance, Gratitude, and Education for Tomorrow Act or the National NEVER FORGET Act

 
This bill designates the Freedom Flag, designed by Richard Melito, as the symbol of the U.S. commitment to honoring and remembering the victims and emergency responders who died as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and requires that it be displayed each year on Patriot Day, September 11, through the end of September at specified locations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House