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Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7684
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Conflicts and wars
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Iraq
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Middle East
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the first health assessment conducted for a member of the Armed Forces or veteran after such an individual tests positive for a virus certified as a pandemic includes an evaluation of whether the individual has been (1) based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals or contaminants relating to service in the Armed Forces. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.
 
If such an evaluation establishes that an individual was based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used, or that the individual was exposed to toxic airborne chemicals or contaminants, the individual must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry unless they opt out of enrollment.
 
The VA's Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence must conduct a study on the health impacts of infection with a virus designated as a global pandemic, including the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19), to members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have been exposed to open burn pits and other toxic exposures. The study must be analyzed to assist in preparation for potential future pandemics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Seniors from Scams Act

Bill: 116-hr-7685
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Protecting Seniors from Scams Act

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to report on, and increase awareness regarding, scams targeting older adults. Specifically, the commission must
 
 
report on the number and type of scams that target older adults, including scams related to economic stimulus and relief payments related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and provide policy recommendations to prevent such scams; 
 
revise the commission's web portal with current information about such scams, including contact information for law enforcement and adult protective services agencies; and 
 
coordinate with media outlets and law enforcement to disseminate such information. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2020-07-20
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: 2020-07-20
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: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Essential Workers Compensation Fund Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7686
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cemeteries and funerals
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability assistance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Transportation employees
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

COVID-19 Essential Workers Compensation Fund Act of 2020

 
This bill provides funding to compensate essential frontline workers who were seriously injured or died as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) through a temporary program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
 
To obtain compensation, a worker or decedent's representative must file a claim with the Special Master appointed by HHS to administer the program. The Special Master must, within 120 days, review and make a decision concerning the claim, including making relevant determinations of economic and noneconomic losses. A claimant may appeal this decision to an Eligibility Committee established for this and other purposes.
 
Compensation payments shall be made within 20 days of the Special Master's decision. The program terminates on January 1, 2035.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7688
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2020 

 
This bill establishes a central portal for real estate appraisers and real estate appraisal management companies to apply for and to renew certain licenses, certifications, and registrations. The portal must provide connectivity with state agencies and include the ability to pay fees. The Department of Justice must provide access to criminal history information to state officials for required background checks. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act

Bill: 116-hr-7689
Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Biological and life sciences
Child care and development
Child health
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act

 
This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data, in cooperation with states, through relevant public health surveillance systems or surveys for a longitudinal study on the links between adverse childhood experiences and negative outcomes. In addition, the CDC may provide, directly or through grants or other agreements with public or nonprofit entities, technical assistance related to this data collection.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To establish a payment program for unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7690
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make payments to a timber harvesting business or timber hauling business that, as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, experienced a loss of not less than 10% in gross revenue during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on July 31, 2020, as compared to its gross revenue during the same period in 2019.
 
The amount of a payment made to an eligible entity shall be equal to 10% of the gross revenue of the business during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on July 31, 2019.
 
USDA shall make such a payment only to a business that certifies that the payment will be used only for operating expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7691
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Self-employed
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020

 
 This bill allows states to provide pandemic unemployment assistance to individuals who earn a combination of regular wages and a minimum of $7,250 of self-employed annual income (1) instead of regular unemployment compensation if they are otherwise eligible, or (2) if they are still employed at their regular-wage job, but unable to earn self-employed income due to circumstances related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
 Under current law, individuals earning such mixed income are only eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance if they are not eligible for regular unemployment and unable to work due to COVID-19. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Reopen Schools Safely Act

Bill: 116-hr-7692
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority education
Minority health
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Reopen Schools Safely Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to comply with the guidelines, recommendations, and other public health communications issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local governments to mitigate the hazards of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in schools.
 
Subgrants must be used for certain activities, such as implementing exposure control plans, hiring personnel and purchasing equipment for health screenings, providing students and staff with personal protective equipment, and purchasing sanitation supplies.
 
Unexpended funds must be returned to ED. Additionally, unused supplies and materials that were purchased with grants may not be resold. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Public School Green Rooftop Program

Bill: 116-hr-7693
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Architecture
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental education
Environmental technology
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Horticulture and plants
Inflation and prices
Lighting, heating, cooling
Outdoor recreation
Pest management
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Public School Green Rooftop Program

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program for installing and maintaining green roof systems on public elementary and secondary school buildings. (
Green roof
 refers to a layer of vegetation that is planted over a waterproofing system or to a waterproof management practice that is installed on a roof and may support plant growth.)
 
Specifically, DOE must award grants to public elementary and secondary schools, local educational agencies, and partnerships with nonprofits organizations to (1) pay the costs of planning assistance for green roof systems on school buildings, such as assessing structures, conducting financial and engineering analyses, and receiving cost estimates; and (2) install green roof systems on these buildings.
 
Additionally, a grant recipient must complete the installation of a green roof system within four years of receiving the grant. A grant recipient that completes this installation requirement shall receive additional funding for maintenance activities, such as conducting routine inspections to monitor the condition of the green roof.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-7694
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: 

Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act

 
This bill requires the President and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide certain information when the President grants a pardon for certain offenses. The bill also amends criminal statutes relating to the bribery of public officials.
 
If the President pardons or commutes the sentence of an individual for certain crimes, the President and DOJ shall submit to Congress all materials obtained, produced, or prepared by certain government entities relating to the offense and pardon. This requirement shall apply to a pardon for an offense against the United States involving the President or a relative of the President, or for specified offenses such as witness tampering and obstruction of justice.
 
The President and DOJ shall make these submissions no later than 30 days after the pardon. 
 
The bill also amends a criminal statute prohibiting the bribery of public officials to state that for the purposes of the statute (1) the President or Vice President is a 
public
 
official
; and (2) a pardon, commutation, or reprieve (or an offer of such) is an 
official act
. (Generally, the statute prohibits, among other things, corruptly offering anything of value to a public official with intent to influence an official act.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7695
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: 

COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to analyze the impact of expanded Medicare telehealth services that were authorized through emergency waivers related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 
 
In developing this analysis, HHS must seek input from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, and other stakeholders. 
 
Additionally, the final report of the analysis must include conclusions about the impact of telehealth on health care delivery and estimates for Medicare spending on telehealth during the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-21
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: 2020-07-21
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: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act

Bill: 116-hr-7696
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government information and archives
Social security and elderly assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: 

Stopping Payments to the Deceased Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to ensure that Social Security death records are integrated into databases used by Treasury to verify taxpayer eligibility for payments, including tax refunds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the "Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office".

Bill: 116-hr-7697
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the "Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the "Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-hr-7698
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the "Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in House