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To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7409
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to allow any small business participating in its 8(a) Business Development program to extend participation by up to two years.
 
The 8(a) Business Development program limits competition for certain government contracts to small businesses that participate in the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act

Bill: 116-hr-7410
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Endangered and threatened species
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public utilities and utility rates
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act

 
This bill expands provisions related to hydropower production and revises the hydropower licensing process. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act

Bill: 116-hr-7411
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cosmetics and personal care
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act

 
This bill prohibits the Defense Logistics Agency of the Department of Defense from procuring certain items, such as non-stick cookware or food service ware for use in galleys or dining facilities, containing a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7412
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Insurance industry and regulation
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 

 
This bill establishes the Business Interruption Relief Program within the Department of the Treasury to provide financial assistance to insurers that voluntarily pay benefits under certain policies for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) losses. Specifically, insurers qualify for the program if the insurer has at least one outstanding and existing policy for business interruption coverage that (1) expressly covers losses during a civil authority shutdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) expressly excludes coverage for a virus. Participation in the program is voluntary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Calculate PPP Forgiveness Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7413
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Calculate PPP Forgiveness Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish or certify an online calculator that allows recipients of assistance under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to (1) estimate the amount of loan forgiveness for which they are eligible, and (2) assist with their applications to request loan forgiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan Fellowship Act

Bill: 116-hr-7414
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
International exchange and broadcasting
Taiwan

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Taiwan Fellowship Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to establish a program to provide two-year fellowships in Taiwan to qualifying U.S. government employees. 
 
Each program fellow shall work in (1) a Taiwanese government agency; or (2) a nongovernmental organization, such as the American Institute in Taiwan, whose interests are associated with the interests of the fellow's employing U.S. government agency. (The United States does not have official relations with Taiwan as a result of China's position that Taiwan is part of China. The American Institute in Taiwan is a private organization that has a contract with the State Department to represent U.S. interests in Taiwan and provide consular services.)
 
The State Department and the American Institute in Taiwan shall select a nonprofit organization to implement the fellowship program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in House
Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act

Bill: 116-hr-7415
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Hong Kong
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act

 
This bill designates certain Hong Kong residents with priority status for refugee consideration and contains other related provisions. 
 
An individual and certain family members shall have such priority status if the individual (1) is a Hong Kong resident who suffered persecution or has a well-founded fear of persecution as a result of peaceful political activity; or (2) has been formally charged, detained, or convicted for certain peaceful actions. An individual receiving refugee status under this bill shall not be counted against various numerical limitations. 
 
When determining whether an individual shall be admitted as a refugee under this bill, an individual whose citizenship, nationality, or residency was revoked for submitting a nonfrivolous application for a U.S. immigration benefit shall be considered to have suffered persecution on account of political opinion. 
 
The general presumption that an alien is seeking immigrant status shall not apply to certain Hong Kong residents seeking asylum into the United States. (Typically, an alien seeking admission as a nonimmigrant must establish that the alien does not intend to immigrate to the United States.) This exception to the presumption shall apply to certain individuals involved in the 2019 and 2020 protests against China's encroachment into Hong Kong's autonomy (Hong Kong is a part of China but has a separate legal and economic system). 
 
An individual from Hong Kong may not be denied admission into the United States if the primary reason for the denial is a politically motivated government action against the individual's involvement in protests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Coastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-7416
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Economic performance and conditions
Financial services and investments
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Coastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvement Act 

 
This bill directs the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the Department of Transportation to provide grants to the owners or operators of certain inland and small coastal port and terminal facilities, and for infrastructure improvements, equipment purchases, and capital investments at such facilities.
 
Eligible facilities include piers, wharves, docks, terminals, and similar structures used principally for the movement of goods, including areas of land, water, or areas in proximity to such structure that are necessary for the movement of goods, located at a port, to and from which the average annual tonnage of cargo for the immediately preceding three calendar years from the time an application is submitted is less than 8 million short tons as determined using U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data.
 
In providing assistance, MARAD must
 
 
take into account the economic advantage and the contribution to freight transportation at eligible facilities, and the competitive disadvantage of such facilities;
 
not make more than one award per applicant for each fiscal year appropriation; and
 
promote the enhancement and efficiencies of such facilities.
 
 
MARAD may not provide funding unless it determines that sufficient funding is available for a recipient to meet federal matching requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
National Security Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7417
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Infrastructure development
Public contracts and procurement
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

National Security Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2020

 
This bill, for FY2021 and any subsequent fiscal year, directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to improve its energy efficiency, including by reducing energy intensity in DOD buildings by 2.5% annually through the end of FY2027. It also adds requirements relating to clean energy including that electric energy and thermal energy in DOD buildings are comprised of clean energy.
 
DOD must develop, implement, and annually update an integrated Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan for each of FY2021-FY2040.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Encouraging Americans to Save Act

Bill: 116-hr-7418
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax deferral
Inflation and prices
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Encouraging Americans to Save Act

 
This bill sets forth provisions to provide matching payments for retirement savings and Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions for individuals who have attained age 18, excluding dependents and full-time students. Specifically, it allows an enhanced 50% tax credit, up to $3,000, for deductible retirement savings contributions and for IRA contributions. 
 
The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a permanent program to be known as the 
MyRA Program
 to allow individuals or employers to establish a Roth IRA. Treasury must also take steps to increase public awareness of the benefits of this bill and the MyRA Program in particular.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7419
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Inflation and prices
Northern Mariana Islands
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Census Bureau to take certain actions with respect to poverty measures and data related to child poverty. It also requires the National Academy of Sciences to report annually on child poverty as well as study other issues, such as policies to reduce intergenerational poverty.
 
Specifically, HHS must enter into an agreement with the Census Bureau to annually report an anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under the age of 18 and must otherwise collaborate with the bureau to, for example, correct income data to account for underreporting.
 
Currently, the Census Bureau uses the official poverty measure (based on cash resources) and the supplemental poverty measure (based on both cash and certain noncash resources, such as nutrition assistance program benefits) to measure poverty. Anchoring the supplemental poverty measure fixes the poverty threshold at a given point in time and then adjusts it for inflation.
 
HHS must publish resources on its website related to child poverty, and the Census Bureau must release certain economic and survey data at the same time it releases a specific report related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Voices for Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-7420
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Voices for Veterans Act

 
This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Among other responsibilities, the committee advises the Department of Veterans Affairs on the administration of benefits and provision of health care, benefits, and services to minority veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

Bill: 116-hr-7421
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish an interagency strike force to increase specified agencies' prioritization of reviews for communications use authorizations on federal property. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Money Mule Awareness Act

Bill: 116-hr-7422
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Money Mule Awareness Act

 
This bill directs financial regulatory agencies to encourage consumer education at depository institutions regarding the risk of transferring illegally acquired money on behalf of another person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan Defense Act

Bill: 116-hr-7423
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Military readiness
Nuclear weapons
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Taiwan

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Taiwan Defense Act

 
This bill requires, no later than April 30 every year, beginning in 2021 and ending in 2026, the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress a report on the progress of DOD with respect to improving the ability of the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct combined joint operations to deny the ability of China to execute a fait accompli against Taiwan. 
 
The bill defines
 fait accompli
 as the strategy of China designed to allow it to use military force to seize control of Taiwan before the U.S. Armed Forces are able to respond effectively, while simultaneously deterring an effective combined joint response by the Armed Forces by convincing the United States that mounting such a response would be prohibitively difficult or costly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House