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Postal Vehicle Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-7969
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor vehicles
Postal service
Public utilities and utility rates
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Postal Vehicle Modernization Act

 
This bill establishes requirements for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) vehicle purchases and charging stations. The bill's provisions only apply if specified funding is appropriated.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the USPS to ensure that at least 75% of the total number of next generation delivery vehicles purchased using such funds are electric or zero-emission vehicles. The bill provides for a phase-out of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that are not electric or zero-emission vehicles.
 
The USPS must provide by January 1, 2026, at each postal facility accessible to the public, at least one electric vehicle charging station for use by the public or USPS officers and employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 183 San Geronimo Valley Drive in Woodacre, California, as the "Marylu Giddings Post Office".

Bill: 116-hr-7970
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 183 San Geronimo Valley Drive in Woodacre, California, as the "Marylu Giddings Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
EVALUATE Act

Bill: 116-hr-7971
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Expeditious Vaccine Advice with Legitimate, Unbiased, Apolitical, and Technical Expertise Act or the EVALUATE Act
 
 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration, before licensing or authorizing any COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine, to receive advisory committee recommendations concerning the vaccine's safety and effectiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7972
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government trust funds
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Radio spectrum allocation
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020

 
This bill sets aside 10% of the net proceeds from spectrum auctions to be deposited into a Rural Broadband Assessment and Deployment Fund, which shall be used for the buildout of broadband networks.
 
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must use the fund to establish one or more programs to address (1) gaps in broadband internet access service coverage in high-cost rural areas, and (2) insufficient funding of other programs that could adversely affect the sustainability of broadband services or comparability of rates supported by such programs. Further, the FCC must establish transparency and accountability requirements for addressing such coverage gaps and funding shortfalls, and it must report annually on the distribution of amounts from the fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Connect Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7973
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Educational technology and distance education
Government information and archives
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Performance measurement
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Tribal Connect Act of 2020

 
This bill expands tribal access to the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program, which provides discounted broadband internet access and telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. It also establishes a pilot program to provide E-rate support to certain community-serving institutions.
 
First, a tribe may designate a tribal library or tribal library consortium, including a public-serving library of a tribal college or university, as a library or library consortium that is eligible for E-rate support. The tribe may make this designation regardless of whether the library or consortium is eligible for certain assistance from a state library administrative agency. 
 
In addition, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must establish a program to provide E-rate support to tribes for qualifying essential community-serving institutions (e.g., community centers). E-rate support may be provided to institutions designated by tribes if (1) the institutions are exclusively owned by the tribes; and (2) the institutions intend to deliver publicly available internet access to students, teachers, librarians, and community members.
 
Further, the bill requires the FCC to (1) provide technical assistance and training, (2) develop performance measures, and (3) review and submit annual reports. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Fair and Accurate Census Act

Bill: 116-hr-7974
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Census and government statistics
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Department of Commerce
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Fair and Accurate Census Act

 
This bill extends the deadline for the U.S. Census Bureau to complete the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations.
 
The bill requires the bureau to report specified information, such as (1) the total number of field staff, sorted by category; (2) the anticipated schedule of census operations; and (3) total spending on media, advertisements, and partnership specialists.
 
An institution of higher education may provide to the bureau information requested for purposes of enumeration for the 2020 decennial census of population.
 
The bureau may not compile, produce, or publish any data product or tabulation as part of, in combination with, or in connection with the 2020 decennial census of population or any such census data that includes topics specific to the 2020 census that were not part of a report submitted on March 28, 2017, and the 2018 End-to-End Census Test conducted in Providence County, Rhode Island.
 
For the 2020 decennial census, the bureau shall conclude the nonresponse follow-up operation and the self-response operation no earlier than October 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
GREEN Workforce Act

Bill: 116-hr-7975
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation's Workforce Act or the GREEN Workforce Act

 
 This bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. 
 
The bill authorizes DOE to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies and postsecondary institutions to promote development of career and technical education facilities that are energy efficient and promote the use of renewable energy practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Suspend the Timeline not Parental Rights in a Public Health Crisis Act

Bill: 116-hr-7976
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family services
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Suspend the Timeline not Parental Rights in a Public Health Crisis Act

 
This bill temporarily suspends the requirement for a state to petition for the termination of parental rights for certain children in state foster care during a public health emergency and requires a state to make a reasonable effort to tailor services to the individual needs of a child or family in response to such an emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7977
Sponsor: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime prevention
Crimes against property
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employment and training programs
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Mental health
Retail and wholesale trades
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes requirements for federal firearms licensees (e.g., gun dealers) and their employees regarding certain business practices, training, and certification. It also prohibits licensees from transferring firearms to certain individuals, including straw purchasers, gun traffickers, intoxicated individuals, or individuals at risk of harming themselves or others.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7979
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Housing industry and standards
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020

 
This bill allows a tax credit through 2022 for certain residential or commercial buildings owned by a taxpayer in a disaster area that are designed and constructed to meet resilient construction requirements. The bill defines 
resilient construction requirements
 as requirements with respect to buildings in a disaster area that make such buildings resistant to hazards brought on by a major disaster, reduce the duration of a disruptive event, and have the capacity to withstand a potentially disruptive event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
USTR Inspector General Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7980
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government studies and investigations
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

USTR Inspector General Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), who shall conduct an audit of the process for excluding articles from certain duties with respect to articles imported from China.
 
The required audit shall include an assessment of whether USTR officials (1) uniformly applied the criteria used to review a request for, or objection to, excluding such articles from duties; (2) met with any interested parties to discuss a request or objection while the request or objection was pending; and (3) at any time permitted the resubmission of a previously submitted request or objection after the submission deadline. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
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: 2020-08-07
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: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Name the Enemy Act

Bill: 116-hr-7981
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Human rights
Political parties and affiliation
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Name the Enemy Act

 
This bill prohibits the federal government from creating documents that refer to China's head of state as anything other than 
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 
or 
General Secretary
.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
PUSHBACK Act

Bill: 116-hr-7982
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
International law and treaties
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Pacific Ocean
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Promoting United States Hegemony By Attacking China's Kleptomania Act or the PUSHBACK Act

 
This bill states that the United States rejects China's claims concerning certain islands and territories in the East and South China Seas, including the Senkaku Islands and the Spratly Islands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
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: 2020-08-07
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: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-7983
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshal Service, and state and local correctional facilities to publish on their websites and report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certain data on COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) cases and outcomes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act

Bill: 116-hr-7984
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that its handling of intelligence is consistent with privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties. 
 
Specifically, the DHS senior official with primary responsibility for privacy policy shall ensure that intelligence information is shared, retained, and disseminated in a manner consistent with protecting privacy rights. The DHS Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall ensure that intelligence information is shared, retained, and disseminated in a manner consistent with protecting civil rights and civil liberties. 
 
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis within DHS shall ensure that intelligence information is handled in a manner consistent with the guidance from the DHS privacy official and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act

Bill: 116-hr-7985
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2020-08-07 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
User charges and fees
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act

 
This bill allows, and provides funds for, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants and loans, as well as loan forgiveness, modification, and refinancing, to rural water or waste disposal facilities. Specifically, USDA may provide such assistance for purposes of ensuring public health, safety, and order and to address financial hardships, in particular those due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Introduced in House