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Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act

Bill: 116-hr-7344
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Geography and mapping
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act

 
This bill establishes measures to facilitate the sharing of broadband availability data among federal agencies to support the deployment of broadband in unserved areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-06-25
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: 2020-06-25
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: 2020-06-25
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: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To counter White identity terrorism globally, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7345
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hate crimes
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political movements and philosophies
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
Sanctions
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 
This bill requires the Department of State to develop a strategy titled the 
Department of State Strategy for Countering White Identity Terrorism Globally, 
and it establishes related reporting requirements.
 
Such strategy shall include (1) an assessment of the global threat from white identity terrorism abroad, (2) detailed plans for using public diplomacy to degrade and delegitimize white identity terrorist ideologues and ideology globally, and (3) an outline of how the State Department plans to use designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist or foreign terrorist organization to support the strategy.
 
Annual country reports on terrorism must include all credible information about white identity terrorism, and the President must determine whether the foreign persons, organizations, and networks identified in such reports satisfy the criteria to be designated as (1) foreign terrorist organizations, or (2) Specially Designated Global Terrorists. 
 
The State Department must also contract with a federally funded research and development center to facilitate a study that provides for a comprehensive social network analysis of the global white identity terrorism movement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 2020 recovery rebates to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7346
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marriage and family status
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 
This bill modifies the requirement for valid identification numbers for taxpayers claiming a 2020 recovery rebate (the stimulus payment provided to taxpayers in response to the COVID-19 [i.e., coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic). Specifically, it allows married taxpayers to claim the rebate if at least one spouse satisfies the identification requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act

Bill: 116-hr-7348
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act

 
This bill requires various studies and reports on the exposure, hazards, and management of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a two-phase study and report on the research and development needed to advance human exposure estimation and toxicity hazard estimation of individual or total PFAS.
 
The bill also requires the EPA to jointly enter into an agreement with NASEM to conduct a study and submit a report on the research and development needed to advance the understanding of the extent and implications of environmental contamination by PFAS, how to manage and treat such contamination, and the development of safe alternatives.
 
Finally, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy must submit an implementation plan for federal PFAS research, development, and demonstration activities, taking into account the recommendations of the NASEM reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

Bill: 116-hr-7349
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to report to Congress on communications use authorizations (i.e., authorizations to modify or locate communications facilities on public lands). 
 
Specifically, Interior and USDA must (1) provide an assessment on programmatic or administrative barriers to reviewing communications use authorizations, (2) provide an assessment of whether there are rules or regulations that could be revised to improve the efficiency of reviewing communications use authorizations, (3) describe the process for prioritizing the review of communications use authorizations, and (4) provide a plan to ensure adequate staffing to review communications use authorizations in a timely manner.


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: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Standard FEES Act

Bill: 116-hr-7350
Sponsor: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act or the Standard FEES Act

 
This bill requires the General Services Administration to establish a common fee schedule for the processing of certain wireless facilities deployment applications, including (1) the grant of an easement, right-of-way, or lease to, in, over, or on property owned by the federal government; and (2) communications facility installation sitings. 
 
Such fees shall be competitively neutral and based on direct and actual cost recovery. Further, any fee collected may be used to cover the costs of granting such easement, right-of-way, or lease if the funds are provided in an appropriations bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Opportunity Starts At Home Act

Bill: 116-hr-7351
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing industry and standards
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Opportunity Starts At Home Act

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for contributions to a reserve fund for low-income housing supportive services. These services include health services, job training, financial counseling, and resident engagement services and are provided at no cost to tenants of a qualified low-income building.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
BROADBAND Leadership Act

Bill: 116-hr-7352
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Judicial review and appeals
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory Leadership Act or the BROADBAND Leadership Act

 
This bill limits the authority of, and imposes deadlines on, state and local governments regarding decisions about the placement, construction, and modification of telecommunications service facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act

Bill: 116-hr-7353
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Historic sites and heritage areas
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act or the TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act

 
This bill excludes from specified environmental and historic preservation review certain projects to replace communications equipment or services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act

Bill: 116-hr-7354
Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act

 
This bill directs the Forest Service to convey to Skamania County inWashington, upon request of the county, all right, title, and interest of the United States in approximately 23.4 acres of National Forest System land, related infrastructure, and all improvements on the map titled 
Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Proposal
 and dated February 7, 2020.
 
The conveyance shall be
 
 
made by quitclaim deed; 
 
 subject to a right-of-way and restrictive easement reservation for the protection of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail; and
 
 completed in accordance with certain Forest Service conveyance requirements, except that certain market value requirements shall not apply. 
 
 
The Forest Service must meet specified disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants and shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate the hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants disclosed. 
 
The lands and related infrastructure conveyed must be maintained by the county pursuant to standards established by the Department of the Interior regarding the preservation of historic property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

Bill: 116-hr-7355
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to submit a report on tracking Form 299 requests. Form 299 is the application form for the right to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility on federal real property.
 
Such report must include (1) a plan describing how the NTIA will track a Form 299 submitted by a requesting party, (2) a description of how the NTIA would most expeditiously implement such plan, (3) a way to increase transparency to a requesting party on the status of a Form 299, and (4) an assessment of barriers that could delay implementation of the plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7356
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Due process and equal protection
Evidence and witnesses
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020

 
This bill imposes limits on the use of biometric surveillance systems, such as facial recognition systems, by federal and state government entities.
 
A federal agency or official may not in an official capacity acquire, possess, or use in the United States any such system or information obtained by such a system unless Congress passes an act that specifically authorizes such a use. Such an act of Congress must contain certain provisions, such as provisions naming the specific authorized entity and auditing requirements relating to the system.
 
Information obtained in violation of this bill shall not be admissible by the federal government in any proceeding or investigation, except in a proceeding alleging a violation of this bill.
 
An individual aggrieved by a violation of these restrictions shall have the right to sue. Any state officer authorized to sue on behalf of the state's residents shall also have the right to sue on behalf of the state's aggrieved residents.
 
A state or local government unit shall not receive certain federal law enforcement grants unless the government unit complies with a law or policy that is substantially similar to this bill's restrictions on acquiring and using biometric surveillance systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act

Bill: 116-hr-7357
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Historic sites and heritage areas
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act

 
This bill excludes certain personal wireless facility projects from specified review requirements.
 
Specifically, the bill excludes from specified environmental and historic preservation review a project subject to the approval of the Federal Communications Commission that involves the placement, modification, or construction of personal wireless facilities (e.g., antennas, apparatuses, and transmitting devices) for the provision of personal wireless service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Mount Rushmore Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-7358
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Monuments and memorials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
South Dakota
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Mount Rushmore Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of any federal funds to alter, change, destroy, or remove any name, face, or other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in House