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Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act

Bill: 116-hr-6686
Sponsor: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

Bringing Additional Nurses to the Fight Act

 
This bill includes the development of accelerated postgraduate nursing programs for individuals who have earned some academic credit in a nursing-related field as a priority area for certain grants made to institutions of higher education or other eligible entities for nurse education, practice, quality, and retention. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6687
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide direct assistance to individuals who have been impacted by a pandemic and appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor for unemployment compensation and disaster relief.
 
Specifically, at the discretion of a governor or the President, individuals impacted by a pandemic will be eligible to apply directly to federal agencies for various forms of assistance, including (1) assistance under the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program; (2) assistance under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program; and (3) other needs assistance through FEMA's Individual Assistance program, including medical, funeral, and child care assistance.
 
With respect to the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program, the bill creates a national floor for benefits at 1.5 times the national weekly average and provides a waiver to the requirement to exhaust state unemployment insurance options.
 
With respect to the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, the Department of Agriculture must provide options other than an in-person interview.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
SNAP COVID–19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6688
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies the Restaurant Meals Program under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to make additional individuals and food retailers eligible to use and participate in the program during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Accountability for Acting Officials Act

Bill: 116-hr-6689
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

Accountability for Acting Officials Act

 
This bill makes a series of changes with respect to the appointment, tenure, and qualifications of acting officials of executive agencies.
 
Among other things, the bill specifies that, for a position that requires an appointment by the President (by and with the advice and consent of the Senate),
 
 
the first assistant to the office may temporarily fill the position only if the individual has been the first assistant for at least 30 days during the preceding year;
 
an officer or employee of the agency who is directed by the President to temporarily fill the position may only do so if the officer or employee has served at the agency for at least the entire preceding year (rather than 90 days); and
 
an individual who is a presidential appointee and is directed by the President to temporarily fill the position, including an acting Inspector General, must possess the requisite qualifications for the position as provided by law or regulation.
 
 
The bill also limits the tenure of acting heads of agencies to no more than 120 days (rather than 210 days).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act

Bill: 116-hr-6690
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Business expenses
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act

 
This bill allows accelerated depreciation of nonresidential real property acquired to relocate facilities for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and medical devices or supplies in the United States. It also allows an exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of relocation property that was used to manufacture medical products in a foreign country. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6691
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of 2020

 
 This bill repeals or modifies any agency rule that is temporarily waived or modified during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, subject to a review process.
 
 The bill specifies procedures for Congress and the heads of agencies to analyze, review, and recommend whether the waiver or modification of a rule should continue and such waiver or modification expires only if a law is enacted in accordance with a recommendation that the rule be reinstated when the emergency period ends.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to carry out certain programs relating to environmental justice, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6692
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 (1) the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program; (2) the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program, which provides financial assistance to address local environmental or public health issues; and (3) the Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant program, which assists communities address multiple sources of toxic pollutants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2020-05-01
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: 2020-05-01
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: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6693
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medicare
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020

 
This bill allows states to certify additional hospitals as necessary providers of services that may qualify as critical access hospitals (CAHs) under Medicare. Currently, a hospital must have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, in order to qualify as a CAH and accordingly receive special payment under Medicare. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
COPS Counseling Act

Bill: 116-hr-6694
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Law enforcement officers
Medical ethics
Mental health
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act or the COPS Counseling Act

 
This bill sets forth requirements related to peer support counseling programs. A peer support counseling program is a program provided by a law enforcement agency that provides counseling services from a peer support specialist to a law enforcement officer of the agency.
 
Among other things, the bill does the following:
 
 
generally prohibits the disclosure of the contents of a peer support communication, and
 
requires the Department of Justice to develop best practices and professional standards for peer support counseling programs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act

Bill: 116-hr-6695
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Poverty and welfare assistance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: 

Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act

 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, addditional payments of unemployment compensation made in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It also requires the disregard of such payments in determining eligibility for federal benefit programs and federally-assisted benefit programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Introduced in House
SUPPLIES Act

Bill: 116-hr-6696
Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Manufacturing
Small business
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Shoring Up Personal Protective and Lifesaving Indispensable Equipment Stockpile Act or the SUPPLIES Act

 
This bill establishes a temporary grant program to assist small businesses in producing covered goods (e.g., ventilators, surgical masks, and hand sanitizer) that are needed to address the national emergency related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
A grant recipient must prioritize the domestic sale of covered goods and refrain from selling such goods at a price that grossly exceeds the average price for the 90-day period prior to January 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6697
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marketing and advertising
Public participation and lobbying
Small business
Tax-exempt organizations
Travel and tourism
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program implemented by the Small Business Administration in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to include certain entities and exclude certain individuals.
 
Specifically, the bill expands the program to encompass organizations with 300 or fewer employees that (1) operate under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (other than a professional football league), or (2) are a destination marketing organization engaged in promoting communities and facilities to businesses and leisure travelers.
 
The bill also narrows the definition of 
payroll costs
 under the program to exclude any compensation of an employee who is a registered lobbyist from the calculation for loan amounts or for allowable uses of funds provided under the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6698
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, SNFs and NFs must comply with specified quality of care, worker safety, and transparency requirements, subject to civil penalties. Requirements include (1) testing residents and employees for COVID-19 weekly or before shifts, respectively, and reporting any lack of available testing kits on a daily basis; (2) providing at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and (3) reporting the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, including demographic information, on a daily basis.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must also distribute funds to allow states to establish strike teams that may be deployed to SNFs and NFs within 72 hours of three or more COVID-19 diagnoses to help separate those who have been exposed, supervise testing, and ensure enforcement of whistleblower protections, among other needs. Teams must include members of the National Guard, public health officials, medical experts, and representatives of residents and workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6699
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020 

 
This bill establishes the Essential Employment Commission and directs the commission to publish a list of types of employment that are essential during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) crisis. The bill provides essential workers with student loan relief of up to $25,000, and an education credit of up to $25,000. These benefits may be applied to an essential worker's spouse or children. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
FEED Act

Bill: 116-hr-6700
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2020-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: 

FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act or the FEED Act

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve state, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need.
 
Specifically, during the period following the President's emergency declaration of March 13, 2020, and under any subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes it, FEMA may approve plans from state, local, and Indian tribal governments that (1) establish contracts with small and mid-sized restaurants and nonprofits, including faith-based organizations and soup kitchens, to prepare healthy meals for people in need; and (2) provide for partnerships with nonprofit organizations to purchase directly from food producers and farmers.
 
FEMA shall waive federal matching requirements under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act during such period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Introduced in House