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Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6421
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-03-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign property
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Sanctions
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: 

Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially benefits from such acts; or (2) a foreign person or entity that has materially assisted or supported such acts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-31
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: 2020-03-31
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: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
To provide for a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6423
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2020-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: 
This bill places restrictions on the collection of debt owed by a consumer, nonprofit organization, or small business during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and the following 120 days. Among other things, debt collectors may not during this period 
 
 
charge fees or apply a higher interest rate as a result of nonpayment, 
 
commence or continue litigation to collect a debt, 
 
enforce a security interest through a repossession or foreclosure, 
 
report past due debt to a credit reporting agency, 
 
seize assets, or 
 
terminate utility service. 
 
 
The bill also prohibits during this period a confession of judgment or similar agreement as a condition to a loan or extension of credit. (A confession of judgment is an agreement to a judgment of liability without notice and opportunity to be heard in court in the event of the default of a borrower.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities.

Bill: 116-hr-6424
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2020-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Charitable contributions
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Income tax deductions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: 
This bill allows taxpayers to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions even if they do not otherwise itemize their deductions. 
 
The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to make or guarantee loans to tax-exempt charitable organizations. The aggregate amount of such loans may not exceed $60 billion. Treasury must give priority in making such loans to organizations that are providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019) response effort. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Protect Our Post Offices Act

Bill: 116-hr-6425
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: 

Protect Our Post Offices Act

 
This bill appropriates $25 billion to the U.S. Postal Service, to remain available through FY2022 for revenue forgone due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 
The appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2020-03-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6426
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2020-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide low-interest loans to eligible health care organizations that anticipate revenue losses or higher operating costs due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. The bill provides appropriations for this purpose. Eligible organizations include but are not limited to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and physician practices that participate in the Medicare or Medicaid program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-31
text: Introduced in House
PANDEMIC Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6427
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Pausing All New Detention and Ending Movement of Inmates for Coronavirus Act of 2020 or the PANDEMIC Act of 2020

 
 This bill limits the transfer of prisoners between facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
The Bureau of Prisons may take actions as necessary to expand capacity in any correctional facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Worker and First Responder Social Security Beneficiaries Choice Act

Bill: 116-hr-6428
Sponsor: Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Health Care Worker and First Responder Social Security Beneficiaries Choice Act

 
This bill excludes wages from employment in the health care workforce or as a first responder between January 2020 and December 2020 from income limits that apply to certain Social Security benefits. Currently, beneficiaries who are younger than full retirement age and who earn more than specified income thresholds incur a reduction in Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Suspend School Meal Debt Act

Bill: 116-hr-6430
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Debt collection
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Suspend School Meal Debt Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to reimburse each school food authority and local educational agency participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program for unpaid meal fees owed to the authority or agency as of the date of the enactment of this bill.
 
The bill also prohibits each school food authority and local educational agency from collecting unpaid meal fees or using a debt collector to collect such fees during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The prohibition ends 30 days after the date on which the public health emergency is terminated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to conduct a study on physician shortages, including barriers to physicians trained abroad practicing in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6432
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 
This bill establishes a task force in the Department of Health and Human Services to study (1) impacts of, including financial costs related to, physician shortages; and (2) barriers faced by foreign-trained physicians practicing in the United States. The task force must submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations to Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
HEROES Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6433
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Allied health services
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement officers
Nursing
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Emergency Situations Act of 2020 or the HEROES Act of 2020

 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, wages and other income up to $50,000 of qualified first responders for the period beginning on February 15, 2020, and ending on June 15, 2020. A 
qualified first responder
 is any individual (1) who is a physician, nurse, pharmacist, law enforcement officer, corrections officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic who provides services in a county with at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); or (2) who provides services in a licensed medical or care facility located in such county.
 
The Department of the Treasury may extend the exclusion for an additional three-month period beyond June 15, 2020, if Treasury determines that the COVID-19 emergency is likely to be ongoing during the extended period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1929)
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Small Transit Communities Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-6434
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Performance measurement
Public transit
Roads and highways
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Small Transit Communities Modernization Act 

 
This bill modifies the definition of 
eligible area
 for purposes of the grant program under the small transit intensive cities formula to include an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000, but not more than 999,999. The modification extends through FY2030.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Police and Fire Health Care Protection Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6436
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
First responders and emergency personnel
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax exclusion
Law enforcement officers
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Police and Fire Health Care Protection Act of 2020

 
This bill revises provisions relating to distributions from the accident or health plans or qualified long-term care insurance contracts of retired public safety officers. Specifically, it eliminates the requirement that in order for plan distributions to be excludible from employee gross income, payment of plan premiums must be made directly to the plan providers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
To allow 2020 recovery rebates to be made on the basis of an individual's taxpayer identification number.

Bill: 116-hr-6438
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 
This bill includes as a valid identification number a taxpayer identification number for purposes of the 2020 recovery rebates. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Hazard Pay Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-6439
Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Hazard Pay Expansion Act

 
This bill permits the uniformed services to pay hazardous duty pay to a servicemember who, during a declared national public health emergency, performs duty deemed hazardous based upon frequent exposure to the cause of that public health emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Rapid Response Act

Bill: 116-hr-6440
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Pandemic Rapid Response Act

 
This bill establishes the National Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the legislative branch and sets forth its powers, duties, funding, and membership. Specifically, the commission shall (1) investigate the facts and circumstances of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, (2) evaluate lessons learned regarding preparedness and response activities, and (3) report findings and make recommendations on preventing a similar outbreak from occurring in the future. 
 
The commission must avoid duplicating the work of other government entities and terminates 60 days after the submission of its final report. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Civil Employment for Our National Guard Act

Bill: 116-hr-6441
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: District of Columbia
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Protecting Civil Employment for Our National Guard Act

 
This bill allows federal employees and employees of the District of Columbia who are ordered to National Guard service the option of taking leave without pay in lieu of utilizing accrued annual or sick leave.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Securing the National Supply Chain Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6443
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Community life and organization
Economic development
Health technology, devices, supplies
Housing and community development funding
Income tax credits
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Strategic materials and reserves
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Securing the National Supply Chain Act of 2020

 
This bill provides various tax credits related to economically distressed zones, including a tax credit based on the amount of wages paid by an employer to employees in such a zone. The bill also establishes a procedure for state and local governments to apply for designation as an economically distressed zone. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Stop COVID Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6444
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Civil actions and liability
Conflicts and wars
Government liability
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International Affairs
International law and treaties
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 

Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 or the Stop COVID Act of 2020

 
This bill limits the immunity of foreign states from suit in the United States.
 
Specifically, it bars immunity for a foreign state in cases where the foreign state, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological weapon in the United States or that results in the bodily injury of a U.S. citizen.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6446
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Census and government statistics
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population.
 
Specifically, the President may suspend census activities, including in-person interviews and reporting deadlines, until the earlier of the date on which
 
 
 the President determines that the threat of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) has subsided such that a suspension is no longer necessary; or
 
the national emergency declared on March 13, 2020, relating to COVID-19 is terminated.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Introduced in House