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AG CHAIN Act

Bill: 116-hr-6841
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Food industry and services
Government trust funds
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Retail and wholesale trades
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Assistance and Gratitude for Coronavirus Heroes in Agribusiness who are Invaluable to the Nation Act or the AG CHAIN Act

 
This bill allows an exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, of wages and other income earned by certain qualified employees for the period between February 15, 2020, and June 15, 2020. The aggregate amount of such exclusion for any such employee may not exceed $25,000. A 
qualified employee
 is an essential food and agriculture employee who provides services at grocery stores, gasoline stations, restaurants, and other food service establishments that are located in a county that has at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The Department of the Treasury may extend the exclusion period for an additional three months if it determines that the COVID-19 emergency is likely to be ongoing.
 
The bill also suspends the payment of payroll taxes for employee wages not exceeding $75,000 for the same period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-6842
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Roads and highways
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Modernization Act

 
This bill revises the apportionment formula used to distribute funds under the federal-aid highway system for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program to include population data and recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air pollution data for ozone and fine particulate matter.
 
The bill also provides a state flexibility to use apportioned funds if such state does not have, and never has had, a nonattainment area designation under the Clean Air Act. (
A nonattainment area
 is one that does not meet the national primary or secondary ambient air quality standards established by the EPA.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Food and Nutrition Provider Emergency Support Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6843
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adult day care
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Department of Agriculture
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Food and Nutrition Provider Emergency Support Act of 2020

 
 This bill directs the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to allocate additional funds to states to reimburse institutions for a specified percentage of the costs to operate child and adult care food programs during the period beginning March 2020 through June 2020. Further, the FNS must issue guidance for the implementation of this bill not later than 10 days after enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Employer and Employee COVID Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-6844
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor-management relations
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Employer and Employee COVID Protection Act

 
This bill addresses both employer liability relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and unemployment benefits.
 
Specifically, employers are exempt from liability for any injury that results from an employee contracting COVID-19. However, this exemption does not apply if the employer violates state or federal workplace safety law.
 
Additionally, employees may still be eligible for unemployment benefits if the employee terminates their employment due to their employer failing to address their health concerns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-6845
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a co-payment or other cost sharing for qualifying preventive services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). A qualifying preventive service is intended to prevent or mitigate COVID-19 and is either (1) an evidence-based item or service with an 
A
 or 
B
 rating in the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or (2) an immunization that has in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved.
 
Such a prohibition shall take effect 15 business days after the date on which a recommendation is made regarding a qualifying preventive service related to COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6846
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Income tax deductions
Northern Mariana Islands
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020

 
This bill allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.)
 
Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology, information technology personnel, and training relating to program implementation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Vote From Home Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6847
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Vote From Home Act of 2020

 
This bill requires states to conduct federal elections held in 2020 through the use of mail-in absentee ballots. States are prohibited from operating any polling place during this time, except for elections that occur within 30 days of the bill's enactment (e.g., certain primary elections).
 
Specifically, states must (1) transmit absentee ballots to each registered voter at least three weeks before the date of the election; (2) provide self-sealing return envelopes with prepaid postage for absentee ballots; (3) allow voters to cure certain signature discrepancies; and (4) permit certain individuals, such as voters with disabilities, to receive assistance to complete and submit their ballot. States are prohibited from imposing any additional requirements on the ability of an individual to vote by absentee ballot.
 
Further, the Election Assistance Commission must make payments to states to implement the provisions of the bill. States must pass through a portion of the payments to local jurisdictions and tribal governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-6848
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child safety and welfare
Disaster relief and insurance
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 

Pandemic Protection for Transition-age Foster Youth Act or the Pandemic Protection Act

 
 This bill extends eligibility for foster care services to youth who would otherwise age out of such services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic for three months after such emergency ends. Additionally, the bill removes certain work or education requirements for older foster youth during such period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6849
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Nursing
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 

Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities report data regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
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: 2020-05-13
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: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
To protect stimulus checks from garnishment and fees and from being used as an offset by a credit union or depository institution, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6850
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 

Protect our Checks Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits the transference or assignment of a 2020 recovery rebate by legal process, including attachment, levy, or garnishment. Additionally, credit unions and depository institutions are prohibited from seizing a rebate to pay an amount due to them. A 
2020 recovery rebate
 is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers and their dependents who have been affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
To require major corporations receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19 to make annual payments of equity to employees of the corporation while such aid is outstanding, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6851
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Corporate finance and management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Securities
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 
This bill requires a major corporation that receives federal aid related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to make an annual grant of equity to its employees until all such federal aid is repaid.
 
A major corporation is a corporation that, among other things, has its securities traded on a national securities exchange, has to register its securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and has an aggregate market value of $75 million.
 
The number of shares of stock such a corporation must grant to its employees shall be determined according to a specified formula. Such grant (1) shall be a grant of whole shares of stock; (2) may not be conditioned on the purchase of company stock or any employee performance evaluations; and (3) shall be equal, in terms of voting and dividend rights, to the class of securities otherwise issued by the corporation that carries the highest such rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from waiving provisions related to COVID-19 emergency relief and taxpayer protections related to such relief.

Bill: 116-hr-6852
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Reserve System
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board from waiving requirements related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) economic aid. Businesses receiving this aid must comply with compensation limits, bans on stock buybacks, and prohibitions on payment of stock dividends, among other requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Stop Scam PACs Act

Bill: 116-hr-6854
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 

Stop Scam PACs Act

 
This bill prohibits individuals from misrepresenting their authority to speak, write, or otherwise act on behalf of a candidate or political committee, including a political committee of a political party, for the purposes of soliciting campaign contributions or donations. Currently, such prohibition is limited to fraudulent misrepresentations on behalf of candidates or political parties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6855
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family relationships
Health facilities and institutions
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 

Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020

 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain requirements with respect to the rights of residents in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Specifically, the bill requires SNFs to provide residents with reasonable access to a telephone and the internet and to inform residents of such access and of any policy changes regarding external visitors. 
 
Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance to help SNFs ensure that residents have access to televisitation during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions.

Bill: 116-hr-6856
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2020-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Financial services and investments
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: 
This bill allows a tax deduction for the investment advisory expenses of certain funeral trusts and cemetery perpetual care funds during the period in which the allowance of miscellaneous itemized deductions is suspended (i.e., 2018 through 2025).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Introduced in House