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RELIEF for Main Street Act

Bill: 116-hr-6907
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of the Treasury
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Rural conditions and development
Small business
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

Recharge and Empower Local Innovation and Entrepreneurs Fund for Main Street Act or the RELIEF for Main Street Act

 
This bill establishes for one year the Small Business Local Relief Program, which shall allocate resources to states, local governments, and Native American tribes for providing assistance to certain small businesses and nonprofits that have lost revenue due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill provides $50.5 billion for such assistance, of which (1) $35 billion shall be distributed based on the Community Development Block Grant formula (70% allocated to larger cities and counties and 30% to rural communities), (2) $15 billion shall be allocated to provide financing exclusively to businesses in rural areas, and (3) $500 million shall be for Native American Tribes.
 
These amounts shall be used to start or scale a local small business emergency fund or to support organizations that provide technical assistance to small businesses or nonprofits. Such local funds or organizations may then use the amounts to assist small businesses (including sole proprietorships, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals) and nonprofits that (1) employ no more than 20 full-time employees (50 if the recipient is located in a low-income community), (2) has experienced a loss of revenue because of COVID-19, and (3) satisfies any additional requirements imposed by the administrator of the fund.
 
A state, local government, or Native American tribe that receives funds under the bill must report specified demographic and disbursement information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-6908
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
Performance measurement
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Transparency Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to make publicly available certain data and conduct assessments related to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF).
 
Specifically, DOD shall make publicly available all data related to ANDSF performance, including attrition rates and information about the operational readiness of Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police equipment. DOD shall also produce district-level stability assessments of Afghan government and insurgent control and influence and make such assessments publicly available.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6909
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cemeteries and funerals
Department of Justice
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020

 
This bill allows essential workers and their family members to file claims and receive compensation for harm or death suffered as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
A Special Master appointed by the Department of Justice must review claims submitted and determine if a claimant is eligible for compensation, the extent of the harm to the claimant, and the amount of compensation to be awarded. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Room Hero and Patient Safety Act

Bill: 116-hr-6910
Sponsor: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Due process and equal protection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

Emergency Room Hero and Patient Safety Act or the ER Hero and Patient Safety Act

 
This bill requires hospitals that employ, or contract with, physicians who furnish emergency medical services to provide specified due process protections before taking certain actions with respect to their employment. Specifically, hospitals may not terminate or restrict the professional activity or staff privileges of these physicians without a fair hearing and appellate review process through appropriate medical staff mechanisms. Third-party contracts shall not deny these processes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
To provide a Federal income tax credit for State income taxes paid by individuals temporarily providing certain health or emergency services in the State, and to provide a corresponding reduction in Federal highway funds to the State.

Bill: 116-hr-6911
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Roads and highways
State and local taxation
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 
This bill allows a refundable income tax credit for state income taxes paid by individuals providing services as first responders, doctors, nurses, or other health or emergency services. This credit expires after the Department of the Treasury certifies that the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period has ended. 
 
The bill requires a reduction in federal highway funds paid to a state that corresponds to the credit amount allowed by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Youth Sports and Working Families Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-6912
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Athletes
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Physical fitness and lifestyle
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

COVID-19 Youth Sports and Working Families Relief Act

 
This bill modifies the tax credit for household and dependent care expenses necessary for employment to include expenses for youth physical activities. 
Youth physical activities
 include organized individual and team sports, fitness and exercise, recreation, and other physical activities for youth who have attained age 4, but not age 18. The credit is refundable for taxable years beginning in 2020. 
 
The bill also increases the dollar amount of the election for dependent care flexible spending arrangements. 
 
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a relief fund for youth sport providers that directly serve youths age 18 and younger. The fund must disburse amounts to (1) alleviate losses sustained due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), (2) sustain existing organizations that without assistance may fail or have to severely curtail operations, and (3) maintain youth participation capacity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID–19 Relief Fund Act

Bill: 116-hr-6914
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: American Samoa
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Treasury
District of Columbia
Economic performance and conditions
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID-19 Relief Fund Act

 
This bill provides additional appropriations for the Department of the Treasury to make payments to states, territories, tribal governments, cities, counties, and other units of local government to mitigate the fiscal effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-15
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: 2020-05-15
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: 2020-05-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2220-2221)
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Global COVID-19 Truth, Transparency, and Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-6915
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Budget process
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
HIV/AIDS
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Rule of law and government transparency
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
United Nations
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

Global COVID-19 Truth, Transparency, and Accountability Act

 
This bill requires assessments of the response of the World Health Organization (WHO) to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
The Department of State shall report to Congress on the effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of the WHO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an assessment of information about the pandemic that China conveyed to or withheld from the WHO. The report shall assess whether WHO regulations need to be updated and whether new mechanisms are needed to effectively address pandemics and increase accountability.
 
Materials submitted in support of the President's annual budget shall include an assessment of (1) whether institutional reforms at the WHO are needed to ensure accountability and effectiveness, and (2) whether U.S. contributions to the WHO should be withheld in the absence of such reforms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Cage the Paper Tiger Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6916
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advisory bodies
Area studies and international education
Asia
Business expenses
China
Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Employment and training programs
Foreign and international corporations
Higher education
Homeland security
Income tax deductions
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Securities
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

Cage the Paper Tiger Act of 2020 

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to take various actions related to counterintelligence activities, such as identifying academic fields that are sensitive for homeland security and counterintelligence purposes. The bill also requires a national securities exchange to prohibit the initial listing of a security if the issuer files with the Securities and Exchange Commission an audit report prepared by a foreign public accounting firm that the Public Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect or investigate. In addition, the bill allows an eligible taxpayer to expense certain costs associated with moving manufacturing capacity from China to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
AIR Security Act

Bill: 116-hr-6917
Sponsor: Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Intellectual property
Public contracts and procurement
Trade secrets and economic espionage
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: 

Airport Infrastructure Resources Security Act of 2020 or the AIR Security Act

 
This bill prohibits airport improvement project grant amounts from being used to enter into a contract for the procurement of infrastructure or equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at an airport with any entity that has violated the intellectual property rights of U.S. entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Quantum Computing Act

Bill: 116-hr-6919
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2020-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-19
text: 

Advancing Quantum Computing Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on the impact of quantum computing on U.S. businesses conducting interstate commerce.
 
Such study shall involve, among other things, (1) listing industry sectors that develop and use quantum computing and public-private partnerships focused on promoting the adoption and use of quantum computing, (2) establishing a list of federal agencies asserting jurisdiction over such industry sectors and entities, and (3) assessing risks and trends in the marketplace and supply chain of quantum computing.
 
Commerce must report to Congress the results of such study and any recommendations to promote the adoption of quantum computing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-19
text: Introduced in House
Keep Employees’ Earnings Protected Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6920
Sponsor: Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2020-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-19
text: 

Keep Employees' Earnings Protected Act of 2020

 
This bill allows employers to suspend payment of payroll taxes (i.e., employer and employee taxes and self-employment taxes) for the period beginning on the enactment of this bill and ending either 90 days later, or upon the termination of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, whichever is shorter. The bill authorizes transfers to specified Social Security trust funds to cover the loss of revenue to such funds resulting from this payroll tax suspension.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-19
text: Introduced in House