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PIPELINE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7198
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 
 
Pathway for Inclusive Participation of Emerging Leaders and Institutions in the NatSec Enterprise Act of 2020 or the PIPELINE Act of 2020
 
 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish a federal scholarship-for-service program to recruit, train, and diversify the next generation of national security professionals to meet the needs of federal, state, local, and tribal governments.
 
Specifically, the program must (1) provide scholarships to students who are enrolled in programs of study related to national security at historically Black colleges and universities or at institutions of higher education with at least 50% of total student enrollment from ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering, (2) provide scholarship recipients with internship opportunities or other temporary appointments in the federal national security workforce, and (3) prioritize the employment placement of scholarship recipients in the federal government.
 
Additionally, the post-award employment obligations of a scholarship recipient must include three years of work in a position related to national security at a federal, state, local, or tribal agency. A scholarship recipient may fulfill this condition by serving in the Armed Forces.
 
Finally, a scholarship recipient who completes less than the required three years of service must repay the scholarship, or the scholarship must be treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan that is subject to repayment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Community Policing Act

Bill: 116-hr-7199
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Community Policing Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to law enforcement agencies for de-escalation training and community outreach. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
TRUST in Congress Act

Bill: 116-hr-7200
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commodities markets
Family relationships
Financial services and investments
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act or the TRUST in Congress Act

 
This bill requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180 days after the end of their tenure as a Member of Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue long-term leases on Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to companies that relocate production facilities from the People's Republic of China to the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7202
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Asia
Building construction
China
Industrial facilities
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue long-term leases on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands deemed suitable for companies that relocate production facilities from China to the United States.
 
 Interior may enter into such a lease only after the Department of Commerce has certified that the production facility to be located on the leased land will replace a production facility of the same size and type located in China.
 
Each lease shall be made for a 99-year term.
 
The rental fee for leases issued under this bill shall be set for $1 per acre per year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
GRID Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7203
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alaska
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Hawaii
Infrastructure development
Military facilities and property
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Guaranteeing Resilient Installations for Defense Act of 2020 or the GRID Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a two-year pilot program under which DOE must implement mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities assessed at critical defense facilities and their associated defense critical electric infrastructure, after consultation with, and with the consent of, the owners of such infrastructure.
 
DOE shall identify, designate, and mitigate vulnerabilities at facilities located in any state that are (1) critical to the defense of the United States, and (2) vulnerable to a disruption of the supply of electric energy provided to such facility by an external provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act

Bill: 116-hr-7204
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Homeland security
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to examine and report on the cybersecurity of mobile service networks and the vulnerability of such networks and mobile devices to cyberattacks and surveillance conducted by adversaries.
 
Such report shall include (1) an assessment of the degree to which providers of mobile service have addressed certain cybersecurity vulnerabilities; (2) a discussion of the degree to which such providers have implemented cybersecurity best practices and risk assessment frameworks; and (3) an estimate of the prevalence and efficacy of encryption and authentication algorithms and techniques used in mobile service and communications equipment, mobile devices, and mobile operating systems and software.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7205
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Performance measurement
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to facilitate the installation of broadband infrastructure in each state.
 
DOT must ensure that each state that receives funding under the federal-aid highway program meets certain requirements, including to (1) identify a broadband coordinator that is responsible for facilitating the broadband infrastructure right-of-way efforts within the state; (2) establish a process to notify broadband providers of highway construction that may present opportunities for coordinating installation of broadband infrastructure; and (3) install broadband conduit (conduit or inner duct for fiber optic cables or wireless facilities that support broadband service) as part of a federally funded highway construction project, unless a broadband provider has committed to deploy the conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of such project.
 
DOT must issue guidance for best practices related to the installation of broadband conduit and of conduit and similar infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems that may utilize the broadband conduit.
 
A state may waive the required installation of broadband conduit if it makes certain determinations, including if broadband infrastructure, terrestrial broadband infrastructure, aerial broadband fiber cables, or broadband conduit is present near a majority of the length of the federal highway construction project.
 
The bill establishes a Dig Once Funding Task Force to (1) estimate the annual cost for implementing and administering a nationwide dig once requirement, and (2) propose and evaluate options for funding such a requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Excessive Force Prevention and Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7206
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Excessive Force Prevention and Accountability Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits and penalizes the intentional or reckless use of excessive force by law enforcement and correctional officers. It also prohibits and penalizes a failure to intervene when another officer uses such excessive force.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of funds for the 2022 and 2026 World Cup until the date on which Policy 604-1 of the United States Soccer Federation is reinstated.

Bill: 116-hr-7207
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Appropriations
Athletes
International organizations and cooperation
Music
National symbols
Professional sports
Protest and dissent

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of funds for the 2022 and 2026 World Cup until the date on which Policy 604-1 of the U.S. Soccer Federation (which requires players to stand respectfully during the national anthem) is reinstated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act

Bill: 116-hr-7208
Sponsor: Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act

 
This bill includes within the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), certain rural hospitals or hospitals serving low-income patients that are designated as critical care hospitals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act

Bill: 116-hr-7209
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act
 
 
This bill establishes an alternative method for meeting the nine-month marriage requirement for certain survivors to receive benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program. Specifically, the bill applies with respect to a marriage that would not have been recognized by federal law before June 26, 2013 (the date upon which the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Budget Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-7210
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Budget Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the President to submit to Congress certain updated economic projections before July 16 of each year. The submission must include updated projections regarding the federal budget deficit, the unemployment rate, the gross domestic product, the consumer price index, and interest rates. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
LIFE NOW Act

Bill: 116-hr-7211
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Abortion
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Limiting Infant Fatality and Empowering Nonprofit Organization Workforces or the LIFE NOW Act

 
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill expands the program to encompass any nonprofit organization regardless of size, and it strikes the affiliation requirements applicable to nonprofit organizations and veterans organizations.
 
The bill also makes any entity that provides abortions ineligible to receive a paycheck protection loan. An exception is allowed for abortions performed at hospitals or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or endangers the life of the mother.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Military HOMES Act

Bill: 116-hr-7212
Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Landlord and tenant
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Military Housing Oversight, Maintenance, and Enhancement for Servicemembers Act or the Military HOMES Act 

 
This bill (1) requires mold mitigation measures for military families who are residing in military housing, (2) makes publicly available the criteria and metrics to be used by the Department of Defense (DOD) to analyze the performance of landlords that receive incentive fees, (3) establishes a working group to promulgate guidance regarding best practices for mold mitigation in privatized military housing and for determining when the presence of mold in such housing is an emergency situation requiring the relocation of the residents, (4) expands the uniform code of basic housing standards for privatized military housing to include government owned and controlled military family housing inside or outside the United States, (5) appoints at least one Exceptional Family Member Program housing liaison for each military department to assist military families, and (6) requires a report on the progress made by DOD in implementing the recommendations contained in a specified certain Government Accountability Office report regarding military housing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Bivens Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7213
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Due process and equal protection
Government liability
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Bivens Act of 2020

 
This bill provides statutory authority for individuals to sue and recover damages from federal officials for violations of their constitutional rights. 
 
Currently, individuals have a statutory right to bring such suits against state or local officials, commonly known as Section 1983 suits or Bivens actions. Although the statute does not explicitly authorize such suits against federal officials, the Supreme Court has found this right to be inferred from the Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7215
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Military civil functions
Military personnel and dependents
Militias and paramilitary groups
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protest and dissent
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the President to provide Congress with notice of intent to use militia and armed forces to suppress an insurrection in a state or to enforce federal authority and a justification for exercising such authority. The bill provides that the President's authority to use such military force expires 14 days after it is exercised unless Congress enacts an extension of such authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act

Bill: 116-hr-7216
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Retail and wholesale trades
Self-employed
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Travel and tourism
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act

 
This bill allows certain small businesses a tax credit for the cost of qualified personal protective equipment, up to $25,000 in a taxable year. The entities eligible for such credit include farms, nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, and Tribal business concerns. The bill defines 
qualified personal protective equipment
 to include the cost of equipment for reducing the risk of coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) transmission. including gloves, facial masks and protective gear, and cleaning supplies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Confederate Monument Removal Act

Bill: 116-hr-7217
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Confederate Monument Removal Act

 
This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House