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Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8178
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2020-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Age discrimination
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Housing discrimination
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: 

Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a National Center on Antiracism and Health and a law enforcement violence prevention program.
 
Among other activities, the new center must declare racism a public health crisis, collect and analyze data, and administer research and grant programs to address racism and its impact on health and well-being.
 
Additionally, the bill specifically directs the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, in coordination with the Department of Justice and other relevant stakeholders, to carry out the law enforcement violence prevention program by conducting research and supporting other activities pertaining to law enforcement violence and public health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Introduced in House
Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8179
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2020-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Horticulture and plants
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: 

Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020

 
This bill allows the use of hemp, cannabidiol (i.e., CBD) derived from hemp, or any other ingredient derived from hemp in a dietary supplement, provided that the supplement meets other applicable requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Introduced in House
Managing Predators Act

Bill: 116-hr-8180
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2020-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Mammals
Michigan
Minnesota
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: 

Managing Predators Act

 
This bill gives states the authority to manage the populations of gray wolves and to determine if the wolves are endangered or threatened species.
 
Specifically, the bill permanently removes the populations of gray wolf in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wyoming from the federal endangered and threatened species list.
 
In addition, the bill revises requirements for the gray wolf in any state other than Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wyoming. If the population of the gray wolf, as estimated by such state, is at or above a population goal established by the state, then the Department of the Interior may not make a determination that the wolf in such state is an endangered or threatened species.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Introduced in House
Jack Reynold’s Memory MediGap Expansion

Bill: 116-hr-8181
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Jack Reynold's Memory MediGap Expansion

 
This bill expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies) to all beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
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: 2020-09-08
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: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
CHOICE Act

Bill: 116-hr-8182
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Creating Hope and Opportunity through Increased Choice in Education Act or the CHOICE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to parents of eligible students (e.g., students who are served by local educational agencies that will not provide in-person instruction in a manner consistent with the 2019-2020 school year) for certain education-related expenses. Grant funds may be used for tuition and fees for private elementary or secondary schools, private tutoring, home school expenses, or educational materials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4405-4406)
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
ADAPT Act

Bill: 116-hr-8183
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Business ethics
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Advancing Development of AI Processes and Talent Act or the ADAPT Act

 
This bill modifies the Department of Defense (DOD) public-private talent exchange program under which DOD and private sector employees exchange duties. It requires that an agreement under such program must specify that DOD employees may not improperly use information that relates to a DOD acquisition or procurement for the benefit or advantage of the private-sector organization. 
 
DOD must ensure that the authority for operating a public-private talent exchange program is used to exchange personnel working on artificial intelligence applications. 
DOD must brief the congressional armed services committees on efforts to expand existing DOD public-private exchange programs and to ensure that such programs seek opportunities for exchanges with private sector entities working on artificial intelligence applications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
CATRA Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8184
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority education
Nuclear weapons
Political movements and philosophies
Research administration and funding
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Center for Asymmetric Threat Research and Analytics Act of 2020 or the CATRA Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish the Center for Asymmetric Threat Research and Analytics to counter terrorism, extremism, and other threats through activities including research, training, and education.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Oversight of Labor Categories in Defense Contracting Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8185
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Congressional Oversight of Labor Categories in Defense Contracting Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the use of time-and-materialsand labor contracts and labor category minimums within the Department of Defense. The GAO must brief Congress on issues covered in the report.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
AFRICA Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8186
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Africa
Alliances
Asia
China
Collective security
Congressional districts and representation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Infrastructure development
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military readiness
Russia
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Africa Foreign Relations, International Cooperation, and Assistance Act of 2020 or the AFRICA Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on the activities and resources required to enhance security and economic partnerships between the United States and African countries. Additionally, DOD shall seek to build partner capacity and interoperability in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility through increased partnerships with countries on the African continent, military-to-military engagements, and traditional activities of the combatant commands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Protection and Advocacy in Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-8187
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Child safety and welfare
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Lawyers and legal services
Special education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Protection and Advocacy in Education Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for protection and advocacy systems to protect and advocate the rights of students with disabilities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act

Bill: 116-hr-8188
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act

 
 This bill specifies burden-of-proof and complaint requirements with respect to certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty against an investment adviser. Specifically, complaints must state certain facts with particularity, and a security holder has the burden of proving a breach of fiduciary duty by clear and convincing evidence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from counting a ballot cast in an election for Federal office which is received by the State after the date of the election.

Bill: 116-hr-8189
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Military personnel and dependents
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 
This bill generally prohibits states from counting ballots that are received after the date of a federal election. However, the prohibition does not apply to absentee ballots that are cast by uniformed service members, their family members, or overseas citizens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Biosimilar Insulin Access Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8190
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Competition and antitrust
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Health technology, devices, supplies
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Biosimilar Insulin Access Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes that, if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finds that an insulin is biosimilar to a reference product, the insulin shall be deemed interchangeable with the reference product. (A biological product is biosimilar to a reference product if the two products are highly similar and have no clinically meaningful differences; the reference product generally receives FDA approval first, but the biosimilar product is typically less expensive.)
 
Under current law, a biological product that is biosimilar to a reference product may be deemed interchangeable with the reference product only if it meets additional requirements. Current law provides that interchangeable products may be substituted for each other without the prescriber's involvement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4487)
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
CHARGE Act

Bill: 116-hr-8191
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act or the CHARGE Act

 
This bill requires the General Services Administration to issue (1) guidance to clarify that federal agencies may use a charge card to pay to charge federal electric motor vehicles at commercial charging stations, and (2) a charge card for such payments to each agency for each of the agency's electric motor vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8192
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

COVID Community Care Act

 
This bill provides FY2020 supplemental funding for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Indian Health Service to implement programs to prevent and respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in medically underserved areas and among tribal populations, respectively. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
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: 2020-09-08
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: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Harassment in Schools Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8193
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Education
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Mental health
School administration
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Supporting Survivors of Sexual Harassment in Schools Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to ensure that local educational agencies have full-time Title IX coordinators and that such coordinators provide support to students who report sexual harassment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.

Bill: 116-hr-8194
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Europe
France
Military history
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, the "A.K. Baker VA Clinic".

Bill: 116-hr-8195
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Florida
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Middleburg, Florida, as the A.K. Baker V.A. Clinic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4894)
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Introduced in House