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STIFLE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7592
Sponsor: Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement officers
Sex offenses
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Stopping Trafficking, Illicit Flows, Laundering, and Exploitation Act of 2020 or the STIFLE Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the illicit trafficking of people, money, and goods by transnational criminal organizations, terrorists, and others.
 
The GAO must report on various topics related to illicit trafficking, including major trafficking routes and common methods of laundering proceeds. It must also provide recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes to combat trafficking or the laundering of proceeds from trafficking.

action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

Stopping Trafficking, Illicit Flows, Laundering, and Exploitation Act of 2020 or the STIFLE Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the illicit trafficking of people, money, and goods by transnational criminal organizations, terrorists, and others.
 
The GAO must report on various topics related to illicit trafficking, including major trafficking routes and common methods of laundering proceeds. It must also provide recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes to combat trafficking or the laundering of proceeds from trafficking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4603-4604)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7592.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4603-4605)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
TREATS Act

Bill: 116-hr-7593
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act or the TREATS Act

 
This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill permanently allows telehealth services for substance-use disorders to be provided via audio-only technology, if a physician or practitioner has already conducted an in-person or video telehealth evaluation. Schedule III or IV controlled substances may also be prescribed online if a practitioner has conducted a telehealth evaluation with video.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
RAM Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7594
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Asia
Business expenses
China
Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Tariffs
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Reshoring American Manufacturing Act of 2020 or the RAM Act of 2020

 
This bill allows business taxpayers a tax credit, up to $25 million in a taxable year, for the cost of eligible reshoring expenses. The bill defines 
eligible reshoring expenses 
as amounts paid for the transportation (including any import duties, fees, or tariffs imposed with respect to such transportation) of manufacturing equipment from China to the United States. The credit expires after 2023. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-7595
Sponsor: Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act

 
This bill authorizes the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, subject to certain limitations, to waive matching funds requirements applicable to certain grants for reducing substance use among youth. Before waiving these requirements, the program must determine that a grantee is unable to raise funds because of the COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.
 
Currently, the Office of National Drug Control Policy administers this program, and community coalitions that receive the grants must match a specified percentage of the federal award amount with nonfederal funds, including in-kind contributions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide medical providers of the Department of Defense mandatory training with respect to the potential health effects of burn pits.

Bill: 116-hr-7596
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Employment and training programs
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Medical education
Military education and training
Military medicine
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide DOD medical providers with mandatory training with respect to the potential health effects of burn pits.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the research and studies being conducted or funded by the Department of Defense to assess the health effects of burn pits.

Bill: 116-hr-7597
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fires
Government studies and investigations
Military medicine
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on all research being conducted or funded by DOD to assess the health effects of burn pits. The report must identify challenges to completing such research and must include recommendations to address those challenges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include information on exposure to open burn pits in postdeployment health reassessments of members of the Armed Forces.

Bill: 116-hr-7598
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to include in post-deployment health reassessments a question regarding exposure of service members to open burn pits.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits.

Bill: 116-hr-7599
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Energy efficiency and conservation
Fires

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide budget information regarding incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits. DOD must include the information as a dedicated budget line item in the President's FY2022 budget. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit registry.

Bill: 116-hr-7600
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Egypt
Fires
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Middle East
Solid waste and recycling
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 
This bill expands the scope of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry of the Department of Veterans Affairs by including burn pits located in Egypt and Syria under the definition of 
open burn pits
. The registry allows certain veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns related to exposure to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while serving in certain locations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
CONFUCIUS Act

Bill: 116-hr-7601
Sponsor: Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Asia
China
Contracts and agency
Education programs funding
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act or the CONFUCIUS Act

 
This bill addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions' campuses; and (3) grant full managerial authority of the institutes to the institutions, including full control over teaching plans, activities, research grants, and employment decisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7602
Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Budget process
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020

 
This bill requires each federal agency to post annual budget and financial profiles on a public website that is currently maintained by the Department of the Treasury. The profiles must include specified details regarding the mission, organization, activities, statutory authorities, budgetary resources, and financial audits for the agency and each of its components.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Improving Congressional Oversight of CFIUS Determinations Act

Bill: 116-hr-7603
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Homeland security
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Improving Congressional Oversight of CFIUS Determinations Act

 This bill modifies the review process of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to require notice to Congress when it completes a review of certain expedited transactions with a foreign entity.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Democracy in Design Act

Bill: 116-hr-7604
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Architecture
Building construction
Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Democracy in Design Act

 
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to ensure that the construction and acquisition of federal public buildings (e.g., agency office buildings) adheres to the principles of the report titled 
Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture
. 
 
The report was issued by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space on June 1, 1962, and serves as the policy directive for the GSA's Design Excellence Program within its Public Buildings Service. Among other principles, the report prescribes against the development of an official architectural style for government buildings and encourages the government to avoid excessive uniformity in building design.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-7605
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard
Tax reform and tax simplification
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act
 
 
This bill extends the provisions of the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to the Department of Homeland Security, with respect to the U.S. Coast Guard when it is not operating in the Department of the Navy. That act directed the Department of Defense to identify (1) certain disability severance payments paid after January 17, 1991, to to veterans with combat-related injuries, from which it withheld amounts for tax purposes; and (2) the individuals to whom such severance payments were made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
MFAR Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-7606
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

MFAR Transparency Act

 
This bill restricts the implementation of, and requires additional reporting with respect to, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule titled 
Medicaid Program; Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation
, published on November 18, 2019. The proposed rule establishes new reporting requirements for states with respect to supplemental payments and upper payment limits under Medicaid and generally modifies requirements relating to state Medicaid financing. 
 
The bill prohibits the CMS from finalizing or otherwise implementing the proposed rule without congressional authorization. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the fiscal impact of the proposed rule on health care facilities and state and local governments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3596)
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Masks for All Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7607
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2020-07-13 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 programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Minority health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: 

Masks for All Act of 2020

 
This bill requires state, tribal, territorial, and local governments to mandate, as a condition of receiving federal COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds, the use of face coverings in public spaces during the COVID-19 emergency. The bill also provides for exceptions to this requirement, such as for individuals who are under the age of two and those who need assistance removing face coverings. 
 
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services may award grants to states, tribes, and territories to promote access to face coverings, including by installing face covering dispensers in public places.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Introduced in House