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TREAT Act

Bill: 116-s-4421
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act or the TREAT Act

 
This bill temporarily allows, subject to scope of practice and other requirements, a health care professional to provide in-person and telehealth services in any U.S. jurisdiction based on that individual's authorization to practice in any one state or territory.
 
Specifically, health care professionals may provide these services in jurisdictions other than where they are licensed, certified, or authorized to practice for up to 180 days after the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. In addition, the bill provides certain authorities to health care professional regulatory bodies, such as medical boards, to investigate and take disciplinary actions against a professional who provides telehealth services to a patient in that organization's jurisdiction pursuant to this bill.
 
The bill also permits the Department of Health and Human Services to similarly expand the authority of health care professionals to provide these services in the event of future major disasters or emergencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4422
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, the Connecting Minority Communities Task Force, and the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to facilitate, foster, and fund broadband internet access service and digital literacy in minority communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4423
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain limitations with respect to Medicare coverage of hospice care during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the CMS may allow respite care to be provided in other settings besides inpatient facilities and may allow such care to be provided for up to 15 (rather than up to 5) consecutive days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4424
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement administration and funding
Protest and dissent
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020

 
This bill permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withhold certain funding from an office of a state or local prosecutor, district attorney, or state attorney general if DOJ determines the office abused prosecutorial discretion by failing to prosecute crimes arising from riots or destructive protest activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Securing Commerce and Protecting Businesses Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4425
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property
Protest and dissent
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Securing Commerce and Protecting Businesses Act of 2020

 
This bill makes looting or destroying property during a riot a federal crime in certain instances. 
 
Specifically, it shall be unlawful to affect commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce through the (1) destruction of the property of a commercial enterprise in connection with a riot, or (2) unlawful taking of goods or property of a commercial enterprise in connection with a riot. 
 
A person in violation of this bill shall be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
City and State Diplomacy Act

Bill: 116-s-4426
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
International law and treaties
Public participation and lobbying
Small business
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

City and State Diplomacy Act

 
This bill establishes within the Department of State the Office of Subnational Diplomacy, which shall supervise federal support for engagement by state, county, and municipal governments with foreign governments. The head of the office shall be the Ambassador-at-Large for Subnational Diplomacy, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
SAVE Act

Bill: 116-s-4427
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immunology and vaccination
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act or the SAVE Act

 
This bill imposes requirements related to the emergency authorization of a vaccine during a declared public health emergency.
 
If a sponsor of a product seeks Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization to use the product as a vaccine to address the threat causing the declared public health emergency, both the FDA and the product sponsor must meet with, and present product-related data and information to, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. The Department of Health and Human Services may make an exception to this requirement if convening a meeting would not be in the public interest.
 
To receive an emergency authorization, the product sponsor must agree to seek FDA market approval for the vaccine within a certain time period.
 
After an emergency authorization, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices shall report recommendations regarding the vaccine to Congress and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4428
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Ecology
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Forests, forestry, trees
Government lending and loan guarantees
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020 

 
This bill extends through FY2025 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4429
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Fires
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Medical research
Military facilities and property
Military medicine
Solid waste and recycling
Uzbekistan
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020

 
This bill addresses the exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between October 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to study and report on the exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances at K2 Air Base during the specified period.
 
The bill also expands the definition of an open burn pit, for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) open burn pit registry, to include burn pits located on land in Uzbekistan. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.
 
DOD and the VA must ensure that individuals deployed to K2 Air Base during the specified time period are covered by the Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Programs of the departments. Such programs study the health effects of depleted uranium exposure and provide treatment.
 
Upon request by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, DOD and the VA must provide information for the performance of a study on the exposure of humans to toxic substances at K2 Air Base during the specified period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
CDFI Crisis Fund Act

Bill: 116-s-4430
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Financial crises and stabilization
Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

CDFI Crisis Fund Act 

 
This bill establishes the CDFI National Crisis Fund. The fund is authorized to make grants to community development financial institutions (CDFIs) providing financial products as emergency assistance to small businesses and low-income populations in certain circumstances. Furthermore, the fund is triggered by 
 
 
certain emergency declarations, including the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period; 
 
certain disaster declarations; 
 
a specified increase in a statewide unemployment rate; or 
 
a specified increase in the nationwide unemployment rate. 
 
 
Specified amounts in the fund are set aside for grants to Native and minority CDFIs. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of the fund and provide recommendations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4432
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Special education
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning Act of 2020 or the SCHOOL Act of 2020

 
This bill allows certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education to follow the student to the school that they attend (i.e., public, private, or home school), regardless of whether the student is learning in person or remotely. Such funds may be used for educational and instructional materials, tutoring, tuition for private school, and extracurricular activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
National Medal of Honor Monument Act

Bill: 116-s-4433
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Congressional tributes
District of Columbia
Government trust funds
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

National Medal of Honor Monument Act

 
This bill authorizes the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients. 
 
The foundation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and the payment of expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work. 
 
Federal funds may not be used to pay any expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by unanimous consent.
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act

Bill: 116-s-4434
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Appropriations
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Department of the Interior
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Poverty and welfare assistance
Roads and highways
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act

 
This bill establishes and provides grants for the Civilian Conservation Corps Program and makes supplemental appropriations for various federal departments, agencies, and programs, including the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
 
The bill removes the limitation on the amount that may be transferred to the Reforestation Trust Fund.
 
The bill establishes the Reforest America Grant Program for land in need of active reforestation due to high intensity wildfire, pest infestation, invasive species, and drought or other extreme weather. 
 
The bill makes additional supplemental appropriations in FY2020 for various programs, including state fire assistance. It also makes supplemental payments for climate stewardship practices such as alley cropping, conservation crop rotation, critical area planning, forage and biomass planning, and multistory cropping.
 
. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
POST Act

Bill: 116-s-4435
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Protect Our Services Today Act of 2020 or the POST Act

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from closing any USPS facility during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
AT HOME Act

Bill: 116-s-4436
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
School administration
Small business
Tax-exempt organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

Assisting Teachers and Home Office Modernization for Employees Act or the AT HOME Act

 
This bill allows employers who have not more than 150 full-time employees a tax credit for 25% of their qualified remote work expenses. The bill defines 
qualified remote work
 
expenses
 as expenses paid or incurred to allow employees to work from a worksite other than a shared office space, that are necessary to allow for continuation of normal business functions, are in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and occur after February 15, 2020, and before January 1, 2021. The bill also extends such tax credit to tax-exempt entities. 
 
The bill also allows an income-based tax deduction for remote work expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4437
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Unemployment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: 

High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020

 
 This bill makes students attending, participating in distance learning through, or on vacation from a secondary school eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance. Such assistance is generally available to individuals who are otherwise ineligible for other unemployment compensation and unable to work as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Employee Access to Information Act

Bill: 116-s-4438
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2020-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Freedom of information
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: 

Federal Employee Access to Information Act

 
This bill prohibits personnel retaliation against federal employees and applicants for employment who file requests under the Freedom of Information Act or the Privacy Act or who seek related administrative or judicial actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
MMAPPP Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4439
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Performance measurement
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding
Research and development
User charges and fees
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: 

Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price gouging Act of 2020 or the MMAPPP Act of 2020

 
This bill imposes licensing and price restrictions on federally supported drugs and other medicines intended to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or other public health emergencies.
 
With respect to a COVID-19 drug patent developed using certain types of federal support, any license granted by the federal government shall be open and nonexclusive. Similarly, a licensee or assignee for such a patent shall grant open nonexclusive licenses for the patent. An entity that receives a license shall pay reasonable royalties to (1) the patent holder, or (2) the owner of marketing exclusivity rights granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that were terminated under this bill. 
 
The bill requires that such drugs be offered at a fair and reasonable price based on certain considerations, such as access. 
 
If the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that the price of any drug to address a public health emergency is excessive, HHS must void any FDA-granted exclusivity for the drug and grant open and nonexclusive licenses to other manufacturers. Such licenses are subject to reasonable royalty requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate