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Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8728
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government trust funds
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Mining
State and local finance
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: 

Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the payment to the Treasury of royalties collected on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products from federal land. 
 
Of the funds deposited in the Treasury, the Department of the Treasury shall (1) disburse 50% to the state within which such leased federal land is located, and (2) deposit 50% in the Soda Ash Education Equalization Fund established by this bill. 
 
The fund shall be administered by the Department of Education (ED) to provide resources to local educational agencies impacted by changes in sodium royalty rates or changes in soda ash production levels.
 
ED shall use amounts available in the fund to provide grants to local school districts that meet specified conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-11-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Native American Language Resource Center Act

Bill: 116-hr-8729
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Historical and cultural resources
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Minority education
Preschool education
Racial and ethnic relations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: 

Native American Language Resource Center Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to make a grant to or enter into a contract with an eligible entity (e.g., an institution of higher education) to establish, operate, and staff a Native American language resource and training center. The center must serve as a resource to, among other things, improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 116-hr-8730
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2020-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: 

Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr. in recognition of his contributions to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Save Our Forests Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8731
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Department of Agriculture
Employee hiring
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: 

Save Our Forests Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Forest Service to fill vacancies in National Forests for Forest Service recreation management and planning staff, including recreation technicians, recreation officers, and natural resource managers.
 
In seeking to fill vacancies, the Forest Service shall prioritize filling vacancies in National Forests that (1) are at high or very high risk of catastrophic wildfires, (2) are located in or near the wildland-urban interface, and (3) have experienced an increase in visitation over the past decade.
 
The Forest Service may provide the opportunity for any individual who fills a vacancy to receive training and certification as a Forest Protection Officer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Pill Mills Through Data Sharing Act

Bill: 116-hr-8732
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2020-11-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: 

Preventing Pill Mills Through Data Sharing Act

 
This bill expands reporting requirements concerning the sale, delivery, or disposal of controlled substances that apply to drug manufacturers and distributors, including by extending the requirements to pharmacies and increasing the frequency of the reporting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-11-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-11-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Introduced in House
United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-8733
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2020-11-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
International law and treaties
Iran
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: 

United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act

 
This bill requires the President to conduct a study of certain Israeli military requirements, and it authorizes the President to take certain actions to ensure that Israel is prepared for contingencies if Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon.
 
Specifically, upon request from the government of Israel, the President may provide for the construction of certain infrastructure in Israel, store munitions in Israel or transfer them to Israel, train Israeli personnel with respect to munitions, or conduct joint research and development with Israel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Introduced in House
Victims' Voice and Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-8734
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-11-09 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Age discrimination
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional officers and employees
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: 

Victims' Voice and Transparency Act

 
This bill prohibits the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of receiving an award or settlement in connection with certain violations of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, including discriminatory practices and harassment that occurs in legislative branch offices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Introduced in House
Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act

Bill: 116-hr-8735
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-11-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal officials
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: 

Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act

 
 This bill prohibits a federal agency from purchasing or using a firearm. The bill excludes the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, the military departments, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall submit to Congress a report that includes specified information regarding each federal agency that has specialized units that receive special tactical or military-style training or use hard-plated body armor, shields, or helmets and that respond to high-risk situations that fall outside the capabilities of regular law enforcement officers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-09
text: Introduced in House
AARF Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8736
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Animals for Regulatory Fairness Act of 2020 or the AARF Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to allow an applicant for approval to market a new drug to use a non-animal test to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the drug if the non-animal test satisfies all other applicable requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8738
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 
This bill withdraws 3,055 acres of specified land in San Bernardino National Forest in California from (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8739
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 
This bill withdraws 370 acres of specified land in San Bernardino National Forest in California from (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8740
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Federal Housing Finance Agency

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2020 

 
This bill requires a Federal Home Loan Bank or government-sponsored enterprise to notify the Federal Housing Finance Agency of any services performed off its premises. The performance of these services is subject to regulation and examination. The bill also applies to credit unions existing limitations regarding investments by depository institutions in a bank service company. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
To provide that funds made available under chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, for Federal and State land acquisitions be used for the acquisition of lands and waters for coastal conservation, shoreline protection, and recreational access, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8741
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government trust funds
Great Lakes
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Outdoor recreation
Seashores and lakeshores
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 
This bill requires, for FY2021-FY2046, not less than 25% of the funds provided under the Land and Water Conservation Fund for federal acquisition of land or water shall be made available to states and U.S. territories for conservation, restoration, or acquisition of land or water not more than 10 miles from the ocean or one of the Great Lakes, with priority given to lands and waters for coastal conservation, shoreline protection, and recreational access.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
To extend the availability of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.

Bill: 116-hr-8742
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 
 This bill allows payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which were made to states, tribal governments, and local governments, to be used to cover expenditures incurred through December 30, 2021. Currently, expenditures must be incurred before December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8743
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020

 
This bill allows a taxpayer election for payments in lieu of the energy tax credit. It also extends such credit for one year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8744
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Burma
Congressional oversight
Human rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress an assessment of the persecution of the Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim group in Burma (Myanmar), by Burma's military and security forces, and whether the situation constitutes genocide under U.S. law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
RENEW Conservation Corps Act

Bill: 116-hr-8746
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Ecology
Employment and training programs
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Executive agency funding and structure
Farmland
Forests, forestry, trees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Higher education
Historical and cultural resources
Horticulture and plants
Indian social and development programs
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
National and community service
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Student aid and college costs
Temporary and part-time employment
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Water quality
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps Act or the RENEW Conservation Corps Act

 
This bill establishes the Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps program within the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture under which participants must implement eligible projects (e.g., planting trees or controlling invasive species).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act

Bill: 116-hr-8747
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2020-11-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Advisory bodies
Business investment and capital
Child care and development
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Immigrant health and welfare
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor market
Labor-management relations
Minority employment
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Self-employed
Small business
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: 

Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award to states (1) temporary five-year supplemental formula grants for emergency layoff aversion and workforce training activities to reduce and prevent unemployment and limit the impact of disruptions on labor markets, and (2) planning and implementation grants for innovative layoff aversion models. Grant recipients must designate a state grantee advisory council to oversee and assess the performance of activities carried out under such grants.
 
The bill requires the Departments of Commerce and Labor to jointly establish a federal interagency task force to (1) identify any challenges that a state or local area receiving funds under this bill has had to overcome; (2) collect and disseminate best practices and develop and recommend policies at the federal level to support ongoing efforts to limit the impact of market disruptions on workers, employers, and industry sectors or occupations, particularly with respect to specified groups; (3) establish a framework for a state receiving a grant under this bill to measure employer satisfaction for activities funded under it; and (4) establish the minimum standards of job quality that an employer is required to meet as a condition of receiving assistance under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Introduced in House