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Fair and Accurate Census Act

Bill: 116-s-4048
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2020-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Census and government statistics
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Photography and imaging
Postal service
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Student records
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: 

Fair and Accurate Census Act

 
This bill extends the deadline for the U.S. Census Bureau to complete the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations and provides $400 million to address the impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the census and to support enhanced census activities.
 
The bill requires the bureau to report specified information, such as (1) the total number of field staff, sorted by category; (2) the anticipated schedule of census operations; (3) total spending on media, advertisements, and partnership specialists; and (4) post-enumeration survey schedule and completion progress, including anticipated schedule for release of results from the coverage measurement survey.
 
An institution of higher education may provide to the bureau information requested for purposes of enumeration for the 2020 decennial census of population, subject to certain public notice requirements. The institution may not provide any information to the bureau on an individual's immigration or citizenship status.
 
The bureau may not compile, produce, or publish any data product or tabulation as part of, in combination with, or in connection with the 2020 decennial census of population or any such census data that includes topics specific to the 2020 census that were not part of a report submitted on March 28, 2017, and the 2018 End-to-End Census Test conducted in Providence County, Rhode Island.
 
The bill provides funding for specified activities, including expanded communications and advertising targeted to low self-response communities in rural and urban areas, Alaska Native villages, and on tribal lands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health Emergency Production Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4050
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2020-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food industry and services
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Meat
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: 

Public Health Emergency Production Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies the administration of the Defense Production Act of 1950 and requires reporting on the use of authorities under the act during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.)
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must require companies to prioritize the fulfillment of federal contracts or orders necessary for pandemic preparedness and response upon finding that (1) a material is essential to the public health, and (2) public health needs cannot be met through normal distribution channels. HHS must also establish, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, an office responsible for Defense Production Act of 1950 activities.
 
Other changes include (1) eliminating a requirement to transfer any balance in excess of $750 million from the Defense Production Act Fund to the General Fund of the Department of the Treasury, and (2) enabling personnel to rotate between the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy and specified components of HHS.
 
With respect to reporting, the Defense Production Act Committee must report general information concerning the use of Defense Production Act of 1950 authorities, and the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Agriculture must report on the use of such authorities specifically with respect to the operations of meat processing facilities, during the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act

Bill: 116-s-4051
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2020-06-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Business records
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial review and appeals
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Manufacturing
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: 

Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act

 
This bill requires certain technology companies to ensure that they can decode encrypted information on their services and products in order to provide such information to law enforcement. It also establishes requirements and procedures for assisting law enforcement agencies in accessing encrypted data. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Introduced in Senate
HOPE for HOMES Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4052
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing industry and standards
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Performance measurement
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

HOPE for HOMES Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish (1) criteria for a HOPE Qualification for contractors to advance their capabilities to efficiently retrofit homes, including a list of courses that meet the criteria and information on how individuals and entities may apply for grants to achieve such qualification; and (2) a Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates for homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
DOE EPSCoR Modernization Act

Bill: 116-s-4053
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

DOE EPSCoR Modernization Act

 
This bill revises the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program of the Department of Energy (DOE).
 
The objectives of the EPSCoR must include (1) increasing the number of researchers in specified jurisdictions (i.e., the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), especially at institutions of higher education (IHEs), capable of performing nationally competitive science and engineering research in support of the mission of DOE in the areas of applied energy research, environmental management, and basic science; and (2) improving science and engineering research and education programs at IHEs in such states and enhancing their capabilities to develop, plan, and execute research that is competitive.
 
The EPSCoR must provide grants to such jurisdictions to carry out and support applied energy research and research in all areas of environmental management and basic science sponsored by DOE.
 
DOE must contract with a federally funded research and development center, the National Academy of Sciences, or a a similar organization to carry out an assessment of the effectiveness of EPSCoR, including an assessment of the progress made towards achieving the objectives of the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3207-3208)
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act

Bill: 116-s-4055
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Minority education
Minority employment
Minority health
Nursing
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

Strengthening America's Health Care Readiness Act

 
This bill establishes an emergency services demonstration program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide supplemental student loan repayment to current and former recipients of National Health Services Corps (NHSC) scholarships and student loan repayment awards who agree to participate in the National Disaster Medical System. (The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages, and the National Disaster Medical System is a partnership between HHS, the Department of Defense, and other federal departments that responds to public health and other emergencies, including by deploying medical response teams.)
 
The bill also increases FY2020 funding for the NHSC, as well as similar programs for nurses, with a certain amount of funding reserved for individuals who are members of groups that are historically underrepresented in health care professions. The funds for the Nurse Corps Scholarship and Repayment Program are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3208-3209)
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act

Bill: 116-s-4056
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal officials
Government studies and investigations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act

 
This bill bars an individual who has worked for a special counsel investigation or prosecution targeting a President or presidential candidate from serving in a position that requires the advice and consent of the Senate. This prohibition shall last for seven years from the end of the individual's work with the special counsel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4057
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Land use and conservation
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 
This bill specifies that neither the Forest Service nor the Department of the Interior may be required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan based on new information relating to a threatened or endangered species or a critical habitat. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act

Bill: 116-s-4058
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
HIV/AIDS
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mental health
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorders Act

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states, other jurisdictions, and community-based entities for harm reduction activities to address drug misuse during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 Behavioral Health Support Act

Bill: 116-s-4059
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority health
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states, tribes, local governments, behavioral health and primary care providers, and community organizations to support behavioral health treatment and services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Open Back Better Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4060
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Appropriations
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Disaster relief and insurance
Educational facilities and institutions
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Libraries and archives
Manufacturing
Metals
Natural disasters
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

Open Back Better Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components.
 
States must use at least 40% of grant funds to implement projects in environmental justice communities or low-income communities that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
No funds may be used for a project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States, with specified exceptions.
 
The bill also directs DOE to hire a specified number of employees to carry out the grant program, including at least 300 full-time employees in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
SERVE and CARRY Act

Bill: 116-s-4061
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement and COVID-19 Anti-hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act or the
 
SERVE and CARRY Act 

 
This bill provides nutrition assistance to states during an emergency such as COVID-19 by (1) establishing a State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement (SERVE) Program that authorizes funding for states to contract with restaurants and provide nutrition benefits to participants for the purchase of meals and food through electronic benefit transfer transactions; (2) providing funds for states to purchase, store, process, package, harvest, and distribute locally grown commodities, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops, dairy, and other consumable items; and (3) expanding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping Big Tech's Censorship Act

Bill: 116-s-4062
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

Stopping Big Tech's Censorship Act

 
This bill modifies the requirements that providers and users of interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) must meet in order to qualify for certain liability protections.
 
Specifically, in order to be exempt from being treated as the publisher or speaker of any information published by a third-party information content provider, a provider or user of an interactive computer service must take reasonable steps to prevent or address the unlawful use of such service or unlawful publication of information on the service.
 
Further, the bill removes the protection against civil liability for a provider or user of an interactive computer service that voluntarily takes action in good faith to restrict access to or availability of certain offensive material, unless such action meets specified First Amendment requirements.
 
Lastly, to be eligible for protection from liability for information published by a third-party information content provider, a provider or user of an interactive computer service must meet certain notice requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Impact Aid Co­ro­na­vi­rus Relief Act

Bill: 116-s-4063
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Property tax
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act

 
This bill allows local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the Impact Aid Program to use the student count and federal property valuation data from their FY2021 program applications for their FY2022 program applications. The program provides funding to LEAs that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3209)
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4064
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: 

Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop law enforcement training curricula in alternatives to the use of force, de-escalation tactics, and techniques for safely responding to a person experiencing a behavioral health crisis. DOJ shall also make grants to states for law enforcement officers to acquire such training from the DOJ or an equivalent program offered by a DOJ-certified entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate