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Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act

Bill: 116-s-4255
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Department of the Treasury
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Reserve System
Financial literacy
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Low- and moderate-income housing
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority employment
Poverty and welfare assistance
Real estate business
Rural conditions and development
Securities
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: 

Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act 

 
This bill establishes investment programs and generally revises provisions related to community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must establish a Neighborhood Capital Investment Program to facilitate direct capital investments in low- and moderate-income community financial institutions. To qualify for the program, these institutions must, among other things, (1) demonstrate specified lending history regarding low-and moderate-income borrowers and other targeted populations, and (2) provide details regarding plans to expand or maintain lending to certain minority communities and historically disadvantaged borrowers. 
 
The bill also establishes the Neighborhood Loan Program through the Federal Reserve Board's emergency powers to create a credit facility for small business loans, specifically targeting low- and moderate-income community financial institutions serving low- and moderate-income and minority communities. The bill requires certain amounts available through existing COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) economic aid programs to be set aside for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. 
 
Regarding minority depository institutions, the bill
 
 
establishes the Minority Bank Deposit Program to expand the use of minority depository institutions to hold the deposits of federal departments and agencies,
 
allows new minority depository institutions to take three years to meet initial capital requirements, and 
 
establishes a program allowing minority depository institutions to apply to receive deposits from certain Treasury accounts. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
No Funds to China’s Military Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4256
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Asia
China
Foreign and international corporations
International Affairs
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: 

No Funds to China's Military Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds to purchase goods or services from an individual or entity that the Department of Defense has determined is controlled by or affiliated with China's military or defense industrial base. 
 
This prohibition applies to federal funds provided to a state or local government or private entity. Before an executive agency provides federal funds to such a government or private entity, the recipient shall certify that it will comply with this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act

Bill: 116-s-4257
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: District of Columbia
Manufacturing
Maryland
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Trade restrictions
Transportation programs funding
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: 

Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act

 
This bill eliminates the temporary exemption to certification requirements for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public transportation with respect to contracts between public transportation agencies and certain rolling stock manufacturers. Such manufacturers include ones that are owned or controlled by, are a subsidiary of, or otherwise are related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that (1) is identified as a nonmarket economy country, (2) was identified by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as a foreign country included on the priority watch list, and (3) is subject to monitoring by the USTR. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
SOS Act

Bill: 116-s-4258
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Music
Performing arts
Small business
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Save our Stages Act or the SOS Act

 
This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to eligible live venue operators, producers, promoters, or talent representatives to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on certain live venues.
 
Specifically, the SBA may make (1) an initial grant of up to $12 million dollars to an eligible operator, promoter, producer, or talent representative; and (2) a supplemental grant that is equal to 50% of the initial grant. An initial grant must be used for costs incurred between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, but a supplemental grant may be used for expenses incurred through June 30, 2021.
 
Such grants shall be used for specified expenses such as payroll costs, rent, utilities, and personal protective equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4259
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a statutory definition for 
long-term care pharmacy
 under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. 
 
Currently, there is no statutory definition. Regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) define a long-term care pharmacy as a pharmacy that is owned by or under contract with a long-term care facility to provide prescription drugs to the facility's residents. Additional requirements are set out in CMS guidance relating to the Medicare prescription drug benefit; pharmacies are also subject to regulations and guidance from other agencies (e.g., packaging requirements from the Food and Drug Administration).
 

 
The bill defines a long-term care pharmacy as a state-licensed pharmacy that is able to provide enhanced pharmacy and clinical services to individuals who have certain comorbid and medically complex chronic conditions and who reside in skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, or any other applicable setting (as determined by the CMS). The term 
enhanced pharmacy and clinical services
 includes medication dispensed in special packaging, drug utilization review, and 24-7 availability of medication delivery and on-call pharmacists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4260
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial literacy
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Infectious and parasitic diseases
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020 

 
This bill requires Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to purchase or insure single-family mortgages originated on or after February 1, 2020, on the same terms as they otherwise would despite a borrower entering into, or inquiring about, forbearance due to a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) related hardship. This requirement begins 5 days after enactment of this bill and ends 60 days after the end of the period of time a borrower may request a COVID-19 related forbearance. 
 
The Federal Housing Finance Agency may not increase fees or otherwise restrict access to credit during the COVID-19 emergency without congressional notice. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on COVID-19-related assistance to consumers by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
SCHOOL Act

Bill: 116-s-4261
Sponsor: Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Safely Creating Healthy Opening Options Locally Act or the SCHOOL Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program and other resources to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) with reopening schools after closures related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must partner with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to LEAs for certain activities to reopen schools. These activities include (1) purchasing personal protective equipment; (2) cleaning and disinfecting schools; (3) purchasing the supplies necessary to carry out their reopening plans; and (4) complying with the guidelines, recommendations, and other public health communications issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other entities to mitigate the hazards of COVID-19.
 
Additionally, ED and HHS must (1) develop a process to connect health care professionals with schools to assist them with symptom checks and additional supports, and (2) develop recommendations to expand telehealth services to students and teachers in areas with a shortage of health care professionals.
 
Further, HHS must issue guidance to clarify that private health insurance must cover COVID-19 testing, without imposing cost-sharing, through telehealth services in school-based settings. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue a letter to advise states on providing coverage for telehealth services in school-based settings under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
 
Finally, ED must develop an online clearinghouse to collect and maintain evidence-based information, including best practices, related to reopening schools after closures due to COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4262
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority employment
Minority health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants, and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) to develop a plan, to address health disparities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the CDC, in coordination with certain departments and agencies, must award grants for contact tracing to, among others, public health departments and health care providers. In awarding these grants, the CDC shall prioritize entities with a demonstrated commitment to employing individuals who represent the demographic groups in the community served by the entity.
 
The CDC must also work with states to update certain COVID-19 testing plans to address testing for populations experiencing COVID-19 health disparities.
 
Additionally, the CDC must award grants to public health departments, tribal organizations, and others for public awareness campaigns on COVID-19 health disparities and, upon the availability of a vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine safety. For these grants, the CDC must give priority to entities serving populations that experience COVID-19 health disparities and low rates of vaccinations, respectively. The CDC must undertake a separate COVID-19 public awareness campaign, as well.
 
In addition, the OMH must develop, within 30 days, an action plan on COVID-19 health disparities that addresses, among other issues, barriers to COVID-19 data collection. The OMH must coordinate with the CDC and others on this plan and update it at least every 30 days during the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Bill: 116-s-4263
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Jurisdiction and venue
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

 
This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. (Preclearance is the process of receiving federal preapproval before making legal changes that would affect voting rights.) In addition, the bill expands voting access on tribal lands.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
U.S. MADE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4264
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Buy American requirements
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

United States Manufacturing Availability of Domestic Equipment Act or the U.S. MADE Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds in the Strategic National Stockpile for the procurement of certain items unless they are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States. Such items include personal protective equipment, including protective masks and gowns, sanitizing and disinfecting wipes, privacy curtains and coverings, or other textile medical supplies and equipment. 
 
The bill also allows a new 30% investment tax credit for qualifying medical personal protective equipment manufacturing projects. The term 
qualifying medical personal protective equipment manufacturing project
 is a project which reequips, expands, establishes or continues existing production of drugs, vaccines, and medical equipment for the emergency health security of the United States


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4265
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020 

 
This bill requires federal agencies to annually report on their environmental review activities as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
RECLAIM Act

Bill: 116-s-4266
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disaster relief and insurance
Government liability
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Protest and dissent
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Restitution for Economic losses Caused by Leaders who Allow Insurrection and Mayhem Act or the RECLAIM Act

 
This bill provides for civil liability in certain instances against an official who recognizes a law enforcement-free zone and contains other related provisions.
 
The bill defines such a zone as an area that law enforcement is entitled to access but is instructed to not access or only access in exceptional circumstances, but generally does not include instances where law enforcement temporarily withholds from an area in response to an imminent threat. 
 
An official shall be liable to a person who suffers certain physical harm or property damage from a third party's criminal act if, among other requirements, the official directed law enforcement to recognize a law enforcement-free zone and the criminal act and harm was foreseeable and occurred within the zone. An official who prohibits law enforcement from taking a law enforcement action that would prevent or mitigate physical harm or property damage related to a riot shall also be liable to a person who suffered harm or property damage caused during the riot, in certain instances.
 
The bill also provides for triple damages in certain instances for an individual who prevails in a civil rights lawsuit against an official who recognized a law enforcement-free zone or prohibited a law enforcement action related to a riot.
 
States and local government entities that receive certain law enforcement grants or disaster relief may not take certain actions such as (1) prohibiting law enforcement actions that would mitigate injuries to individuals or property from a riot, or (2) recognizing a law enforcement-free zone.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Paya Way".

Bill: 116-s-4267
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Caribbean area
Congressional tributes
Cuba
District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Human rights
Latin America
Protest and dissent
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 
This bill designates the area between the intersections of 16th Street, NW and Fuller Street, NW and 16th Street, NW and Euclid Street, NW in the District of Columbia as 
Oswaldo Paya Way
. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Employer Assistance Coordination Act

Bill: 116-s-4268
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Employer Assistance Coordination Act

 
This bill permits certain small employers who participate in the Payroll Protection Program established to assist such employers adversely affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to also claim the refundable employee retention tax credit if their businesses have experienced a significant reduction in revenue or have closed pursuant to a government order. The bill prohibits employers from using funds from both programs based upon the same wages paid to their employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate