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Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act

Bill: 116-hr-6994
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Insurance industry and regulation
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act

 
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create a new form for the registration of index linked annuities.
 
The bill defines a registered index linked annuity as an annuity that is deemed a security, that must be registered with the SEC, and that is issued by an insurance company subject to state supervision. Furthermore, the returns of these annuities (1) are based on the performance of a specified index rate or other financial tracking vehicle, (2) are subject to modification by a financial calculation mechanism, and (3) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn early. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6995
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
General Services Administration
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 
This bill prohibits the General Services Administration (GSA), when determining the FY2021 and FY2022 per diem reimbursement rates for locations within the Continental United States (CONUS), from setting lodging allowances below the FY2020 levels.
 
 CONUS per diem reimbursement rates are the maximum allowances that federal employees are reimbursed for official travel expenses. The rates consist of lodging, meals, and incidental expense allowances; the GSA sets rates annually based on data from the prior 12-month period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Fiscal Responsibility and Long-Term Economic Security Act

Bill: 116-hr-6996
Sponsor: Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional committees
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Fiscal Responsibility and Long-Term Economic Security Act

 
This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Joint Select Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Long-Term Economic Security. The committee must (1) review the fiscal imbalance of the government, (2) identify factors affecting that imbalance, (3) analyze potential courses of action, and (4) submit a report containing recommendations and proposed legislative language to carry out the recommendations.
 
The required report must be approved by at least 10 of the committee's 16 members, including at least 5 members from the political party of the Speaker of the House and 5 members of the opposing political party. The bill also establishes procedures for expedited consideration of the proposed legislative language that the committee must submit as part of its report and recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act

Bill: 116-hr-6997
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for prescriptions written by an eligible health care provider during a public health emergency (as declared by the Department of Health and Human Services) for up to a 90-day supply of drugs.
 
Under the bill, Veterans Community Care Program providers or providers who are eligible to enter into Veterans Care Agreements are considered eligible health care providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6998
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Dams and canals
Historic sites and heritage areas
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make any grants or provide any financial assistance for the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway in Ohio.
 
The bill increases the total amount that may be appropriated for the canalway. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6999
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mental health
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020

 
This bill provides emergency funds for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to establish a network of entities that provide mental health and substance use disorder programs during, or in connection with, the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Eligible entities include tribes, qualified nonprofit organizations, and partnerships of two or more eligible entities. Grant funds may be used for initiating or expanding telehealth services, support groups, and other activities to provide individuals with counseling and other resources to assist in the management of mental health or substance use disorders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

Bill: 116-hr-7000
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
China
Corporate finance and management
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act 

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities to establish that they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government. Specifically, an issuer must make this certification if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to audit specified reports because the issuer has retained a foreign public accounting firm not subject to inspection by the board. Furthermore, if the board is unable to inspect the issuer's public accounting firm for three consecutive years, the issuer's securities are banned from trade on a national exchange or through other methods. 
 
Foreign issuers of securities that use such a firm to prepare an audit report must disclose for each non-inspection year
 
 
the percentage of shares owned by governmental entities where the issuer is incorporated, 
 
whether these governmental entities have a controlling financial interest, 
 
information related to any board members who are officials of the Chinese Communist Party, and 
 
whether the articles of incorporation of the issuer contain any charter of the Chinese Communist Party. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
World Press Freedom Protection and Reciprocity Act

Bill: 116-hr-7001
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Lawyers and legal services
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
News media and reporting
Political movements and philosophies
Protest and dissent
Public participation and lobbying
Religion
Right of privacy
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Trade agreements and negotiations
Violent crime
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

World Press Freedom Protection and Reciprocity Act

 
This bill establishes requirements related to the protection and support of journalists and media personnel abroad.
 
Specifically, the President must establish a plan to (1) negotiate access for U.S. news and media organizations and their employees globally, and (2) work to enhance reciprocity for news and media organizations operating in the United States. The President must impose visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person who is responsible for the jailing, killing, or torture of journalists or media personnel or significant efforts to harass or restrict the activities, terminate the visas, or threaten the safety of journalists or media personnel.
 
Identification statements required to be placed on informational materials distributed in the United States by an agent of a foreign principal on behalf of such principal must be labeled, marked, or stamped conspicuously at the top of the first page of such materials.
 
The annual country reports on human rights and development assistance and human rights and security assistance must include an assessment of freedom of expression with respect to electronic information in foreign countries.
 
Lastly, the bill establishes the Global Press Freedom Defense Fund to provide assistance to foreign journalists and media personnel who are victims of restrictions on the internationally recognized right to freedom of expression, including assistance to pay for legal and other related expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Stop Coronavirus Scams Act

Bill: 116-hr-7002
Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Disaster relief and insurance
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Intellectual property
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Stop Coronavirus Scams Act

 
This bill increases penalties for trafficking in counterfeit goods, services, or drugs related to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Work for Warriors Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7003
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Military readiness
National Guard and reserves
Performance measurement
State and local finance
Unemployment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Work for Warriors Act of 

2020

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a pilot program to enhance DOD's efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services to members of the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the Armed Forces.
 
DOD must (1) develop outcome measurements to evaluate the success of the program, and (2) report on program results.
 
The bill terminates the authority to carry out the program on September 30, 2023, with an authorized extension for up to two additional fiscal years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Save Our Rural Health Providers Act

Bill: 116-hr-7004
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Save Our Rural Health Providers Act

 
This bill requires a specific portion of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to be allocated to rural health care providers responding to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires that at least 20% of future appropriations and the unobligated balance of prior appropriations to the fund relating to COVID-19 provider assistance be reserved for rural health care providers, with priority given to providers serving a high number of Medicare or Medicaid enrollees, elderly or other high-risk individuals, uninsured individuals, or areas with limited health infrastructure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
SHIELD Act

Bill: 116-hr-7005
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Free trade and trade barriers
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Showing How Isolationism Effects [
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] Long-term Development Act or the SHIELD Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study and report on electronic commerce, including data sharing and data flow, and its impact on the U.S. economy.
 
Such study shall involve a review of (1) the economic benefit of the free transfer of data, (2) the impact of digital trade barriers on the U.S. economy and business development, and (3) the beneficial impacts of data agreements on commerce. Commerce and the FTC must also establish and maintain a compendium of data localization regulations.
 
Commerce and the FTC must report to Congress the results of such study and any recommendations to promote U.S. economic activity through electronic commerce. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act

Bill: 116-hr-7006
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act

 
This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain requirements during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with respect to Medicare coverage of home health services. Specifically, the bill allows the CMS to waive requirements relating to written (1) treatment plans that are signed and dated, (2) orders for care, (3) certification of eligibility, and (4) documentation of face-to-face encounters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Family Savings Flexibility Act

Bill: 116-hr-7008
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Marriage and family status
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Family Savings Flexibility Act

 
This bill (1) increases to $2,750 the maximum amount of unused benefits or contributions remaining in a health flexible or dependent care spending arrangement that may be carried over from the 2020 to the 2021 plan year, (2) increases the maximum contribution amount for health savings accounts, and (3) increases for taxable years beginning in 2020, the exclusion from employee gross income of employer-paid dependent care assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Yellow Ribbon for Overseas Education Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7009
Sponsor: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
Introduced: 2020-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: 

Yellow Ribbon for Overseas Education Act of 2020

 
This bill updates terminology related to the Yellow Ribbon Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by removing a reference to 
established charges
 in consistency with other laws related to the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Under the Yellow Ribbon Program, institutions of higher learning can voluntarily enter into an agreement with the VA to fund tuition and fee expenses that exceed amounts payable under the Post-9/11 GI Bill (and the VA will match the contribution).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-22
text: Introduced in House