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Direct Primary Care for America Act

Bill: 116-hr-8417
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Comprehensive health care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Immunology and vaccination
Income tax deductions
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Direct Primary Care for America Act

 
This bill allows participants in health savings accounts to pay for direct primary care service arrangements from such accounts. A 
direct primary care service arrangement 
is primary medical care provided by primary care practitioners if the sole compensation for such care is a fixed periodic fee. 
 
The bill allows waivers to states under Medicaid to provide direct primary care to low-income Medicaid recipients. 
 
The bill also allows health care facilities to participate in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program if they offer direct primary care service arrangements and are in a health professional shortage area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
STARTS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8418
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Safe Teachers Assistance and Return To School Act of 2020 or the STARTS Act of 2020

 
This bill allows an increase in the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers in 2020 or 2021 for the purchase of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national health emergency. Specifically, the amount of the deduction is increased from $250 to $1,500, and $1,200 of such increase may only be used to purchase personal protective equipment or cleaning supplies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Any unused deduction amount for taxable year 2020 may be carried over to taxable year 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8419
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies provisions requiring health insurance plans to cover COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) diagnostic testing services at no cost, without prior authorization, and without medical management requirements. The bill specifies that a plan may not make determinations about the circumstances surrounding individuals' tests, such as why they sought testing or whether they showed symptoms of COVID-19. The bill also specifies that plans may encourage individuals to obtain tests from lower priced providers as long as such efforts do not delay, or impede access to, testing.
 
 The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to survey and report on the cash prices of testing services and the compliance of providers with the requirement to publish such prices.
 
Additionally, HHS, jointly with the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor, must issue guidance clarifying the process for submitting claims for testing services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act

Bill: 116-hr-8420
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Ethnic studies
Evidence and witnesses
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Historical and cultural resources
Human rights
Indian social and development programs
Mental health
Minority education
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
School administration
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act

 
This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States and sets forth its powers, duties, and membership. Among other activities, the commission must study the impacts and ongoing effects of the Indian Boarding School Policy (a federal policy under which American Indian and Alaska Native children were forcibly removed from their family homes and placed in boarding schools) and make recommendations to discontinue the removal of American Indian and Alaska Native children from their families and tribal communities by state social service departments, foster care agencies, and adoption agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-8421
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Aging
Air quality
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

 
This bill provides for assistance for the purchase of smoke inhalation prevention equipment to specified individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness.
 
The President, in carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), shall provide (1) assistance to a state or local government, local public health authority, or a coordinated care organization to purchase and provide such equipment to at-risk individuals; and (2) cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance to at-risk individuals in any case in which such equipment is insufficient to mitigate the risk of illness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus College Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-8422
Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Appropriations
Computers and information technology
Department of Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Student aid and college costs
Unemployment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Coronavirus College Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act

 
This bill provides additional appropriations to the Department of Education for TRIO programs. (These outreach and student services programs identify and provide services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.) 
 
The bill provides the funding to (1) expand program capacity to serve more low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities, veterans, unemployed adults, and other qualified individuals; and (2) provide such students with technology support.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID–19 Act

Bill: 116-hr-8423
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adult day care
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID-19 Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to reimburse institutions that are emergency shelters for meals and supplements provided under the Child and Adult Care Food Program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to individuals who have not attained the age of 25 and who are receiving assistance from such shelters. Under current law, individuals who are older than age 18 are not eligible to participate in the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8424
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Judges
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Senate
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes staggered, 18-year terms for Supreme Court Justices and limits the Senate's advice and consent authority in relation to the appointment of Justices.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the President to appoint a Supreme Court Justice every two years. If the appointment of a Justice would result in more than nine Justices on the Court, then the longest serving Justice, excluding Justices appointed before the enactment of the bill, is deemed retired from regular service and designated as a Senior Justice. Further, any Justice who has served a total of 18 years is deemed retired from regular service and may continue to serve as a Senior Justice. Senior Justices may continue to perform judicial duties assigned to them by the Chief Justice. However, a Justice who retires from regular service due to a disability may not serve as a Senior Justice.
 
In the event of a vacancy on the Court, the Chief Justice must assign the Justice most recently designated as a Senior Justice to serve on the Court until the appointment of a new Justice.
 
Additionally, the Senate's advice and consent authority is waived if the Senate does not act within 120 days of a Justice's nomination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-hr-8425
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Apprenticeship Training for Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-8426
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Unemployment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Protecting Apprenticeship Training for Veterans Act

 
This bill adjusts the administration of certain benefits for veterans participating in an apprenticeship or other on-job training during the period between March 1, 2020, and December 21, 2021, including by proportionately reducing the 120-hour monthly training requirement to reflect an individual's period of unemployment without a reduction in training assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8427
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report on enrollment in the Lifeline program. The Lifeline program is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers, and it allows those consumers to qualify for Lifeline assistance based on their receipt of other federal assistance programs (e.g., Medicaid or Federal Public Housing Assistance).
 
Specifically, the FCC must submit reports on (1) enrollment in the Lifeline program by individuals who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), and (2) the number of new broadband consumers projected to join the Lifeline program through federal assistance programs and the efficacy of various efforts to advertise the Lifeline program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Federal Agency Climate PREP Act

Bill: 116-hr-8429
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Federal Agency Climate Planning, Resilience, and Enhanced Preparedness Act of 2020 or the Federal Agency Climate PREP Act

 
This bill addresses climate change preparedness by establishing a council and a task force and requiring each executive agency (excluding the Government Accountability Office) to submit a climate change adaptation plan containing specified elements to the Office of Management and Budget.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Local Processing Act

Bill: 116-hr-8431
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Livestock
Meat
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
State and local government operations
Vocational and technical education
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Strengthening Local Processing Act 

 
This bill authorizes grants and other forms of assistance for small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments, including competitive grants for training programs and activities related to COVID-19 response and recovery.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Advanced Energy Technologies and Grid Efficiency Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8432
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Public utilities and utility rates
Regional and metropolitan planning
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Advanced Energy Technologies and Grid Efficiency Act of 2020

 
This bill addresses advanced energy technology implementation, including by requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to coordinate with the Department of Energy to establish the Advanced Energy Technology Research Initiative to research and provide recommendations on how to improve the modeling, operational, and planning practices used for the bulk electric system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
America Dines Out Act

Bill: 116-hr-8434
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Financial crises and stabilization
Food industry and services
Government lending and loan guarantees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

America Dines Out Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Restaurant Reimbursement Program to reimburse restaurants for certain discounts provided to customers.
 
This reimbursement may only be made for (1) 50% of the discount provided on food and non-alcoholic beverages, not to exceed $12 per customer per day; (2) discounts provided on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday during the one-month period beginning two weeks after the bill is enacted; and (3) discounts provided to customers who dined at the restaurant's physical location.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House