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Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6789
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Credit and credit markets
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
National Credit Union Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 

Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 

 
This bill eases certain restrictions on credit unions regarding liquidity and lending.
 
The bill extends waivers applicable to National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility membership and credit-extension restrictions through December 31, 2021. These waivers currently expire on December 31, 2020. (The National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility serves as a lender to credit unions that are experiencing certain liquidity shortfalls.) 
 
The bill also temporarily provides credit unions with an exception to limits on outstanding member business loans. Specifically, a loan does not count towards this limit if (1) it is used for recovery from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, (2) it is made by an insured credit union that has received a specified soundness rating, (3) it is made during a specified time period, and (4) it does not threaten the safety and soundness of the insured credit union. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Business Borrowers Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-6790
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Credit and credit markets
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 

Business Borrowers Protection Act 

 
This bill prohibits a creditor from enforcing a loan covenant that requires the accelerated repayment of a loan if the borrower receives a loan under certain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) economic aid programs. Additionally, a creditor is prohibited from enforcing any loan covenant beginning on the date of enactment of this bill and ending one year after the termination of the COVID-19 national emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
COVID-19 Safe Home Appraisal Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6791
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Agriculture
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Housing finance and home ownership
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 

COVID-19 Safe Home Appraisal Act of 2020

 
This bill allows interior inspection appraisal requirements with respect to certain loans to be waived through the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period if specified requirements are met. An interior inspection may be waived if (1) an exterior inspection is performed in conjunction with certain contemporaneous verifications, such as video or photographs by the borrower; (2) an interior inspection may be ordered at a later date; and (3) an appraiser rejected the assignment due to health and safety concerns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial 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: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial 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: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6792
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 

Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a particular Medicare payment methodology for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires payments to be made in accordance with the same methodology that is used for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Production Act

Bill: 116-hr-6793
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Manufacturing
Materials
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Radiation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Strategic materials and reserves
Technology transfer and commercialization
Transportation costs
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 

Pandemic Production Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take actions to develop and maintain the capabilities of domestic industries to produce materials necessary for the pandemic response strategy of the United States. It also establishes the Pandemic Production Act Fund to support these efforts. Among other activities, HHS may purchase, or commit to purchase, essential medical technologies and related materials and install equipment in, or otherwise modify, government-owned or privately owned industrial facilities to support domestic production capacity. 
 
Before using these authorities, HHS generally must make specific determinations and findings related to the necessity of the action but may waive these requirements during a declared national emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6794
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Financial literacy
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
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
Low- and moderate-income housing
Rural conditions and development
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
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: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit confessions of judgment in connection with the extension of covered credit or creation of covered debt, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6795
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 
This bill prohibits a confession of judgment or similar agreement as a condition to a loan or extension of credit of $2 million or less during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and for 120 days following. (A confession of judgment is an agreement to a judgment of liability without notice and opportunity to be heard in court in the event of the default of a borrower.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Energy for the Future Act

Bill: 116-hr-6796
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Energy research
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Nuclear power
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 

Nuclear Energy for the Future Act

 
This bill addresses advanced nuclear energy research and development at the Department of Energy (DOE).
 
DOE must 
 
 
carry out a program to conduct research relating to the development of advanced nuclear energy technologies that may offer improved safety, functionality, and affordability;
 
make available nuclear energy research infrastructure to industry partners in order to achieve faster and cost-effective development of advanced nuclear energy technologies toward commercial readiness;
 
select industry partners for awards on a competitive merit-reviewed basis;
 
construct a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source which shall operate as a national user facility; and
 
ensure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of its high-performance computation collaborative research program to develop new reactor technologies with other research entities of DOE, including the National Laboratories.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
CHIPPER Act

Bill: 116-hr-6797
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 

Children's Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act or the CHIPPER Act

 
This bill extends the 11.5% increase to the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that is otherwise applicable under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY2021, in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP in FY2021, a state must cover, without cost-sharing, testing and treatment for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including vaccines, specialized equipment, and therapies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Haitian Deportation Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-6798
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2020-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Haiti
Health programs administration and funding
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latin America
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: 

Haitian Deportation Relief Act

 
This bill defers the removal of any national of Haiti who is physically present in the United States on the date of the bill's enactment. The deferral period shall last until the later of (1) the end of the emergency period in the United States stemming from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak; or (2) the end of the COVID-19 emergency in Haiti, if such removals will not overwhelm Haiti's public health infrastructure.
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall prioritize alternatives to detention for an alien whose removal is deferred under this bill, unless the alien poses a significant public safety risk.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6799
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of the Treasury
Disability assistance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Public utilities and utility rates
Small business
Social security and elderly assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020

 
This bill allows an eligible employer a payroll tax credit equal to 50% of a limited amount of qualified fixed expenses paid by such employer in a calendar quarter. 
Qualified fixed expenses
 include a mortgage, rent, or a utility payment. 
 
An employer is eligible for such payroll credit if the employer was carrying on a trade or business in 2020 which had not more than 1,500 full-time employees or not more than $41.5 million in gross receipts in 2019. The employer's business must have been suspended in a calendar quarter due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and have experienced a significant decline in gross receipts due to that pandemic.. 
 
The credit may not be claimed by the federal government or by any state or tribal government, or by U.S. possessions, but may be claimed by tax-exempt organizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
FEED the Children Act

Bill: 116-hr-6801
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Funding Emergency Eating Distribution for the Children or the
 
FEED the Children Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allocate additional funds to states to reimburse school food authorities for a specified percentage of the costs incurred from March 2020 through June 2020 to operate school food programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, USDA must issue guidance for the implementation of this bill not later than 10 days after enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
ALIGN Act

Bill: 116-hr-6802
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act or the ALIGN Act

 
This bill makes permanent the expensing of certain new business equipment. 
Expensing
 allows the deduction of the full amount of an expense item in the same taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6803
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mental health
Small business
Surgery and anesthesia
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020

 
This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass certain outpatient care centers that are affiliates of nonprofit hospitals.
 
Such care centers include mental health and substance abuse centers, dialysis centers, health maintenance organization medical centers, and freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Fourth Amendment Restoration Act

Bill: 116-hr-6804
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Jurisdiction and venue
Law enforcement officers
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Fourth Amendment Restoration Act

 
This bill limits surveillance conducted for foreign intelligence purposes.
 
Specifically, the bill repeals provisions authorizing without a court order various types of searches and surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes, including electronic surveillance and access to business records.
 
An officer of the U.S. government must obtain a warrant for certain search and surveillance activities against a U.S. citizen, including (1) conducting electronic surveillance, (2) conducting physical searches of property under a U.S. citizen's exclusive control, or (3) targeting a U.S. citizen to acquire foreign intelligence information. The bill provides for criminal penalties for a person who knowingly violates these requirements or otherwise obtains such information under color of law without statutory authorization. 
 
Information about a U.S. citizen acquired under Executive Order 12333 (relating to intelligence gathering) or during surveillance of a non-U.S. citizen shall not be used against the U.S. citizen in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or investigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House