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Stop Foreign Payoffs Act

Bill: 116-hr-7526
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Family relationships
Federal officials
Foreign and international corporations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Securities
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Stop Foreign Payoffs Act 

 
This bill prohibits certain government officials and their family members from holding foreign financial interests and also requires divestiture of any such interests in a prescribed manner and time frame. Specifically, the bill prohibits the President, cabinet officials, and Members of Congress from holding any financial interest in, or receiving payment from, a foreign business. Such individuals must divest any such interest by either converting the interest into cash or another investment, or by placing the interest in a qualified blind trust or diversified trust; divestiture must occur no later than 30 days after either the issuance of implementing regulations or after the individual takes office. The bill's requirements apply to the spouses, children, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law of such individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
MMEDS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7527
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Business expenses
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Housing and community development funding
Immunology and vaccination
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Strategic materials and reserves
Unemployment
Veterans' medical care
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Medical Manufacturing, Economic Development, and Sustainability Act of 2020 or the MMEDS Act of 2020

 
This bill provides incentives for relocating medical manufacturing facilities in the United States and for manufacturing medical products (i.e., drugs and devices) in economically distressed zones. Specifically, the bill allows a income tax credit for 40% of the sum of wages paid in a medical manufacturing economically distressed zone, employee fringe benefit expenses, and depreciation and amortization allowances with respect to qualified medical manufacturing facility property, and a credit for economically distressed zone products and services acquired by domestic medical manufacturers. The bill increases the credit rate for minority businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
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: 2020-07-09
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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Get America Back to Work Act

Bill: 116-hr-7528
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Health care quality
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Get America Back to Work Act

 
This bill limits civil liability of persons for the spread or transmission of coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) and exempts employers from certain federal occupational safety and health laws and regulations in relation to the virus. 
 
The bill shall be in effect from January 1, 2020, until 18 months after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
 
Generally, a person shall be exempt from liability for the spread or transmission of the virus if the person made reasonable efforts to comply with applicable guidance regarding COVID-19. Further, a health care provider acting in good faith shall be exempt from liability for the spread or transmission of the virus caused by the provider's act or omission if (1) the provider was providing health care services significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) the act or omission occurred while a health professional was performing services within the scope of the professional's license or certification to provide such services, and (3) the act or omission does not exceed the scope of the license or certification of a substantially similar health professional.
 
However, a person (including a health care provider) may still be liable in certain instances, such as if the act or omission in question constitutes willful or criminal misconduct, reckless misconduct, or gross negligence. 
 
Additionally, the bill exempts employers from citation and civil and criminal penalties for violating occupational safety and health standards related to the spread or transmission of the virus, if the employer made reasonable efforts to comply with applicable guidance related to the virus.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
21st Century SCRA Act

Bill: 116-hr-7529
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Landlord and tenant
Lease and rental services
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

21st Century SCRA Act

 
This bill specifies that a service member who is authorized under current law to terminate a lease of premises or a motor vehicle lease without incurring an early termination fee may provide notice of the termination by electronic delivery to an email address designated by the lessor or the lessor's agent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Students from Cybercrimes Act

Bill: 116-hr-7530
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Protecting Students from Cybercrimes Act

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Bureau of Investigation to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to help prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to cybercrimes. LEAs must use grant funds for certain activities, such as establishing scholarship or apprenticeship programs to provide financial assistance to students who pursue careers in cybersecurity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Infectious Disease Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Act

Bill: 116-hr-7531
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Infectious Disease Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Act

 
This bill establishes the National Medical Command and a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and respond to infectious diseases. It also requires a strategic plan focused on treatments and vaccine development for infectious diseases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act

Bill: 116-hr-7532
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act

 
This bill allows an individual sentenced to death by a state to present newly discovered evidence in a petition challenging the legality of the individual's detention (i.e., a habeas corpus petition).
 
Under the bill, a federal court may grant a habeas corpus petition concerning such an individual if the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. 
 
Furthermore, a federal court may consider, subject to certain requirements, a subsequent petition concerning such an individual if the petition is based on a claim that the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. (Currently, if a federal court has already considered a habeas corpus petition concerning an individual, subsequent petitions concerning that individual shall be dismissed, with limited exceptions.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Category Management Training Act

Bill: 116-hr-7533
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Small Business Category Management Training Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to develop a training curriculum on category management, including best practices for purchasing goods and services from small businesses, for the staff of federal agencies with procurement or acquisition responsibilities.
 
Category management is a federal government approach to procurement and acquisition that aims to (1) deliver more savings, value, and efficiency for federal agencies; (2) eliminate contract redundancies; and (3) meet federal small business contracting and procurement goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
RURAL HELP Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7534
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2020 or the RURAL HELP Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to determine whether costs incurred by rural hospitals exceed costs incurred by urban hospitals under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and to adjust payments accordingly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7535
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Poverty and welfare assistance
Retail and wholesale trades
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020

 
This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to make the online redemption of benefits, including the acceptance of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards, more widely available by requiring the implementation of online SNAP purchasing in every state and providing funding for an online redemption portal and a technical assistance center. 
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must award on a competitive basis one or more contracts to develop an EBT Online Redemption Portal to (1) allow program participants to use online or mobile electronic benefits transactions to purchase program foods from, and make online payments to, authorized program retailers under SNAP; and (2) facilitate food purchase delivery for program participants using such electronic benefits transactions. 
 
The Food and Nutrition Service of USDA must award competitive grants or enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit entities to establish a SNAP Online Purchasing Technical Assistance Center to provide state agencies, authorized program retailers, and program participants information on and technical assistance with accepting SNAP benefits through online transactions and use of the portal. In providing technical assistance, the center must give priority to entities that are small and limited-resource retailers. 
 
The bill provides funding for both the online redemption portal and the technical assistance center. 
 
USDA must maintain on its website a publicly available listing, organized and searchable by region, locality, and state, of all approved retail food stores accepting benefits from recipients of SNAP, including through online transactions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7536
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Evidence and witnesses
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020

 
This bill expands civil enforcement against state and local law enforcement agencies that engage in patterns or practices of conduct that violate constitutional or federal statutory rights.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
authorizes states to bring pattern-or-practice cases, 
 
gives administrative subpoena power to states (and to the Department of Justice) in pattern-or-practice investigations, and 
 
authorizes grants to help states conduct pattern-or-practice investigations. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7537
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act of 2020

 
This bill exempts from the definition of 
passive activity
, for purposes of the passive loss tax rules, any qualified medical research activity of a specified medical research small business pass-thru entity. 
 
The bill defines 
specified medical research small business pass-thru entity
 as any domestic pass-thru entity if more than 80% of such entity's expenditures on research are paid or incurred in connection with qualified medical research activities and the gross receipts of such entity for the taxable year are less than $1 million.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Essential Workforce Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-7538
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Federal preemption
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Essential Workforce Parity Act

 
This bill limits the liability of health care professionals and related health care entities for certain harm caused in the course of arranging or providing health care services during and shortly after the COVID-19 public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7541
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Performance measurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program for the purpose of improving safety and suicide care for veterans. The program must be implemented at five VA medical centers, including one that serves veterans in rural and remote areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-10
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House