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We Go Together Act

Bill: 116-hr-7234
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Collective security
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International law and treaties
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Navigation, waterways, harbors
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
South Korea
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

We Go Together Act

 
This bill requires the President to take certain actions before changing U.S. policy with respect to the U.S.-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty. 
 
Specifically, no later than 120 days before making such a change, the President shall provide to Congress (1) a detailed justification for the change, (2) a certification that the change is in the U.S. national interest, and (3) a certification that an alternative agreement or measure is in place to replace any lost capacity or benefits stemming from the change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Stop Biometric Surveillance by Law Enforcement Act

Bill: 116-hr-7235
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Law enforcement administration and funding
Photography and imaging
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Stop Biometric Surveillance by Law Enforcement Act

 
This bill prohibits federal law enforcement agencies, states and local governments, and high-risk urban areas from using facial recognition technology or other biometric surveillance systems on any image that is acquired by body-worn cameras used by law enforcement officers. The bill also includes enforcement provisions that require certain federal grants to be reduced for states, local governments, and high-risk urban areas that violate this restriction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Space Research Innovation Act

Bill: 116-hr-7236
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Higher education
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Space flight and exploration

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Space Research Innovation Act

 
This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to (1) establish a university-affiliated research center to facilitate NASA capabilities, and (2) use the research center to fund analyses and engineering support related to cis-lunar and deep-space missions and interplanetary research.
 
The bill lists the following entities as eligible to participate in the research center: (1) an institution of higher education, (2) an operator of a federally funded research and development center, and (3) a nonprofit or not-for-profit research institution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Regional Clean Energy Innovation Act

Bill: 116-hr-7237
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
State and local government operations
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Regional Clean Energy Innovation Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish an Office of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies to manage a network of Regional Energy Innovation and Development Institutes (REIDIs) that accelerate clean energy innovation in the post-research stage. The term 
REIDIs
 means partnerships between governments, academic institutions, businesses, DOE national laboratories, and other clean energy entities that advance the development of early-stage innovations and support after proof concept to help clean energy innovations reach viability for commercial demonstration and deployment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
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: 2020-06-18
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: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Long Range Bomber Expansion Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7238
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Long Range Bomber Expansion Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Air Force to report to Congress on the bomber aircraft force structure that will enable the Air Force to meet the requirements of its long-range strike mission under the National Defense Strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act

Bill: 116-hr-7239
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act

 
This bill reauthorizes in Pennsylvania through FY2036 
 
 
the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,
 
the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area,
 
the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, 
 
the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and 
 
the Oil Region National Heritage Area.
 
 
The bill eliminates the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for
 
 
the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,
 
 the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and
 
 the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Housing Efficiency Standards Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7240
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Housing Efficiency Standards Act of 2020

 
This bill updates energy efficiency requirements for new construction or rehabilitation of certain federally assisted housing, as well as for new construction of manufactured housing.
 
Specifically, new construction or rehabilitation of certain federally assisted housing must comply with recently updated energy efficiency standards issued by certain industry bodies. Current law requires compliance with older versions of these standards. 
 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture may establish additional or different energy efficiency requirements if they are at least as stringent as the otherwise applicable standards.
 
Additionally, new construction of manufactured housing must comply with standards issued by certain industry bodies or by the Department of Energy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
P4 Act

Bill: 116-hr-7241
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Rural conditions and development
Small business
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Wages and earnings
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act or the P4 Act

 
This bill authorizes new lending under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), for specified small businesses that have experienced a significant loss in revenue.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes one supplemental paycheck protection loan for a small business that (1) has no more than 100 employees, (2) operates under a sole proprietorship or as an independent contractor, or (3) is self-employed. To be eligible for a supplemental paycheck protection loan, such small business must demonstrate a loss of revenue of 50% or more and have either already expended an initial paycheck protection loan or be on pace to exhaust such loan prior to disbursal of the supplemental loan.
 
The bill also extends the application deadline for an initial paycheck protection loan to December 31, 2020, and it authorizes loan recipients to apply for forgiveness as early as eight weeks after the loan's disbursal.
 
The Small Business Administration must (1) issue guidance instructing lenders of paycheck protection loans to prioritize loan processing for and disbursement to underserved businesses, (2) update the loan application for paycheck protection loans to collect borrowers' demographic information, and (3) publish specified program information on its website.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit expenditures from health savings accounts for gym memberships and costs of home gym equipment, to repeal the requirement that health plan be high deductible, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7242
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax exclusion
Medicare
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Sports and recreation facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 
This bill modifies requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to allow payments from such accounts for gym memberships, home gym equipment, and dietary nutritional supplements. It also eliminates the prohibition against Medicare recipients participating in an HSA and the requirement that HSA participants be covered under a high deductible health plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Identifying PFAS at Water Infrastructure Sites Act

Bill: 116-hr-7243
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Research administration and funding
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Identifying PFAS at Water Infrastructure Sites Act

 
This bill requires the Army Corps of Engineers to develop innovative technologies and methodologies for detecting and cleaning up perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances associated with federal facilities and, to the maximum extent practicable, support other federal agencies' efforts to address such substances. (Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl are chemicals that can accumulate in the human body and cause health problems.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.

Bill: 116-hr-7244
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employee benefits and pensions
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain purchases of employee-owned stock from being considered as outstanding voting stock for the purpose of the tax on excess business holdings of a private foundation in a business enterprise. 
 
The bill applies to any voting stock that is (1) not readily tradable on an established securities market; (2) purchased by the business enterprise on or after January 1, 2005, from an employee stock ownership plan in which employees of the business enterprise participate, in connection with a distribution from the plan; and (3) held by the business enterprise as treasury stock, cancelled, or retired. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Community Outpost Outreach and Engagement Act

Bill: 116-hr-7245
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Housing and community development funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Community Outpost Outreach and Engagement Act

 
This bill authorizes the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants for establishing and operating community outpost houses to provide long-term stabilization in the relationship of law enforcement and the community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Maintaining United States National Security Interests in Europe Act

Bill: 116-hr-7246
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Germany
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Maintaining United States National Security Interests in Europe Act

 
This bill requires the President to take certain actions before reducing the overall presence of the Armed Forces in Europe, such as by withdrawing Armed Forces or Department of Defense personnel or closing a U.S. military base in Europe. The bill also contains other related provisions.
 
Generally, no later than 180 days before taking an action to reduce the U.S. presence in Europe, the President shall report to Congress (1) a justification for the action, (2) the scope and description of the reduction, (3) an explanation of the action's national security benefit, and (4) a plan to offset the reduction in conventional deterrence against Russian aggression stemming from the action. This requirement shall not apply if (1) a country hosting the U.S. forces requests the reduction in writing, or (2) Congress passes a joint resolution or act expressly authorizing the reduction. 
 
The President shall report to Congress a detailed account of the decisionmaking process behind the decision to withdraw Armed Forces members from Germany that was announced on June 15, 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Integrated Energy Systems Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7247
Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Nuclear power
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Integrated Energy Systems Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish an Integrated Energy Systems Program. Under the program, DOE must maximize energy production and efficiency. In addition, DOE must develop energy systems involving the integration of nuclear energy with renewable energy, fossil energy, and energy storage. Finally, DOE must expand the use of emissions-reducing energy technologies into nonelectric sectors to achieve significant reductions in environmental emissions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Our Money in China Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-7249
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Asia
Budget process
China
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international corporations
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Our Money in China Transparency Act

 
This bill requires federal agencies to report annually regarding federal funds provided for activities conducted by or with certain Chinese individuals and entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Farm-to-Market Road Repair Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7250
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Farm-to-Market Road Repair Act of 2020

 
This bill expands eligibility for the surface transportation block grant program to include projects for the construction of roads in rural areas that primarily serve to transport agricultural products from a farm or ranch to a marketplace.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E548)
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House