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Accurate Weather for Public Safety Act

Bill: 116-hr-8365
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2020-09-23 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Electric power generation and transmission
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-23
text: 

Accurate Weather for Public Safety Act

 
This bill requires a strategy and studies to address obstructions to accurate weather observations forecasting.
 
The bill expands notice requirements relating to structures that interfere with air commerce or national security to require public notice of the construction or expansion of a structure or sanitary landfill when such notice will promote the ability of any federal agency engaged in meteorological or atmospheric observations to accurately forecast weather.
 
The Department of Commerce must designate a senior official of the National Weather Service (NWS) and a lead organization of the NWS to serve as (1) the executive agent to carry out the strategy for addressing the weather forecasting and public safety impacts of certain Department of Transportation (DOT) projects, and (2) a clearinghouse to coordinate Commerce review of applications for such projects.
 
Commerce must develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing the weather forecasting and public safety impacts of such DOT projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-09-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-09-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-09-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-23
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8366
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Government Operations and Politics
Housing finance and home ownership
Property tax

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020

 
This bill increases the homestead exemption an individual debtor can claim in a bankruptcy to $100,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 5.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Human Trafficking Council Extension Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8367
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Human trafficking
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Human Trafficking Council Extension Act of 2020

 
This bill delays the termination of the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking until September 30, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Rural Broadband Expansion Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8368
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Rural Broadband Expansion Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes a recipient of amounts from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to use such amounts to expand or improve infrastructure in rural areas for the provision of broadband internet access service. The Department of the Treasury makes payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to states, tribal governments, and local governments for costs related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Battleship Iowa National Museum of the Surface Navy Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8369
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: California
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Battleship Iowa National Museum of the Surface Navy Act of 2020

 
This bill designates the Battleship USS
 Iowa 
Museum located in Los Angeles, California, as the National Museum of the Surface Navy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4950)
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Disaster Relief Equity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8370
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Small Business Disaster Relief Equity Act of 2020

 
This bill makes state-legal cannabis businesses eligible for disaster assistance, and it requires each agency that administers disaster assistance to allow these businesses to retroactively apply. Disaster assistance is any service, grant, loan, tax credit, tax deduction, or any other assistance that is made available in connection with (1) a federally declared disaster, or (2) specified COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Next Generation Fuels Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8371
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Manufacturing
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Next Generation Fuels Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes and revises requirements for transportation fuels, including to (1) require the Environmental Protection Agency to test and certify a low-carbon, high-octane fuel; (2) establish a minimum octane standard for gasoline; (3) limit the use of aromatic hydrocarbon content in gasoline; and (4) revise requirements regarding ethanol blends.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
KIDS Act

Bill: 116-hr-8372
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Digital media
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Educational technology and distance education
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Gambling
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Kids Internet Design and Safety Act or the KIDS Act

 
 This bill prohibits commercial online platforms that are directed to children from engaging in certain practices, including implementing features that encourage additional engagement with the platform, promoting certain types of content, and using certain advertising methods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8373
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business records
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer affairs
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Securities
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020 

 
This bill provides for the regulation and registration of digital commodity exchanges. Digital commodity exchanges are subject to oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The bill establishes the conditions for the sale of digital commodities, the registration of exchanges, and sets forth other requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Representation at HHS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8374
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority employment
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Women in business
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Expanding Representation at HHS Act of 2020

 
This bill requires certain agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human Services to address diversity in their procurement activities and workforce. The bill specifically covers offices and agencies that are authorized to award grants or other financial assistance, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 
Each covered entity must establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion that is responsible for managing diversity within the entity and with respect to the entity's activities. This new office is not, however, responsible for enforcing civil rights statutes, regulations, or executive orders.
 
In addition, an entity subject to the bill's requirements must modify its evaluation, award, and termination of grants and contracts to ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, the inclusion of minorities; women; and minority-led and women-led grantees, contractors, subgrantees, and subcontractors. Each entity must also undertake actions to increase diversity in its workforce, including by recruiting at institutions of higher education where the majority of the students are members of minority populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Debt Relief Extension Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8376
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Motor carriers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Performing arts
Professional sports
Small business
Sports and recreation facilities
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Small Business Debt Relief Extension Act of 2020

 
This bill extends the Small Business Debt Relief Program, under which the Small Business Administration (SBA), in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), was authorized to make six months of payments for certain SBA-backed loan products on behalf of the recipients of these loans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act

Bill: 116-hr-8377
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Corporate finance and management
Income tax rates
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the corporate income tax rate for publicly traded corporations that pay their chief executive officers or highest paid employees more than 100 times the median compensation of all their U.S. employees or that increase the number of contracted or foreign employees.
 
The bill also requires an executive agency, in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts, to give preference to a bidder that has a compensation ratio of highly paid to all employees of less than 50 to 1 in the previous calendar year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Securities Clarity Act

Bill: 116-hr-8378
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Securities Clarity Act 

 
This bill excludes an investment contract asset as being considered a security, including for disclosure and registration purposes. An investment contract asset as defined by the bill is a tangible or intangible asset sold pursuant to an investment contract that is not otherwise considered a security. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8379
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain and promote cybersecurity guidance for use by small organizations. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires CISA to maintain cybersecurity guidance that documents and promotes evidence-based cybersecurity policies and controls for use by small organizations to improve their cybersecurity. This guidance must be publicly available at no cost, and CISA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Department of Commerce must promote the guidance through relevant resources that are regularly used by small organizations.
 
Commerce must report on methods of incentivizing small organizations to improve their cybersecurity, including through the adoption of policies, controls, products, and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. Every two years, the SBA must submit and make publicly available specified data on the state of small businesses' cybersecurity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E892-893)
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
To obtain and direct the placement in the United States Capitol or on the United States Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Bill: 116-hr-8380
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Judges
Monuments and memorials
Supreme Court
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain, and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently install in the U.S. Capitol or on the U.S. Capitol Grounds, a monument honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
POJA Act

Bill: 116-hr-8381
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Age discrimination
Employee hiring

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Protect Older Job Applicants Act or the POJA Act

 
This bill prohibits employers from requesting a job applicant's age or date of birth and from classifying applicants based on age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act

Bill: 116-hr-8382
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2020-09-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Athletes
Congressional leadership
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Federal preemption
Financial literacy
Higher education
Marketing and advertising
School administration
School athletics
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act

 
This bill generally prohibits an institution of higher education or a covered athletic organization (e.g., an athletic association, a conference, or an organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics) from restricting the ability of a student athlete to enter into an endorsement or agency contract, with exceptions. It also provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, preempts state laws relating to endorsement or agency contracts, and establishes the Covered Athletic Organization Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Introduced in House