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A bill to extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4116
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 
This bill extends through August 8, 2020, the application period for the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 
This bill extends through August 8, 2020, the application period for the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 
This bill extends through August 8, 2020, the application period for the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

action_date: 2020-07-04
text: 
This bill extends through August 8, 2020, the application period for the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-04
text: Became Public Law No: 116-147.
action_date: 2020-07-04
text: Became Public Law No: 116-147.
action_date: 2020-07-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-07-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-07-02
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3044)
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H3044)
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Ms. Craig asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3044)
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4024; text: CR S4024)
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4024; text: CR S4024)
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 116-147
Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act

Bill: 116-s-4117
Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act

 
This bill modifies loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill provides for automatic forgiveness of a paycheck protection loan that is not more than $150,000 if the recipient submits a one-page form. Further, it prohibits any enforcement or other action against a lender relating to loan origination, forgiveness, or guarantee based on the lender's reliance on certifications or documentation submitted by a loan applicant or recipient.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Pandemic Preparedness and Response Through Diplomacy Act

Bill: 116-s-4118
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Animal and plant health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
United Nations
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Improving Pandemic Preparedness and Response Through Diplomacy Act

 
This bill requires the President to appoint a Special Presidential Envoy for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, who shall supervise diplomatic efforts to prepare for, detect, respond to, and recover from pandemics and other global outbreaks of infectious disease. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to remit all U.S.-assessed contributions to the World Health Organization.
 
The envoy must develop and implement a diplomatic strategy that addresses, among other things (1) the development of medical countermeasures for emerging infectious diseases; (2) zoonotic (animal-to-human transmission) disease prevention, detection, and response; (3) the development of disease surveillance systems; and (4) efforts to combat the spread of disinformation and discrimination related to the outbreak and spread of infectious disease.
 
The envoy shall regularly convene (1) an interagency steering committee to aid in the development, coordination, and implementation of this strategy; and (2) an outside panel of experts to advise on scientific, technical, and policy matters and to make recommendations for the diplomatic strategy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Kate's Law

Bill: 116-s-4119
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law

 
This bill increases criminal penalties for certain aliens who illegally reenter the United States after removal or exclusion.
 
Generally, an alien who had been denied entry into or removed from the United States and who later enters or attempts to enter the United States without prior approval from the Department of Homeland Security shall be fined, imprisoned for up to five years, or both. Current law requires a fine, imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for such an alien.
 
An alien who had been denied entry or removed three or more times and who later enters or attempts to enter the United States shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both.
 
An alien who was convicted of an aggravated felony or convicted at least two times before removal or departure and who subsequently enters or tries to enter the United States shall be imprisoned at least five years and for up to twenty years, and may also be fined. Currently, there is no minimum term of imprisonment for an alien who reenters after a conviction for an aggravated felony, and there are no criminal penalties for a reentering alien who had been convicted at least two times (other than the penalties for illegal reentry generally).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4120
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 20

20

 
This bill expands early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. It requires such manufacturers to provide additional information on accidents that involve a serious injury or fatality and on settlements in civil actions that restrict disclosure of information. 
 
The bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make certain improvements to the publicly accessible vehicle safety databases of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It also requires DOT to provide public notice of each inspection or investigation related to motor vehicle accidents and make notices relating to enforcement actions available online.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
PARTS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4121
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Performance measurement
Product safety and quality
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Promoting Auto Recalls Toward Safety Act of 2020 or the
 
PARTS Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants and other assistance, including technical assistance, to states for use in notifying motor vehicle owners and lessees about open recalls on their motor vehicles.
 
Additionally, the bill (1) sets forth additional notice requirements for manufacturers regarding motor vehicle or equipment defects and noncompliance with safety standards, and (2) requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to publish an annual scorecard on how effectively manufacturers are completing recalls.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act

Bill: 116-s-4122
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule revising motor vehicle seating systems safety standards to reduce the potential for injury to all motor vehicle occupants due to seat back failure during all types of vehicle impact.
 
DOT must also establish a date for required compliance with the final rule of not later than two motor vehicle model years after the model year during which the effective date of the final rule occurs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4123
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Motor vehicles
Performance measurement
Roads and highways
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Stay Aware For Everyone Act of 2020 or the
 
SAFE Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct research regarding the installation and use of driver monitoring systems to minimize or eliminate driver distraction, driver disengagement, automation complacency, and the foreseeable misuse of advanced driver-assist systems.
 
DOT must also issue a final rule to establish performance standards for driver monitoring systems and require those systems to be installed on all new passenger motor vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4124
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct, as part of the Transition Assistance Program, recruitment for specified medical personnel positions from among medical department personnel of the Department of Defense who hold medical military occupational specialties and are separating from the Armed Forces.
 
Tentative offers may be issued for specified medical personnel positions to applicants who agree to accept the position and meet a preliminary qualification review established by the VA. After the tentative offer process, the supervisor or technician conducting the hiring process must transmit the applicant's information and credentials to the medical facility at which the individual would be hired for final verification and interviews.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Paycheck Protection Program Extension and Modification Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4125
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Paycheck Protection Program Extension and Modification Act of 2020

 
This bill extends through December 31, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it authorizes additional lending under the program.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes an additional program loan to be made to a prior recipient of a paycheck protection loan. Such additional loan shall be (1) used for allowable expenses under the program, (2) guaranteed in the same manner as a paycheck protection loan, and (3) eligible for forgiveness under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the "Joseph G. Demler Post Office".

Bill: 116-s-4126
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the "Joseph G. Demler Post Office."
action_date: 2020-12-30
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the "Joseph G. Demler Post Office."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-30
text: Became Public Law No: 116-267.
action_date: 2020-12-30
text: Became Public Law No: 116-267.
action_date: 2020-12-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7137)
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7137)
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Ms. Kelly (IL) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2020-12-10
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7137)
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7082; text: CR S7082)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7082; text: CR S7082)
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 497.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 116-267
Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Bill: 116-s-4127
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act 

 
This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.)
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Indian tribes to use such revenue for authorized restoration projects on nonfederal lands under a good neighbor agreement. (Under current law, only a state is permitted to retain the revenues, and the revenues must be used for restoration projects on federal land.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Peace Corps Commemorative Work Extension Act

Bill: 116-s-4128
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
National and community service
Peace Corps

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Peace Corps Commemorative Work Extension Act

 
This bill extends through January 24, 2028, the authority of the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the mission of the Peace Corps and the ideals on which the Peace Corps was founded.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
LOCAL Infrastructure Act

Bill: 116-s-4129
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Securities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure Act or the LOCAL Infrastructure Act

 
This bill reinstates tax provisions relating to advance refunding bonds. An
 advance refunding bond 
is a tax-exempt bond issued by a state or municipality to refinance or consolidate existing bond obligations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate
American Foundries Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4130
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

American Foundries Act of 2020

 
This bill provides support for commercial microelectronics projects, secure microelectronics projects, and microelectronics research and development. It also requires the establishment of a national microelectronics research and development plan and implements certain safeguards.
 
Specifically, the Department of Commerce shall award grants to certain states to assist in financing the construction, expansion, or modernization of microelectronics fabrication, assembly, test, advanced packaging, or advanced research and development facilities.
 
Additionally, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Director of National Intelligence may jointly enter into arrangements with private sector entities to provide incentives for the creation, expansion, or modernization of microelectronics manufacturing or advanced research and development facilities capable of producing secure and specialized microelectronics for use by DOD, the intelligence community, critical infrastructure sectors of the U.S. economy, and other national security applications.
 
The President must establish standing subcommittees to develop a national microelectronics research and development plan and to advise the U.S. government on matters relating to microelectronics policy.
 
Further, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and Commerce shall jointly develop a plan to coordinate with foreign government partners on establishing common microelectronics export control and foreign direct investment screening measures to align with national and multilateral security priorities.
 
Lastly, the bill prohibits firms that are owned, controlled, or influenced by the Chinese government or other foreign adversary from accessing funds appropriated by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in Senate