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Transparency in Chinese Government Investment Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8197
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Asia
China
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Industrial policy and productivity
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political parties and affiliation
Public contracts and procurement
Research and development
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Transparency in Chinese Government Investment Act of 2020

 
 This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report on whether certain disclosures by an issuer of securities organized under the laws of China are necessary or appropriate under investor protection and fair dealing requirements. Specifically, the SEC must report on the necessity of disclosures by these issuers regarding their material financial support for certain Chinese policies or plans, material financial support received from China, and certain individuals' involvement with the Chinese government. If these disclosures are found to be necessary or appropriate, the SEC must prescribe regulations requiring such disclosures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
National Security Through America’s Resources and Permitting Reform Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8198
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Coal
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Materials
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

National Security Through America's Resources and Permitting Reform Act of 2020

 
This bill revises the federal permitting approval process for projects related to the extraction, recovery, or processing of critical minerals, rare-earth elements, microfine carbon, or carbon from coal, coal waste, coal processing waste, pre-or post-combustion coal byproducts, or acid mine drainage from coal mines for the purposes of securing the economic and national security of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Support for Workers, Families, and Social Security Act

Bill: 116-hr-8201
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Self-employed
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Support for Workers, Families, and Social Security Act 

 
This bill exempts employees from the payment of employment taxes for the period beginning on September 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020. This exemption does not affect the determination of Social Security retirement benefits.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
To designate the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the "Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower".

Bill: 116-hr-8202
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional tributes
Members of Congress
North Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 
This bill designates the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the 
Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower
.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8203
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority employment
Minority health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants, and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) to develop a plan, to address health disparities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the CDC, in coordination with certain departments and agencies, must award grants for contact tracing to, among others, public health departments and health care providers. In awarding these grants, the CDC shall prioritize entities with a demonstrated commitment to employing individuals who represent the demographic groups in the community served by the entity.
 
The CDC must also work with states to update certain COVID-19 testing plans to address testing for populations experiencing COVID-19 health disparities.
 
Additionally, the CDC must award grants to public health departments, tribal organizations, and others for public awareness campaigns on COVID-19 health disparities and, upon the availability of a vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine safety. For these grants, the CDC must give priority to entities serving populations that experience COVID-19 health disparities and low rates of vaccinations, respectively. The CDC must undertake a separate COVID-19 public awareness campaign, as well.
 
In addition, the OMH must develop, within 30 days, an action plan on COVID-19 health disparities that addresses, among other issues, barriers to COVID-19 data collection. The OMH must coordinate with the CDC and others on this plan and update it at least every 30 days during the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

Bill: 116-hr-8204
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business investment and capital
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Poverty and welfare assistance
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty Of Reasons To Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

 
This bill excludes the value of certain children's savings accounts, provided they meet specified requirements, when determining eligibility for particular means-tested federal programs.
 
To be excluded, the savings account must be created as part of a program organized by a government, nonprofit, school district, or college or university and meet other administrative criteria. Furthermore, proceeds of the account may only be used for postsecondary educational expenses, the purchase of a first home, or costs associated with starting a business once the individual receives a secondary school diploma or equivalent.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
PEERS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8206
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2020 or the PEERS Act of 2020

 
This bill specifies that peer support specialists may participate in the provision of behavioral health integration services with the supervision of a physician or other entity under Medicare. The bill defines 
peer support specialists
 as individuals who are recovering from a mental health or substance-use condition and have certain national or state credentials, as specified, to provide peer support services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
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: 2020-09-11
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: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8207
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Merit Systems Protection Board
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2020

 
This bill updates employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services by making arbitration requirements unenforceable unless the parties consent to such arbitration in relation to employment or reemployment claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Mono Lake Kutzadikaª Tribe Recognition Act

Bill: 116-hr-8208
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Federal-Indian relations
Hunting and fishing
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Mono Lake Kutzadika&#7491 Tribe Recognition Act

 
This bill extends federal recognition to the Mono Lake Kutzadika&#7491 Tribe.
 
The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be Mono and Inyo counties, California.
 
In addition, the bill grants the tribe hunting and fishing rights on all federal lands within its aboriginal land area. 
 
Further, the tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.
 
Interior, upon the request of the tribe, must take into trust certain land in Mono County, California, for the benefit of the tribe.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2012 to remove the restriction on class II gaming on certain land in California.

Bill: 116-hr-8209
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Indian lands and resources rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 
This bill allows Class II gaming (i.e., bingo and related games) on the approximately 39.36 acres of federal land in Mono County, California, that is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Methamphetamine Response Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8210
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Methamphetamine Response Act of 2020

 
This bill designates methamphetamine as an emerging drug threat (a new and growing trend in the use of an illicit drug or class of drug). It also directs the Office of National Drug Control Policy to implement a methamphetamine response plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
ECHO Act

Bill: 116-hr-8212
Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

VA Expanded Care Hours Act or the ECHO Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study on the attitudes of veterans and Veterans Health Administration staff toward the VA offering appointments outside the usual operating hours of VA facilities, including via telehealth appointments. The VA must also study the feasibility and advisability of offering appointments outside the usual operating hours.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Layoff Prevention Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8213
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Layoff Prevention Act of 2020

 
This bill provides 100% of temporary federal financing of limited short-time compensation (STC) payments in states with existing or new STC programs. (STC, also known as work sharing, is a program within the federal-state unemployment system that provides pro-rated unemployment compensation to workers whose hours have been reduced in lieu of a layoff.)
 
Certain states without an STC program may enter into an agreement with the Department of Labor under which Labor will temporarily finance 50% of the state's STC payments. If such a state subsequently enacts a state law implementing a STC program that meets federal requirements it shall be ineligible for such 50% financing, but shall be eligible for the 100% financing. Federal financing of STC payments is limited to 260 weeks.
 
Labor must 
 
 
award grants to states that enact STC programs to implement or improve administration of such programs and promote and enroll employers in STC programs;
 
develop and provide model legislative language for states to develop and enact STC programs, including periodically reviewing and revising such language; 
 
provide technical assistance and guidance in developing, enacting, and implementing STC programs; and 
 
establish certain STC reporting requirements.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Digital Identity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8214
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Strengthening Digital Identity Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to continue a cybersecurity program to support the development of voluntary and cost-effective management standards, metrology, testbeds, and conformance criteria, taking into account appropriate user concerns. 
 
NIST shall develop and implement a comprehensive forward-looking investment strategy for identity management research and development and standards focused on enabling the use and adoption of modern digital identity solutions that align with criteria set forth by this bill.
 
NIST shall develop, and periodically update, a framework of standards, methodologies, procedures, and processes as a guide for federal, state, and local governments to follow when providing services related to digital identity verification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act

Bill: 116-hr-8216
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Congressional oversight
Educational guidance
Government information and archives
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Military personnel and dependents
Minority education
Minority employment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a five-year pilot program to provide on-campus benefits assistance and counseling to eligible students at tribal colleges and universities. An eligible student is a student who (1) is a veteran, service member, or dependent of a veteran or service member; and (2) is eligible for any service or benefit under the VetSuccess on Campus program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
WIFIA Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8217
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
State and local finance
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: 

WIFIA Improvement Act of 2020

 
This bill allows certain federal water infrastructure loans to have maturity dates of up to 55 years. 
 
For a secured loan for a water infrastructure project with a useful life of more than 35 years, the final maturity date of the loan shall be no later than the earlier of (1) 55 years after the project's substantial completion, or (2) the useful life of the project. Currently, the latest possible maturity date of for this type of loan is 35 years from the project's substantial completion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Introduced in House