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Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act

Bill: 116-hr-7218
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
North Korea
Sanctions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions
Travel and tourism
United Nations
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act

 
This bill addresses humanitarian concerns related to sanctions on North Korea.
 
The Office of Foreign Assets Control shall take one or more specified actions relating to U.S. sanctions on North Korea, such as (1) expanding the current humanitarian exception to such sanctions to include items that meet basic human needs and are not subject to the Export Administration Regulations, or (2) exempting certain nonsensitive items for humanitarian operations from specific licensing requirements.
 
For the purposes of such sanctions, personal computers for authorized humanitarian activities by nongovernmental organizations shall not be considered luxury goods.
 
The Department of State shall direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations (UN) to urge the UN to (1) make it less burdensome for nongovernmental organizations to apply for humanitarian exemptions to UN sanctions on North Korea, and (2) speed up approval for such applications. 
 
The State Department shall devise a strategy to expedite and simplify the process for U.S. passport holders to obtain permission to travel to North Korea to provide humanitarian assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Digital Overseas Voting Act

Bill: 116-hr-7219
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Digital Overseas Voting Act

 
This bill requires all states to allow an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter to submit a federal write-in absentee ballot by email or fax.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Hudson River Climate Change Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-7220
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Air quality
Atlantic Ocean
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Lakes and rivers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Hudson River Climate Change Protection Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the threat of sea-level rise and low-frequency precipitation events.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Prohibiting Law Enforcement Use of Chemical Weapons Act

Bill: 116-hr-7221
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Congressional oversight
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military civil functions
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Prohibiting Law Enforcement Use of Chemical Weapons Act

 
This bill prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement officers from using chemical weapons in the course of policing activities. It also requires law enforcement agencies to dispose of chemical weapons that were acquired for such use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Safe Reopening Tax Credit

Bill: 116-hr-7222
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Food industry and services
Government trust funds
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Retail and wholesale trades
Social security and elderly assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sound recording
Sports and recreation facilities
Tax-exempt organizations
Television and film
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Safe Reopening Tax Credit

 
This bill allows an eligible employer a payroll tax credit for 30% of qualified virus transmission prevention expenses. The bill defines 
qualified virus transmission prevention expenses 
as expenses for reducing or preventing the transmission of communicable viruses, including the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Such expenses include amounts paid for barriers erected to prevent virus spread between customers and employees, contactless point-of-sale systems, enhanced sanitation, ventilation or air filtration, and employee health education. 
 
The bill limits the amount of expenses that may be taken into account in computing the credit and the credit's period of applicability to calendar quarters beginning on or after the enactment of this bill and before January 1, 2021. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
RURAL Act

Bill: 116-hr-7223
Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Railroads
Roads and highways
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act

 
This bill modifies requirements for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to set aside highway safety improvement funds for states for the replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices at railway-highway crossings, (2) increases the federal share payable on account of any project financed with highway safety improvement funds from 90% to 100%, and (3) revises the amount of incentive payment a state may provide a local government for permanent closure by such government of public at-grade railway-highway crossings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act

Bill: 116-hr-7224
Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia
China
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Immigration status and procedures
Political parties and affiliation
Transportation and Public Works
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act

 
This bill specifies that an immigrant who is a current or former member or affiliate of the Chinese Communist Party is inadmissible into the United States. (The current statute generally prohibits the admission of current or former members or affiliates of the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party.)
 
The bill also repeals two exceptions to this prohibition for an alien who does not pose a security threat to the United States, specifically (1) an exception for an alien who is no longer a member of the organization in question, and (2) a waiver for certain close family members of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7225
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homeland security
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020

 
This bill requires reports to Congress related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report to Congress a classified, intelligence-based assessment on the threat of global pandemic disease, including an assessment of the possible courses of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 18 months following the report. The bill also requires the President to report to Congress on (1) a whole-of-government response to a potential second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to future pandemics, and (2) a global strategy for mobilizing international institutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
The reports shall also be publicly available, except that the publicly available ODNI assessment shall be an unclassified version of the classified report given to Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Federal Agency Sunset Act

Bill: 116-hr-7226
Sponsor: Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Federal Agency Sunset Act

 
This bill establishes a Federal Agency Sunset Commission to evaluate the need for each agency or advisory committee.
 
The commission shall 

 
review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency or advisory committee at least once every six years;
 
recommend whether each agency or advisory committee should be continued, abolished, or reorganized; and
 
propose legislative language based on its recommendations for abolishing or reorganizing an agency or advisory committee. 

 
When the commission is considering whether to recommend continuing, abolishing, or reorganizing an agency or advisory committee, the agency shall submit timely responses to a questionnaire provided by the commission, which shall include
 
 
 an explanation of why the functions of the agency or advisory committee continue to be necessary,
 
 what efficiencies taxpayers realize by the continued operation of the agency or advisory committee, and
 
 why the responsibilities of the agency or advisory committee cannot be better performed by the private sector or another agency or committee.
 
 
Legislation proposed by the commission shall be granted expedited consideration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-7227
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

COVID&#8211;19 Whistleblower Protection Act

 
This bill establishes whistleblower protections for government contractors and private sector workers who may witness waste, fraud, or abuse or be victims of misconduct with respect to a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic-related program, project, or activity. Specifically, employers may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against such protected individuals who disclose information concerning fraud, misuse, or other misconduct related to COVID-19 program funds. A protected individual may submit to the Department of Labor a complaint alleging a violation of these protections and Labor may adjudicate such complaints and award relief in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower procedures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act

Bill: 116-hr-7228
Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Animal and plant health
Aquatic ecology
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Energy research
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Higher education
Marine pollution
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Soil pollution
Solid waste and recycling
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology transfer and commercialization
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 

 
This bill establishes the Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Program to improve the global competitiveness of the U.S. plastics recycling industry and to mitigate any harmful effects of plastic waste on the environment. The bill also provides for an interagency committee to coordinate agency activity in support of the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E535-536)
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1087 Route 47 South in Rio Grande, New Jersey, as the "Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-hr-7229
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New Jersey
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1087 Route 47 South in Rio Grande, New Jersey, as the "Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-hr-7230
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New Jersey
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

Bill: 116-hr-7232
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

 
This bill establishes Juneteenth Independence Day as a federal holiday.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7233
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2020-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Medicare
Minority health
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: 

Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020 or the KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the availability and effects of expanded telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Among other information, HHS must detail its actions during the emergency to expand access to telehealth services and must analyze telehealth usage by certain demographic groups. The GAO must report on the efficiency and management of the telehealth expansion and related risks of fraudulent activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Introduced in House