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To amend title 10, United States Code, to identify additional factors for the design of the counseling pathways of the Transition Assistance Program.

Bill: 116-hr-7542
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child care and development
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 
This bill adds additional factors for the design of the counseling pathways to address the needs of members of the Armed Forces under the Transition Assistance Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
HELP Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7543
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dental care
Education programs funding
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

HIV Epidemic Loan-Repayment Program Act of 2020 or the HELP Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to carry out a loan repayment program for certain health care providers who agree to provide HIV treatment or HIV dental care in (1) a designated health professional shortage area, (2) a clinical site that is funded under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, or (3) an area that meets requirements specified by HRSA. For each qualifying year of service, HRSA pays one-fifth of the principal and interest on any eligible loan, with total loan repayment after five years; repayment is capped at $250,000 per borrower.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7544
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to annually report on certain unfunded applications for research grants that had potential for improving public health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act

Bill: 116-hr-7545
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Minority employment
Performance measurement
Transportation costs
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to provide education and training for transportation and infrastructure professions that are experiencing labor shortages or are in high demand. Entities eligible for these grants include local workforce development boards, states, territories, tribes, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and labor organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
LEAD Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7547
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Department of the Interior
Firearms and explosives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hunting and fishing
Metals

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act of 2020 or the LEAD Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue final regulations prohibiting the discharge of any firearm using ammunition other than non-lead ammunition on all lands and waters under the jurisdiction and control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
 
Interior shall establish and annually update a list of non-lead ammunition.
 
The prohibition shall not apply to (1) a government official or agent who is carrying out a statutory duty unrelated to the management of wildlife; (2) a state, local, tribal, or federal law enforcement officer, or the agent of such an officer, who is carrying out a statutory duty; or (3) an active member of the U.S. military who is carrying out official duties. 
 
A person that knowingly violates the prohibition may be assessed a civil penalty by Interior of (1) no more than $500 for the first violation, and (2) no less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for a second or subsequent violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2020-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7548
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business expenses
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a pandemic preparation tax credit and a requirement to maintain in the Strategic National Stockpile a specified amount of personal protective equipment (PPE).
 
The pandemic preparation tax credit is an amount equal to 20% of the qualified expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer for purposes of producing PPE that qualifies for addition to the Strategic National Stockpile.
 
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall ensure that the stockpile includes an amount of PPE sufficient to meet the health security needs of the United States for one year during a pandemic or other emergency.
 
The bill requires that at least 25% of the PPE in the stockpile be produced domestically, with exceptions. If the OMB determines that the requirement is not satisfied, it shall (1) notify specified congressional committees on a quarterly basis, and (2) post each notification on a General Services Administration website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-09
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: 2020-07-09
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: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Foreign Trade Modernization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7549
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Department of Commerce
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Foreign Trade Modernization Act of 2020

 
This bill abolishes the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and transfers from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State all functions that were authorized to be performed by the service under any statute, reorganization plan, executive order, or other provision of law. Specifically, the bill transfers to the State Department all contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of funds, as well as all personnel.
 
Further, the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and the relevant diplomatic missions shall, through specified activities, emphasize (1) the promotion of exports of goods and services from the United States, particularly by small and medium-sized businesses; and (2) the protection of U.S. business interests abroad.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Confederate Commemorative Works Inventory and Joint Resource Study Act

Bill: 116-hr-7550
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Military facilities and property
Military history
Monuments and memorials
National symbols
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Confederate Commemorative Works Inventory and Joint Resource Study Act

 
This bill directs the Departments of the Interior, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to each conduct a full inventory of specified Confederate commemorative works, including flags and other symbols or signage, on the public lands under their jurisdiction. 
 
Using such inventories, the National Park Service shall conduct a special resource study to examine the works commemorating and interpreting the Civil War and commemorating, with respect to such war, the soldiers, people on the home front and battle lines, and related locations in the United States from 1861 through 1865. Among contents required to be identified by the study are historical assessments of each work, the suitability and feasibility of retaining works, identification of properties that could meet the criteria for designation as national historic sites, and an evaluation of historical research.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7551
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in January of 2021 and January of 2022, to carry out a public outreach program to inform individual taxpayers of their potential eligibility for the earned income and child tax credits. 
 
The Inspector General for Tax Administration of Treasury must study the outreach program and make recommendations for improving it. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
PREPARE Act

Bill: 116-hr-7552
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Natural disasters
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Providing Resources for Emergency Preparedness and Resilient Enterprises Act or the PREPARE Act

 
This bill permanently reauthorizes the pre-disaster mitigation loan program of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
 
Under this program, the SBA may loan up to $500,000 in a 12-month period to small businesses so that such businesses may use mitigation techniques to protect their commercial real estate, equipment, inventory, supplies, and materials from damages related to disasters.
 
The SBA must submit a report on the program that includes information such as (1) the geographic areas in which loan recipients are located, (2) the number and dollar value of loans made, and (3) the estimated aggregate value resulting from the use of funded mitigation techniques. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
DEFEND Act

Bill: 116-hr-7553
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military personnel and dependents
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act or the DEFEND Act

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to brief Congress if ODNI determines with moderate or high confidence that a foreign government is deliberately seeking to kill or cause serious bodily injury to any member of the Armed Forces, either directly or indirectly.
 
The briefing shall include information such as a description of the nature and extent of the foreign government's efforts and an assessment of the foreign government's motivations. After giving an initial briefing, the ODNI shall give periodic updated briefings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7554
Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the position of Domestic Agriculture Supply Chain Administrator.
 
The Administrator must
 
 
carry out activities in the interest of assisting farmers in entering their products into the domestic market;
 
act as a liaison to connect farmers with food banks, schools, grocers, restaurants, and nonprofit organizations to expand domestic market access for organizations that are in need of agricultural products;
 
 identify barriers, either regulatory or legal, that prevent or inhibit farmers from entering their products into the domestic market through food distribution networks or other entities; and
 
make recommendations to USDA regarding the means by which to remove such barriers.
 
 
Additionally, USDA must establish a catalog or data resource that is capable of recording (1) farms that have excess agricultural products, and (2) food distribution organizations that are in need of certain agricultural products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E619)
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities.

Bill: 116-hr-7555
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nuclear weapons
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 
This bill allows a new research tax credit amount for 14% of specified medical research expenditures. It defines 
specified medical research expenditures
 as amounts paid for any qualified research with respect to any qualified countermeasure. A 
qualified countermeasure
 is a drug, biological product, or device that is determined to be a priority (1) to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms that cause an infectious disease) or toxin, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent that may cause a public health emergency affecting national security; (2) to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from a condition that may result in adverse health consequences or death and may be caused by administering a drug, biological product, or device; or (3) is a product or technology intended to enhance the use or effect of a drug, biological product, or device.
 
The bill also sets forth a special rule for treatment of specified medical research expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2021. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research.

Bill: 116-hr-7556
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nuclear weapons
Research and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 
This bill allows certain small businesses whose gross receipts do not exceed $1 million a refundable portion of the tax credit for increasing research activities if such businesses are engaging in specified medical research. It defines 
specified medical research 
 as any qualified research with respect to qualified countermeasures. A 
qualified countermeasure
 is a drug, biological product, or device that is determined to be a priority (1) to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms that cause an infectious disease) or toxin, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent that may cause a public health emergency affecting national security; (2) to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from a condition that may result in adverse health consequences or death and may be caused by administering a drug, biological product, or device; or (3) is a product or technology intended to enhance the use or effect of a drug, biological product, or device. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.

Bill: 116-hr-7557
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal-Indian relations
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority health
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 
This bill extends through December 30, 2022, the coverage period for the Coronavirus Relief Fund to make payments to tribal governments for necessary expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House