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To permit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to deem certain nonprofit organizations serving developmentally disabled individuals as eligible to participate in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7664
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Disability assistance
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Financial crises and stabilization
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 
This bill expands participation in the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to encompass certain nonprofit organizations that provide home and community-based services to individuals with developmental disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
To direct the United States Trade Representative to extend the exclusions of goods of China from additional duties imposed under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7665
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 
This bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to extend for at least one year the exclusion of certain Chinese goods from additional duties. Such goods include medical-care products needed to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
The USTR is not required to take such action if it determines that (1) a good is strategically important or related to certain Chinese industrial programs, and (2) such an extension would cause severe harm to the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Family Savings Flexibility Act

Bill: 116-hr-7666
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Marriage and family status
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

Family Savings Flexibility Act

 
This bill (1) increases to $2,750 the maximum amount of unused benefits or contributions remaining in a health flexible or dependent care spending arrangement that may be carried over from the 2020 to the 2021 plan year, (2) increases the maximum contribution amount for health savings accounts, and (3) increases the exclusion from employee gross income of employer-paid dependent care assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3918)
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Defend New Americans Act

Bill: 116-hr-7670
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Defend New Americans Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish a section within the Department of Justice to investigate and litigate cases to revoke the citizenship of naturalized U.S. citizens. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Comeback Act

Bill: 116-hr-7671
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Business expenses
Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Wages and earnings
Women in business
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Small Business Comeback Act

 
This bill establishes a recovery compensation program whereby the Department of the Treasury shall authorize specified payments to certain small businesses to support their recovery from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
Treasury must appoint a Special Administrator to oversee the recovery compensation program, and the administrator must develop an application form that is simple to file and audit that applicants shall use when seeking recovery compensation. The maximum amount of recovery compensation an applicant may receive shall be the lesser of their average payment for total monthly expenses or $50 million.
 
Among other requirements, an eligible entity must (1) be in an impaired sector as defined by the administrator; (2) have significant operations in, and a majority of its employees based in, the United States; and (3) continue to pay salaries or wages to employees who tested positive for COVID-19 or were exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace. Allowable uses of recovery compensation include (1) payroll costs; (2) costs related to the continuation of group health care benefits; (3) insurance premiums; (4) paycheck protection loan and economic injury disaster loan repayment obligations; and (5) federal, state, and local tax obligations.
 
The bill also establishes the Special Inspector General for COVID-19 Recovery Funds, who shall conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the payment of recovery compensation. The bill further establishes the Congressional Oversight Board, which shall oversee the implementation of the recovery compensation program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Victims Compensation Fund Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7672
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cemeteries and funerals
Department of Justice
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Coronavirus Victims Compensation Fund Act of 2020

 
This bill allows individuals to file claims and receive compensation for harm or death suffered as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
A Special Master appointed by the Department of Justice must review claims submitted and determine if a claimant is eligible for compensation, the extent of the harm to the claimant, and the amount of compensation to be awarded.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Represent America Abroad Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7673
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Represent America Abroad Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish the Represent America Mid-Career Foreign Service Entry Program to increase diversity in the Foreign Service by recruiting mid-career professionals who are from minority groups.
 
As part of the program, the State Department shall (1) establish and publish eligibility criteria for participation; (2) carry out recruitment efforts to attract highly qualified, mid-career professionals from minority groups; and (3) include appropriate mentorship and other career development opportunities for program participants.
 
The State Department must submit an annual report on the status of the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Data Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-7674
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

COVID-19 Data Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to standardize reporting by government health departments of COVID-19 data, including information related to hospital admissions, testing, contact tracing, and transmission rates.
 
In addition, the CDC must publicly post and periodically update this information on its website with individually identifiable information excluded.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Act

Bill: 116-hr-7675
Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and inland water transportation
Military operations and strategy
Navigation, waterways, harbors

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Act

 
This bill extends updates of the Department of Defense Freedom of Navigation Report under the Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) program through December 31, 2025. The bill requires (1) the report to be submitted on a biannual basis, and (2) each report to document the types and locations of excessive maritime claims that the Armed Forces of the United States have challenged in the previous six months in order to preserve the rights, freedoms, and uses of the sea and airspace guaranteed to all countries by international law. The bill modifies elements of the report to include a summary of each excessive maritime claim challenged jointly with international partners and allies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Health Care PRICE Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-7676
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act or the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act

 
This bill revises the format in which hospitals must list their standard charges for items and services to require that such lists are in a machine-readable format; it also revises the transparency requirements related to the costs of items and services for health insurance plans seeking certification as qualified health plans through insurance exchanges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening American Manufacturing Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7677
Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Buy American requirements
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Strengthening American Manufacturing Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on its use of waivers with respect to requirements for buying certain articles only from U.S. sources (i.e, Buy American requirements).
 
DOD must assess in its report the impact on the use of such waivers due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act

Bill: 116-hr-7678
Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Military medicine

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense, as part of required reports concerning suicide among members of the Armed Forces, to include a description of military programs that address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental health or suicidal thoughts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to index the borrowing authority limit of Commodity Credit Corporation for inflation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7679
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 
This bill increases the borrowing authority limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation and indexes this limit to inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act

Bill: 116-hr-7680
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Natural disasters
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act

 
This bill provides authority and funding for the Department of Agriculture to establish a loan program for certain rural utility service providers (e.g., electric, telecommunications, or waste disposal service providers) to replace specified losses during a federally declared disaster or emergency.
 
During such a disaster or emergency, interest on the loan shall not accrue, and repayment of principal shall not be required. Borrowers may qualify for partial loan forgiveness if certain requirements are met.
 
The bill also establishes and provides funding for a Rural Utility Bridge Loan Fund to implement the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act

Bill: 116-hr-7681
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government trust funds
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act 

 
This bill establishes in the Treasury an Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund designed to ensure a safe, sustainable, convenient transportation option for the people of the United States. Amounts in the fund may be used by the Department of Transportation to award grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor and the National Network (Amtrak's state-supported and long-distance service lines).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS Act

Bill: 116-hr-7683
Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Department of Commerce
Economic development
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: 

Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the
 
ACCESS Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, including grants for planning, and training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects.
 
Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data, (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security, and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in child care deserts or areas otherwise recognized as being in shortage. A child care desert is an area in which the number of children who are under age five is more than three times the number of slots provided by child care providers who are licensed or registered by the state involved, or a community that the state or tribal entity involved determines has a low supply of quality, affordable child care.
 
Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Introduced in House