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U.S. Citrus Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-7184
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Asia
China
Fruit and vegetables
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

U.S. Citrus Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits importing commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating in China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act

Bill: 116-hr-7185
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

 

Enhancing Protections for Whistleblower Anonymity Act 

 This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the disclosure of a whistle-blower's identity. 
Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal employee or contractor from disclosing the identity of a whistle-blower or identifying information about a whistle-blower. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both. 
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes a whistle-blower to file a civil suit against a federal employee or contractor who discloses or threatens to disclose the whistle-blower's identify.
 
The bill includes exceptions for disclosures that are made to other government employees and permitted under current law.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Utility Resilience and Reliability Act

Bill: 116-hr-7186
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Utility Resilience and Reliability Act

 
This bill addresses the reliability of electric energy provided by the bulk-power system, which includes facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy transmission network.
 
Specifically, the Electric Reliability Organization must file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a proposed reliability standard that addresses the resilience of the bulk-power system. For example, the standard must address the system's ability to withstand and rapidly recover from disruptions, such as extreme weather conditions. The standard must take into account regional differences.
 
In addition, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish a program to provide information and recommendations to states and electric utilities on how to improve the resilience of electric grids. DOE must also post on its website a report that provides recommendations on how to minimize the need for, effects of, and duration of planned electric power outages that are due to extreme weather conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
HEALTH Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7187
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2020 or the HEALTH Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies requirements relating to Medicare coverage of telehealth services that are furnished by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs). 
 
Specifically, the bill permanently allows FQHCs and RHCs to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for telehealth services and excludes such services from certain geographic restrictions. Payment must be made in the same manner as for non-telehealth services, rather than in accordance with a separate methodology determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
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: 2020-06-11
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: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7188
Sponsor: Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Walter Scott Notification Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes new requirements for existing grant programs to incentivize reporting on deadly shootings by law enforcement.
 
Specifically, it requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report certain data on deadly shootings by law enforcement officers. It reduces by 10% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply.
 
Additionally, for an initial four-year period, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may give preference to a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program grant applicant from a state that reports data on deadly shootings by law enforcement. Beginning in the fifth year, DOJ must reduce by 20% the COPS allocation of a state that fails to report such data. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Operation Overlord Study Abroad Program Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7189
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Europe
France
Germany
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Members of Congress
Military history
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Senate
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Operation Overlord Study Abroad Program Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a two-week study abroad program in Normandy, France, for eligible U.S. high school students to learn about the historical relationship between the United States and France. 
 
The State Department may accept and use donations for program expenditures and shall use such funds before any funds appropriated by the government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7190
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes, as part of certain grants for telehealth networks and resource centers, a pilot project to increase the use of remote patient monitoring technology in rural areas during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Specifically, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) must award grants to eligible entities in rural areas to coordinate care for individuals with chronic conditions and conduct other activities using remote patient monitoring technology. 
 
Eligible entities must meet requirements for participating in telehealth networks and must use appropriate technologies. Grant funds may be used, for example, to develop or acquire computer hardware and other equipment. In awarding these grants, HRSA shall give priority to entities that are capable of establishing programs quickly and that use technologies that provide continuous, real-time coaching services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Justice Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7191
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Employee hiring
Law enforcement administration and funding
Personnel records
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Workforce Justice Act of 2020

 
This bill creates a new condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program.
 
Specifically, to be eligible for grant funds under the JAG program, a state must prohibit private employers from
 
 
requiring a job applicant to disclose a criminal record,
 
asking about the criminal record of a job applicant prior to making a conditional offer, and
 
conducting a criminal background check prior to making a conditional offer.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
TRAIN Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7192
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Transportation
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Transportation costs
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Transit Reliability, Acknowledgment, Investment and Need Act of 2020 or the TRAIN Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to provide public transportation agencies with grants for use during a state disaster declaration such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
 
Grants may be expended for
 
 
providing continued services during the pandemic or disaster declaration,
 
stabilization of fare prices for passengers during the period of such disaster declaration,
 
no-cost public transportation services during such disaster declaration;
 
 provision of new or supplemental public transportation service bus routes, or bus rapid systems; and
 
procurement of personal protective gear and equipment needed to protect employees from hazards generated or originating from the disaster declaration.
 
 
Additionally, grant awards may not exceed $5 billion.
 
Public transportation agencies receiving funds must (1) provide assistance to the general public during the disaster declaration period and, subsequently, for a period of six months after the termination of such disaster declaration; (2) certify with DOT every seven days that any use of funds meet applicable health and safety standards and guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued during the disaster declaration for passengers and employees of the public transportation agency that includes a description of the compliance mechanisms employed by such agency; and (3) submit to DOT an annual report regarding the progress its grant projects have made to make transportation access points accessible to persons with limited mobility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Exonerees Act

Bill: 116-hr-7193
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Justice for Exonerees Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount of damages an individual who was unjustly convicted and incarcerated may be awarded and requires that such amount be adjusted annually for inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7194
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020

 
This bill eliminates most mandatory minimum prison terms for drug offenses involving the import, export, manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
 
Additionally, it eliminates mandatory minimum prison terms for the following drug offenses: 
 
 
simple possession, 
 
 distribution to an individual under age 21 by an individual at least age 18, 
 
distribution or manufacture in a school zone, and 
 
use of an individual under age 18 to distribute. 
 
 
Finally, the bill requires prior written approval of the Attorney General to prosecute a defendant for certain drug offenses that involve low-level drug quantities (e.g., less than one kilogram of heroin or less than 500 grams of cocaine-based substances).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into contracts for the procurement of amphibious vessels, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7195
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Marine and inland water transportation
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Navy to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procurement of (1) three amphibious transport dock vessels designated LPD-31, LPD-32, and LPD-33, and (2) one amphibious landing helicopter assault vessel designated LHA-9. Navy must certify to the congressional defense committees that the procurement of the vessels is consistent with the most recent 30-year shipbuilding plan of the Navy and the most recent planning guidance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Right to PROTEST Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7196
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Chemical and biological weapons
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Protest and dissent

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Right to PROTEST Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits the deprivation of rights under color of law. 
 
Currently, the second prong of the prohibition bars the application of different punishments, pains, or penalties based on an individual's alien status, color, or race. This bill specifies that the use of a riot control agent (e.g., tear gas) without a prior clear and audible warning is a punishment, pain, or penalty.


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
RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7197
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Appropriations
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Wages and earnings
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2020 or the RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

 
This bill temporarily establishes and provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors to cover specified costs.
 
The amount of such a grant shall be reduced by the amount of (1) any emergency grant received for an economic injury disaster loan, or (2) any paycheck protection loan amount forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
For the grant program's initial period, Treasury must (1) prioritize awarding grants to marginalized and underrepresented communities, and (2) only award grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors with annual revenues of less than $1.5 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2598-2599)
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E538)
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in House