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SAFE Kids and Jobs Act

Bill: 116-hr-7837
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Child care and development
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Social security and elderly assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Supporting American Families, Employers, Kids and Jobs Act or the SAFE Kids and Jobs Act

 
This bill allows an employer a payroll tax credit for 30% of qualified employee dependent care expenses (i.e., dependent care assistance) paid by the employer in a calendar quarter. The amount of qualified expenses eligible for the credit is limited to $2,500 per employee in any calendar quarter.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
To provide for certain temporary waivers with respect to the 340B drug discount program due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7838
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 
This bill waives certain eligibility requirements for hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. For example, the bill waives the required minimum proportion of low-income patients served for hospitals that were participating or applied to participate in the program prior to the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Continuing Access to In-Home IVIG Act

Bill: 116-hr-7839
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hereditary and development disorders
Home and outpatient care
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Continuing Access to In-Home IVIG Act

 
This bill extends the Medicare Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Demonstration for an additional two years and expands the maximum number of participating beneficiaries from 4,000 to 6,500. The program provides bundled payments for items and services that are necessary for in-home IVIG administration for certain beneficiaries with primary immune deficiency disease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-29
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: 2020-07-29
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: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7840
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Historic sites and heritage areas
North Carolina
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2020

 
This bill extends through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide assistance for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in North Carolina and removes the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the heritage area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
INFLUENCE Act

Bill: 116-hr-7842
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Asia
Business records
China
Contracts and agency
Cultural exchanges and relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Research and development
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Intelligence on Nefarious Foreign Leaders Using Education Networks for Corrupt Enrichment Act or the INFLUENCE Act

 
This bill lowers the disclosure threshold regarding gifts or contracts from a foreign source that institutions of higher education (IHEs) must report to the Department of Education. It also requires IHEs to disclose information related to foreign involvement in sensitive projects. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3967)
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Community Economic Development Center Support Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7844
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Community Economic Development Center Support Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Minority Business Development Agency to carry out a grant program for supplying financial and technical assistance, through eligible intermediaries, to minority-serving economic development organizations. Such organizations must provide services to benefit certain low- and moderate-income persons and small businesses with annual revenues of less than $500,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Remote Recreational Small Business Interruption Program

Bill: 116-hr-7845
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Canada
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Outdoor recreation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Remote Recreational Small Business Interruption Program

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program to make forgivable loans to certain remote recreational businesses that are impacted by border closures due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Eligible remote recreational businesses must (1) have experienced a loss in revenue that is greater than 50% between March 1, 2020, and July 1, 2020, as compared with the same period in the previous year; and (2) show that the closure of the U.S.-Canada border restricted the ability of American customers to access the location of such business.
 
The maximum loan amount shall be equal to 75% of the business's FY2019 revenue, and the SBA shall forgive 100% of the value of such loan, less the amount the borrower received from (1) any other loan forgiveness program, and (2) any emergency advance under the economic impact disaster loan program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Support Working Families Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7846
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Support Working Families Act of 2020

 
This bill expands access to pandemic unemployment assistance for individuals with caregiving responsibilities when, due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), a school or facility is closed or only partially open, care is not available or affordable during the hours of available work, or attending a school or facility presents an unacceptable risk to a child or household.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
HELP Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7847
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Assault and harassment offenses
Consumer credit
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
HIV/AIDS
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Indian social and development programs
Landlord and tenant
Lawyers and legal services
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mental health
Public housing
Right of privacy
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program Act of 2020 or the HELP Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a database of information regarding evictions from federally assisted dwellings, limits the inclusion of information relating to landlord-tenant actions in consumer reports, and otherwise provides eviction-related assistance and services.
 
Specifically, the bill requires states and local entities receiving federal housing assistance to submit to HUD, for inclusion in the database, certain information regarding evictions from assisted dwelling units in the past year. Such information must include, among other things, the reason for eviction and whether the household was represented by legal counsel in the proceedings.
 
Additionally, consumer reporting agencies may include an adverse item of information relating to a landlord-tenant action in a consumer report only if the landlord prevailed in the action and the tenant was an adult on the date the court claim was filed. Any such information must be removed from a consumer report one year after the date of the action.
 
Further, the bill authorizes additional Emergency Solutions Grants to provide legal counsel and pay court fees for tenants subject to or at risk of eviction.
 
Finally, HUD must require owners of federally assisted rental units to annually provide information to each tenant regarding the rights and responsibilities of the owner with respect to eviction and local organizations and resources that can provide assistance in eviction-related matters. HUD must also establish an eviction hotline to provide assistance to tenants of these units. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act

Bill: 116-hr-7848
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Contracts and agency
Criminal justice information and records
Disability and paralysis
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Firearms and explosives
Health personnel
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Nursing
School administration
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for sworn law enforcement officers in schools. It also establishes a grant program to replace sworn law enforcement officers in schools with personnel and services that support mental health and trauma-informed services.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to hire, maintain, or train sworn law enforcement officers in elementary or secondary schools, preschools, or programs based in elementary or secondary schools. Further, it prohibits the use of public safety and community policing grants for sworn law enforcement officers who operate in and around elementary and secondary schools.
 
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to (1) replace sworn law enforcement officers in elementary and secondary schools with personnel and services that support mental health and trauma-informed services, and (2) reform school safety and disciplinary policies to reflect evidence-based practices that do not rely on the criminal justice system.
 
A recipient must use grants funds to carry out certain activities, such as hiring or training specified staff, implementing trauma-informed services, and providing professional development to teachers and staff. It prohibits the use of grant funds for (1) establishing or enforcing zero-tolerance school discipline policies, (2) purchasing or installing surveillance equipment (e.g., metal detectors), or (3) arming teachers or other school personnel. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Energy Jobs Act

Bill: 116-hr-7849
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Higher education
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Renewable Energy Jobs Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to certain eligible entities (i.e., renewable energy and energy efficiency employers and workforce development boards as primary entities and institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and labor organizations as secondary entities) to train individuals for careers in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
NIE on Iranian Proxy Forces Act

Bill: 116-hr-7850
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Chemical and biological weapons
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Lebanon
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Military readiness
Militias and paramilitary groups
Nuclear power
Political parties and affiliation
Syria
Technology transfer and commercialization
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

NIE on Iranian Proxy Forces Act

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to produce an assessment of Iran's support for proxy military forces in the Middle East. It also directs the President to report to Congress a strategy to prevent Iran from expanding its power in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. 
 
Specifically, the ODNI shall report to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate (a type of intelligence community assessment) about Iran's support for proxy forces and the increased risks that this support poses to Israel and U.S. regional interests. The estimate shall address certain specific issues, including a description of Iran-affiliated forces operating in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon and an analysis of the missile and rocket production capabilities of such forces. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7851
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2020

 
This bill allows taxpayers to contribute tax refund amounts to a Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund established by this bill. The fund shall make expenditures to provide services to homeless veterans through the development and implementation of new and innovative strategies to prevent and end veteran homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Resilient Manufacturing Task Force Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7853
Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Industrial policy and productivity
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Resilient Manufacturing Task Force Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish for one year the Resilient Manufacturing Task Force. Among other duties, the task force shall (1) identify critical vulnerabilities in the supply chains of products and resources that are essential to U.S. economic security, with a particular focus on vulnerabilities that have been made worse by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); and (2) develop specified plans to mitigate such vulnerabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
LOCAL Act

Bill: 116-hr-7854
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Leveraging Options for Counties And Localities Act or the LOCAL Act

 
This bill allows payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which were made to states, tribal governments, and local governments, to be used to cover expenditures incurred through December 31, 2021. Currently, expenditures must be incurred before December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House