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Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7733
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign property
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Sanctions
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially benefits from such acts; or (2) a foreign person or entity that has materially assisted or supported such acts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Building Businesses Back Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7734
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Building Businesses Back Act of 2020

 
This bill allows taxpayers an election to increase the amount of their general business tax credit for taxable years ending in 2019 or 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
ENCORES Act

Bill: 116-hr-7735
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Music
Performing arts
Professional sports
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Entertainments New Credit Opportunity for Relief & Economic Sustainability Act or the ENCORES Act

 
This bill allows certain businesses and tax-exempt entities that conduct live events for which tickets are sold to the general public a tax credit for 50% of any refund made during the period beginning on January 31, 2020, and ending on the enactment date of this bill. The bill defines 
live event
 as any live concert, comedy show, sporting event, or theatrical production for which tickets were made available to the general public not less than six weeks prior to the event. The credit does not apply to an entity engaged in professional football, basketball, baseball, or other professional sport. 
 
The ticket refund paid by the entity to a ticket purchaser for a live event includes events cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Educational Flexibility for Families Act

Bill: 116-hr-7736
Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child safety and welfare
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Educational Flexibility for Families Act

 
This bill requires elementary and secondary schools, in order to receive additional appropriations for the 2020-2021 school year, to provide an option for students to attend in-person classes during such school year. The requirement also applies to state and local educational agencies that serve elementary or secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
More Choice for Career Training Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7737
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

More Choice for Career Training Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to develop an alternative certification program that allows students to use Pell Grants for enrollment in educational programs that have existed for at least five years and would not otherwise be eligible.
 
The alternative certification program may not require accreditation, state authorization, minimum instructional hours, or minimum classroom time for an educational program to be eligible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Act

Bill: 116-hr-7738
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
Performance measurement
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Act 

 
This bill directs agencies with direct international development programs and investments to incorporate climate resilience considerations into agency decision making. Agencies that participate in a multilateral entity must encourage the entity to incorporate climate-related risks into the decisions of the entity. The bill also establishes the Working Group on Climate-Resilient International Development in the Department of the Treasury to support such efforts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
ESP Family Leave Act

Bill: 116-hr-7739
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Employee leave
Food industry and services
Health personnel
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

ESP Family Leave Act

 
This bill provides that employees who are education support professionals will be considered as meeting the hours of service requirements to become eligible for family or medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, if they have worked a number of hours equal to not less than 60% of the total monthly hours expected for their job descriptions and duties, as assigned for the previous school year.
 
The bill defines an 
education support professional
 as an employee within a public school or public institution of higher education which may include (1) paraeducators who provide instructional and noninstructional support; (2) secretarial, clerical, and administrative support staff; (3) custodians and maintenance service workers who provide building and grounds maintenance and repair; (4) skilled trade workers who provide services in schools, e.g., electricians, carpenters, and machinery operators; (5) workers who provide food service; (6) workers who provide school transportation and delivery services; (7) computer audiovisual, and language technical support staff; (8) security staff; (9) nursing, health, and therapy support staff; and (10) other staff that may serve public education students. 
 
The Department of Labor may provide a method for calculating leave under the Act for education support professionals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
MICRO Business Success Act

Bill: 116-hr-7740
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Business education
Business expenses
Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Microbusiness Improvement and Coronavirus Recovery Opportunities for Business Success Act of 2020 or the MICRO Business Success Act

 
This bill provides designated Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees.
 
Specifically, out of the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), the bill allots $20 billion of remaining program funds for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees.
 
Additionally, the bill raises the aggregate amount for SBA loans to such small businesses from $6 million to $10 million. The bill adds the expansion of such small businesses to the list of economic development objectives from which a small business development company must demonstrate at least one in order to qualify for SBA assistance. It also requires a participating small business development company to provide specified assistance to such small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
MIDDLE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7741
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Maintaining Important Distance During Lengthy Epidemics Act of 2020 or the MIDDLE Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits air carriers, during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, from (1) permitting adjacent seats to another occupied seat to be filled on a passenger aircraft, (2) passing along the cost of any seat switch undertaken by such air carriers in order to comply with the prohibitions, and (3) permitting a passenger or crewmember to board a passenger aircraft if the passenger or crewmember is not wearing a mask.
 
The Federal Aviation Administration must issue guidance for appropriate exceptions to the prohibitions based on federal public health guidance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Defending Freedom Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7742
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Defending Freedom Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review the actions of federal, state, and local government officials taken during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic that may violate the Bill of Rights.
 
DOJ shall (1) report to Congress on its efforts to document, remedy, and prosecute infringements of the Bill of Rights; (2) explain non-prosecution of any violations; and (3) refer cases outside of its jurisdiction to the appropriate prosecutorial body.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
We Need Eviction Data Now Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7743
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Census and government statistics
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Landlord and tenant
Legal fees and court costs
Research administration and funding
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Specialized courts
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

We Need Eviction Data Now Act of 2020 
 
 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to (1) establish a national database of evictions, (2) award grants for local governments and nonprofit organizations to collect data on illegal evictions, and (3) establish an advisory committee on eviction research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
State Paid Leave for America Now (PLAN) Act

Bill: 116-hr-7744
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

State Paid Leave for America Now (PLAN) Act

 
 This bill reimburses state paid leave programs for the cost of providing benefits under such programs for circumstances related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act

Bill: 116-hr-7745
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to address the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on state and local fairs.
 
In carrying out the program, USDA may provide competitive grants to states (i.e., the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States).
 
A state may only use grant funds provided under the program to assist a state agricultural agency to address cost coverage issues related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local fairs, including by identifying opportunities to provide virtual education and entertainment related to agriculture.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
HELP Act

Bill: 116-hr-7746
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: American Samoa
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Guam
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation costs
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Helping Educators with Learning Preparation Act or the HELP Act

 
This bill establishes a temporary grant program to assist schools with reopening and resuming instruction during the 2020-2021 school year in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to reopen schools and resume instruction during the 2020-2021 school year. ED must also reserve funds for outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education. 
 
Subgrants must be used for certain expenses, such as educational technology, facility sanitization, and staffing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7747
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to annually report on its Solid Start program, which is an outreach program for those in their first year of separation from the military. The report must exclude any personally identifiable information regarding a veteran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-09-10
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Crisis Counseling Act

Bill: 116-hr-7748
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Crisis Counseling Act 

 
This bill provides for immediate approval of any request by a state, local, or tribal government for crisis counseling and training after the President declares a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House