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Selective Service Modernization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5945
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2020-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: 

Selective Service Modernization Act of 

2020

 
This bill makes changes related to the Selective Service System and induction into the U.S. Armed Forces.
 
The bill requires the expungement of an individual's criminal conviction, other than for a crime of violence, upon the individual's induction into the U.S. Armed Forces.
 
The bill also requires that the records of Selective Service registrants are periodically updated to exclude persons no longer subject to induction into the U.S. Armed Forces (e.g., deceased persons and persons receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5946
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2020-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Music
Sound recording
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: 

National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2020

 This bill establishes a National Jazz Preservation Program and a National Jazz Appreciation Program, to be carried out by the Smithsonian Institution through the National Museum of American History, to (1) preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz, and (2) further the appreciation of jazz music throughout the nation. 
 The Smithsonian Institution shall (1) record interviews with leading jazz artists; (2) acquire, preserve, and interpret jazz artifacts; (3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation Month; (4) establish collaborative agreements for the sharing of such artifacts; and (5) encourage, consult with, and engage in capacity building with community-based and regional organizations with the potential to establish jazz archival collections. 
 
The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow the use of certain funds for programs to promote jazz education, which may include (1) a Jazz Artists in the Schools program, (2) a program for the development and distribution of educational materials about jazz and teacher training on jazz education, and (3) an Ambassadors of Jazz program. 
 
 The Smithsonian Institution shall establish a series of jazz performances at Smithsonian affiliates that provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Invest in American Railroads Act

Bill: 116-hr-5947
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2020-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Department of Transportation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Public-private cooperation
Railroads
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: 

Invest in American Railroads Act

 
This bill revises and expands the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
authorizes DOT to pay certain credit risk premiums for loans or loan guarantees;
 
requires DOT to set aside at least $100 million for passenger rail projects in a given fiscal year;
 
directs DOT to provide loans and loan guarantees to private entities with controlling ownership in one or more freight railroads other than Class I carriers;
 
expands eligibility under the loan program to include reimbursement of planning, permitting, and design expenses related to acquiring, improving, or rehabilitating intermodal or rail equipment or facilities;
 
sets forth collateral and appraisal standards under the program; and
 
allows loan repayment terms to be extended up to 50 years after the date of substantial completion of a project, or the estimated useful life of the rail equipment or facilities to be acquired, rehabilitated, improved, developed, or established.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Global Peacebuilding Act

Bill: 116-hr-5948
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-02-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Conflicts and wars
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of State
Foreign aid and international relief
Military operations and strategy
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: 

Global Peacebuilding Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to transfer a certain amount of funds to the Department of State to increase U.S. contributions to multilateral, public-private, or locally led civil society peacebuilding initiatives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5949
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: 

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies requirements governing the national instant criminal background check system (NICS).
 
Specifically, it allows the NICS to retain records related to a firearms-related background check for as long as necessary to make a final determination of firearms eligibility.
 
Additionally, it requires the NICS to query an additional database&#8212;the National Data Exchange&#8212;as part of a firearm-related background check.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
FAS School Meals Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5950
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-02-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Caribbean area
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nutrition and diet
Palau

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: 

FAS School Meals Improvement Act 

 
This bill revises food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to grant eligibility to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau for the school meal programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Teresita Espino Ladrillo.

Bill: 116-hr-5951
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2020-02-21 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Provides for the relief of Teresita Espino Ladrillo.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Introduced in House
Hemophilia SNF Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-5952
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Health care coverage and access
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 

Hemophilia SNF Access Act

 
This bill includes certain treatments for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders as high-cost, low-probability ancillary services that may be paid for separately, rather than under the prospective payment (i.e., per diem) system for skilled nursing facilities, under Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, as the Holly Veterans Memorial Post Office.

Bill: 116-hr-5954
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Michigan
Postal service
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, as the "Holly Veterans Memorial Post Office."
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, as the "Holly Veterans Memorial Post Office."

action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, as the "Holly Veterans Memorial Post Office."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-244.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-244.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5070)
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5070)
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Mr. Connolly asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-244
Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 116-hr-5955
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 

Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E206)
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5956
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government trust funds
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 

Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

 
 This bill terminates (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The Department of the Treasury must transfer funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the deficit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5957
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Military facilities and property
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Uzbekistan
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 

K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020

 
This bill addresses toxic exposure of members of the Armed Forces deployed to Karshi-Khanabad (K-2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between October 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a study and report on such exposure. Based on the results of the study, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must determine (1) whether a positive association exists between such exposure and the occurrence of a diagnosed illness in humans, and (2) whether a presumption of service-connection is warranted. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. 
 
If the VA determines a presumption of service-connection is not warranted, notice must be published and include an explanation of the basis for the determination. The bill also requires the VA to remove previous presumptions if evidence indicates such presumption is not warranted.
 
The bill requires the VA to establish and maintain a registry for individuals who were deployed to K-2 during the specified time frame. 
 
Finally, DOD must provide access to information upon request by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for purposes of a study regarding the effects of exposure to toxic substances at K-2.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Senior Health Planning Account Act

Bill: 116-hr-5958
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax exclusion
Life, casualty, property insurance
Marriage and family status

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 

Senior Health Planning Account Act

 
This bill allows tax-exempt senior health planning accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. The bill excludes from gross income (1) the gains that are contributed to the accounts, and (2) distributions from the accounts that are used exclusively for the health care expenses of the account beneficiary or the account beneficiary's spouse. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Union Member Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-5959
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 

Union Member Protection Act

 
 This bill requires labor unions to obtain approval of a majority of union members for specified political expenditures. Further, it requires unions to report proposed political expenditures and to disclose the vote of each union officer with respect to such expenditures during the preceding fiscal year.
 
 Additionally, labor union bylaws must require principal officers to vote on individual political expenditures in excess of $50,000 and such individual votes must be made publicly available on the union's website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain Federal property in the State of Ohio to the Friends of Barker House.

Bill: 116-hr-5960
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2020-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Ohio
Pollution liability
Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to convey to the Friends of Joseph Barker, Jr., House organization, by quitclaim deed and without monetary consideration, all interest of the United States in the Judge Joseph Barker, Jr., House and a specified road tract in Washington County, Ohio, situated along the Ohio River. The Corps must also provide the organization with a specified easement.
 
The Corps shall make improvements and alterations to the house to facilitate conveyance of the property, including carrying out the conveyance of the house and road tract, subject to the condition that the total cost of those improvements and alterations shall be not more than $90,000. 
 
Before providing a conveyance or easement under this bill, the Corps must investigate and report to the organization on the environmental condition of the property, including any potential hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste. On completion and review, the organization may elect to refuse any conveyance or easement of any of the property.
 
The Corps may reserve and retain from any conveyance under this bill a right-of-way or any other right necessary for the operation and maintenance of the authorized federal channel along the Ohio River.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Introduced in House