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A bill to nullify Executive Order 13957, entitled "Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service".

Bill: 116-s-4907
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 
This bill nullifies the executive order titled 
Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service
, which was issued on October 21, 2020. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, in the excepted service instead of the competitive service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4908
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2020

 
This bill allows owners of eligible dwelling units a new tax credit through 2023 for up to 50% of the lead hazard reduction activity costs for each such unit in a taxable year. An 
eligible dwelling unit
 is any unit located in the United States that was placed in service before 1978. 
 
The bill (1) specifies the types of lead hazard reduction activity costs eligible for the credit, including risk assessment and abatement costs; and (2) limits the amount of the credit in any taxable year to $3,000 for specified abatement measures and $1,000 for interim lead control measures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Veteran PACT Act

Bill: 116-s-4909
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Minority health
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act or the Native American Veteran PACT Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from collecting copayments from American Indian or Alaska Native veterans for hospital care or medical services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
GRACE for Homeless Veterans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4910
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Grant Regulation Adjustment during the Coronavirus Emergency for Homeless Veterans Act of 2020 or the GRACE for Homeless Veterans Act of 2020

 
This bill addresses the administration of grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of facilities for homeless veterans, or the procurement of vans, including by removing the cap on the grant amount available for such projects during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for compensation for injuries or sickness to encompass posttraumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4911
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax exclusion
Mental health
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 
This bill extends the tax exclusion of damages on account of injuries or sickness to include post-traumatic stress disorder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4912
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020

 
This bill limits exemptions, and the duration of exemptions, from federal cybersecurity requirements and adds reporting requirements with respect to such exemptions. Specifically, exemptions may only be granted by the Office of Management and Budget and expire after one year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Right Track Act

Bill: 116-s-4913
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Railroads
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Right Track Act 

 
This bill directs the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to jointly (1) provide recommendations for reducing the number of collisions at highway-rail grade crossings in counties with 10 or fewer residents per square mile; and (2) conduct a public outreach and educational initiative, in cooperation with Operation Lifesaver, to reduce collisions at public highway-rail grade crossings in such counties that includes multimedia resources.
 
The FRA and the FHWA must use the recommendations to provide technical assistance to states seeking to make rail safety infrastructure improvements.
 
Additionally, the Department of Transportation must use amounts set aside under the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements grant program to improve grade crossing safety in counties with 10 or fewer residents per square mile.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Providing Access to Tribal Health, Well-being, and Youth Safety Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4914
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Providing Access to Tribal Health, Well-being, and Youth Safety Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Transportation must provide grants to Indian tribes for transportation projects that support the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other users of nonmotorized transportation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7078)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020.

Bill: 116-s-4915
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Intergovernmental relations
Lawyers and legal services
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
 
The initiative shall, among other things
 
 
serve as legal and policy advisor on DOJ's efforts to enforce criminal and civil laws that impact service members, veterans, and their families;
 
develop policy recommendations for improved enforcement of federal law to support service members, veterans, and their families;
 
serve as the liaison and point of contact between DOJ and the military departments;
 
 provide counsel for the Office of Justice Programs to ensure that funding decisions take into account service members, veterans, and their families; and
 
enforce federal laws that protect service members and veterans.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7078-7079)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
FAMILIES Act

Bill: 116-s-4916
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Adult day care
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2020 or the FAMILIES Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funds for a program to divert eligible individuals (e.g., parents of minor children and caregivers) from a term of imprisonment or probation into comprehensive support services (e.g., education, jobs, in-home parenting, and substance abuse treatment programs). Additionally, the bill provides funds for the training of district court judges, a study on the effects of incarceration on children of incarcerated parents, and grants to states for parenting sentencing alternative programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4917
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Lighting, heating, cooling
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Minority education
School administration
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes through FY2030 the Educator Jobs Funds, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. Additionally, the bill establishes and provides funds for the Personal Protective Equipment Fund, from which ED must award grants to LEAs to purchase sanitizing equipment, purchase personal protective equipment, and hire staff to implement safety protocols. Finally, the bill provides FY2021 funds to ED for teacher and school leader residency programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
One Agency Act

Bill: 116-s-4918
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

One Agency Act

 
This bill consolidates antitrust enforcement authority in one agency by transferring all Federal Trade Commission antitrust functions, employees, assets, and funding to the Department of Justice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
AHEAD Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4919
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Legislative rules and procedure
Medical research
Minority health
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making of 2020 or AHEAD Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to study, and make certain recommendations concerning, the use of health impact assessments or other tools to evaluate the effect of proposed federal legislation on health and health disparities.
 
When developing recommendations to incorporate these tools into the federal legislative process, the National Academies must consult with the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Telework Cybersecurity for Small Organizations Act

Bill: 116-s-4920
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Commuting
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Department of Homeland Security
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government Operations and Politics
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Improving Telework Cybersecurity for Small Organizations Act

 
This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take certain actions related to improving telework cybersecurity for small organizations.
 
Specifically, CISA must publish a resource on its website describing best practices a small organization may take to improve cybersecurity with respect to teleworking. The FTC must establish a program consistent with this resource to educate consumers and small organizations on improving the cybersecurity of technologies used for distance learning, telemedicine, and telework as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Star Print ordered on S. 4920.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for traveling expenses for Federal disaster relief workers away from home for more than 1 year.

Bill: 116-s-4921
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax deductions
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 
This bill allows a tax deduction for the travelling expenses of federal disaster relief workers away from home for more than one year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act

Bill: 116-s-4922
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family services
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Military command and structure
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to take various actions and implement programs related to the prevention of and response to domestic violence and child abuse and neglect among military families, including by ensuring information sharing among the Armed Forces about incidents reported to the Family Advocacy Programs of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Funding for Infrastructure at Ports of Entry Extension Act

Bill: 116-s-4923
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: 

Funding for Infrastructure at Ports of Entry Extension Act

 
This bill extends certain port of entry donation authorities through December 16, 2021. This allows the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to accept donations of real and personal property, including monetary donations, from federal and nonfederal entities to establish or improve CBP facilities at ports of entry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Keeping All Students Safe Act

Bill: 116-s-4924
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Interior
Disability and paralysis
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Minority education
Performance measurement
Preschool education
Prescription drugs
School administration
Special education
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: 

Keeping All Students Safe Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits the use of physical restraint in schools and Head Start programs that receive federal funding. It also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to unlawful seclusion or restraint, and creates a grant program for state educational agencies to implement the procedures required by the bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act

Bill: 116-s-4925
Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Maryland
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: 

Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act

 
This bill authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art to construct and use a collections storage space at the museum support facility of the Smithsonian Institution in Suitland, Maryland, to accommodate the care, preservation, conservation, storage, and study of national collections held in trust by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Montana Headwaters Legacy Act

Bill: 116-s-4926
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Lakes and rivers
Missouri River
Montana
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: 

Montana Headwaters Legacy Act

 
This bill designates specified segments of the following rivers and creeks in Montana as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers
 
 
Smith River,
 
Tenderfoot Creek,
 
Gallatin River,
 
Hyalite Creek,
 
Taylor Creek,
 
Madison River,
 
Bear Creek, 
 
Boulder River,
 
Hellroaring Creek,
 
Lake Fork Rock Creek,
 
Rock Creek,
 
Slough Creek,
 
Stillwater River,
 
West Boulder River,
 
West Fork Stillwater River, 
 
West Fork of Rock Creek, and 
 
Yellowstone River.
 
 
No land or interest in land located within the boundary of such a river segment may be acquired by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture without the consent of the owner of the land or interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate