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Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act

Bill: 116-s-3945
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Business expenses
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act

 
This bill allows accelerated depreciation of nonresidential real property acquired to relocate facilities for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and medical devices or supplies in the United States. It also allows an exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of relocation property that was used to manufacture medical products in a foreign country. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Helicopter Safety Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3946
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Helicopter Safety Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations to implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations for crash-resistant systems with respect to existing and new U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft (e.g., a helicopter) certificated for six or more passenger seats.
 
Specifically, the FAA must require all U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft certificated for six or more passenger seats to be equipped with a flight data recorder, a cockpit voice recorder, and a terrain awareness and warning system.
 
The FAA may exempt any civilian helicopter from one or more of the equipment requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935)
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act

Bill: 116-s-3947
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act

 
This bill allows additional uses for higher education emergency relief funds and requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to apply for such funds.
 
Specifically, the bill permits IHEs to use emergency relief funds to defray expenses, including those related to lost revenue, incurred expenses, technology costs for distance education, faculty and staff training, and payroll. Currently, the use of such funds is limited to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
 
 Further, IHEs must apply to the Department of Education to receive such funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935-2936)
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3948
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Indian social and development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 
This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.

action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 
This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.

action_date: 2020-12-20
text: 
This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7868; text: CR S7868)
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7868; text: CR S7868)
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 558.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-271.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-271.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Helping Parents Educate Children During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Bill: 116-s-3949
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Books and print media
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Higher education
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Helping Parents Educate Children During the Coronavirus Pandemic

 
This bill expands the types of educational expenses that may be paid from a qualified tuition program (commonly known as a 529 plan) for students enrolled at or attending an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious school. It also permits payments of certain education expenses for home schooling during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the date the emergency period has ended.
 
The bill also permits penalty free distributions from tax-preferred retirement plans for the period after February 29, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, if contributed to a 529 plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2936)
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Twentieth Amendment Section Four Study Act

Bill: 116-s-3950
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Libraries and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Twentieth Amendment Section Four Study Act

 
This bill establishes the Twentieth Amendment Section Four Panel, which must recommend to Congress model legislation to resolve any vacancy created by the death of a candidate in a contingent presidential or vice-presidential election. Such panel terminates 90 days after submitting its final report. 
 
(The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution requires that presidential and vice-presidential candidates gain a majority of electoral votes to win an election. In the event that no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment requires the House of Representatives to elect the President and the Senate to elect the Vice President, which is known as a contingent election. The Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution allows Congress to establish a process in the case of the death of a candidate in a contingent presidential or vice-presidential election.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3951
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

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

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
FLIGHT Act

Bill: 116-s-3953
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Military education and training
Minority education
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Fostering Leadership and Inclusion by Growing HBCU Training Act of 2020 or the FLIGHT Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to carry out two five-year pilot programs to 
 
 
 assess the feasibility and advisability of mechanisms to reduce barriers to participation in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at certain historically Black colleges and universities and certain other minority institutions of higher education (covered institutions) by creating partnerships between satellite or extension Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units at such institutions and military installations, and 
 
 assess the feasibility and advisability of providing financial assistance to members of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps and members of the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative at covered institutions for participation in flight training.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Local Government Relief Act

Bill: 116-s-3954
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Local Government Relief Act

 
This bill requires states to pay by June 30, 2020, at least 45% of the amounts received from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to local governments that did not receive a direct payment from the fund.
 
Such sums shall be distributed by a state upon receipt and on a pass-through basis without requiring any application from a unit of local government. 
 
If a state is unable to make distributions to units of local government in accordance with these requirements, the state shall submit a detailed report explaining why it is unable to meet such requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

Bill: 116-s-3955
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

 
This bill prohibits no-knock warrants, which generally permit law enforcement officers to enter a premises without first identifying their authority and purpose. 
 
Specifically, it requires federal law enforcement officers to provide notice of their authority and purpose before executing a warrant. State and local law enforcement agencies that receive funds from the Department of Justice must execute warrants that require the serving officer to provide notice of his or her authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
End Police Use of Chokeholds Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3956
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

End Police Use of Chokeholds Act of 2020

 
This bill creates a new condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program and the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
 
Specifically, to be eligible for grant funds under the COPS program and JAG program, a state or locality must have in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement officers from using a chokehold or carotid hold. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Confederate Monument Removal Act

Bill: 116-s-3957
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-12
text: 

Confederate Monument Removal Act

 
This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2020-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3958
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Public contracts and procurement
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020

 
This bill makes incentive payments incurred for expedited completion of certain federally financed airport development projects an allowable project cost standard.

action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 

Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020

 
This bill makes incentive payments incurred for expedited completion of certain federally financed airport development projects an allowable project cost standard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-331.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-331.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Foreign Civil Aviation Authority Assistance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3959
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Foreign Civil Aviation Authority Assistance Act of 2020

 
This bill provides Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) support for foreign civil aviation authorities.
 
In addition to the current requirement that the FAA promote and achieve global improvements in the safety, efficiency, and environmental effect of air travel, the bill requires the FAA to engage both bilaterally and multilaterally, including with the International Civil Aviation Organization, to bolster international collaboration, data sharing, and harmonization of international aviation safety requirements.
 
The FAA must seek to expand technical assistance in support of enhancing international aviation safety, and it is authorized to provide technical assistance related to all aviation safety-related training and operational services in connection with bilateral and multilateral agreements.
 
The bill also authorizes support for the implementation of certain recommendations to address pilots' dependency on automation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Public Safety and Supporting Law Enforcement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3960
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Promoting Public Safety and Supporting Law Enforcement Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 5% of highway safety program and national priority safety program funding from states and local governments that defund or otherwise reduce funding for a law enforcement entity without a clear budgetary reason.
 
A state or local government may submit documentation or other evidence to DOT for review to determine if the defunding of, or other reduction in funding for, a law enforcement entity was carried out for a clear budgetary reason.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Pandemic Democracy for All Act

Bill: 116-s-3961
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: 

Pandemic Democracy for All Act

 
This bill requires states and local jurisdictions to allow absentee voting during the November 2020 general election for individuals impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). It also establishes grants to implement online registration systems and to increase absentee voting.
 
Specifically, states and local jurisdictions must allow an individual to use absentee registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot if the individual has a reasonable concern that voting in person on the date of the election may expose them to contracting COVID-19 or if they are otherwise impacted by COVID-19. The Department of Justice may bring a civil action against a state or local jurisdiction for violations.
 
In addition, the bill authorizes the Election Assistance Commission to award grants to states and local jurisdictions to (1) implement online absentee registration systems for the November 2020 general election, and (2) facilitate an increase in absentee voting during such election (e.g., the costs associated with the purchase of materials and educational outreach). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate