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A bill to require a study conducted by the Secretary of State on the future of arms control with the People's Republic of China.

Bill: 116-s-3844
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Computer security and identity theft
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Military operations and strategy
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: 
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress on the approaches and strategic effects of engaging China on arms control issues. The report shall address issues including (1) areas of potential dialogue, (2) Chinese strategic military capabilities that are of the most concern, and (3) opportunities for multilateral arms control in the region.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate
One Subject at a Time Act

Bill: 116-s-3845
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Government liability
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

One Subject at a Time Act
 
 
This bill requires each bill or joint resolution to include no more than one subject and the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title.
 
An appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change to existing law that is not germane to the subject of such bill.
 
The bill voids measures or provisions noncompliant with these requirements, including appropriation provisions outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID-19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act

Bill: 116-s-3846
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional tributes
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Monuments and memorials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

COVID-19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act

 
This bill directs the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on June 1, 2020, to honor the memory of the lives lost in the United States due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 
 

action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

COVID-19 Pandemic Moment of Silence Act

 
This bill directs the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on June 1, 2020, to honor the memory of the lives lost in the United States due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2634; text: CR S2634)
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2634; text: CR S2634)
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3847
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Genetics
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

COVID-19 Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2020

This bill establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Emergency Office of Manufacturing for Public Health to manufacture and distribute medical products to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or medical products that are on shortage or vulnerable to shortage. 
The office must (1) obtain the rights to manufacture the applicable medicines, ingredients, diagnostic tests, medical devices, personal protective equipment, and supplies; (2) manufacture or contract to manufacture such items; and (3) construct, or enter into construction contracts for, facilities to manufacture certain medicines, such as vaccines.
 
HHS may issue involuntary licenses allowing the office to make, use, sell, import, or export an invention related to an applicable drug, biological product, or device and to use clinical trial data and confidential information. Such a license must provide the rights holder with reasonable compensation.
 
The office must (1) provide such COVID-19 products at no cost to federal, state, local, and other health programs and certain domestic health care providers and suppliers; (2) offer COVID-19 products at cost to other commercial and international entities; and (3) offer other medical products to entities at a fair price, based on cost and other considerations. 
 
The office shall prioritize the manufacture of certain COVID-19 products and meet manufacturing timelines specified in the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Coronavirus Containment Corps Act

Bill: 116-s-3848
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority employment
Minority health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Coronavirus Containment Corps Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop, within 21 days, a nationwide contact tracing strategy for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that addresses, among other issues, workforce needs. To implement that strategy, the bill also establishes grant programs in the CDC and the Indian Health Service (IHS), as well as expands grant programs in the Department of Labor.
 
Specifically, the CDC must award grants to state and local health departments for, among other purposes, hiring and training individuals for contact tracing positions and related roles, and the IHS must award similar grants to tribes and tribal organizations. In addition, Labor shall award certain grants for dislocated workers to states, tribes, and other jurisdictions to support the hiring, deployment, and relevant employment transitions of individuals in contact tracing positions and related roles. 
 
Additionally, grants and contracts that include contact tracing and related roles within the scope of work must comply with prevailing wage requirements that apply to federal service contracts. Employees who work under such grants or contracts must receive wages and fringe benefits that are not less than those prevailing in the locality where work is performed. 
 
Finally, the CDC and Labor must report certain information in accordance with specified timelines, and the Government Accountability Office must evaluate the activities of funding recipients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act

Bill: 116-s-3849
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Age discrimination
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional officers and employees
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act

 
This bill extends the limitation period for filing specified claims or complaints under federal labor or employment laws that overlap with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. For such an overlap, the filing limitation period is extended for 90 days beginning on the date after the public health emergency ends plus the number of days of overlap between the initial limitation period and the public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act

Bill: 116-s-3850
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act

 
This bill establishes the Commission on Ensuring Health Equity During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and adds reporting requirements for certain demographic data related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Among other activities, the commission must (1) determine approaches to using data to reduce demographic disparities in COVID-19 prevalence and outcomes, and (2) submit findings and recommendations to Congress on a specified timeline until the end of the public health emergency. 
 
During the public health emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish, and update daily, data on COVID-19 testing, treatment, and outcomes that is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and other demographic characteristics on the CDC website. In addition, the Indian Health Service shall consult with tribes with respect to COVID-19 data collection and reporting. The Department of Health and Human Services must make a summary of final statistics related to COVID-19 publicly available and report specified information to Congress within 60 days of the end of the public health emergency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
BARR Act

Bill: 116-s-3851
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Justice
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Lawyers and legal services
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Blocking Appointees from Refusing Recusal Act or the BARR Act

 
This bill prohibits high-level appointees in the Department of Justice from participating in particular matters in which the President, a relative of the President, or an individual associated with the campaign of the President is a party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protection of Civilians in Military Operations Act

Bill: 116-s-3852
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Human rights
Intergovernmental relations
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Protection of Civilians in Military Operations Act

 
This bill expands Department of Defense (DOD) reporting requirements for civilian casualties that result from U.S. military operations and implements other requirements to address and prevent such casualties. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires (1) coordination with the Department of State in responding to reports of civilian casualties resulting from military operations, (2) DOD to establish and maintain a database that preserves and organizes reports on investigations of such civilian casualties, and (3) DOD to add personnel to implement its policies relating to civilian casualties from military operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Price Gouging Prevention Act

Bill: 116-s-3853
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Inflation and prices
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Price Gouging Prevention Act

 
 This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale a consumer good during a public health emergency at an excessive or opportunistic price. Specifically, consumer goods include those deemed vital and necessary by public health officials for the health, safety, and welfare of consumers during an emergency or disaster (e.g., food, water, medications, and personal protective equipment). The price of these goods is presumptively excessive or oppressive during such an emergency or disaster if the sale price exceeds by more than 10% the average price of such good during the 120-day period preceding the emergency or disaster.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3854
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Landlord and tenant
Lease and rental services
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act of 2020

 
This bill allows an adult dependent or certain other specified representatives of a service member who was killed or catastrophically injured in military service to terminate the service member's lease of a premises or of a motor vehicle without financial penalty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3856
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program to assist individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness and to otherwise address needs arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Helping Americans Return to Work Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3857
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Helping Americans Return to Work Act of 2020

 
 This bill limits payments under pandemic unemployment programs established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act to an individual's average weekly wages on which the benefit is based.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
PRICE Act

Bill: 116-s-3858
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Pandemic Response and Interstate Cost Equity Act or the PRICE Act

 
This bill establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the sole buyer, vendor, owner, and distributor of certain medical equipment obtained by the federal government in the event of a national health emergency and establishes a process for the pricing and distribution of such equipment.
 
Specifically, in the event of such an emergency, the Department of Health and Human Services shall assess available medical equipment and FEMA shall (1) become the sole owner and distributor of medical equipment obtained by the federal government for which the prevailing market price exceeds the fair market price by more than 15%, (2) contract with all persons capable of producing such equipment to produce such equipment, and (3) establish a price for such equipment and sell or otherwise distribute the equipment to the states or to persons that request it.
 
The bill establishes in Congress a Joint Committee on Defense Production.
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate
PPP TIME Act

Bill: 116-s-3859
Sponsor: Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

Paycheck Protection Program Timeframe Modification and Extension Act or the PPP TIME Act

 
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill extends the program through August 15, 2020, and it allows a loan recipient to select any eight-week period within the program's duration to use their loan.
 
The bill also prohibits the Small Business Administration from requiring a paycheck protection loan recipient to use at least 50% of loan amounts for payroll costs.
 
Further, the bill defers payment of applicable employment taxes for a paycheck protection loan recipient that has had loan amounts forgiven. Currently, a taxpayer that has had loan amounts forgiven is ineligible for such deferral.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Introduced in Senate