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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the carryover of the remaining 2020 balance in health flexible spending arrangements.

Bill: 116-hr-6824
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 
This bill allows a participant in a health flexible spending arrangement to carry over any portion of the balance in such participant's account at the end of the 2020 plan year to the plan year beginning in 2021. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6825
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program by increasing the amount of loan forgiveness available for certain qualified teachers who have federal student loans. The program provides loan forgiveness for teachers who are highly qualified, teach full-time in a low-income school or educational service agency, and complete five years of consecutive service.
 
Specifically, the bill increases from $5,000 to $15,000 the amount of available loan forgiveness for an elementary or secondary school teacher in any subject.
 
It also increases from $17,500 to $30,000 the amount of available loan forgiveness for a secondary school math or science teacher and for a special education teacher.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to update and make publicly available EJScreen or an equivalent tool, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6826
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Due process and equal protection
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to update, on an annual basis, and make available to the public an environmental justice mapping and screening tool, such as EJScreen.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-6827
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Corporate finance and management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Temporary and part-time employment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Corporate Accountability Act

 
This bill requires corporations that receive federal aid related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to (1) provide at least 14 days of fully paid leave to all workers, (2) pay each employee a wage of not less than $15 an hour, and (3) limit CEO and executive pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Funeral Assistance Fund

Bill: 116-hr-6828
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Government trust funds
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Fund

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance to individuals (both citizens and nonresident aliens) and funeral homes for the funeral expenses of an individual who died of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without sufficient insurance to pay for such expenses, through the establishment of a COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Fund.
 
The bill requires an application for assistance to include certain information, including (1) the amount of funeral expenses incurred between January 21, 2020, and December 31, 2020, and (2) proof that COVID-19 was the direct or indirect cause of death of the deceased individual. The bill also limits assistance for funeral expenses to $10,000 for each deceased individual and prohibits FEMA from requiring residence in a presidentially-declared disaster area as a condition for receiving assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
EMPIL–DOC Act

Bill: 116-hr-6829
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Middle East

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence on China Act or the EMPIL-DOC Act

 
This bill authorizes a bilateral grant program with Israel to develop health technologies, with an emphasis on the use of technology, personalized medicine, and data in relation to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Technologies to be developed through this program include, among others, artificial intelligence, respiratory assist devices, and diagnostic tests. 
 
In addition, the program conditions funding on a matching contribution from the government of Israel. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to establish minimum issuance amounts under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, and for other purposes,.

Bill: 116-hr-6830
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Community life and organization
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 
This bill reduces the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program minimum issuance amount from $100 million to $25 million for FY2020, and to $50 million thereafter. (CDFIs are financial institutions serving low-income communities. Designation as a CDFI allows an institution to participate in programs such as the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the CARES Act to authorize the Congressional Oversight Commission to submit discretionary reports to Congress, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6831
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 
This bill authorizes the Congressional Oversight Commission to submit discretionary reports to Congress in addition to its required reports. The commission oversees and reports on the use of specific taxpayer funds to provide economic stability as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the CARES Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the duties of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6832
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 
This bill authorizes additional funding for the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
MILK Act

Bill: 116-hr-6834
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Farmer's Milk in Low-Income Kitchens Act or the 

MILK Act

 
This bill revises and expands the milk donation program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
 
Specifically, the bill (1) increases funding for the program, and (2) requires USDA to carry out a program to match eligible dairy organizations with eligible distributors in order to facilitate the formation of eligible partnerships. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To require residential mortgage servicers receiving certain emergency relief under the CARES Act to provide reports on loan-level data, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6835
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 
This bill requires residential mortgage servicers receiving COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) economic aid to report monthly on all serviced residential mortgage loans, including information on loan performance and forbearances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act

Bill: 116-hr-6836
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health facilities and institutions
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
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act

 
This bill provides additional appropriations for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for the Indian Health Service, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and be reimbursed for certain expenses or lost revenues due to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Such funds must be available for, among other things, health care services, medical supplies and equipment (e.g., personal protective equipment and testing supplies), training, and surge capacity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6837
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Medicare
Securities
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The program provides Medicare payments in advance to eligible providers experiencing claims or cash flow disruptions, such as during national emergencies; the program was specifically expanded in response to COVID-19 to encompass more types of providers, subject to certain recoupment and repayment provisions.
 
Under the current program, recoupment of advance payments (through claims offsets) begins up to four months after the payment is made. Additionally, certain hospitals have one year to repay the full amount; other types of providers have seven months. Repayments made after this period are subject to the prevailing interest rate set by the Department of the Treasury (generally around 10% in FY2020).
 
The bill delays recoupment for one year and caps the recoupment at 25% of a claim. The bill also gives all providers up to two years for full repayment and caps the interest rate at 1%. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may waive repayment entirely upon a demonstration of extreme hardship, among other factors.
 
The bill also requires the CMS to continue to make the program available to providers of Medicare medical services for the duration of the public health emergency. (The CMS suspended the program for such providers on April 26, 2020.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
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: 2020-05-12
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: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-6838
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act

 
 This bill funds additional grants to states for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, states may use such grants to expand services, provide support to community-based organizations, and purchase emergency supplies, among other uses. The bill does not require states to match funding under these grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report describing the response of certain entities to the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the development, regulatory evaluation, and deployment of diagnostic tests.

Bill: 116-hr-6839
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on diagnostic tests to diagnose COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or detect the virus that causes the disease. Specifically, the report must describe the response of, among others, laboratories, diagnostic test manufacturers, and government entities with respect to the development, regulatory evaluation, and deployment of diagnostic tests. The GAO must also assess standards, guidance, clinical processes, and intergovernmental coordination related to COVID-19 testing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Emergency Non-Congregate Housing Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-6840
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2020-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: 

Coronavirus Emergency Non-Congregate Housing Expansion Act

 
This bill makes non-congregate shelter expenses eligible for full funding reimbursement under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) public assistance program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. 
 

Non-congregate shelter 
is defined as shelter for specified individuals who test positive for, have been exposed to, or are asymptomatic of, COVID-19, as well as first responders, health care workers, emergency workers, and homeless individuals who do not require hospitalization. Such shelter may be in the form of hotels, motels, dormitories, or any other spaces that permit social distancing.
 
The federal share for non-congregate sheltering is increased to 100% (currently, FEMA only reimburses states, territories, and tribal governments for 75% of eligible costs incurred while performing emergency protective measures).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-05-12
text: Introduced in House