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COMMS Act

Bill: 116-hr-7512
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional operations and organization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Communications Outreach Media and Mail Standards Act or the COMMS Act

 
This bill renames the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards as the House Communications Standards Commission and expands the commission's authority with respect to regulating certain mass mailings of Members of the House of Representatives.

action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 

Communications Outreach Media and Mail Standards Act or the COMMS Act

This bill renames the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards as the House Communications Standards Commission and expands the commission's authority with respect to regulating certain mass mailings of Members of the House of Representatives.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-03
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4177-4178)
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4177-4178)
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee on Rules discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee on Rules discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Mrs. Davis (CA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Rules, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Rules, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Rules, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Capitol Police Advancement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7513
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Capitol Police Advancement Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes reporting duties for the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), provides a separate budget allocation for the USCP Office of Inspector General (OIG), and revises the rules for termination of a USCP officer, member, or employee.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the USCP to submit a biannual report on its functions and activities and to provide, upon request from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, certain information, data, and reports. 
 
The bill also requires the USCP to include the annual budget request of its OIG in the USCP budget without change. Further, the bill requires Congress to provide a separate allocation, within the amounts made available for salaries and expenses of the USCP, for the salaries and expenses of the OIG. The OIG must make each of its reports publicly available.
 
In addition, the bill provides that an approval by the Capitol Police Board of the termination of an officer, member, or employee of the USCP shall be final and may not be reviewed or appealed. Under current law, the USCP may not terminate an officer, member, or employee until it has notified both the individual and the Capitol Police Board, and the board has approved the termination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Gabby’s Law Act

Bill: 116-hr-7514
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Gabby's Law Act

 
This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to adopt sepsis protocols that meet specified standards. Among other requirements, such protocols must include identification and treatment of sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock in individuals of all ages in emergency departments and as part of inpatient services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
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: 2020-07-09
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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7515
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Marine and inland water transportation
Natural disasters
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to provide financial assistance to states and maritime industry entities during an emergency such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, MARAD may provide grants for
 
 
operating costs involved with an emergency response operation, including costs for cleaning, sanitizing, janitorial services, staffing, paid leave, and procuring personal protective equipment; and
 
the costs of capital projects to protect, repair, reconstruct, or replace equipment and facilities of the United States maritime transportation system that are in danger of suffering serious damage, or has suffered serious damage, as a result of an emergency.
 
 
The federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is provided under the bill shall be 100%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Protect Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 116-hr-7517
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Religion
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Protect Access to Birth Control Act

 
This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement that their health insurance plans cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Safer Compounding in Hospitals Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7518
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Safer Compounding in Hospitals Act of 2020

 
This bill temporarily provides an additional payment under Medicare to hospitals that use a specified automated technology to prepare sterile intravenous treatments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act

Bill: 116-hr-7519
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Subversive activities
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward to anyone who furnishes certain information relating to foreign election interference by a foreign entity or an individual who is not a U.S. person.
 
Foreign election interference is conduct by a foreign person that (1) violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law; or (2) is performed by any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government or criminal enterprise. Such conduct may include any covert, fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful act undertaken with the purpose or effect of undermining public confidence in election processes or institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7520
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Commuting
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Energy efficiency and conservation
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
News media and reporting
Right of privacy
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the national broadband plan, which establishes benchmarks to meet the goal of ensuring that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability.
 
Such update shall include (1) an assessment of the progress in achieving the goals of the original national broadband plan; (2) an examination of the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on how people learn, work, receive medical information and treatment, and participate in civic communications; and (3) an analysis of the change in reliance people will have on services enabled by broadband internet access service as a result of COVID-19. 
 
The FCC must report annually on its progress toward achieving the goals of the updated national broadband plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

Bill: 116-hr-7521
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Livestock
Meat
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act

 
This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, to suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended.
 
No funds made available to USDA during the COVID-19 emergency period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments.
 
Upon termination of the COVID-19 emergency period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
To establish the Small Business Economic Assistance Program.

Bill: 116-hr-7522
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 
This bill establishes the Small Business Economic Assistance Program to provide financial assistance to certain small businesses.
 
Among other eligibility requirements, a small business must have (1) more than 1 but fewer than 50 employees, (2) not received a payment under the Paycheck Protection Program, and (3) been established prior to January 1, 2020.
 
Such assistance shall consist of a financial assistance payment equal to $5,000 per employee, at least 80% of which the recipient shall use for employee compensation. The remaining amounts shall be used for business costs such as rent, mortgage payments, or utility payments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
TIFIA for Airports Act

Bill: 116-hr-7523
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Public transit

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

TIFIA for Airports Act

 
This bill makes certain airport projects eligible for funding under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program of the Department of Transportation, including projects for airport noise capability planning, and for constructing gates and related areas at which passengers board or exit aircraft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2020-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Wear Your Mask Act

Bill: 116-hr-7524
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Wear Your Mask Act

 
This bill requires each federal agency to take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask inside a federal facility under its jurisdiction if the individual is within six feet of another individual to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Each agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence.
 
The bill terminates such requirements when the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register a notification, that the requirement to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent such transmission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Crack Down on Dark Money Act

Bill: 116-hr-7525
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Civics education
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Political advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Tax-exempt organizations
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Crack Down on Dark Money Act

 
This bill prohibits tax-exempt 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations from using more than 10% of their total expenditures on covered political expenditures (i.e., direct or indirect expenditures for an exempt function, including influencing or attempting to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any federal, state, or local public office or office in a political organization, or the election of presidential or vice-presidential electors, whether or not such individual or electors are selected, nominated, elected, or appointed).
 
The bill also requires a social welfare organization that spends funds on political intervention to publicly disclose the name and address of any contributor donating $5,000 or more to such organization. The term 
political intervention 
includes advocacy for the election, defeat, nomination or recall of a political candidate, the making of contributions to a political campaign, communications to the electorate about political candidates, and political use of resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House