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Artificial Intelligence Standards and National Security Act

Bill: 116-s-4082
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Artificial Intelligence Standards and National Security Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit certain reports with respect to artificial intelligence.
 
Specifically, DOD must report to Congress on
 
 
the role of DOD in the development of artificial intelligence standards, including an assessment of the ways in which an artificial intelligence standards strategy will improve the national security; and
 
the feasibility and current status of assigning members of the Armed Forces on active duty to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of DOD.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Rebuilding Main Street Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4083
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Tax-exempt organizations
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Rebuilding Main Street Act of 2020

 
 This bill extends federal pandemic unemployment compensation and establishes the Rebuilding Main Street Grant Program to cover certain costs of eligible employers who continue operations with reduced work hours.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4084
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Due process and equal protection
Evidence and witnesses
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020

 
This bill imposes limits on the use of biometric surveillance systems, such as facial recognition systems, by federal and state government entities.
 
A federal agency or official may not in an official capacity acquire, possess, or use in the United States any such system or information obtained by such a system unless Congress passes an act that specifically authorizes such a use. Such an act of Congress must contain certain provisions, such as provisions naming the specific authorized entity and auditing requirements relating to the system.
 
Information obtained in violation of this bill shall not be admissible by the federal government in any proceeding or investigation, except in a proceeding alleging a violation of this bill.
 
An individual aggrieved by a violation of these restrictions shall have the right to sue. Any state officer authorized to sue on behalf of the state's residents shall also have the right to sue on behalf of the state's aggrieved residents.
 
A state or local government unit shall not receive certain federal law enforcement grants unless the government unit complies with a law or policy that is substantially similar to this bill's restrictions on acquiring and using biometric surveillance systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending Taxpayer Funding of Anarchy Act

Bill: 116-s-4085
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Ending Taxpayer Funding of Anarchy Act

 
This bill prohibits, for FY2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, a state or political subdivision of a state (state) that is an anarchist jurisdiction at any time during a fiscal year from receiving federal financial assistance from an executive agency during that fiscal year.
 

Anarchist jurisdiction
 is defined as a state that has a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice in effect that, despite ongoing danger to individuals or property, allows any entity or official to purposefully (1) abdicate the reserved powers of the state to be performed by non-governmental actors in a manner that is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and (2) refuse to provide police, fire, or emergency medical services to one or more individuals in the state as a consequence of such abdication.
 
If a state that is ineligible to receive such assistance during a fiscal year receives federal financial assistance, the agency shall direct the state to immediately return it and reallocate such assistance to states that are not anarchist jurisdictions.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4086
Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act
 
of 2020

 
This bill revises the definition of 
Vietnam era
 for purposes of the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill adjusts the start date of the era to November 1, 1955 (currently February 28, 1961), when relating to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Carson City Public Land Correction Act

Bill: 116-s-4087
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Nevada
Public utilities and utility rates
Roads and highways
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Carson City Public Land Correction Act

 
This bill provides for the conveyance of federal land in Carson City, Nevada.
 
The Department of the Interior must convey approximately 258 acres of identified federal land to Carson City.
 
The Department of Agriculture shall convey to Carson City, without consideration, a parcel of approximately 0.45 acres of identified Forest Service land for the expansion of a roadway in the city. 
 
Interior shall dispose of approximately 28 acres of federal land identified as the Prison Hills Property. On the disposal of such land, Carson City shall retain (1) a public utility easement, concurrent with Koontz Lane and Conti Drive in the city, that provides waterlines and access to the water tank immediately east of such parcels of federal land; and (2) an existing drainage easement for a future detention basin.
 
If Carson City offers to convey to Interior the approximately 21 acres of land identified as Bennett Ave Properties and Pinion Hills Dr Property, Interior shall accept the offer and then dispose of the land conveyed to it.
 
Carson City may enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or a portion of the approximately 75 acres of identified city land in which the Bureau of Land Management has a reversionary interest to third parties for public purposes.
 
The bill provides for the disposition of the proceeds of the land sales conducted pursuant to this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act

Bill: 116-s-4088
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act

 
This bill temporarily applies a Medicare payment rate floor to Medicaid primary care services that are provided after the date of enactment of the bill or during a public health emergency, extends the payment rate to additional types of practitioners (e.g., obstetricians), and establishes other requirements with respect to payment for such services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4089
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Labor-management relations
Securities
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020

 
This bill modifies provisions related to Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which typically involves the reorganization of a debtor company's assets and debts. Specifically, the bill (1) expands available claims and priorities for employees and retirees, and (2) places additional restrictions on the compensation of executives and other high level employees. 
 
With respect to employee and retiree recoveries and losses, the bill 
 
 
increases the maximum value and age of specified wage and benefit claims entitled to priority payment; 
 
allows certain claims for losses related to defined contribution plans, if the employer or plan sponsor has committed fraud or otherwise breached its fiduciary duty; 
 
allows, as an administrative expense of the estate, severance pay owed to employees and contributions to an employee benefit plan; 
 
establishes certain restrictions regarding the rejection or amendment of a collective bargaining agreement; 
 
revises specified procedures related to the reduction or denial of retiree benefits; 
 
requires a court, in approving a sale of business assets, to consider the extent to which a bidder has offered to maintain existing jobs and assume benefit obligations; and 
 
allows claims related to pension losses.
 
 
With respect to executive compensation, the bill 
 
 
establishes specified limitations related to executive compensation enhancements,
 
prohibits executives from receiving certain retiree benefits if such benefits were reduced or eliminated for other employees or retirees, and 
 
 revises other requirements related to court approval of such compensation.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3314-3319)
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4090
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2020-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: 

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2020

 
This bill provides federal housing assistance to Indians and Native Hawaiians, including by reauthorizing through FY2031 and otherwise revising the Indian Housing Block Grant program and the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program. It also provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Support Our Military Working Dogs Act

Bill: 116-s-4092
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Charitable contributions
Defense spending
Mammals
Public contracts and procurement
Service animals
User charges and fees
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Support Our Military Working Dogs Act

 
This bill modifies veterinary care for retired military working dogs, including by authorizing the Department of Defense to accept donations to support the long-term care of such dogs. It also prohibits military departments from charging fees for the transfer or adoption of military animals, including dogs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services Act

Bill: 116-s-4093
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability assistance
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services Act

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide technical assistance to certain organizations to expand access to and awareness of mental health and substance use prevention and treatment services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act

Bill: 116-s-4094
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cosmetics and personal care
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act

 
This bill prohibits the Defense Logistics Agency of the Department of Defense from procuring certain items, such as nonstick cookware or food service ware for use in galleys or dining facilities, containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4095
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal-Indian relations
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Nutrition and diet
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes an emergency broadband benefit for certain households during the emergency period related to COVID-19, and it modifies the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which reduces the cost of communications services for low-income consumers.
 
Specifically, the bill requires a broadband service provider to provide a low-income household, upon request, with broadband internet service at a price that is discounted in an amount equal to the emergency broadband benefit for such household. The emergency broadband benefit is a monthly discount that is applied to the normal or special rate for internet service. Further, the bill establishes the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund from which the FCC shall reimburse a provider in an amount equal to the emergency broadband benefit provided to a household. Providers that supply discounted connected devices (e.g., computers) to eligible households may also receive certain reimbursements from the fund. 
 
The bill requires service providers participating in the FCC's Lifeline program to provide an unlimited number of minutes and data during the emergency period. The bill also requires the FCC to make a grant to each state for connecting the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) database to the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, so that receipt of SNAP benefits is reflected in the Lifeline verifier. The verifier determines consumer eligibility for the Lifeline program, and receipt of SNAP benefits automatically qualifies a household for Lifeline service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4096
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Homeland security
Industrial facilities
Performance measurement
Personnel records
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 
This bill extends the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program through July 27, 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4097
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act of 2020

 
This bill expands the moratorium on evictions to include all tenants, as opposed to tenants of federally assisted properties, and extends the moratorium until March 27, 2021 (the current moratorium expires on July 25, 2020).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act

Bill: 116-s-4098
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act

 
This bill authorizes additional housing counseling services, provided through the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, with priority for funding given to counseling organizations that target and provide their services to low-income and minority homeowners, renters, individuals experiencing homelessness, and individuals at risk of homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act

Bill: 116-s-4099
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2020-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Defense spending
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: 

No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act

 
This bill prohibits any explosive nuclear testing from being conducted by the United States after the enactment of this bill and no funds may be obligated or expended to conduct such testing unless (1) a foreign state conducts a nuclear test after that date, or (2) there is a technical need for such testing. The President must submit a notification to Congress that describes the proposed testing and states the reasons for conducting such testing. 
 
The bill sets forth procedures for a congressional joint resolution of approval for explosive nuclear testing for which there is a technical need.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate