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Selected Reserve Education Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-7424
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
National Guard and reserves
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Selected Reserve Education Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act

 
This bill increases, to the greater of 20% or $1000, the maximum amount of certain education loans that the Department of Defense may repay for members of the Selected Reserve under the education loan repayment program. Under current law, the maximum amount is the greater of 15% or $500.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
DIRECT Act

Bill: 116-hr-7425
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Meat
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act or the
 
DIRECT Act

 
This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country), provided the meat and poultry products so inspected are shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2989)
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS Act

Bill: 116-hr-7427
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
American Samoa
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Due process and equal protection
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Higher education
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Natural disasters
Northern Mariana Islands
Postal service
Public transit
Puerto Rico
Right of privacy
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Voting rights
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

American Coronavirus/COVID-19 Election Safety and Security Act or the ACCESS Act

 
This bill requires states and jurisdictions to establish contingency plans to enable individuals to vote in federal elections during emergencies, expands vote-by-mail and early-in person voting, expands online and same-day voter registration, and provides certain accommodations to voters residing on Indian lands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act

Bill: 116-hr-7428
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alliances
Asia
China
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Department of State
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Hong Kong
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act

 
This bill provides for immigration benefits related to Hong Kong in the event that China puts into effect national security legislation in Hong Kong that would curtail political freedoms. (Hong Kong is part of China but has a separate legal system. U.S. law provides Hong Kong with special treatment due to this autonomy.)
 
If China promulgates the Hong Kong national security law, Hong Kong shall receive temporary protected status for 18 months. During this period, qualifying Hong Kong residents who have been continuously present in the United States since this bill's enactment and apply for such status shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States.
 
If the President suspends Hong Kong's special treatment under U.S. law, Hong Kong shall continue for five years to be treated as a separate foreign state when calculating annual per-country caps under immigration law.
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may provide special immigrant status to a qualifying Hong Kong resident who meets certain educational requirements or owns a company of a certain size. DHS may admit up to 50,000 principal aliens under this provision for each of the five fiscal years after this bill's enactment, and such aliens shall not be subject to other numerical limits.
 
Qualifying Hong Kong residents who fear political persecution from China and apply for permanent resident status shall be deemed to have an approved petition. Certain provisions, such as requiring applicants to have a valid entry document, shall not apply to such individuals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

Bill: 116-hr-7429
Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Canada
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Latin America
Licensing and registrations
Mexico
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

 
This bill establishes a new process for approving the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States and replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders.
 
Specifically, this bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across an international border. A certificate must be obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a facility consisting of oil or natural gas pipelines or the Department of Energy (DOE) for an electric transmission facility.
 
As a condition of issuing a certificate, DOE must require that an electric transmission facility be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained consistent with specified policies and standards.
 
FERC and DOE must meet a deadline for issuing a certificate as set forth by this bill. The bill also requires FERC to meet a deadline for approving applications to import or export natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Screening With Dignity Act

Bill: 116-hr-7430
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Technology assessment
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Screening With Dignity Act

 
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop procedures to appropriately and respectfully screen self-identified transgender air passengers and passengers traveling with religious headwear or other articles of faith and begin training of all TSA Officers on such procedures.
 
The TSA must implement protections for such passengers, including (1) prohibiting human viewing of passenger images and conducting pat downs by an officer of the gender requested by the passenger; and (2) ensuring secondary screening measures are no more intrusive than necessary to resolve an alarm or other concern raised by primary screening, including consideration of the sensitivity of the groin, chest, and other body areas and the sensitivity of religious articles of faith such as religious headwear.
 
The TSA shall separately study and report on (1) the cost and feasibility of retrofitting advanced image technology screening equipment to distinguish between foreign objects and human body parts (including hair) in a manner that is gender neutral; and (2) the impact of imaging technology on transgender passengers, passengers whose religious faith requires them to travel with articles of faith, and passengers traveling with assistive devices.
 
Additionally, the TSA must identify any policy, procedure, or training changes and complete any testing, certification, and assessment for qualifying additional technology to ensure that any advanced imaging utilized for passenger screening meets certain requirements, including not generating alarms based only on passengers' body parts (including hair), undergarments, or religious headwear.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Helping Small Businesses Reopen Safely Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7431
Sponsor: Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Disability assistance
Employment taxes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Social security and elderly assistance
Tax-exempt organizations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Helping Small Businesses Reopen Safely Act of 2020

 This bill allows certain small business employers, tax-exempt organizations, and governmental employers a payroll tax credit for 90% of the cost of providing eligible personal protective equipment for the benefit of their employees and customers. The bill defines 
eligible personal protective equipment
 to include masks or face coverings, hand sanitizers, surface cleaners, or other items for reducing the spread of infectious diseases.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2598)
Don’t Block LGBTQ Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7432
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits elementary schools, secondary schools, or libraries that receive discount rates for telecommunications services under the universal service support program from blocking internet access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer resources.
 
The bill does not prohibit schools or libraries from blocking content that is obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Military Spouse Student Loan Deferment Act

Bill: 116-hr-7433
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Military Spouse Student Loan Deferment Act

 
This bill allows certain military spouses to defer payment on their federal student loans for 90 days. Specifically, borrowers are eligible to receive this deferment if (1) their spouse is an active duty service member of the Armed Forces, (2) they have lost their employment due to a permanent change in duty station of their spouse, and (3) they provide certain documentation to the Department of Education. Loan interest shall not accrue during the deferment period.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish the interest rate for economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7434
Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government lending and loan guarantees
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish the interest rate at 1% for any economic injury disaster loan made during the period beginning on January 31, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Methane Emissions Reduction Act

Bill: 116-hr-7435
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Oil and gas
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Methane Emissions Reduction Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a program to reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act

Bill: 116-hr-7436
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act

 
This bill increases to $15,000 the maximum amount of dependent care assistance that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee receiving such assistance. It also permits a carryforward to a succeeding year of unused balances in a dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
To extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7437
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 
This bill extends through August 8, 2020, the application period for the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in House
Duplication Scoring Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7438
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Duplication Scoring Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing federal programs, offices, and initiatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Introduced in House