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Expanding COVID–19 Testing Capacity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-5082
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
District of Columbia
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority health
Nursing
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 

Expanding COVID-19 Testing Capacity Act of 2020

 
This bill expands access to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) diagnostic testing by establishing various programs and grants to facilitate the manufacture and provision of tests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in Senate
VISIT Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-5083
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 

Volunteers Improving Social Isolation and loneliness Together Act of 2020 or the VISIT Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program in two tiers to assess the feasibility and advisability of assisting veterans, members of the Armed Forces or National Guard, or family members of such individuals who are at risk of social isolation and loneliness through the funding of specified national service programs (VISIT pay for results projects).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to increase transparency and access to group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-5084
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2020-12-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Hospital care
Inflation and prices
Insurance industry and regulation
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 
This bill requires health insurers to report information about their plans, including costs related to prescription drugs, spending on health care services, and average monthly premiums.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the additional 2020 recovery rebates, to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-5085
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-12-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Postal service
State and local government operations
Subversive activities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-29
text: 
This bill increases the amounts of the 2020 recovery rebate, repeals the immunity from liability of a provider or user of an interactive computer service for screening and blocking offensive content, and addresses the administration of federal elections.
 
The bill increases the amount of the 2020 recovery rebate for individual taxpayers to $2,000 ($4,000 for joint returns). The amount of such rebate is phased out for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for joint returns). A 
recovery rebate
 is a stimulus payment for taxpayers and their dependents who are adversely affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
This bill also removes the immunity from liability of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform.
 
Regarding the conduct of federal elections, the bill establishes a bipartisan advisory committee within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to study the integrity and administration of the November 2020 general election.
 
Under the bill, each chief state election official must disclose to the EAC the identity of any foreign national known by that official to have (1) physically handled either ballots used in an election for federal office or voting machines, (2) had unmonitored access to a storage facility or centralized voting-tabulation location used to support an election, or (3) had unmonitored access to election-related information or communications technology. It also requires the official to make the disclosure within 30 days of becoming aware of such activity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-30
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644.
action_date: 2020-12-29
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S7968-7969)
action_date: 2020-12-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Senate Shared Employee Act

Bill: 116-s-5086
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-01-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional committees
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
Senate
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-01
text: 

Senate Shared Employee Act

 
This bill authorizes Senators and Senate committees, leadership offices, and other offices to share employees, and it establishes certain rules to govern this procedure.

action_date: 2021-01-01
text: 

Senate Shared Employee Act

 
This bill authorizes Senators and Senate committees, leadership offices, and other offices to share employees, and it establishes certain rules to govern this procedure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-03
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2021-01-03
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2021-01-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2021-01-01
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8005-8009; text: CR S8005-8006)
action_date: 2021-01-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8005-8009; text: CR S8005-8006)
action_date: 2021-01-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution calling for credible, transparent, and safe elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-sconres-1
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-01-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Conflicts and wars
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Nigeria
Political parties and affiliation
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-16
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses support for peace and democracy in Nigeria and calls on Nigeria's government and political parties to take all actions to ensure that elections are credible, transparent, and peaceful in order to support the will of the people. It also calls on the government to respect the impartiality of the Independent National Electoral Commission and to expeditiously finalize the proposed reformed legal framework for the 2019 elections.

action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses support for peace and democracy in Nigeria and calls on Nigeria's government and political parties to take all actions to ensure that elections are credible, transparent, and peaceful in order to support the will of the people. It also calls on the government to respect the impartiality of the Independent National Electoral Commission and take measures to combat vote buying.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1393-1394)
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S1393-1394)
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1393-1394)
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-01-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-01-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any United States-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement must prohibit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium on its own territory, in keeping with the strongest possible nonproliferation "gold standard".

Bill: 116-sconres-2
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
International law and treaties
Middle East
Nuclear power
Saudi Arabia
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-12
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that any future U.S.-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement must prohibit Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1280)
action_date: 2019-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 31.

Bill: 116-sconres-4
Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 
This concurrent resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 31 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019) to amend the title.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2024)
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H2024)
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: H2024)
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Mrs. Lowey asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1364; text: CR S1391)
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1364; text: CR S1391)
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Bill: 116-sconres-5
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Music
Sound recording
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telecommunication rates and fees
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 
This concurrent resolution declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of a commemorative document in memory of the late President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush.

Bill: 116-sconres-6
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional tributes
Government information and archives
House of Representatives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the printing as a House document of a commemorative document in memory of the late President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush.

action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the printing as a House document of a commemorative document in memory of the late President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush.

action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the printing as a House document of a commemorative document in memory of the late President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4110-4111)
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H4110-4111)
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4110-4111)
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Ms. Fudge asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1606; text: CR S1605)
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1606; text: CR S1605)
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of the 26th edition of the pocket version of the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 116-sconres-7
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government information and archives
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the printing as a Senate document of the 26th edition of the pocket version of the U.S. Constitution.

action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the printing as a Senate document of the 26th edition of the pocket version of the U.S. Constitution.

action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the printing as a Senate document of the 26th edition of the pocket version of the U.S. Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3169)
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H3169)
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3168-3169)
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Ms. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1606; text: CR S1605)
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1606; text: CR S1605)
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.

Bill: 116-sconres-8
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-03-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Hawaii
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: 
This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event on June 11, 2019, to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I, who ruled the Kingdom of Hawaii.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States.

Bill: 116-sconres-9
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Life, casualty, property insurance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress regarding the benefits that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies provide to the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2057-2058)
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A concurrent resolution recognizing that Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei and ZTE pose serious threats to the national security of the United States and its allies.

Bill: 116-sconres-10
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Europe
European Union
Foreign and international corporations
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 
This concurrent resolution recognizes Chinese telecommunications companies, specifically Huawei and ZTE, as significant threats to national security. The resolution calls on the United States and its allies to limit the risks associated with use of these companies' products, primarily by identifying effective and reliable alternatives. 

action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 
This concurrent resolution recognizes Chinese telecommunications companies, specifically Huawei and ZTE, as significant threats to national security. The resolution calls on the United States and its allies to limit the risks associated with use of these companies' products, primarily by identifying effective and reliable alternatives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 136.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2094-2095)
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in Senate