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Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6482
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia
Business expenses
China
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Manufacturing
Military medicine
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Trade restrictions
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020

 
 This bill requires the federal government to maintain a registry of certain foreign-sourced drugs, prohibits federal health care programs from purchasing drugs containing Chinese ingredients, requires drugs to be labeled for country of origin, and offers domestic manufacturing facility tax incentives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
CARE Act for Those Without Homes

Bill: 116-hr-6483
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

CARE Act for Those Without Homes

 
This bill authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for states, local governments, and private nonprofit organizations to assist individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, recipients of these grants may, among other things, use such funds to provide (1) hotel or motel rooms for homeless individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, and (2) deployable medical stations to provide surge beds for homeless individuals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Hazard Pay for the Frontlines During Health Emergencies Act

Bill: 116-hr-6484
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Health personnel
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Hazard Pay for the Frontlines During Health Emergencies Act

 
 This bill requires employers to pay specified health care workers 125% percent of such workers&rsquo; regular rate of pay during a federal public-health emergency. 
 
 Generally, health care workers who provide direct and essential services are eligible for such hazard pay. Workers not eligible for such pay include, among others, dentists, optometrists, physical therapists, and other therapists and related technicians.
 
Employers receive a payroll tax credit for up to 100% of the hazard wages paid each calendar quarter under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Recovery Rebates Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-6485
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Marriage and family status
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Recovery Rebates Improvement Act

 
This bill provides that the valid identification number requirement for the 2020 recovery rebates is satisfied for married couples filing joint tax returns if one spouse provides a valid number. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0

Bill: 116-hr-6486
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0

 
This bill establishes a special health plan enrollment period and requires health plans to cover certain services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The special enrollment period applies to plans offered through health insurance exchanges and is available to eligible individuals for eight weeks beginning one week after this bill is enacted. The bill also funds outreach activities for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to notify individuals about the special enrollment period.
 
 Additionally, the bill requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, medically necessary services for individuals who have been diagnosed with, or are presumed to have, COVID-19. HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury must jointly issue guidance that specifies applicable medically necessary services not later than one week after this bill is enacted. Further, HHS must reimburse health plans for the amount of such cost-sharing requirements that are not imposed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6488
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2020

 
This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure project actions from specified environmental and historic preservation review requirements.
 
Specifically, the bill exempts (1) new communications facilities within specified dimensions in public rights-of-way, (2) replacement facilities that are of a similar type, (3) certain small antennas, (4) facility expansions within specified limits, and (5) new easements for facilities on federal property for which easements were previously granted for other facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To improve military family readiness.

Bill: 116-hr-6489
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Financial literacy
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Neurological disorders
Performance measurement
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to address military family readiness and resiliency.
 
Specifically, DOD must
 
 
establish and implement a strategy regarding communication with military families;
 
develop an Exceptional Family Member Program case-management model;
 
if feasible, provide child care to service members or DOD employees working on rotating shifts at military installations;
 
develop a policy and tracking mechanism for monitoring and prohibiting the overprescribing of opioids;
 
conduct a pilot program to recruit military spouses into paid internships; and

 
comply with various requirements for studies and reports.

 
The Government Accountability Office must report on disputes between military families and schools.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
CHARITY 2022 Act

Bill: 116-hr-6490
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2020-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: 

Coronavirus Help And Response Initiative Through Year 2022 Act or the CHARITY 2022 Act

 
This bill allows a taxpayer a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions for a taxable year beginning in 2020-2022, even if such taxpayer does not otherwise itemize deductions. The deduction may not exceed one-third of the taxpayer's standard deduction amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-10
text: Introduced in House
E-BRIDGE Act

Bill: 116-hr-6491
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 

Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects.
 
Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service through (1) planning, technical assistance, or training; (2) land acquisition or development; or (3) acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities.
 
Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the non-federal share of a broadband project's cost. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring HOMES Act

Bill: 116-hr-6492
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 

Ensuring Homeowner and Occupant Monetary Encouragement and Stability Act or the Ensuring HOMES Act

 
This bill sets forth additional housing protections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period. 
 
Mortgage holders and lenders are prohibited from requiring payment on a mortgage deferred during the COVID-19 emergency period until the later of (1) the last day of the loan term, or (2) the end of the deferral period. 
 
The bill establishes the Tenant Protection Program that provides loans to landlords who waive rent during the COVID-19 emergency period. The bill also provides for forgiveness of these loans if the landlord provides lease extensions and agrees not to evict tenants. 
 
This bill applies retroactively to the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency period and applies to any future declared COVID-19 emergency period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-6493
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 

Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act

 
This bill updates the placement and treatment of the disability benefit questionnaire form of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill requires the VA to publish the disability benefit questionnaire form in a central location on a VA website. Such a form relates to the submission of evidence by private medical providers regarding the disability of a claimant.
 
If the VA modifies the disability benefit questionnaire form, the VA must accept the previous version of the form filed by a claimant if (1) the claimant files such form during the one-year period following the modification, and (2) the form is signed and dated by the medical provider and is otherwise complete and valid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6494
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Federal preemption
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Insurance industry and regulation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 

Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act of 2020

 
This bill requires insurers that provide business interruption coverage to insure as part of this coverage losses from a viral pandemic, a government-ordered business closure or evacuation, or a power disruption conducted for public safety purposes. 
 
The bill also nullifies provisions in a business interruption insurance contract in force on the date of enactment that exclude such an event from coverage. An insurer may reinstate such an exclusion if (1) the insured authorizes the reinstatement in writing, or (2) the insured fails to pay the corresponding premium increase after adequate notice by the insurer of such an increase. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-6495
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Guam
Medicaid
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 

Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act

 
This bill eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E364)
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Money for the People Act

Bill: 116-hr-6496
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 

Emergency Money for the People Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to make monthly payments during a specified 12-month period to certain citizens and noncitizens of the United States and their dependent children. The amount of such payments shall be $2,000 each month ($4,000 for married couples filing joint returns) and additional amounts for their dependent children. The monthly amount shall be phased out for individuals whose adjusted gross income exceeds $130,000 ($260,000 for joint return filers). The payments must begin within 14 days of the enactment of this bill. 
 
The bill allows such monthly payments for individuals who are not U.S. citizens or residents, but have been physically present in the United States continuously since January 27, 2020 (the effective date of the public health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 [i.e. coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic), and continue to be physically present in the United States throughout the duration of the payment period. 
 
If Treasury does not have sufficient tax return information to make payments to an eligible individual, it shall consult with the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Social Security Administration and any agency making pension or annuity payments to such individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House