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Voter Notice Act

Bill: 116-hr-6512
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Postal service
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 

Voter Notification of Timely Information about Changes in Elections Act or the Voter Notice Act

 
This bill requires state and local election officials to conduct public education campaigns in the event of changes to federal elections (e.g., methods of voting) due to public health and safety emergencies.
 
Specifically, the bill requires election officials to notify individuals of changes to federal elections by (1) providing not fewer than one direct mailing to each registered voter; and (2) notifying individuals who are eligible to vote through direct mailings, newspaper advertisements, broadcasting, and social media.
 
Election officials must ensure their official public websites are accessible to individuals with disabilities, including the blind and visually impaired.
 
The bill also directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish and regularly update best practices to ensure official public websites of election officials are continuously operating during emergencies. Election officials must ensure their official public websites comply with such best practices.
 
 The Election Assistance Commission must make payments to states for conducting public education campaigns and operating election websites during emergencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
To defer the year of inclusion for certain capital gains invested in a qualified opportunity fund.

Bill: 116-hr-6513
Sponsor: Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Economic development
Income tax deferral

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 
This bill defers for four years the tax on gain from investment in opportunity zone property. 
Opportunity zone property 
is property located in low-income communities for which certain tax incentives are provided, including deferral of the recognition of capital gains. 


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
Worker Health Coverage Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-6514
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax rates
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: 

Worker Health Coverage Protection Act

 
This bill provides health insurance premium assistance for individuals who become unemployed or are furloughed during or shortly after the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill treats premiums as paid for up to 15 months for individuals who (1) are terminated from employment and elect to continue insurance coverage through the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) program or (2) receive a 20% or greater reduction in paid hours but remain eligible for coverage under a group health plan. Assistance is phased out based on adjusted gross income. The bill also specifies requirements for individuals changing, or enrolling in, health plans under the program.
 
 Additionally, the bill requires employers to provide eligible individuals specified written notice about the premium assistance program, including, among other information, available health plan enrollment options and the date that such assistance expires.
 
The Department of the Treasury must reimburse employers, group health plans, and insurance issuers through a payroll tax credit or refund for unpaid premiums that were treated as paid under the program.
 
Premium assistance is not considered income for federal income tax purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6515
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Financial literacy
Health care coverage and access
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020

 
This bill provides housing assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. 
 
Specifically, the bill suspends rental and mortgage payments for primary residences for a period lasting until 30 days after the termination of the federal emergency declaration relating to COVID-19. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must establish funds to reimburse lessors and lenders for payments suspended under the bill.
 
In addition, HUD must establish an Affordable Housing Acquisition Fund to support the acquisition of multifamily housing projects by nonprofit organizations, public housing agencies, cooperative housing associations, community land trusts, and state and local governments. For a five-year period, entities that are approved for such assistance shall be provided the first right of purchase with respect to such projects. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Stockpiling for America’s Future Endeavors Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6516
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Stockpiling for America's Future Endeavors Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to accept donations of money, services, or property to the Strategic National Stockpile, subject to certain limitations. HHS must submit a publicly available annual report to Congress concerning these donations and the amount of federal savings generated from them. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Stockpile Inventory Modernization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6517
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Intergovernmental relations
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Stockpile Inventory Modernization Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transfer certain supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile to any federal department or agency on a reimbursable basis, provided that (1) the supplies are less than six months from their expiration date, (2) the stockpile is able to replenish them, and (3) the transfer is in the best interest of the government. 
 
HHS shall submit a report to Congress that includes each transfer and the amount reimbursed for the supplies. The authority to make such transfers terminates on September 20, 2023.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6518
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a temporary risk corridor program to reimburse health insurers for medical costs that are greater than expected. Specifically, the program requires the Department of Health and Human Services to pay insurers 75% of the cost of providing benefits under a plan that exceeds 105% of the total annual premiums for the plan, reduced by administrative expenses. The program applies to plan years 2020 and 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6519
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: California
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government liability
Illinois
Infectious and parasitic diseases
New York City
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020

 
This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus 2019). (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.)
 
Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19.

 
If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
No Place for Propaganda Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6520
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
United Nations
Visas and passports
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

No Place for Propaganda Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the President to deny a visa to a United Nations (U.N.) representative or participant in U.N. activities who, as an official or agent of a foreign government, deliberately concealed or distorted information about a serious public health risk to other countries that (1) relates to the international spread of disease, or (2) implicates a public health matter that potentially requires international action. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking certain actions with respect to Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6521
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 
This bill prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from finalizing or otherwise implementing the proposed rule titled 
Medicaid Program; Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation
, published on November 18, 2019, until two years after the last day of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
The proposed rule establishes new reporting requirements for states with respect to supplemental payments and upper payment limits under Medicaid and generally modifies requirements relating to state Medicaid financing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
PPP Expansion Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6522
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
General agriculture matters
General business and commerce matters
Government lending and loan guarantees
Horticulture and plants
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor-management relations
Small business
Tax-exempt organizations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Paycheck Protection Program Expansion Act of 2020 or the PPP Expansion Act of 2020

 
This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass additional entities including (1) labor, agricultural, or horticultural organizations; and (2) nonprofit business leagues, chambers of commerce, and boards of trade. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
TRUE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6523
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer affairs
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Traveler Reimbursements Underscore Equity Act of 2020 or the
 
TRUE Act of 2020

 
This bill requires an air carrier receiving federal loans or grants under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to certify to the Department of Transportation that it will reimburse a consumer amounts paid for a flight canceled by such air carrier or the consumer during the COVID-19 emergency period.
 
 The requirement does not apply in the case of a passenger who was reimbursed amounts paid by a third party or through travel protection insurance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6524
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government liability
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2020

 
This bill revises an exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state to allow an action seeking money damages against a foreign state for personal injury, death, or other damage resulting from certain misrepresentations made by such state to the World Health Organization. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
STEM Corps Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6526
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Military education and training
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

STEM Corps Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a STEM Corps program to enhance the STEM (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and computer science workforce of DOD and the defense industry. Under the program, DOD must provide financial assistance to qualified students who pursue a bachelor's or graduate degree in a STEM or computer science discipline in exchange for their commitment to work within DOD in a STEM-related position for a period of not less than four years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6527
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental health
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial facilities
Libraries and archives
News media and reporting
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

Alerting Localities of Environmental Risks and Threats Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the owner or operator of a facility where hazardous chemicals are produced, used, or stored to hold a public meeting within 72 hours of the release of an extremely hazardous substance. The owner or operator must publish a notice in a local newspaper, giving at least 24 hours of notice before the public meeting. Such notice must be posted at a local library, other local government buildings, and on the facility's public website.
 
The bill also requires the owner or operator of a facility to hold an annual public meeting, where specified information regarding the extremely hazardous substances at the facility must be disclosed. Notice for such meeting must be published in a local newspaper at least a week in advance of the meeting. The bill provides for a civil penalty if such public meeting and notice requirements are not met.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
VA RAISES Act

Bill: 116-hr-6528
Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2020-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: 

VA Recruitment Assistance to Improve Senior Executive Service Act or the VA RAISES Act

 
This bill excludes certain appointed positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from current executive schedule salary caps. Specifically, the current salary caps do not apply for (1) appointed directors of VA medical centers, (2) appointed directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and (3) appointees of the Office of the Under Secretary for Health. The bill authorizes the VA to waive the salary limitations on such employees who were appointed during the period beginning on November 1, 2010, and ending on the day before the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-17
text: Introduced in House