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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the transfer of intangible property from controlled foreign corporations to United States shareholders.

Bill: 116-hr-7749
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Intellectual property
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, gains from distributions of intangible property by controlled foreign corporations to U.S. domestic corporations. The bill defines 
intangible property
 to include patents, copyrights, licenses, formulas, computer software, and similar items with substantial value. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7750
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marketing and advertising
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020

 
 This bill provides the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authority to prohibit unfair or deceptive commercial practices associated with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. In prohibiting such practices, the FTC must consider whether the practice (1) involves goods or services explicitly advertised as related to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) involves goods or services for which consumer demand significantly increased shortly before or during the emergency, or (3) relates to the federal or state response to the emergency. 
 
 The bill further specifies procedures for the FTC and the states to enforce such prohibitions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-7751
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Collective security
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
European Union
Free trade and trade barriers
Germany
Japan
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Russia
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes and modifies provisions related to U.S. international energy strategy. 
 
Applications to export natural gas to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, Japan, and certain other countries shall be granted on an expedited basis without modification or delay. 
 
The Department of State shall report to Congress on a strategy to enhance the energy security of NATO member countries and increase U.S. energy exports to such countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
EAGLE Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7752
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2020 or EAGLE Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to provide grants to eligible local law enforcement agencies for activities related to obtaining qualified accreditation or recertification. Such accreditation or recertification shall be provided by a professional law enforcement organization involved in developing standards for law enforcement at the national, state, regional, or tribal level, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7753
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Free trade and trade barriers
Government studies and investigations
Public participation and lobbying
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an interagency review of the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment and addressing foreign trade barriers that firms in advanced technology sectors face in the global digital economy.
 
Such review shall include an assessment of (1) the current economic impact of foreign direct investment in the United States, (2) trends in global cross-border investment and data flows, (3) federal government policies that are linked to the ability of the United States to attract and retain foreign direct investment, and (4) the adequacy of federal government efforts to increase the ease for foreign firms considering investment in the United States.
 
Commerce must report the findings of such review and submit recommendations for increasing the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment and developing new technologies and services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
POLICE Act

Bill: 116-hr-7754
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Providing Officer Licensing to Increase Confidence for Everyone Act or the POLICE Act

 
This bill establishes licensing requirements for federal law enforcement officers and reduces the amount of certain law enforcement-related grants for states that do not adopt similar requirements.
 
The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall, within one year of the bill's enactment, develop and issue licensing standards for law enforcement officers based on law enforcement best practices. Such standards shall be reviewed and updated every five years. 
 
Within three years of this bill's enactment, each federal law enforcement officer shall be licensed under such standards. Each officer must also take continuing education classes as may be required by DOJ. 
 
Within three years of this bill's enactment, each state shall establish (1) a licensing system that complies with DOJ licensing standards, and (2) a continuing education program substantially similar to the program for federal law enforcement officers. If a state fails to meet these requirements for a fiscal year, certain law enforcement-related grants that the state would have otherwise received shall be reduced by half.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Accessible Voting Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7755
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Age discrimination
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Disability and health-based discrimination
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Accessible Voting Act of 2020

 
This bill increases voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, including by establishing an office of accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission, requiring states to expand access to absentee registration procedures and no-excuse mail-in absentee voting in federal elections, and permanently reauthorizing and expanding a grant program for increasing accessibility to polling places.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
INFORM Consumers Act

Bill: 116-hr-7756
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Consumer affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act or the INFORM Consumers Act

 
This bill requires online marketplaces to collect, verify, and disclose certain information from high-volume, third-party sellers. 
 
High-volume, third-party sellers include online marketplace participants that conduct 200 or more transactions resulting in total revenues of $5,000 or more during a continuous 12-month period. Online marketplaces must acquire these sellers' (1) bank account numbers, (2) government-issued identification, (3) tax identification numbers, and (4) contact information. Online marketplaces must verify this information and annually certify changes to it.
 
Further, online marketplaces must make certain information (e.g., sellers' names and contact information) available to consumers through the sellers' product listings and provide consumers with methods to report electronically and by telephone any suspicious activity on the marketplace.
 
The bill provides the Federal Trade Commission with the authority to enforce these requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7757
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a statutory definition for 
long-term care pharmacy
 under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. 
 
Currently, there is no statutory definition. Regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) define a long-term care pharmacy as a pharmacy that is owned by or under contract with a long-term care facility to provide prescription drugs to the facility's residents. Additional requirements are set out in CMS guidance relating to the Medicare prescription drug benefit; pharmacies are also subject to regulations and guidance from other agencies (e.g., packaging requirements from the Food and Drug Administration).
 

 
The bill defines a long-term care pharmacy as a state-licensed pharmacy that is able to provide enhanced pharmacy and clinical services to individuals who have certain comorbid and medically complex chronic conditions and who reside in skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, or any other applicable setting (as determined by the CMS). The term 
enhanced pharmacy and clinical services
 includes medication dispensed in special packaging, drug utilization review, and 24-7 availability of medication delivery and on-call pharmacists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act

Bill: 116-hr-7758
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act

 
This bill authorizes and provides funding for Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to rural hospital, health, public safety, and education facilities affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
 
USDA may (1) provide grants to such entities; (2) provide a zero or 1% interest loan, loan forgiveness, or loan modifications to such entities; and (3) reduce or eliminate any fee that would otherwise be required to be paid with respect to a loan guarantee provided to such entities.
 
Such assistance may be provided to (1) ensure that such entities have the necessary resources to maintain public health, safety, or order; (2) address financial hardships of such entities due to COVID-19; and (3) promote the financial stability of such entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Saving Rural Hospitals from Closure Act

Bill: 116-hr-7759
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Medicare
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Saving Rural Hospitals from Closure Act

 
This bill modifies requirements for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The program provides Medicare payments in advance to eligible providers experiencing claims or cash flow disruptions, such as during national emergencies; the program was specifically expanded in response to COVID-19 to encompass more types of providers, subject to certain recoupment and repayment provisions.
 
The bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to forgive repayment, extend the recoupment timeline, and lower applicable interest rates for hospitals experiencing significant financial hardship (e.g., impending bankruptcy). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
To make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

Bill: 116-hr-7760
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 
This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. 
 
 Under the program, the FCC provides funding for health care providers to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide critical connected care services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 
 
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act

Bill: 116-hr-7761
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Libraries and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Preschool education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Protecting Access to Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act

 
This bill allows public service employees who are impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to continue to participate, without disruption, in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
 
Specifically, an individual who was employed in a public service job and who experiences lapse in employment (e.g., a furlough, a layoff, or the individual's resignation due to illness or caregiving responsibilities) because of the COVID-19 public health emergency may continue to participate in the PSLF program without disruption. The bill treats such an individual as employed in a public service job during the emergency and deems a monthly payment made by the individual as a qualifying monthly payment toward loan cancellation under the PSLF program. However, unless the individual would have completed requirements for loan cancellation during the public health emergency, the individual must resume employment in a public service job within six months after the end of the emergency.
 
In addition, the bill directs the Department of Education to develop and make available guidance related to the assistance provided by the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Back on Your Feet Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7762
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2020-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: American Samoa
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Guam
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
State and local finance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: 

Back on Your Feet Act of 2020

 
 This bill (1) extends pandemic unemployment programs established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, (2) provides one-time payments to individuals who are no longer eligible for pandemic unemployment compensation because they have commenced employment, and (3) provides grants for the administration of state unemployment programs to states that implement certain employment-related policies. 
 
The bill also requires states to submit weekly reports to the Department of Labor on the status of backlogs in such states of the processing of unemployment claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Introduced in House