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I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6065 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2020 Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Mr. Neguse , and Ms. Clarke of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To block the implementation of a recent presidential proclamation restricting individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

1. Funding prohibition No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by any Act of Congress for any fiscal year may be used to implement or enforce Presidential Proclamation 9983 (85 Fed. Reg. 6699 et seq.), dated January 31, 2020, which restricts the entry into the United States of nationals of certain countries.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6068 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2020 Ms. Moore introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on the health outcomes of the use of e-cigarettes during pregnancy, and for other purposes.

1. Study on health outcomes of use of e-cigarettes during pregnancy (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies agree to conduct a study on the health outcomes of the use of e-cigarettes during pregnancy. Such study shall— (1) examine any data gaps in existing Federal and State tobacco use surveillance systems (including the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System), with respect to the incidence of pregnant women who use e-cigarettes and birth and other health outcomes for such women and their children; (2) analyze and assess any ongoing Federal research with respect to that use; and (3) provide recommendations with respect to additional research, programs, and activities the Federal Government and States can undertake to assist pregnant women in ceasing to use e-cigarettes. (b) Report The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the National Academies, not later than October 1, 2023, submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a). 2. Youth Tobacco Prevention Public Awareness Campaigns The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that any youth tobacco prevention public awareness campaigns conducted by the Department or any of its agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, include awareness and education materials designed to educate women of reproductive age (including pregnant women) on the harmful effects on fetal and postnatal development of the use of tobacco, nicotine, and e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6073 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2020 Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Rose of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.

1. Repayment of members of the Armed Forces for contributions toward Post-9/11 Educational Assistance (a) In general Section 3327(f)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking together and all that follows through (as applicable), . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2021.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6082 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2020 Mr. Cox of California (for himself, Mr. Baird , Mr. Roy , Mr. Mast , Mr. Rose of New York , and Mr. Phillips ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act . 2. Revision of definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Section 101(29)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking February 28, 1961 and inserting November 1, 1955 .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6085 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2020 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Bost ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2020 . 2. Negotiation of pay and benefits programs for Postal Service supervisory and managerial personnel positions (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 1004 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) (1) Not later than 60 days before the date on which a Postal Service pay decision under this section regarding pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs is scheduled to expire, the Postal Service shall provide a written proposal to the supervisors’ organization for any changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for members of the supervisors’ organization for a covered period. (2) Not later than 60 days after the date an agreement is reached on a collective bargaining agreement between the Postal Service and a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203 that affects any matter (including the supervisory differential) concerning supervisor and manager pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs, the Postal Service shall provide a written proposal regarding the matters so affected to the supervisors’ organization for any changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs covering members of the supervisors’ organization. (3) The Postal Service and the supervisors' organization shall strive to resolve any differences concerning the proposal described in paragraph (1) or (2) under the procedures provided for, or adopted under, subsection (d). . (b) Modification of dispute resolution Paragraph (5) of section 1004(f) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (5) Not more than 15 days after the panel has made its recommendation and considered input from the Postal Service and the supervisors' organization pursuant to paragraph (4), the panel shall issue its final determination for pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs. Such final determination shall be binding upon the Postal Service and the supervisors' organization. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2020 Mr. Lipinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a reduction schedule for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act . 2. Department activities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall— (1) develop informational materials with respect to the eligibility requirements of the public service loan forgiveness program under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ); (2) make such informational materials available on the website of the Department of Education; (3) conduct outreach to not-for-profit institutions and government organizations that regularly employ individuals eligible for such public service loan forgiveness program benefits to inform such institutions and organization of such informational materials; and (4) establish an online portal for borrowers to submit employment certification forms to certify employment in a public service job (as defined in such section 455(m)(3)). 3. Public service loan forgiveness reduction schedule Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Reduction schedule (A) 10 percent cancellation The Secretary shall cancel 10 percent of the balance of interest and principal due on any eligible Federal Direct Loan not in default for a borrower who— (i) has made 48 monthly payments described in paragraph (1)(A); (ii) is employed in a public service job at the time of such cancellation; and (iii) has been employed in a public service job during the period in which the borrower makes each of the 48 payments described in clause (i). (B) 20 percent cancellation The Secretary shall cancel 20 percent of the balance of interest and principal due on any eligible Federal Direct Loan not in default for a borrower who— (i) has made 72 monthly payments described in paragraph (1)(A); (ii) is employed in a public service job at the time of such cancellation; and (iii) has been employed in a public service job during the period in which the borrower makes each of the 72 payments described in clause (i). (C) 50 percent cancellation The Secretary shall cancel 50 percent of the balance of interest and principal due on any eligible Federal Direct Loan not in default for a borrower who— (i) has made 96 monthly payments described in paragraph (1)(A); (ii) is employed in a public service job at the time of such cancellation; and (iii) has been employed in a public service job during the period in which the borrower makes each of the 96 payments described in clause (i). (D) Eligibility for further reductions allowed A borrower may, for the same service, receive a reduction of loan obligations— (i) under each of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this paragraph; and (ii) under paragraph (1). .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6091 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2020 Mr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain combat zone compensation of civilian employees of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act . 2. Exclusion from gross income for certain combat zone compensation of civilian employees of the United States (a) In general Section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain combat zone compensation of members of the Armed Forces) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Civilian employees (1) In general Gross income does not include so much of the compensation as does not exceed the maximum amount specified in subsection (b) for active service as an employee of the United States for any month during any part of which such employee— (A) served in a combat zone, or (B) was hospitalized as a result of wounds, disease, or injury incurred while serving in a combat zone, but this paragraph shall not apply for any month beginning more than 2 years after the date of the termination of combatant activities in such zone. (2) Definitions For purposes of this subsection— (A) Employee The term employee has the meaning given such term by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Active service The term active service means active Federal service by an employee. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) The heading for section 112 of such Code is amended to read as follows: 112. Certain combat zone compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States . (2) The item relating to section 112 in the table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 112. Certain combat zone compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6093 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Dunn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are closed.

1. Extension of authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are closed Section 3680(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the em dash at the end and inserting during the following periods: ; (2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking during periods and inserting Periods ; and (B) by striking not exceed 4 weeks; or and inserting only continue until the date that is eight weeks after the date of the temporary closure. ; and (3) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by striking solely and inserting Solely ; and (B) by striking during periods and inserting periods .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6095 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 214 Jackson Street in Sioux City, Iowa, as the General George Bud Day Post Office Building .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brigadier General George Bud Day, the Most Decorated Veteran in American History Next to General Douglas MacArthur, Act . 2. General George Bud Day Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 214 Jackson Street in Sioux City, Iowa, shall be known and designated as the General George Bud Day Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the General George Bud Day Post Office Building .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6098 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Ms. Barragán introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

1. State option to expand income eligibility standards under Children’s Health Insurance Program Section 2110(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), by striking or at the end; (2) in subclause (III), by striking and at the end and inserting or ; and (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following new subclause: (IV) at the option of the State, whose family income exceeds the maximum income level otherwise established for children under the State child health plan as of the date of the enactment of this subclause; and .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6105 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself and Ms. Schrier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Magnet Injury Prevention Act . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Small, high-powered magnets are commonly sold in sets of 200 or more individual magnets. (2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. (3) When two or more high-powered magnets are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of the digestive system. (4) When magnets connect across or between different segments of the digestive system, the result can be perforations, abscesses, or fistulas in the bowel. (5) Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the intestines to twist, cutting off blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. (6) Ingestion of two or more high-powered magnets confers a high risk of abdominal catastrophe and death. (7) Children almost universally require high-cost medical intervention following high-powered magnet ingestions. (8) Evidence does not exist that warning information will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets from magnet sets. (9) The absence of regulatory action to reinstate standards for small, high-powered magnet sets requires legislative action. 3. Ban on certain magnets (a) Ban on certain small, high-Powered magnets Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, covered small, high-powered magnets, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2057 ). (b) Covered small, high-Powered magnet defined In this section, the term covered small, high-powered magnet means any individual or set of separable magnets that— (1) is— (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052 )) that is— (i) intended, marketed, or commonly used as a manipulative or construction item for entertainment, such as puzzle working, sculpture building, mental stimulation, stress relief, or for similar entertainment; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children’s jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (2) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of greater than 50 kG2 mm2.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6107 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve diversity in accelerated student learning programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Programs Act . 2. Diversity in accelerated student learning programs (a) State activities Section 4104(b)(3)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of clause (i); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iii) establishing an equity office to provide recommendations and develop programs to improve diversity in such accelerated learning programs, and address other inequalities with respect to raising student academic achievement; or (iv) carrying out universal screening to determine eligibility for such accelerated learning programs; . (b) Local activities Section 4107(a)(3)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(D) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking or ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iii) establishing an equity office to provide recommendations and develop programs to improve diversity in such accelerated learning programs, and address other inequalities with respect to raising student academic achievement; or (iv) carrying out universal screening to determine eligibility for such accelerated learning programs; .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6110 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the consumer product safety laws to repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product under such laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defective Firearms Protection Act . 2. Repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms (a) Definition of consumer product Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (E). (b) Rulemaking authority Section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvements Act of 1976 ( 15 U.S.C. 2079 ) is amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6111 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Emmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow certain dairy operations to make a 1-time election to recalculate production history for purposes of dairy margin coverage.

1. Election to recalculate production history Section 1405(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9055(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Election to recalculate production history In the case of a participating dairy operation not described in paragraph (1) or (2), the participating dairy operation may make a 1-time election to recalculate the production history of the participating dairy operation to be equal to the annual milk marketings of the dairy operation during the full calendar year before the date of the enactment of this paragraph. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Cohen , Mr. Costa , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Norton , Mr. Kennedy , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Speier , Ms. Shalala , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Ms. Schakowsky , and Mr. Case ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Peace Corps Act to ensure access to menstrual hygiene products for Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act . 2. Access to menstrual hygiene products for Peace Corps volunteers Section 5A of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2504a ) is amended— (1) by transferring subsection (e) (relating to antimalarial drugs) to appear immediately after subsection (b) and redesignating such transferred subsection as the first subsection (c); (2) in such first subsection (c), as so redesignated and transferred, by striking The Director and inserting the following: (1) In general The Director ; (3) in the second subsection (c) (relating to certain training), by— (A) redesignating such second subsection (c) as paragraph (2); and (B) moving such paragraph (2) two ems to the right; (4) by redesignating subsection (d) (relating to review and evaluation) as subsection (e); and (5) by inserting before such redesignated subsection (e) the following new subsection: (d) Access to menstrual hygiene products (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a comprehensive policy to ensure Peace Corps volunteers who require menstrual hygiene products are able to access such products, either by increasing stipends for such volunteers to purchase such products or providing such volunteers with such products in the generic product types selected by such volunteer as their preferences. (2) Consideration The policy required under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration the availability of menstrual hygiene products for purchase locally, the price of such products, and cultural norms regarding menstruation. (3) Cost If stipends are increased pursuant to the policy required under paragraph (1), the Director of the Peace Corps shall ensure that such increase covers fully the cost of menstrual hygiene products purchased by Peace Corps volunteers described in such paragraph. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6119 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Ms. Spanberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the national security implications of climate change.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Climate Readiness Act of 2020 . 2. Department of Defense report on national security implications of climate change (a) Report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on— (1) the national security implications associated with climate change; and (2) strategies and approaches for responding to climate change. (b) Report elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) An overview of how the exacerbation of current global conflicts, the creation of new global conflicts, and increased geopolitical instability due to climate change is likely to affect the national security of the United States. (2) An overview of how climate change will affect the resiliency of current missions of the Armed Forces of the United States. (3) An overview of the actions the Secretary recommends to address the geopolitical threats to the security of the United States due to climate change. (4) A list of the ten most concerning existing or emerging conflicts that pose a risk to United States security that may be exacerbated by climate change. (c) Form of report The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6120 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. Fudge , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Haaland , Mrs. Hayes , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Kildee , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Mr. Lowenthal , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Omar , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Torres of California , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Trone , and Ms. Waters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require fair pay for workers employed by companies who provide meat, meat food products, poultry, poultry food products, and processed food to the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Worker Pay Standards Act . 2. Food worker pay increase (a) Prevailing rate The Federal Government may not purchase any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food produced by workers in the United States who are compensated at a rate lower than the prevailing rate for wages and fringe benefits for such workers in their locality. (b) Prevailing rate determination The Secretary of Labor shall determine the prevailing rates required in paragraph (a) and in determining such rates shall take into account any applicable existing collective bargaining agreements in the locality. (c) Collective bargaining agreement supremacy In no case shall a prevailing rate established pursuant to this section supersede a worker’s wages and benefits agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement. 3. Definitions (a) In the above section— (1) Meat and meat food product have the meanings given in the Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). (2) Poultry and poultry food product have the meanings given in the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.). (3) Processed food has the meaning given in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 et seq.).
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6122 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Rose of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for bridge tolls.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Relief for Bridge Tolls Act of 2020 . 2. Credit for bridge tolls (a) In general Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section: 25E. Credit for bridge tolls (a) Allowance of credit In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter an amount equal to 50 percent of so much of the amount paid for bridge tolls during the taxable year as exceeds $1,000 (twice such amount in the case of a joint return). (b) Limitations (1) Income limit The credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be reduced by $10 for each $100 by which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000 (twice such amount in the case of a joint return). (2) Toll-based limit No toll for a bridge the regular peak-hour tolls for which are less than $11.00 shall be taken into account under subsection (a). (c) Denial of double benefit No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowed under any other provision of this chapter. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new item: Sec. 25E. Credit for bridge tolls. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 A BILL To provide funds for general government operations of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Act . 2. Funds for CNMI government operations (a) Appropriations There is hereby appropriated to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands $100,000,000 for general government operations. (b) Offset Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 ), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell not to exceed $100,000,000 of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for fiscal year 2020.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6124 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner , and Mr. Cooper ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide adjustment assistance to firms adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for United States tariff increases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In recognition that trade policy can result in disparate and disruptive changes to the economy, the Trade Adjustment Assistance program was enacted to help workers adversely impacted by the trade policy decisions of the Federal Government. (2) The Trump Administration has made clear that it intends to aggressively use Federal trade statutes, including section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 ) and section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 ), and potentially the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( Public Law 95–223 ), to increase tariffs on selected imports. (3) Foreign countries affected by such tariff increases have, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, already raised tariffs on United States exports or have indicated that they intend to respond by raising tariffs on such exports. (4) Increased tariffs on such exports threaten to reduce employment in affected sectors of the United States economy. (5) Firms adversely impacted by these effects deserve adjustment assistance. 3. Adjustment assistance for firms Subparagraph (C) of section 251(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2341 ) is amended to read as follows: (C) either— (i) increases of imports of articles or services like or directly competitive with articles which are produced or services which are supplied by such firm contributed importantly to such total or partial separation, or threat thereof, and to such decline in sales or production; or (ii) (I) exports of articles or services produced or supplied by such firm have decreased as a result, in whole or in part, from tariffs imposed on such exports by a foreign country in response to United States tariffs imposed on the imports of such country pursuant to an action taken under the authority of— (aa) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 ); (bb) section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 ); or (cc) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( Public Law 95–223 ); and (II) the decrease in such exports contributed importantly to such total or partial separation, or threat thereof, and to such decline in sales or production. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Watkins ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the transfer of a silencer after the end of the 90-day period beginning with the application for such transfer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End the Normalized Delay of Suppressors Act of 2020 . 2. 90-day application period for transfer of silencers (a) In general Section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) 90-Day application period for silencers In the case of a transfer of a silencer, such transfer may be made, notwithstanding subsection (a), if 90 days have elapsed since the application required by such subsection was filed with respect to such silencer, and such application has not been denied. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Annual reports to Congress on timeliness of criminal background checks of prospective firearm purchasers The Attorney General shall annually prepare and submit to the majority and minority leader of each House of Congress a written report on the timeliness of the criminal background checks conducted with respect to firearm transfer applications under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The report shall set forth information with respect to each type of firearm specified in section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and include information such as the average case disposition time, the number of criminal background checks (other than of prospective transfers of silencers) that took more than 180 days to complete, and the number of applications that, when initially filed, were incomplete.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6127 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2020 Mrs. Wagner (for herself and Mr. Foster ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to risk-based examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act . 2. Risk-Based Examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations Section 15E(p)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–7(p)(3)(B) ) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , as appropriate, after Each examination under subparagraph (A) shall include .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2020 Mr. Schrader (for himself and Mr. Yoho ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a veterinary internship or residency program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Education and Training Minimizes Educational Debt Act or the VET MED Act . 2. Deferment during a veterinary internship or residency program Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking ; or ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) any loan made under this part to a borrower who meets the requirements described in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2); or ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (C), in the matter following clause (ii), by striking or after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) not in excess of 5 years, during which the borrower is— (i) enrolled in a post-graduate training program for veterinarians designed to develop advanced levels of veterinary competency; or (ii) serving in a veterinary internship or residency, as such terms are defined by the American Veterinary Medical Association. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2020 Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require Exchanges to establish network adequacy standards for qualified health plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No More Narrow Networks Act of 2020 . 2. Requiring Exchanges to establish network adequacy standards for qualified health plans (a) In general Section 1311(d) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Network adequacy standards (A) Certain Exchanges In the case of an Exchange operated by the Secretary pursuant section 1321(c)(1) or an Exchange described in section 155.200(f) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), the Exchange shall require each qualified health plan offered through such Exchange to meet such quantitative network adequacy standards as the Secretary may prescribe for purposes of this subparagraph. (B) State Exchanges In the case of an Exchange not described in subparagraph (A), the Exchange shall establish quantitative network adequacy standards with respect to qualified health plans offered through such Exchange and require such plans to meet such standards. (C) Preemption Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to preempt any State law to the extent that such law provides for network adequacy standards applicable to a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange described in such subparagraph that are greater than such standards prescribed pursuant to such subparagraph. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6146 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2020 Mr. Brown of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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 A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on Coast Guard defense readiness resource allocation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oversight and Verification of Expenses and Readiness for Security Engagements Abroad Act of 2020 or the OVERSEA Act of 2020 . 2. Report Coast Guard defense readiness resources allocation (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report on the allocation of resources by the Coast Guard to support its defense readiness mission. (b) Contents The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) Funding levels allocated by the Coast Guard to support defense readiness missions for each of the past ten fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Funding levels transferred or otherwise provided by the Department of Defense to the Coast Guard in support of the Coast Guard’s defense readiness missions for each of the past ten fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act. (3) The number of Coast Guard detachments assigned in support of the Coast Guard’s defense readiness mission for each of the past ten fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Assessment In addition to the elements detailed in subsection (b), the report shall include an assessment of the impacts on the Coast Guard’s non-defense mission readiness and operational capabilities due to the annual levels of reimbursement provided by the Department of Defense to compensate the Coast Guard for its expenses to fulfill its defense readiness mission.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6153 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2020 Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Franklin Street in Appleton, Wisconsin, as the Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building .

1. Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Franklin Street in Appleton, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6158 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2020 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to establish the rate of pay of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Salary Home Rule Act . 2. Permitting District of Columbia to establish rate of pay of Chief Financial Officer of District of Columbia Section 424(b)(2)(E) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.24b(b)(5), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: (E) Pay The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at the greater of— (i) a rate such that the total amount of compensation paid during any calendar year is equal to the limit on total pay which is applicable during the year under section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, to an employee described in section 5307(d) of such title; or (ii) a rate established in law by the District of Columbia, except that any rate established under this clause which is applicable to any individual serving as the Chief Financial Officer shall not be reduced during any period of the individual’s service as Chief Financial Officer. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6160 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security.

1. Extension of chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security Section 5 of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–254 ; 6 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by striking 5 years and 3 months and inserting 6 years and 9 months .

Passed the House of Representatives March 14 (legislative day March 13), 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6160 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2020 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Pallone , Mr. Richmond , and Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 A BILL To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security.

1. Extension of chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security Section 5 of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–254 ; 6 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by striking 5 years and 3 months and inserting 6 years and 9 months .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6160 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2020 Received AN ACT To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security.

1. Extension of chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security Section 5 of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–254 ; 6 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by striking 5 years and 3 months and inserting 6 years and 9 months .

Passed the House of Representatives March 14 (legislative day March 13), 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6161 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, as the J. Howard Coble Post Office Building .

1. J. Howard Coble Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the J. Howard Coble Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the J. Howard Coble Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 6161 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, as the J. Howard Coble Post Office Building .

1. J. Howard Coble Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the J. Howard Coble Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the J. Howard Coble Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.