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Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act [HB-6616]
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Allows COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, for uninsured individuals to be covered under Medicaid during the public health emergency. (Currently, state Medicaid programs have the option to cover COVID-19 testing for uninsured individuals.) The bill also specifically allows COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and treatment, as well as treatment for complicating conditions, for certain unlawful aliens to be covered under Medicaid during the public health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 04/24/2020
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COVID–19 Oral History Project Act [HB-6615]
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Directs the Library of Congress to establish an oral history program in the American Folklife Center for the collection and public availability of individual stories of events and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The bill includes a requirement to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of those who were affected by the pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 04/24/2020
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To authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19. [HB-6620]
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Requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to award grants to eligible jurisdictions and community-based organizations to address the harms of substance misuse, including by encouraging actions to reduce health impacts of substance use during national disasters and emergencies. SAMHSA shall prioritize grants by accounting for such factors as drug overdose death rates.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 04/24/2020
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TRIAGE Act of 2020 Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies Act of 2020 [HB-6618]
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(1) directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a database to facilitate the provision of health care services by volunteers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, and (2) authorizes HHS to award grants to states to expedite the reactivation of expired health care licenses of health care professionals who volunteer during the emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 04/24/2020
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COVID–19 Language Access Act [HB-6623]
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Requires each federal agency that receives federal assistance related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic to translate any English language written material prepared for the general public relating to the pandemic into specified languages not later than seven days after such material is made available in English. Such languages shall include, at a minimum, the following: Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese, Greek, Polish,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E403) on 04/28/2020
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CRUISE Integrity Act Cruise Reform and Uniform Industry Standards Evoke Integrity Act [HB-6625]
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Establishes requirements for cruise lines to receive federal funds and federal assistance, including a direct loan, loan guarantee, or tax credit. The bill prohibits cruise lines from receiving federal funds and federal assistance unless such cruise lines are incorporated in the United States; have at least 50% of vessels registered in the United States; certify compliance with certain requirements, including that they are in compliance with all applicable environmental dumping laws; offer full reimbursement to passengers for cancellations related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 04/27/2020
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Point-of-Care Testing Prize Competitions Act of 2020 [HB-6600]
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Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), to conduct a prize competition for institutions of higher education in order to incentivize research on point-of-care testing that is capable of detecting current or past infection with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and meets other specified criteria. The NIST must assist the NIH with the development of certain validation protocols and standards for the testing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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COVID Research Act of 2020 Computing Opportunities to Vanquish Infectious Diseases Research Act of 2020 [HB-6599]
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Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to undertake specified actions related to forecasting emerging infectious diseases. The OSTP, acting through the National Science and Technology Council, must establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal activities concerning infectious disease prediction and forecasting. Among other tasks, the working group must identify challenges in predicting outbreaks and develop a strategic plan to address them. The bill also provides statutory authority
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19. [HB-6601]
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Requires a specific jury instruction in civil actions in federal court that include a claim alleging negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and a request for damages. Specifically, a court must instruct the jury that negligence may not be found solely on the basis of holding oneself open for business.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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Supporting the World Bank Group to lead a worldwide COVID-19 economic recovery effort. [HR-939]
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This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States (1) should support the World Bank Group to lead a global effort assisting areas that are economically impacted by the effects of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and (2) recognizes the need for global cooperation to overcome shared challenges.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brendan Boyle
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act [HB-6602]
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Makes a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider eligible for specified Small Business Administration (SBA) programs established in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it exempts the SBA from liability under federal laws or regulations solely for providing a loan or guarantee to such a business or service provider.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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SOS ACT Act Secure Our Systems Against China’s Tactics Act [HB-6598]
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Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to temporarily guarantee up to 50% of an investment made during the public health emergency declared due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in a business that (1) incurred losses due to COVID-19, (2) advances a national security interest, and (3) is susceptible to being purchased by a Chinese entity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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Helping Hospitals in Need Act [HB-6605]
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Provides additional appropriations for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for (1) hospitals and health care providers that serve a high proportion of uninsured or low-income patients, and (2) states and territories that have the highest per capita hospitalization rates for confirmed cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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Immediate COVID Testing Procurement Act. [HB-6609]
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Requires the President, within 24 hours of this bill's enactment, to issue purchase orders for a program of the highest national urgency (commonly known as a DX purchase order) to procure under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) supplies to conduct COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) medical testing nationwide. The supplies must have received prior approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or have received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for the detection of COVID-19. The bill waives
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. [HB-6611]
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Provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support agricultural producers impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. USDA may not apply any payment limitations to payments made to producers using funding provided by this bill, except to ensure that the total payments made to producers do not exceed the total damages related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. [HR-935]
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This resolution establishes the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform to investigate, study, and report to the House of Representatives on its findings, including the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and transparency of the use of taxpayer funds and relief programs to address the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) crisis; reports of abusive practices related to the coronavirus crisis; the implementation or effectiveness of any federal law applied,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 938 Reported To House. Rule Provides For Consideration Of H. Res. 935 With 1 Hour Of General Debate. on 04/23/2020
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Expanding Vital American Citizen Services Overseas (EVACS) Act of 2020 [HB-6595]
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Establishes requirements for the Department of State to expand American Citizen Services at U.S. embassies, consulates, and missions worldwide during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. American Citizen Services are the range of services provided by the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, such as emergency passports, consular reports of birth abroad, emergency financial assistance, and repatriation. The State Department must petition the government of any country that closes borders and airspace or establishes travel
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joaquin Castro
Introduced In House on 04/22/2020
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Equity in Student Loan Relief Act [HB-6597]
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Establishes a temporary program to suspend payments and interest through September 30, 2020, on Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) that are not held by the Department of Education (ED). (Currently, payments and interest are suspended through this period on certain Federal Direct Loans and FFELs held by ED.) Specifically, ED must (1) enter into agreements with eligible lenders and guaranty agencies to reduce the interest rate to 0% on FFELs, and (2) make monthly payments to lenders and guaranty agencies to offset the cost of the reduced interest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 04/22/2020
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Recognizing the important role Victory Gardens played in America's World War efforts and reaffirming their purpose as essential to strengthening food security, health education, and community morale during the 2020 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. [HR-937]
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[Community Development ]
This resolution recognizes (1) the importance of the health consciousness, food security, and community morale that is spurred by planting of Victory Gardens; and (2) that the Department of Agriculture should collaborate with the House of Representatives to encourage citizens to plant Victory Gardens and to supply seeds, preserving materials, and manuals to help citizens grow and preserve crops from their Victory Gardens during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) crisis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chellie Pingree
Introduced In House on 04/22/2020
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COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 [HB-6559]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Requires the Department of Labor to promulgate both an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard and a permanent standard to protect certain employees from occupational exposure to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees, paramedic and emergency medical services employees, and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure. Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must collect and make public information regarding employee exposure
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020