COVID-19-Impacted Small Business Opportunity Zone Act [HB-6529]
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Designates certain small businesses affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as qualified opportunity zone businesses. This designation makes certain tax benefits, including favorable capital gains treatment, available to affected businesses that have experienced supply chain disruptions, staffing challenges, decrease in sales or customers, or partial or full suspension of business.
HB-6529: COVID-19-Impacted Small Business Opportunity Zone Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
Payday and Predatory Loans Moratorium Act of 2020 [HB-6544]
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[Finance ]
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[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibits for one year efforts by a lender to collect on certain debts owed by a borrower affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, lenders are prohibited from collection efforts against such a borrower with respect to (1) a loan with a nominal interest rate of 36% or more, and (2) a loan which the lender did not determine was affordable while allowing the borrower to meet basic living expenses and major financial obligations.
HB-6544: Payday and Predatory Loans Moratorium Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
HR-927: Recognizing the heroism of our Nation's essential employees, including drivers, tradesmen, convenience store workers, manufacturers, airport workers, restaurant employees, farmers, energy employees, public utility workers, and others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
You have voted HR-927: Recognizing the heroism of our Nation's essential employees, including drivers, tradesmen, convenience store workers, manufacturers, airport workers, restaurant employees, farmers, energy employees, public utility workers, and others during the COVID-19 pandemic..
Business Borrowers Protection Act [HB-6549]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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Prohibits a lender from requiring a borrower to repay on an accelerated basis any loan received under a governmental program responding to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Further, a lender may not consider such a loan for purposes of determining whether the lender has the right to accelerate the due date of any loan agreement. In addition, until two years after the termination of the COVID-19 national emergency, the bill (1) declares it to be U.S. policy that lenders should not accelerate due dates for any business loans or curtail any
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HB-6549: Business Borrowers Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Sherman
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
Business Borrowers Protection Act [HB-6549]
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Prohibits a lender from requiring a borrower to repay on an accelerated basis any loan received under a governmental program responding to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Further, a lender may not consider such a loan for purposes of determining whether the lender has the right to accelerate the due date of any loan agreement. In addition, until two years after the termination of the COVID-19 national emergency, the bill (1) declares it to be U.S. policy that lenders should not accelerate due dates for any business loans or curtail any
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HB-6549: Business Borrowers Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Sherman
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
Reopen America Act of 2020 [HB-6525]
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[Unemployment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To provide the necessary Federal financial and logistical support so States can reopen their economies once periods of isolation have sufficiently reduced coronavirus infection and transmission rates, and with adequate testing and other safeguards to ensure infection rates do not exceed medical resources, and virus transmission rates are maintained below 1 and thereby steadily reduce the number of infected, and for other purposes.
HB-6525: Reopen America Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
PPP Expansion Act of 2020 Paycheck Protection Program Expansion Act of 2020 [HB-6522]
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[Economic Development ]
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.
HB-6522: PPP Expansion Act of 2020 Paycheck Protection Program Expansion Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
FIRST Act Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and security Together Act [HB-6537]
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[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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[Children and Youth ]
Imposes requirements during a communicable disease-related national emergency, such as requiring the release of certain aliens in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Covered aliens, specifically those who have certain health conditions, are at least 50 years old, or are 21 years of age or younger, shall be released from ICE custody without bond during such a national emergency, unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the alien is likely to pose a substantial and specific
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HB-6537: FIRST Act Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and security Together Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2020 [HB-6550]
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Temporarily provides credit unions with an exception to limits on outstanding member business loans. Specifically, for a three-year period, loans used for recovery from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency do not count towards this limit.
HB-6550: Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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. [HB-6521]
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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.
HB-6521: 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nanette Barragan
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
You have voted HB-6521: 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..
CARES Act Section 4014 Technical Corrections Act [HB-6551]
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Modifies the delay for required compliance with certain accounting standards applicable to credit losses (i.e., current expected credit losses standards, also known as CECL standards) as applied to insured depository institutions and bank holding companies. Specifically, required compliance with this standard is delayed through the first day of an institution's fiscal year beginning after the end of the emergency declaration regarding the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. Currently, this delay ends the earlier of the date on which
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Modernized Medicine Act [HB-6538]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
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Increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In order to receive the increased FMAP, state Medicaid programs must provide coverage that is consistent with Medicare coverage of telehealth services.
HB-6538: Modernized Medicine Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic in the United States Act [HB-6548]
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Establishes, in the legislative branch, the National Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States and sets forth its powers, duties, funding, and membership. Among other activities, the commission shall investigate the facts and circumstances of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and make recommendations on preventing a similar outbreak from occurring in the future. The commission terminates 90 days after the submission of its final report.
HB-6548: National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic in the United States Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. [HCR-97]
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This concurrent resolution establishes the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus to investigate and report to Congress and the executive branch, including recommendations on the origins and causes of the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19); certain coronavirus-related policies, decisions, and activities by the government of China; accountability for policies, decisions, and activities related to influencing the World Health Organization's response to the coronavirus
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HCR-97: Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
You have voted HCR-97: Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus..
Wildfire and Community Health Response Act of 2020 [HB-6546]
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Requires the Department of Agriculture, for National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, for public lands, by May 31, 2020, to jointly submit to Congress a report on their activities to mitigate wildfire risk during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, including activities to minimize the impact of wildfires on the respiratory health of communities; identify methods of fuels reduction used during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimize the threat of wildfire on such lands; and slow the spread of COVID-19 between
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HB-6546: Wildfire and Community Health Response Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. John Curtis
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 04/24/2020
HB-6547: To modify terms related to the economic injury disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration for applicants affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chip Roy
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
You have voted HB-6547: To modify terms related to the economic injury disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration for applicants affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes..
TRUE Act of 2020 Traveler Reimbursements Underscore Equity Act of 2020 [HB-6523]
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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.
HB-6523: TRUE Act of 2020 Traveler Reimbursements Underscore Equity Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Albio Sires
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 [HB-6519]
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To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a civil action against a foreign state for deliberate concealment or distortion of information with respect to an international public health emergency, and for other purposes.
HB-6519: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020 [HB-6532]
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To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a special enrollment period during the COVID-19 emergency period and to carry out outreach and educational activities, and for other purposes.
HB-6532: COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheri Bustos
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
Automatic Boost to Communities Act [HB-6553]
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To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Boost Communities Program to provide monthly payments to America's consumers during the COVID-19 emergency to recover from the emergency, and for other purposes.
HB-6553: Automatic Boost to Communities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020