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Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020 [HB-6362]
Authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program to assist individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness and to otherwise address needs arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public-health emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020 [HB-6362]
Authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program to assist individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness and to otherwise address needs arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public-health emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020 [HB-6347]
Establishes a moratorium on the initiation of eviction proceedings, except with respect to tenants who have perpetrated certain criminal acts, for a period that lasts until six months after the termination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the presidential emergency declaration relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Pandemic Healthcare Access Act [HB-6338]
Preserves the eligibility of health savings account (HSA) participants covered by any health plan during the coronavirus emergency period. The coronavirus emergency period is the period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the later of (1) the last day on which a presidential declaration of emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) is in effect, or (2) the last day on which a presidential declaration of national emergency under (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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STEP Reimbursement Act of 2020 [HB-6345]
Requires the Small Business Administration to reimburse any recipient of a grant under the State Trade Expansion Program for financial losses relating to a foreign trade mission or a trade show exhibition that was cancelled due to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019). In addition, the bill authorizes a state that receives a grant under the program to revise their budget plan under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Abby Finkenauer Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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To establish requirements on accelerated filers receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19, to establish requirements on all corporations until Federal aid related to COVID-19 is repaid, and for other purposes. [HB-6360]
Establishes requirements for issuers of securities receiving aid in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Issuers receiving aid must comply with specified requirements regarding paid leave, minimum wage, and limits on executive compensation. Until the end of the emergency period, issuers receiving aid must maintain preemergency workforce and compensation levels. Additionally, an issuer receiving aid may not provide executive bonuses, purchase its own company's stocks, pay out dividends to stockholders, or engage in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Small Business COVID–19 Recovery Grants Act of 2020 [HB-6343]
Requires the Small Business Administration to provide grants to small businesses that have suffered substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such grants may not exceed a specified amount and may be used to address direct effects of COVID-19, including (1) providing paid sick leave to employees, (2) maintaining payroll, and (3) meeting increased supply chain costs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act [HB-6351]
Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer approved vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) when they become available. HHS must take steps to ensure that individuals do not incur out-of-pocket costs for such vaccines.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Harder Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Expediting the EIDL Program Act of 2020 [HB-6344]
Modifies the disbursement of economic injury disaster loans by the Small Business Administration (SBA) with respect to such loans made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill authorizes the SBA to increase the amount of a disaster loan to a small business by 20% to cover costs related to continuity of operations and risk mitigation improvements. The bill also authorizes the SBA to make such loans to startups and to waive rules related to affiliation, and it requires the SBA to waive the personal guarantee (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dwight Evans Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 [HB-6379]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, and food assistance programs; provides economic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID-19 emergency. [HB-6331]
Requires the Federal Reserve Board to establish a credit facility to provide loans to certain small businesses during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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To provide for mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. [HB-6340]
To provide for mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended. [HB-6339]
Prohibits an issuer of securities from purchasing their own securities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and for 120 days thereafter. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may terminate the ban before the end of this period if the SEC (1) determines doing so is in the public interest, and (2) provides notice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020 [HB-6314]
Authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to provide expanded housing support to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in response to needs arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public-health emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Relief for Consumers During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-6332]
Places restrictions on the collection of consumer debts during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period. Among other things, debt collectors may not during such a period enforce a security interest through a repossession or foreclosure, commence or continue litigation to collect a debt, terminate utility service, seize assets, commence or continue an eviction, or charge fees or apply a higher interest rate as a result of nonpayment. After such a period, debt collectors must provide certain repayment options including extending (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act [HB-6321]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and generally provides for financial assistance and other aid to individuals, businesses, and state and local governments for the duration of the emergency period. Among other things, the bill provides direct payments to individuals of up to $2,000 a month, subject to limits based on adjusted gross income; establishes digital wallets for individuals without bank accounts to receive such payments; provides for the suspension of specified housing and consumer loan payments, evictions, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Student Debt Emergency Relief Act [HB-6363]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to halt collection of certain student loans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 [S.3569]
Provides funds with which the Federal Communications Commission shall reimburse small business broadband providers for costs incurred during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period to voluntarily (1) provide free or discounted service to students in need of distance learning capacity, or (2) refrain from disconnecting low-income households that cannot afford to make a full payment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/23/2020

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Banking for All Act [S.3571]
Requires Federal Reserve member banks to provide digital pass-through accounts (i.e., digital dollar wallets) to residents and citizens, and to businesses domiciled in the United States. Among other things, these accounts must provide specified banking services to eligible persons who elect to deposit funds into these accounts, including access to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) aid payments. These accounts may not charge fees or have balance requirements, and must provide a specified interest rate. In areas with limited access to Federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/30/2020

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Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020 [HB-6374]
To suspend requirements that tenants of assisted housing make contributions toward rent during the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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