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Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 [HB-6322]
Addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during the covered period from March 1-December 21, 2020. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue paying work-study allowances during emergency periods. The VA is also authorized to continue paying educational assistance and subsistence allowances for a specified amount of time for programs of education that are suspended due to an emergency situation. An educational assistance payment shall not be charged against an individual's entitlement to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Became Public Law No: 116-140. (txt | Pdf) on 04/28/2020
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Too Small to Fail Act [HB-6324]
Establishes requirements for, and revises components of, loan programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide economic relief to small businesses affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the SBA must waive the requirement that small businesses affected by COVID-19 be unable to find credit elsewhere in order to be eligible for SBA loans, and it must provide loans made in response to COVID-19 at no interest rate. In addition, the SBA is authorized to temporarily defer payments on any SBA loan for a small
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Entrepreneurial Development COVID–19 Response Act of 2020 [HB-6367]
Requires the Small Business Administration to award grants for small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide small businesses with specified assistance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Schneider
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020 [HB-6365]
Establishes grant programs and other forms of financial assistance for health care providers in response to the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill establishes (1) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to critical access hospitals, certain rural hospitals, and providers participating in Medicare; (2) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers for staff salaries; and (3) a loan program to provide low-interest loans to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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SBIC Capital Infusion Act of 2020 [HB-6342]
Provides economic assistance to small businesses affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it reestablishes the New Markets Venture Capital Program. Specifically, the bill provides additional leverage for small business investment companies (SBICs) by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA), when calculating the maximum amount of outstanding leverage made available to SBICs, to exclude a certain amount of outstanding leverage to small businesses affected by COVID-19. Any excluded amounts must be used solely for working
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sharice Davids
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Disaster Protection for Workers’ Credit Act [HB-6370]
Provides credit protections to consumers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and other major disasters. The bill generally prohibits furnishers of credit information from reporting adverse credit information that is the result of any inaction or action that occurred during the COVID-19 outbreak. It also prohibits any such reporting regarding a consumer who resides in an area covered by a major disaster declaration. Additionally, medical debt related to the COVID-19 outbreak or a major disaster may not be reported to a consumer
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950. [S.3570]
Directs certain actions to procure equipment necessary to prevent, identify, and mitigate cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The National Response Coordination Center of the Federal Emergency Management Agency must, within seven days, submit a report to Congress and the President that (1) assesses the need for equipment, including personal protective equipment and ventilators, across the United States; and (2) identifies the industry sectors and manufacturers capable of fulfilling purchase orders for such equipment, as well as government-owned
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/23/2020
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To waive certain requirements with respect to in-person appraisals, and for other purposes. [HB-6369]
Allows interior inspection appraisal requirements with respect to certain loans to be waived through the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period if specified requirements are met. An interior inspection may be waived if (1) an exterior inspection is performed in conjunction with certain contemporaneous verifications, such as video or photographs by the borrower; and (2) an interior inspection may be ordered at a later date.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Sherman
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020 [HB-6336]
Allows unapproved capital expenses that are made by health care facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be included in federal payment determinations under Medicare and Medicaid.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 [S.3568]
Directs the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the production of ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and specified personal protective equipment to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The President must (1) make a determination that such items are essential for the national defense, (2) identify
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/23/2020
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MEP Crisis Response Act of 2020 [HB-6323]
Waives for one year the cost sharing requirement for manufacturing extension centers established under the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. Such requirement prohibits the Department of Commerce from providing more than 50% of the capital and annual operating and maintenance funds required to establish and support a center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Small Business Relief Guaranteed Loan Program Act of 2020 [HB-6341]
Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to carry out a temporary program to guarantee loans made by banks or other lenders to small businesses affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such loans shall be zero-interest, fee-free loans, and up to 50% of the principal on such loans shall be forgiven if a recipient demonstrates that its employment has not decreased between December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2021. In addition to permitted uses of SBA loans, such guaranteed loans may also be used for purposes such as providing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Craig
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. [HB-6333]
Requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. Such loans shall be zero-interest loans, provided a recipient does not involuntarily terminate any employee during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. If a recipient demonstrates that its full-time employment has not decreased after one year, the Treasury shall forgive the remaining outstanding principal and interest on such loan or loan guarantee. Further, the Treasury
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Supporting Charitable Institutions Act of 2020 [HB-6325]
Allow a new tax credit for charitable contributions made in cash during 2020 to a charitable organization for relief efforts connected to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019). The credit is limited to 24% of contributions not exceeding $4,000 for an individual taxpayer, $6,000 for a head of household, and $8,000 for a married couple filing a joint return.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pappas
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020 [HB-6326]
To provide additional waivers and authorities to HUD and USDA to respond to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Calling on the President to invoke the Defense Production Act to respond to COVID-19. [HR-906]
This resolution calls on the President to (1) use all relevant authorities of the Defense Production Act to direct the domestic production of supplies to address COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019), and (2) share specified information regarding the use of such authorities with Congress. (The Defense Production Act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The resolution also states that Congress stands ready to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Supporting Child Care Providers and Families Affected by Coronavirus Act [S.3562]
Provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for states to provide child care services and administer Head Start programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 03/22/2020
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Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act [S.3560]
Applies certain military consumer credit protections to all consumers, tax-exempt charitable organizations, and small businesses for credit extended during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period. Specifically, the bill caps the interest rate on an extension of consumer credit at 36%.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/12/2020
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Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020 [S.3565]
Places restrictions on the collection of consumer and small business debts during a major disaster or emergency, including 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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/22/2020
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Emergency Telework Act of 2020 [S.3561]
Requires each federal agency (executive, legislative, and judicial) to allow eligible employees to telework full-time during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). An employee is considered eligible if the employee has not received specified disciplinary action and is otherwise determined eligible by the agency. In the event the public health emergency is renewed, the bill's requirements continue to apply if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/22/2020