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MEALS Act Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act [HB-6187]
Modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to allow certain waivers to requirements for the school meal programs, including waivers that increase federal costs during a school closure related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such waivers must be requested by a state or service provider and be for purposes of providing meals and snacks during such a closure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act [HB-6201]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free COVID-19 testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid funding. DIVISION A--SECOND CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 Second Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 This division provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Engrossment Correction on 03/19/2020
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No Cost for COVID–19 Testing Act [HB-6213]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover testing for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing for the duration of the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. This includes the cost of administering such approved tests and visits to health care providers for testing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 [HB-6198]
Requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide emergency paid leave during each 30-day period that specified employees take leave due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, an employee may apply to SSA for such leave payments if the employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19, is under self-quarantine at the direction of a governmental entity or health care provider, is caring for another individual who is under such self-quarantine, or is caring for that employee's child because the child's school or child-care
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Care for COVID–19 Act [S.3442]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/11/2020
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Reaffirming support of fundamental United States principles at the United Nations and encouraging the World Health Organization to embrace technological advancements in tobacco control. [HR-896]
This resolution directs the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services to encourage the United Nations and the World Health Organization to adopt policies to advance technology and innovation that can reduce the burden of death and disease caused from cigarette smoking.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 [S.3444]
Provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/11/2020
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Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 [HB-6202]
Requires states and jurisdictions to adopt contingency plans and permit absentee voting in order to prevent the disruption of federal elections due to natural disasters or infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, create and publish a plan to operate their federal elections if a significant number of voters or poll workers are quarantined due to COVID-19. Such plan must (1) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Assistance for Workers Harmed by COVID–19 Act [HB-6205]
Expands eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to a group of workers who are separated, or threatened to be separated, from a firm because of a decrease in the firm's sales, production, or both owing to disruptions in global supply chains affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Trade adjustment assistance seeks to provide adversely affected workers with assistance obtaining the credentials, resources, and support to build skills for future jobs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzan DelBene
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Pandemic EBT Act of 2020 [HB-6200]
Expands authority in FY2020 for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during a public health emergency based on COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill authorizes USDA to approve state agency plans to provide SNAP benefits to households that include at least one eligible child and may or may not be participating in SNAP. An eligible child is a child who would be receiving free or reduced-price school
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 [HB-6199]
Responds to the coronavirus outbreak by expanding unemployment benefits and providing grants to states for processing and paying claims. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to transfer FY2020 emergency grants to a state's Unemployment Trust Fund to administer unemployment insurance. Grant recipients must (1) require employers to notify employees at the time they lose their jobs of the availability of unemployment compensation (UC), (2) ensure that UC applications and assistance with them are accessible, and (3) take certain steps
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Horsford
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 [S.3440]
Requires states and jurisdictions to adopt contingency plans and permit absentee voting in order to prevent the disruption of federal elections due to natural disasters or infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, create and publish a plan to operate their federal elections if a significant number of voters or poll workers are quarantined due to COVID-19. Such plan must (1) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/11/2020
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COVID–19 Child Nutrition Response Act [HB-6203]
Modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers of program requirements with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, through July 31, 2020, USDA may establish a single waiver of child nutrition program requirements for all states under the National School Lunch Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures due to COVID-19 (States may elect to be subject to a waiver without USDA's approval.), issue a waiver of requirements to allow
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in the Schools Act of 2020 HEARTS Act of 2020 [HB-6166]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to cardiomyopathy. (Cardiomyopathy is a collection of diverse conditions of the heart muscle.) The Department of Health and Human Services must convene an interdisciplinary working group to expand pediatric cardiomyopathy research, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must (1) disseminate information about cardiomyopathy to certain school professionals and others, (2) report on certain research and surveillance activities, and (3) develop specified risk assessment tools for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Garland Barr
Introduced In House on 03/10/2020
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Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 [HB-6173]
Requires health insurance plans to cover diagnostic tests for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette
Introduced In House on 03/10/2020
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Tech to Save Moms Act [HB-6138]
To improve maternal health outcomes, especially for underserved populations, through investments in technology, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 03/09/2020
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COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020 [HB-6139]
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 SARS-CoV-2 (known as coronavirus or COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2020
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Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act [HB-6129]
To provide improved care and protection to incarcerated mothers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 03/09/2020
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Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-6074]
Provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. DIVISION A--CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 This division provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the State Department, and the Small Business Administration to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. The division funds programs that address issues such as developing, manufacturing,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-123. (txt | Pdf) on 03/06/2020
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Coronavirus Vaccine Act [S.3370]
Directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to conduct or support research to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/02/2020