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HERO Act of 2020 Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act of 2020 [S.3244]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers (e.g., law-enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance crew members, and 911 operators). For example, the bill establishes (1) a public-safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (2) a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies.
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Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2020 [HB-5672]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To establish the Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security, and for other purposes.
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HEALTH Act Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act [S.3182]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue through at least FY2020 and report on the Women's Health Transition Training pilot program. Among other elements, the report should include the number of female participants by military department, the number of courses held under the program, and the locations where the courses were held.
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A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data. [S.2233]
[Immigration ]
[Data Privacy ]
Nullifies a July 11, 2019, executive order (1) directing all federal agencies to share citizenship information with the Department of Commerce, (2) establishing an interagency working group to improve Commerce's access to citizenship-related records in other agencies, and (3) directing Commerce to strengthen efforts to obtain citizenship-related records from states.
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A concurrent resolution recognizing the importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encouraging individuals, families, and households across the United States to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure a complete and accurate count. [SCR-31]
[Community Development ]
[Elections ]
[Libraries ]
[Nonprofit ]
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) it is the civic duty of the people of the United States to help ensure that the 2020 Census is as accurate as possible; (2) the federal government, state and local governments, civil society, businesses, religious institutions, libraries, and other national and local organizations should work together as partners to inform the public that the 2020 Census is safe, easy, and important; (3) individuals who want to help administer the 2020 Census should apply for a job at 2020census.gov/jobs;
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CENSUS Resources Act Coordinating Efficiency in Nonprofit, State, and U.S. Resources Act [HB-5404]
[Funding ]
[Nonprofit ]
Directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress and the Department of Commerce one year after the 2020 decennial census regarding coordination between states, units of local government, the federal government, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out the census. Specifically, such report shall (1) evaluate the level and quality of such cooperation, (2) identify any redundant use of funds, (3) identify best practices in such coordination, and (4) evaluate the effectiveness of such coordination in outreach to hard-to-count populations.
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Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act of 2019 [HB-5360]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the Federal Reserve Board to collect, in specified surveys conducted by the board, data on household assets and debt with respect to respondents' race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, and ancestral origin.
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RECYCLE Act Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2019 [S.2941]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Provides support for recycling programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to award grants to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach. In addition, the EPA must develop a model recycling program toolkit for states, Native American tribes, and local governments. Finally, the bill specifies that the EPA's review of its federal procurement guidelines for purchasing certain recycled materials and items made with such
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Recognizing that the United States has a moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all. [HR-702]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal government should begin a large-scale effort to reduce incarceration rates and reshape the American legal system by consulting with communities and individuals directly impacted by the justice system; decriminalizing certain behaviors, increasing diversion opportunities, revising sentencing laws, and reducing practices that contribute to recidivism; ending practices that advantage the wealthy and prohibiting private companies from profiting from the criminal justice
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The Recognizing Poverty Act [HB-5069]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop for consideration of the Congress a poverty line for purposes of the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other purposes.
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Dignity for Aborted Children Act [HB-4934]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requires abortion providers to offer patients specified options concerning the human fetal tissue from an abortion. Specifically, patients must be given an informed consent form specifying the options to (1) take possession of the tissue for transfer to an entity that provides interment or cremations services, or (2) in cases where the tissue is expelled on the provider’s premises, release the tissue to the provider. If the tissue is released to the abortion provider, the provider must ensure the tissue is interred or cremated within seven days
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Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2019 [HB-4854]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to update and improve eligibility criteria for the Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.
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Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019 [S.2609]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
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College Affordability Act [HB-4674]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes and revises the Higher Education Act of 1965, including to revise federal student financial aid programs, consolidate federal student loans and expand loan forgiveness, increase college access and success for certain students, and revise accountability measures. Specifically, the bill revises financial aid programs, including to (1) increase the maximum federal Pell Grant award, (2) provide incentives for states to fund public institutions of higher education (IHEs), and (3) increase and make permanent funding for minority-serving IHEs.
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Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019 [HB-4684]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
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Student Loan Advocacy Act [HB-4596]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Revises the purpose, authority, and management of the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and it establishes the Office of the Borrower Advocate within the FSA to assist borrowers in resolving certain problems. The FSA is the performance-based organization responsible for managing the administrative and oversight functions supporting federal student aid programs. The bill places certain transparency, oversight, and accountability requirements (e.g., data collection, sharing, and publication) on the FSA, and it revises requirements related to the
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STEM Opportunities Act of 2019 [S.2579]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Provides for guidance, data collection, and grants for groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and at federal science agencies. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide specified guidance related to such groups to federal science agencies and IHEs. Each federal science agency must collect comprehensive demographic data on recipients of merit-reviewed research and development grants given
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Dignity for Aborted Children Act [S.2590]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requires abortion providers to offer patients specified options concerning the human fetal tissue from an abortion. Specifically, patients must be given an informed consent form specifying the options to (1) take possession of the tissue for transfer to an entity that provides interment or cremations services, or (2) release the tissue to the provider. If the tissue is released to the abortion provider, the provider must ensure the tissue is interred or cremated within seven days of the procedure in a manner consistent with state law regarding the
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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019 [S.2548]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying (including cyberbullying through electronic communications) and harassment, that (1) limits students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) creates a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their disciplinary
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To prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau. [HB-4412]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Prohibits the Bureau of the Census from including information regarding U.S. citizenship in its legislative redistricting data.