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Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country. [HR-988]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
This resolution condemns acts of brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. It also calls for the end of militarized policing practices. The resolution supports strengthening efforts to promote accountability for individual law enforcement officers and police departments. Finally, it calls for the adoption of sound and unbiased law enforcement policies at all levels of government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
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Community Solutions for COVID–19 Act [HB-7077]
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[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to nongovernmental entities for programs to reduce or eliminate disparities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Eligible entities must have experience working to address issues related to health equity among those disproportionally impacted by adverse health outcomes. Grant funds may be used to improve access to testing, treatment, and other services with respect to COVID-19 and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
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Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act [HB-7080]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/30/2020
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Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2020, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2020 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month". [HR-977]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
This resolution supports the designation of National Gun Violence Awareness Month and the designation of National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
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Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 [HB-6999]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
To establish the Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Network, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
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Rural Hospital Sustainability Act [HB-6962]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
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Specifically allows the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model for global payments to hospitals in rural areas. Under the model, rural hospitals receive fixed, monthly payments from all participating payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, and private payers) for inpatient and outpatient services (rather than on a fee-for-service basis). In order to participate, hospitals must conduct a community health needs assessment survey and submit a transformation plan that incorporates the survey results and includes other specified information
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
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Local Community Emergency Relief Act of 2020 [S.3806]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to waive cost share requirements for certain Federal assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/21/2020
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Jobs to Fight COVID–19 Act of 2020 [S.3828]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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A bill to establish an initiative for national testing, contact tracing, and pandemic response, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2020
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Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 [S.3825]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to establish the Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Network, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2020
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2020, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2020 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month". [SR-592]
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[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of June 2020 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month and the designation of June 5, 2020, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/20/2020
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A bill to amend the CARES Act to establish a Community Capital Investment Program, and for other purposes. [S.3774]
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[Small Business ]
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[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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Establishes the Community Capital Investment Program to provide capital investments and interest-free loans to community development financial institutions, minority depository institutions, and certain small credit unions and banks to support low-income borrowers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary C. Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/20/2020
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COVID–19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 [HB-6951]
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[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Modifies Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities, including by revising eligibility criteria and administrative procedures. Among other changes, the bill permanently increases relevant income thresholds and asset limits that apply to SSDI, as well as temporarily suspends certain waiting periods that apply to SSDI, SSI, and Medicare coverage to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2020
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Protecting the Health of America’s Older Adults During COVID–19 and Beyond Act [HB-6935]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
To provide for the establishment of a National COVID-19 Resource Center for Older Adults, to authorize a Healthy Aging Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 05/19/2020
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Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-6904]
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[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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[Children and Youth ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase access to food delivery under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency. Specifically, the bill requires USDA to notify authorized program retailers of existing opportunities through which they can deliver food to SNAP participants, including allowing an electronic benefit transfer card to be swiped on delivery of food to the home (with a mobile device); authorizes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 05/15/2020
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To modify requirements relating to the participation of community development financial institutions in the paycheck protection program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. [HB-6888]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Finance ]
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Authorizes community development financial institutions to make loans under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also allows the Small Business Administration and the Department of the Treasury to revoke a lender's authority to make paycheck protection loans upon a joint determination that (1) the lender has had recent material operational shortcomings that warrant such a revocation, and (2) the revocation is consistent with the purpose of the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alma S. Adams
Introduced In House on 05/15/2020
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To modify requirements relating to the participation of community development financial institutions in the paycheck protection program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. [HB-6888]
[Small Business ]
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[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizes community development financial institutions to make loans under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also allows the Small Business Administration and the Department of the Treasury to revoke a lender's authority to make paycheck protection loans upon a joint determination that (1) the lender has had recent material operational shortcomings that warrant such a revocation, and (2) the revocation is consistent with the purpose of the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alma S. Adams
Introduced In House on 05/15/2020
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To amend the CARES Act to establish a Community Capital Investment Program, and for other purposes. [HB-6868]
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[Small Business ]
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[Economic Development ]
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Establishes the Community Capital Investment Program to provide capital investments and interest-free loans to community development financial institutions, minority depository institutions, and certain small credit unions and banks to support low-income borrowers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Introduced In House on 05/14/2020
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COVID–19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 [S.3740]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Student Loans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
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[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Modifies Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities, including by revising eligibility criteria and administrative procedures and by providing supplemental appropriations for certain legal and translation services. Among other changes, the bill permanently increases relevant income thresholds and asset limits that apply to SSDI, as well as temporarily suspends certain waiting periods that apply to SSDI, SSI, and Medicare
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/14/2020
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Social Services Pandemic Disaster Relief Act [HB-6862]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
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Appropriates funding for states, tribes, and localities to administer emergency services and provide short-term, non-cash, in-kind relief to certain disadvantaged children, families, and households to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Introduced In House on 05/14/2020
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Coronavirus Containment Corps Act [HB-6871]
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[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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[Grants ]
To create a Coronavirus Containment Corps, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 06/09/2020