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To direct the Secretary of Education to develop and disseminate an evidence-based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on substance use disorders. [HB-7763]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Education (ED) to develop and disseminate an evidence-based curriculum on substance use disorders (e.g., opioids, tobacco, and vaping) for grades K-12. ED must review and update such curriculum every two years. Additionally, ED must award grants to state educational agencies to implement such evidence-based curriculum. In awarding such grants, ED must give priority to those states that have experienced the highest drug overdose death rates per capita.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 07/23/2020
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Restoring Worker Power Act of 2020 [HB-7638]
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To establish certain employment protections for temporary workers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 09/08/2020
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CONFUCIUS Act Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act [HB-7601]
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[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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Addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions'
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mo Brooks
Introduced In House on 07/13/2020
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FARM Laborers Protection Act Frontline At-Risk Manual Laborers Protection Act [S.4042]
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[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
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Requires agricultural employers that receive federal agricultural-specific funding related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to provide employees with emergency paid sick leave and specified premium pay through 90 days after the date on which the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. Specifically, during such period, such agricultural employers must provide paid sick time to employees who are unable to work due to the effects of COVID-19. Full-time employees are entitled to 80 hours of such leave and part-time employees are entitled
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/23/2020
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.4049]
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[Energy ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
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Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 08/07/2020
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Military Spouse Relocation and Contract Reimbursement Act [S.3801]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to authorize use of amounts in My Career Advancement Account Program accounts for fines for breaking employment contracts in connection with permanent changes of station.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/21/2020
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The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
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[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
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[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Retirement ]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Unemployment ]
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. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
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Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act of 2020 [HB-6774]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a demonstration program to allow hospitals to provide medically tailored, home-delivered meals to Medicare beneficiaries who have a diet-impacted disease (e.g., kidney disease) and have daily living limitations. Participating hospitals must (1) retain a physician, registered dietitian or nutrition professional, or clinical social worker to screen, monitor, and coordinate services for individuals who receive meals through the program; and (2) contract with experienced organizations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020
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Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2020 [HB-6578]
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[Student Loans ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishes a student loan repayment program for public health professionals. As a condition of participation, recipients must agree to complete a period of full-time employment with a state, tribal, or local public health agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020
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Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act of 2020 [HB-6494]
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[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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Requires insurers that provide business interruption coverage to insure as part of this coverage losses from a viral pandemic, a government-ordered business closure or evacuation, or a power disruption conducted for public safety purposes. The bill also nullifies provisions in a business interruption insurance contract in force on the date of enactment that exclude such an event from coverage. An insurer may reinstate such an exclusion if (1) the insured authorizes the reinstatement in writing, or (2) the insured fails to pay the corresponding premium
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 04/14/2020
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National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2020 [HB-6422]
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[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
Creates the National Infrastructure Bank to facilitate the long-term financing of infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bank must provide loans to public and private entities for financing, developing, or operating eligible infrastructure projects. An eligible project must have a public sponsor as well as local, regional, or national significance. The bill also provides for various criteria and preferences for purposes of deciding whether to provide a loan, such as whether a project promotes job creation or provides environmental health benefits.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 04/23/2020
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Know the Price Act [HB-6005]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibits private health insurance plans from entering agreements with a health care service provider, or network of such providers, that restricts the plan from accessing and sharing cost or quality of care information. Plans may share such information with referring providers, plan sponsors, and plan enrollees, consistent with privacy rules. Further, agreements with providers may not restrict group health plans from electronically accessing anonymous claims information upon request, consistent with privacy rules.
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Introduced In House on 02/27/2020
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Saving America's Future by Educating Kids Act of 2020 [S.3344]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Education (ED) to develop and disseminate an evidence-based curriculum on substance use disorders (e.g., opioids, tobacco, and vaping) for grades K-12. ED must review and update such curriculum every two years. Additionally, ED must award grants to state educational agencies to implement such evidence-based curriculum. In awarding such grants, ED must give priority to those states that have experienced the highest drug overdose death rates per capita.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/27/2020
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Know Your Provider Act of 2020 [HB-5807]
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[Insurance ]
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To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the availability and accuracy of provider directory information made available by group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individuals health insurance coverage.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Larson
Introduced In House on 02/07/2020
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2019 [S.3124]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Tourism ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Revises provisions related to passenger vessel security and safety. The bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for cruise ship owners to provide passengers with a conspicuous and unambiguous summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Vessel owners must provide each passenger with a summary meeting those standards and include the summary in promotional literature. The bill prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations. DOT must (1) establish a hotline for passenger complaints, (2)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/19/2019
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Calling on African governments to protect and promote human rights through internet freedom and digital integration for all citizens across the continent of Africa. [HR-768]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
This resolution condemns the restriction of internet access across Africa and urges African governments to employ specified measures to ensure the integrity and security of their telecommunications infrastructures. The resolution also encourages telecommunications providers and businesses operating in Africa to facilitate open and secure access to the internet.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/01/2020
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Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019 [HB-5453]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/18/2019
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Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act of 2019 [S.2963]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
Revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, Internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/03/2019
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Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights [S.2341]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Expands protections for passengers in air transportation. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Transportation to implement regulations relating to protections for airline passengers from being required to involuntarily relinquish their seats, unless necessary for safety or security; the elimination of the dollar limitations on compensation to passengers denied boarding due to overbooking; compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled flights; interline agreements between air carriers and other transportation providers; training
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/30/2019
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SUBS Act Stop Unfair Bid Shopping Act of 2019 [HB-5247]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
To require prime contractors under Federal construction contracts to notify the Government of changes in certain subcontractors performing work under the contract.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Peters
Introduced In House on 11/21/2019