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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7668]
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Provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. The independent agencies funded in the bill include the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-456, By Mr. Quigley. on 07/17/2020
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To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage. [HB-7647]
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Delays until the first calendar year that is 12 months after the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency the application of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule dated May 14, 2020. That rule allows private health insurance plans to decide whether support provided by a prescription drug manufacturer to cover a patient's costs for a drug counts toward the patient's annual out-of-pocket limit. The bill requires enforcement of the previous rule, which allows plans to exclude drug manufacturer support
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 07/16/2020
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State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7608]
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Provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2021 appropriations bills: the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021. The departments and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/30/2020
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Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act [HB-7539]
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To strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 116-692, Part I. on 12/24/2020
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Protect Access to Birth Control Act [HB-7517]
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Nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement that their health insurance plans cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 07/09/2020
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Child Care for Economic Recovery Act [HB-7327]
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Provides additional funding in FY2020 for taxpayer services, social services block grants, and infrastructure grants to improve child care safety, including needs assessments. The bill adds and modifies certain tax provisions to increase and make refundable the child and dependent care tax credit; increase the exclusion from employee income for employer-provided dependent care assistance; allow employers payroll tax credits for certain fixed expenses of child care facilities closed due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), certain employer-paid
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/30/2020
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American Assistance for American Companies Act [S.4067]
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Disallows certain tax benefits for inverted domestic corporations. An inverted domestic corporation is a U.S. corporation that acquires foreign entities to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with income tax rates lower than U.S. rates). Specifically, an inverted domestic corporation may not claim net operating loss carrybacks, increased deductibility of business interest, nor participate in Federal Reserve Lending Facilities. The bill allows an inverted domestic corporation to elect to be treated as a domestic corporation for U.S. tax purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/24/2020
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American Assistance for American Companies Act [HB-7309]
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Disallows certain tax benefits for inverted domestic corporations. An inverted domestic corporation is a U.S. corporation that acquires foreign entities to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with income tax rates lower than U.S. rates). Specifically, an inverted domestic corporation may not claim net operating loss carrybacks, increased deductibility of business interest, nor participate in Federal Reserve Lending Facilities. The bill allows an inverted domestic corporation to elect to be treated as a domestic corporation for U.S. tax purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 06/24/2020
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COVID–19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 [S.3972]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to issue regulations or other guidance that permit the unused balance as of the end of plan year 2020 of any dependent care flexible spending arrangement to be rolled over to plan year 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2020
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Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act [HB-7218]
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Addresses humanitarian concerns related to sanctions on North Korea. The Office of Foreign Assets Control shall take one or more specified actions relating to U.S. sanctions on North Korea, such as (1) expanding the current humanitarian exception to such sanctions to include items that meet basic human needs and are not subject to the Export Administration Regulations, or (2) exempting certain nonsensitive items for humanitarian operations from specific licensing requirements. For the purposes of such sanctions, personal computers for authorized
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Levin
Introduced In House on 06/15/2020
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Moving Forward Act [HB-2]
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Addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Among other provisions, the bill extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2021 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs; reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2025 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs; addresses climate change, including strategies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate. on 07/20/2020
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Community Reinvestment Act Regulations". [HJR-90]
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This joint resolution nullifies a rule published on June 5, 2020, by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency within the Department of the Treasury. The rule generally revises the office's implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which requires banks to serve the credit needs of low- and moderate-income communities. Under the CRA, a bank receives credit, which influences the bank's performance rating, for conducting specified activities related to this requirement in designated assessment areas. Among other things, the rule revises
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Rejected In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 43 - 48. Record Vote Number: 201. on 10/19/2020
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Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act [S.3908]
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Addresses humanitarian concerns related to sanctions on North Korea. The Office of Foreign Assets Control shall take one or more specified actions relating to U.S. sanctions on North Korea, such as (1) expanding the current humanitarian exception to such sanctions to include items that meet basic human needs and are not subject to the Export Administration Regulations, or (2) exempting certain nonsensitive items for humanitarian operations from specific licensing requirements. For the purposes of such sanctions, personal computers for authorized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/08/2020
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.3905]
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Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions. The bill's provisions include requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other intelligence agencies to establish continuity of operations plans; requiring the ODNI to establish the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center; establishing that disclosure of a whistleblower's personally identifiable information may constitute a personnel action and giving the whistleblower a right
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
By Senator Rubio From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-233. Minority Views Filed. on 06/17/2020
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United States Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2020 [HB-7145]
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Transfers the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security to the Department of the Treasury. The bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to make incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, and liabilities held in connection with the functions transferred. The Secret Service, by December 31 of each year, shall submit to specified congressional committees an annual report on any trip by a protected individual with a stop at a location that is not owned or controlled by the federal government, including any such trip that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Heck
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight, Management, And Accountability. on 08/01/2020
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Coronavirus County Relief and Stability Act [HB-7090]
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Appropriates $36 billion for a Coronavirus County Relief Fund to make payments to counties to compensate for revenue lost and costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, a county shall use the funds to compensate for direct loss of revenue due to the public health emergency or to cover its costs that are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency, were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of February 29, 2020, and were incurred from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 06/30/2020
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Stop Funding the PLA Act [HB-7064]
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To prohibit financial investment by a United States person in foreign industrial defense corporations with substantial contracts with, ties to, or support from, the Chinese military and affiliated entities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
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Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 [HB-7011]
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Establishes the Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program within the Department of the Treasury. The program generally provides compensation to insurers if they incur losses as a result of coverage related to pandemics and outbreaks of disease. Insurers may elect to participate in the program if they meet certain criteria. Specifically, insurers participating in the program must offer, in all business interruption insurance policies, coverage for public health emergencies related to an outbreak of infectious disease or a pandemic declared on or after January
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 05/26/2020
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COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 [HB-6958]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to issue regulations or other guidance that permit the unused balance as of the end of plan year 2020 of any dependent care flexible spending arrangement to be rolled over to plan year 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
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COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 [HB-6958]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to issue regulations or other guidance that permit the unused balance as of the end of plan year 2020 of any dependent care flexible spending arrangement to be rolled over to plan year 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020