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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-7210	Federal	Budget Transparency Act This bill requires the President to submit to Congress certain updated economic projections before July 16 of each year. The submission must include updated projections regarding the federal budget deficit, the unemployment rate, the gross domestic product, the consumer price index, and interest rates. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance
HB-7109	Federal	To rescind certain amounts appropriated to the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes. This bill rescinds $50 million from the FY2020 appropriations for the Department of Justice's General Administration account. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance Appropriations Building Construction Department Of Justice Executive Agency Funding And Structure Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property
S.3889	Federal	Congressional Power of the Purse Act Democrat: 94% (18) Independent: 5% (1) 94% Democrat support 5% Independent support	Economics And Public Finance
S.3830	Federal	United States Pandemic Relief Bonds Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to issue bonds, to be known as United States Pandemic Relief Bonds, to aid in the funding of relief efforts related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Treasury must carry out a program to encourage sales of the bonds, including activities to facilitate purchases of the bonds. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance Budget Deficits And National Debt Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Health Programs Administration And Funding Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Securities
HB-6887	Federal	Deal with the Debt Today Act Republican: 100% (10) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance
HB-6800	Federal	The Heroes Act This bill 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, housing assistance, and payments to farmers; modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; establishes a fund to award grants for employers to provide pandemic premium pay for essential workers; expands several tax credits and deductions; provides funding and establishes requirements for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing; eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures; and requires employers to develop and implement infectious disease exposure control plans. The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding Medicare and Medicaid, health insurance, broadband service, medical product supplies, immigration, student loans and financial aid, the federal workforce, prisons, veterans benefits, consumer protection requirements, the U.S. Postal Service, federal elections, aviation and railroad workers, and pension and retirement plans. Democrat: 100% (12) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance Appropriations Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Census And Government Statistics Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (cdc) Child Care And Development Child Health Community Life And Organization Computers And Information Technology Congressional Agencies
HB-6657	Federal	WUHAN Rescissions Act Working Under Humanity's Actual Needs Rescissions Act Republican: 100% (11) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance
HB-6628	Federal	Congressional Power of the Purse Act Democrat: 100% (12) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance Administrative Remedies Appropriations Budget Process Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Defense Spending Department Of Justice District Of Columbia
HB-6396	Federal	Responsible Relief for Americans Act This bill revises and establishes economic assistance measures in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill provides funding for and authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee paycheck protection loans made to small businesses. Recipients of such loans are eligible for forgiveness of amounts expended for specified costs such as payroll. Small businesses may request an advance of up $10,000 on an SBA disaster loan for which they have applied in response to COVID-19. Further the bill requires the SBA to temporarily pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees that are owed on certain SBA loans; repeals provisions that require an employer to provide paid sick leave for employees who are unable to work due to COVID-19; repeals provisions authorizing the use of certain funds to provide educational assistance and training for U.S. workers; provides additional time for federal contractors to carry out their responsibilities and guarantees payment continuation for federal contractors who are delayed or interrupted because of COVID-19; increases and expands the tax deduction for certain trade or business income; authorizes borrowers with federally backed mortgages who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to request forbearance; revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to allow increased participation in HSAs and to increase the limit on contributions to HSAs; expands reporting requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturers; and extends the deadline for filing 2019 individual income tax returns from April 15, 2019, to November 15, 2019. Republican: 100% (6) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance Accounting And Auditing Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Appropriations Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Banking And Financial Institutions Regulation Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Congressional Oversight Consumer Credit
HB-6379	Federal	Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act This bill 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. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, and food assistance programs; provides economic assistance payments of up to $1,500 per individual; eliminates cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments) for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines; requires health care facilities to implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect health care workers; provides grants, loans, and other assistance to hospitals, small businesses, state and local governments, elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and airports; expands or establishes various tax credits; and establishes requirements for early voting and absentee voting. The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding Medicare and Medicaid, medical product supplies, housing, student loans and financial aid, the federal workforce, veterans benefits environmental and consumer protection requirements, the U.S. Postal Service, aviation workers and the airline industry, and pension and retirement plans. Democrat: 100% (10) 100% Democrat support	Health Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Research Agricultural Trade Animal And Plant Health Appropriations Army Corps Of Engineers Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Coast Guard Computer Security And Identity Theft
S.3548	Federal	CARES Act Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act This bill addresses economic impacts of, and otherwise responds to, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. The bill authorizes emergency loans to distressed businesses, including air carriers, and suspends certain aviation excise taxes. With respect to small businesses, the bill establishes, and provides funding for, forgivable bridge loans; and provides additional funding for grants and technical assistance. The bill also provides funding for $1,200 tax rebates to individuals, with additional $500 payments per qualifying child. The rebate begins phasing out when incomes exceed $75,000 (or $150,000 for joint filers). The bill establishes limits on requirements for employers to provide paid leave. With respect to taxes, the bill establishes special rules for certain tax-favored withdrawals from retirement plans; delays due dates for employer payroll taxes and estimated tax payments for corporations; and revises other provisions, including those related to losses, charitable deductions, and business interest. With respect to health care, the bill provides additional funding for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19; limits liability for volunteer health care professionals; prioritizes Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of certain drugs; allows emergency use of certain diagnostic tests that are not approved by the FDA; expands health-insurance coverage for diagnostic testing and requires coverage for preventative services and vaccines; revises other provisions, including those regarding the medical supply chain, the national stockpile, the health care workforce, the Healthy Start program, telehealth services, nutrition services, Medicare, and Medicaid. With respect to education, the bill temporarily suspends payments for federal student loans; and otherwise revises provisions related to campus-based aid, supplemental educational-opportunity grants, federal work-study, subsidized loans, Pell grants, and foreign institutions. The bill also authorizes the Department of the Treasury to temporarily guarantee money-market funds. Republican: 100% (7) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance Aviation And Airports Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Corporate Finance And Management Drug Safety, Medical Device, And Laboratory Regulation Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use Economic Performance And Conditions Education Programs Funding
HR-897	Federal	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be a direct emergency economic stimulus for individual Americans in response to COVID-19. This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal government should create and provide an emergency Universal Basic Payment of $1,000 per month for all Americans until the Department of Health and Human Services declares that the COVID-19 (a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus) outbreak no longer presents a public health emergency. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Economic Performance And Conditions Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Income Tax Exclusion Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers
HB-6123	Federal	Northern Mariana Islands Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Act This bill provides $100 million in appropriations to the Northern Mariana Islands for general government operations. The bill also requires the Department of Energy to draw down and sell up to $100 million of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for FY2020. Independent: 100% (1) 100% Independent support	Economics And Public Finance Appropriations Northern Mariana Islands Oil And Gas Oil And Gas Strategic Materials And Reserves U.s. Territories And Protectorates U.s. Territories And Protectorates
HB-5907	Federal	No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act This bill prohibits administrative offsets that use an individual's Social Security benefits to pay a federal student loan debt. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.) Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance
S.3267	Federal	MAKE CENTS Act Making Americans Know about Excessive spending through Commonsense Efforts to Notice and Target Shenanigans Act Republican: 100% (3) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance Appropriations Budget Process Congressional Operations And Organization Congressional Oversight Executive Agency Funding And Structure Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Government Information And Archives Inflation And Prices Legislative Rules And Procedure
HR-818	Federal	Expressing support for a balanced budget. This resolution opposes raising the debt ceiling without significant fiscal and spending reforms that would put the United States on a path to a balanced budget. Republican: 100% (6) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance
SCR-35	Federal	Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution This concurrent resolution requires the congressional budget committees to conduct an annual joint hearing to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General regarding (1) the Government Accountability Office's audit of the financial statement of the executive branch, and (2) the financial position and condition of the federal government. Democrat: 25% (2) Republican: 62% (5) Independent: 12% (1) 25% Democrat support 62% Republican support 12% Independent support	Economics And Public Finance Accounting And Auditing Congressional Committees Congressional Operations And Organization Congressional Oversight Executive Agency Funding And Structure Government Accountability Office (gao) Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption Government Studies And Investigations House Committee On The Budget
HB-5538	Federal	Mandatory Spending Control and Accountability Act Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance
HB-5490	Federal	To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt. This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to Congress to include estimates of the cost per individual taxpayer for (1) the public debt, and (2) any projected budget deficit for the fiscal year. Republican: 100% (5) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance Budget Deficits And National Debt Budget Process Government Information And Archives Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers
HCR-81	Federal	Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 1158. This concurrent resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 1158 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020) to amend the title of the bill. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance Appropriations Legislative Rules And Procedure

Title: Budget Transparency Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-7210

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: To rescind certain amounts appropriated to the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-7109

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Appropriations, Building Construction, Department Of Justice, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Congressional Power of the Purse Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3889

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance

Democrat: 94% (18) Independent: 5% (1)

Title: United States Pandemic Relief Bonds Act of 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3830

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Budget Deficits And National Debt, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care, Health Programs Administration And Funding, Infectious And Parasitic Diseases, Securities

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Deal with the Debt Today Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6887

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance

Republican: 100% (10)

Title: The Heroes Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6800

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Appropriations, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Census And Government Statistics, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (cdc), Child Care And Development, Child Health, Community Life And Organization, Computers And Information Technology, Congressional Agencies

Democrat: 100% (12)

Title: WUHAN Rescissions Act Working Under Humanity's Actual Needs Rescissions Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6657

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance

Republican: 100% (11)

Title: Congressional Power of the Purse Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6628

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Administrative Remedies, Appropriations, Budget Process, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Defense Spending, Department Of Justice, District Of Columbia

Democrat: 100% (12)

Title: Responsible Relief for Americans Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6396

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Accounting And Auditing, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit, Appropriations, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Banking And Financial Institutions Regulation, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Congressional Oversight, Consumer Credit

Republican: 100% (6)

Title: Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6379

Subjects: Health, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Research, Agricultural Trade, Animal And Plant Health, Appropriations, Army Corps Of Engineers, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Coast Guard, Computer Security And Identity Theft

Democrat: 100% (10)

Title: CARES Act Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3548

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Aviation And Airports, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Corporate Finance And Management, Drug Safety, Medical Device, And Laboratory Regulation, Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use, Economic Performance And Conditions, Education Programs Funding

Republican: 100% (7)

Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be a direct emergency economic stimulus for individual Americans in response to COVID-19.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HR-897

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Economic Performance And Conditions, Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care, Income Tax Exclusion, Infectious And Parasitic Diseases, Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Northern Mariana Islands Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6123

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Appropriations, Northern Mariana Islands, Oil And Gas, Oil And Gas, Strategic Materials And Reserves, U.s. Territories And Protectorates, U.s. Territories And Protectorates

Independent: 100% (1)

Title: No Garnishing of Social Security for Student Debt Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5907

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: MAKE CENTS Act Making Americans Know about Excessive spending through Commonsense Efforts to Notice and Target Shenanigans Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.3267

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Appropriations, Budget Process, Congressional Operations And Organization, Congressional Oversight, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Government Information And Archives, Inflation And Prices, Legislative Rules And Procedure

Republican: 100% (3)

Title: Expressing support for a balanced budget.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HR-818

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance

Republican: 100% (6)

Title: Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: SCR-35

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Accounting And Auditing, Congressional Committees, Congressional Operations And Organization, Congressional Oversight, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Government Accountability Office (gao), Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption, Government Studies And Investigations, House Committee On The Budget

Democrat: 25% (2) Republican: 62% (5) Independent: 12% (1)

Title: Mandatory Spending Control and Accountability Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5538

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5490

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Budget Deficits And National Debt, Budget Process, Government Information And Archives, Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers, Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers

Republican: 100% (5)

Title: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 1158.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HCR-81

Subjects: Economics And Public Finance, Appropriations, Legislative Rules And Procedure

Democrat: 100% (1)

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