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COVID–19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act [HB-6292]
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[Economic Development ]
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Establishes within the Small Business Administration (SBA) the Office of Coronavirus COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grants to compensate small businesses, located in a qualified disaster area, for substantial economic injury they suffered resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) beginning December 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2021. This compensation (1) excludes interest on the amount of the payment before the settlement or payment of a claim or any punitive or noncompensatory damages; and (2) is limited to $100,000, except
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 03/20/2020
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Protecting Our Elderly Residents Act of 2020 [HB-6295]
[Housing ]
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[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance limiting nonemergency and nonresident access to public housing and supportive housing for the elderly to limit the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers
Introduced In House on 03/19/2020
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Informed Resident Notification Act of 2020 [HB-6297]
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[Housing ]
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[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish guidelines, requirements, and procedures for public housing agencies to promptly notify residents if any resident of the public housing project has tested positively for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Introduced In House on 03/19/2020
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Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2020 [S.3536]
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[Insurance ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
Requires private health insurance plans to provide a 30-day special enrollment period for eligible individuals after a public health emergency is declared. An employee who is eligible but not enrolled may enroll in an employer-provided group health plan during the special enrollment period.The bill also requires such plans to cover services related to the disease or condition resulting in the public health emergency including, if applicable, vaccines, diagnostic testing, and treatment and care for the disease or condition. Such coverage does not
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/19/2020
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Combating Hunger for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020 [HB-6313]
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Makes changes to nutrition services for older adults as part of the response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, it (1) expands eligibility for home-delivered meals to eligible individuals who are unable to obtain nutrition as a result of COVID-19 response measures such as quarantines; (2) allows states to transfer funds, in greater amounts and without prior approval, between congregate and home-delivered nutrition programs during the emergency; and (3) authorizes the Administration on Aging to
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Introduced In House on 03/19/2020
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Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 [S.3544]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
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Expands support programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for quality improvement and laboratory certification activities; (2) the Administration on Community Living to expand nutrition and other programs for older adults; and (3) the Department of Agriculture to provide food packages to low-income, elderly individuals. The funds are designated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/19/2020
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To require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility. [HB-6310]
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Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make available, to specified servicemembers, testing for the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). The bill requires that testing be made available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility (presently including 20 nations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia). DOD shall report on policies or protocols provided to members of the Armed Forces regarding testing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Pocan
Introduced In House on 03/19/2020
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A bill to modify requirements relating to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes. [S.3541]
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Establishes certain measures related to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to forgive the outstanding principal balance of a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19 if the borrower maintains all of its employees at full pay and benefits throughout the duration of the declared national emergency. The bill also raises the maximum amount for a disaster loan made in response to COVID-19, and it waives the requirement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 03/19/2020
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Care for COVID-19 Act [HB-6311]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Introduced In House on 03/19/2020
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Care for COVID-19 Act [HB-6311]
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[Insurance ]
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Requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Introduced In House on 03/19/2020
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ACCESS Act Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act [S.3517]
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(1) provides appropriations for the Telehealth Resource Center Program of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to develop telehealth capacity for certain nursing facilities, and (2) directs other activities to increase access to telehealth services in such facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. HRSA shall award grants, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2020
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Supporting Charitable Institutions Act of 2020 [S.3525]
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Allow a new tax credit for charitable contributions made in cash during 2020 to a charitable organization for relief efforts connected to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019). The credit is limited to 24% of contributions not exceeding $4,000 for an individual taxpayer, $6,000 for a head of household, and $8,000 for a married couple filing a joint return.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2020
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Coronavirus Credit Expansion Act [S.3524]
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[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Increases the maximum loan amount for a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it requires the Small Business Administration to expedite the loan approval process for such loans. The fine for a conviction relating to a fraudulent claim for the payment or approval of such a loan shall be three times the amount of the loan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 03/18/2020
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COVID–19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act [S.3518]
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[Healthcare ]
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Requires the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants to certain small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and small agricultural cooperatives that have suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 03/18/2020
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A resolution recognizing the week of March 15 through March 21, 2020, as "National Poison Prevention Week" and encouraging communities across the United States to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning and promote poisoning prevention. [SR-546]
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This resolution recognizes National Poison Prevention Week, expresses gratitude for the people who operate local poison control centers, and encourages heath care providers and others to practice poison safety and poisoning prevention.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/18/2020
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Protecting Taxpayer's Return on Investment Act of 2020 [S.3526]
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[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
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Sets forth requirements for the purchase or guarantee of a company's assets by the Department of the Treasury in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, as a condition of such a transaction, companies must provide a warrant (i.e., the right to purchase company stock in the future at a specified exercise price) or a senior debt instrument to Treasury. The exercise price for a warrant must be set by Treasury for the primary benefit of taxpayers. Treasury is generally prohibited from purchasing or guaranteeing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2020
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Coronavirus Unemployment Insurance Expansion Act [S.3523]
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[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
A bill to provide for the temporary funding of the expansion of eligibility of unemployment compensation to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2020
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A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate an employee of the National Security Council to be responsible for pandemic prevention and response, and for other purposes. [S.3530]
[Healthcare ]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
[International ]
Directs the President to designate an employee of the National Security Council to be the permanent coordinator for pandemic prevention and response for the federal government. The coordinator shall, among other things (1) serve as the principal advisor to the President regarding pandemic prevention and response, and (2) lead interagency coordination for such prevention and response. The coordinator may represent the United States in bilateral and multilateral discussions and agreements on matters relevant to such prevention and response.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/18/2020
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MEP Crisis Response Act of 2020 [S.3520]
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Waives for one year the cost sharing requirement for manufacturing extension centers established under the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. Such requirement prohibits the Department of Commerce from providing more than 50% of the capital and annual operating and maintenance funds required to establish and support a center.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/18/2020
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Coronavirus TANF Expansion Act [S.3522]
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[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Reauthorizes through December 31, 2020, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and expands TANF eligibility and assistance to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, states may (1) allow certain families that have incomes of up to 400% of the federal poverty level and that have experienced reduced incomes because of COVID-19 to receive TANF assistance, and (2) provide additional cash payments to these and other TANF recipients. The Department of Health and Human Services
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2020