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Crowdfunding to Combat the Coronavirus Act [HB-6253]
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(1) establishes an award for the successful development of a vaccine for the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19), and (2) extends specified Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration exemptions to issuers of securities responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. The bill provides appropriations for the purpose of awarding a prize to the creator of a vaccine that (1) reduces the incidence and mortality rate of COVID-19 by more than 50%, and (2) is affordable and widely available to the public. Additionally, an issuer of securities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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Preventing Essential Medical Device Shortages Act of 2020 [S.3468]
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A bill to require the manufacturers of certain essential medical devices to notify the Food and Drug Administration when such manufacturers become aware of a circumstance that could lead to a shortage of such devices, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2020
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Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 [HB-6222]
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Shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent, diagnose, and treat COVID-19 within 15 days.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act [S.3497]
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Expands unemployment benefits to certain individuals affected by the public health emergency declared by the Department of Health and Human Services on January 27, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, beginning on enactment of this bill and ending 26 weeks after the COVID-19 public health emergency expires, the Department of Labor must enter into an agreement with a state under which Labor shall finance 100% of such state's unemployment benefit assistance to unemployed workers who are not eligible for other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/12/2020
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To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes. [HB-6261]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to cover, during the public health emergency and without cost-sharing, COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits for Native Americans, including Alaska Natives, who receive health services through the Indian Health Service (IHS), regardless of whether the COVID-19 services are covered under IHS.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 04/01/2020
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19. [HB-6263]
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Requires Medicare to cover, without cost-sharing, visits to health care providers that relate to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2020
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Commission on America’s Medical Security Act [S.3478]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the security of the U.S. medical product supply chain (i.e., supply of drugs and devices). Among other things, the report shall assess the dependence of the United States, including the private sector, states, and federal government, on critical drugs and devices sourced or manufactured outside of the United States; and provide recommendations to address supply vulnerabilities or potential
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text: Cr S1743) on 03/12/2020
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Coronavirus Accounting Relief Act [HB-6249]
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Temporarily prohibits financial regulators from requiring any person impacted by COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) to comply with the current expected credit loss rule issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June 2016. (This rule establishes a credit loss accounting standard based on expected losses rather than incurred losses.) The prohibition ends six months after the date of enactment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roger Williams
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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Preventing Layoffs During a Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 [S.3496]
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Provides 100% of temporary federal financing of limited short-time compensation (STC) payments in certain states where a public health emergency has been declared. (STC, also known as work sharing, is a program within the federal-state unemployment system that provides pro-rated unemployment compensation to workers whose hours have been reduced in lieu of a layoff.) The term public health emergency means a public health emergency declared for an area by (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or (2) a state public health official with the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1743-1744) on 03/12/2020
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Emergency U.I. Solutions Act of 2020 [S.3482]
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Permits a state to enter into an agreement with the Department of Labor under which Labor will temporarily provide 100% of unemployment compensation (UC), including related administrative expenses, to certain individuals in their first week of unemployment, thus eliminating the state requirement that an individual has to wait one week before being eligible for UC.The unemployment must occur in an area for which there is an emergency declaration for such week. Such agreement shall apply to weeks of unemployment after the agreement is entered into
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/12/2020
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To require the Secretary of Transportation to require operators of cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse passengers for cancellation due to COVID-19, and for other purposes. [HB-6266]
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Directs the Department of Transportation to issue regulations that require operators of cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse individuals for the ticket price of a cruise purchased on or before February 1, 2020, in the event of a cancellation due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill applies for the duration of any emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 03/13/2020
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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. [HR-897]
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program. [HB-6214]
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Requires Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits without cost-sharing during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. MA plans are also prohibited from instituting prior authorization or other utilization management requirements with respect to coverage of such services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nanette Barragan
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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Coronavirus Worker Relief Act [HB-6207]
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Provides for unemployment benefits to workers affected by the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). If the President issues an emergency declaration or major disaster declaration due to the coronavirus for a state or Indian tribe, the declaration shall be deemed to be a major disaster for the purpose of carrying out provisions regarding unemployment assistance. An individual in an area for which such a declaration is declared shall be eligible for unemployment assistance if he or she has experienced a week of unemployment in such area
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Kilmer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 03/12/2020
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MEALS Act Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act [HB-6187]
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Modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to allow certain waivers to requirements for the school meal programs, including waivers that increase federal costs during a school closure related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such waivers must be requested by a state or service provider and be for purposes of providing meals and snacks during such a closure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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PREP Act of 2020 Pandemic Response and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2020 [HB-6206]
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Authorizes the President to provide additional federal assistance following a major disaster emergency declaration related to a public health emergency, including a pandemic or virus threat, that occurs between the date of this bill's enactment and September 30, 2021. Such additional assistance includes unemployment assistance and lost wages, food assistance for low-income people from Department of Agriculture surplus commodities, legal services, crisis counseling assistance and training, and case management services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 03/12/2020
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act [HB-6201]
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Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free COVID-19 testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid funding. DIVISION A--SECOND CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 Second Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 This division provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Engrossment Correction on 03/19/2020
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No Cost for COVID–19 Testing Act [HB-6213]
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Requires private health insurance plans to cover testing for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing for the duration of the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. This includes the cost of administering such approved tests and visits to health care providers for testing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 [HB-6198]
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Requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide emergency paid leave during each 30-day period that specified employees take leave due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, an employee may apply to SSA for such leave payments if the employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19, is under self-quarantine at the direction of a governmental entity or health care provider, is caring for another individual who is under such self-quarantine, or is caring for that employee's child because the child's school or child-care
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Care for COVID–19 Act [S.3442]
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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: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/11/2020