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Border Health Security Act of 2020 [S.3436]
Modifies the duties and activities of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission and the Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness Council, and makes other changes to address health issues along the U.S. border. Specifically, the commission must cooperate with the council where appropriate, and both the commission and the council must develop strategic plans, work plans, evaluations, and reports concerning their activities. The Department of Health and Human Services must award grants to (1) eligible entities in border areas
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/11/2020
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. [S.3450]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or subsistence allowances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/11/2020
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Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 [HB-6202]
Requires states and jurisdictions to adopt contingency plans and permit absentee voting in order to prevent the disruption of federal elections due to natural disasters or infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, create and publish a plan to operate their federal elections if a significant number of voters or poll workers are quarantined due to COVID-19. Such plan must (1) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Assistance for Workers Harmed by COVID–19 Act [HB-6205]
Expands eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to a group of workers who are separated, or threatened to be separated, from a firm because of a decrease in the firm's sales, production, or both owing to disruptions in global supply chains affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Trade adjustment assistance seeks to provide adversely affected workers with assistance obtaining the credentials, resources, and support to build skills for future jobs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzan DelBene
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Pandemic EBT Act of 2020 [HB-6200]
Expands authority in FY2020 for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during a public health emergency based on COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill authorizes USDA to approve state agency plans to provide SNAP benefits to households that include at least one eligible child and may or may not be participating in SNAP. An eligible child is a child who would be receiving free or reduced-price school
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. [HB-6194]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or certain subsistence allowances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 07/13/2020
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Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 [HB-6199]
Responds to the coronavirus outbreak by expanding unemployment benefits and providing grants to states for processing and paying claims. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to transfer FY2020 emergency grants to a state's Unemployment Trust Fund to administer unemployment insurance. Grant recipients must (1) require employers to notify employees at the time they lose their jobs of the availability of unemployment compensation (UC), (2) ensure that UC applications and assistance with them are accessible, and (3) take certain steps
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Horsford
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 [S.3440]
Requires states and jurisdictions to adopt contingency plans and permit absentee voting in order to prevent the disruption of federal elections due to natural disasters or infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, create and publish a plan to operate their federal elections if a significant number of voters or poll workers are quarantined due to COVID-19. Such plan must (1) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/11/2020
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COVID–19 Child Nutrition Response Act [HB-6203]
Modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers of program requirements with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, through July 31, 2020, USDA may establish a single waiver of child nutrition program requirements for all states under the National School Lunch Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures due to COVID-19 (States may elect to be subject to a waiver without USDA's approval.), issue a waiver of requirements to allow
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 [S.3424]
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies to address maternal health outcomes among minority populations. HHS must (1) establish task forces to address social determinants of health, maternal mental and behavioral health, and other topics; and (2) award grants for maternal mortality review committees, innovative maternity care models, and other purposes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a perinatal payment demonstration project. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2020
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Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 [HB-6173]
Requires health insurance plans to cover diagnostic tests for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette
Introduced In House on 03/10/2020
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Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 [S.3432]
A bill to support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2020
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Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 [HB-6142]
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies to address maternal health outcomes among minority populations. HHS must (1) establish task forces to address social determinants of health, maternal mental and behavioral health, and other topics; and (2) award grants for maternal mortality review committees, innovative maternity care models, and other purposes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a perinatal payment demonstration project. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/13/2020
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Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act [HB-6150]
Expands the availability of paid sick time by requiring employers with at least one employee to provide a minimum amount of accrued paid sick time per work week and additional paid sick time in the event of a public-health emergency such as the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).Specifically, the bill requires employers to grant at least 1 hour of accrued paid sick time to each employee for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of 56 hours, or 7 days, of paid sick time per year. Accrued paid sick time may be used for, among other
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/09/2020
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COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020 [HB-6139]
Requires the Department of Labor to promulgate both an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard and a permanent standard to protect certain employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (known as coronavirus or COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2020
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VALID Act of 2020 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2020 [S.3404]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of in vitro clinical tests, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/05/2020
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VALID Act of 2020 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2020 [HB-6102]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of in vitro clinical tests, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Introduced In House on 03/05/2020
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Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act [S.3415]
Expands the availability of paid sick time by requiring employers with at least one employee to provide a minimum amount of accrued paid sick time per work week and additional paid sick time in the event of a public-health emergency such as the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).Specifically, the bill requires employers to grant at least 1 hour of accrued paid sick time to each employee for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of 56 hours, or 7 days, of paid sick time per year. Accrued paid sick time may be used for, among other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/05/2020
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Oil and Water Don’t Mix Act of 2020 [HB-6112]
To require operators of oil and gas production facilities to take certain measures to protect drinking water, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/17/2020
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Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-6074]
Provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. DIVISION A--CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 This division provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the State Department, and the Small Business Administration to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. The division funds programs that address issues such as developing, manufacturing,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-123. (txt | Pdf) on 03/06/2020