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Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020 [S.3529]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
Revises and establishes voting procedures for federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, establish and publish a contingency plan to enable voters to vote in federal elections during an emergency. Such plan must (1) include initiatives related to the safety and recruitment of poll workers, and (2) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee ballots and vote by mail or by drop-off location. Additionally, for all federal elections, a state must ensure that voters have 20 days
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/18/2020
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office". [HB-6278]
[Veterans ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office."
Sponsored by: Rep. Trent Kelly
Introduced In House on 03/13/2020
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A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the "Audie Murphy Post Office Building". [S.3461]
[Veterans ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the "Audie Murphy Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Became Public Law No: 116-265. on 12/30/2020
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A resolution recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 108th birthday and celebrating its legacy of creating leaders in Gold Award Girl Scouts, including the 2019 National Gold Award Girl Scouts. [SR-543]
[Children and Youth ]
This resolution recognizes Girl Scouts of the United States of America for 108 years of supporting the leadership development of girls. The resolution congratulates the Girl Scouts who earned the Gold Award in 2019 and encourages Girl Scouts of the United States of America to continue to champion the ambitions, cultivate the talents, and develop the skills of future women leaders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text: Cr S1744-1745) on 03/12/2020
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Correct the Census Count Act [S.3481]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional center to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/12/2020
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Federal Jobs Act [HB-6240]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires federal agencies to develop plans to increase diversity in the workforce. Specifically, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must develop a plan to increase diversity in the executive branch of government that includes specified information, including strategies for agencies to remove barriers to equal employment opportunities. Each executive agency must develop an agency-specific plan to increase diversity, pursuant to OPM and OMB guidance, and annually publish specified data. The legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office". [S.3462]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office."
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Became Public Law No: 116-266. on 12/30/2020
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No TikTok on Government Devices Act [S.3455]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires the social media video application TikTok to be removed from the information technology of federal agencies. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards for executive agencies that require TikTok and any successor application from the developer to be removed from agency information technology (e.g., devices). Such standards must include exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests, and security researchers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
By Senator Johnson From Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-250. on 08/10/2020
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Census Form Integrity Act [HB-6250]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits deceptive mail relating to the census. Specifically, the bill prohibits solicitations by nongovernmental entities for information or the contribution of funds that bear the terms census; and official or other language suggesting that a response is mandatory or language implying any federal government connection, approval, or endorsement. shall not apply to matter mailed by a federal agency or mail that bears specified language on the envelope. If the Office of the Postmaster General determines that matter has been placed in the mail in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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Recognizing and celebrating the 200th anniversary of the entry of Maine into the Union as the 23d State. [HR-901]
[Arts and Culture ]
This resolution recognizes the 200th anniversary of the entry of Maine into the United States as the 23rd state.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chellie Pingree
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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Honest Census Communications Act [HB-6215]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits certain deceptive practices in relation to a census. Specifically, the bill prohibits communicating information known to be materially false and with the intent to impede or prevent another person from participating in any census. Such information is any information regarding (1) the time, place, or manner of holding any such census; or (2) the qualifications for, or restrictions on, participation in any such census. The bill sets forth criminal and civil penalties for violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 108th birthday and celebrating its legacy of building changemakers in Gold Award Girl Scouts, including the 2019 National Gold Award Girl Scouts. [HR-898]
[Children and Youth ]
This resolution recognizes Girl Scouts of the United States of America for 108 years of supporting the leadership development of girls. The resolution congratulates the Girl Scouts who earned the Gold Award in 2019 and encourages Girl Scouts of the United States of America to continue to champion the ambitions, cultivate the talents, and develop the skills of future women leaders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Introduced In House on 03/12/2020
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A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 200th anniversary of the entry of Maine into the Union as the 23d State. [SR-541]
[Arts and Culture ]
This resolution recognizes the 200th anniversary of the entry of Maine into the United States as the 23rd state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 03/11/2020
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Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 [HB-6202]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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 D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 [S.3440]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton Parkway on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the "Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building". [HB-6180]
[Community Development ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton Parkway on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the "Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Introduced In House on 03/10/2020
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Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act [S.3433]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Makes changes to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill expands the duties of the CRCL to include integrating civil rights and civil liberties protections into all DHS programs and activities; conducting civil rights and civil liberties impact assessments; initiating reviews, assessments, and investigations of the administration of DHS programs and activities; leading the equal employment opportunity programs of DHS; and engaging with individuals and communities whose civil rights
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary C. Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/10/2020
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Voting Access Act [HB-6183]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Requires the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to establish national standards and conduct studies relating to federal elections. Specifically, the EAC must establish national standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. Among other things, such standards must include a requirement that no individual shall be required to wait longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place. The bill requires each state to comply with the national standards established by the EAC. Additionally, the EAC
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/10/2020
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Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act [S.3428]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires a federal agency's telework policy to include information on (1) annual goals for increasing the telework participation rate, and (2) methods for collecting data related to cost savings achieved through telework.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/10/2020
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Franklin Street in Appleton, Wisconsin, as the "Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building". [HB-6153]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Franklin Street in Appleton, Wisconsin, as the "Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Introduced In House on 03/09/2020