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Health Care Improvement Act of 2020 [S.4521]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce health care costs and expand health care coverage to more Americans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/11/2020
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ACCESS the Internet Act Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the Internet Act [S.4515]
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[Education ]
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[Grants ]
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A bill to provide funding for internet-connected devices and associated internet connectivity services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 08/06/2020
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Coronavirus Emergency Education Grants Act [S.4505]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to make one-time direct payments to parents or guardians to offset the educational expenses of their children during the period of March 2020 to June 2021. It also directs Treasury to award emergency education freedom grants to states. The bill establishes a new tax credit for contributions to an eligible scholarship-granting organization. An eligible scholarship-granting organization is an tax-exempt organization that provides scholarships to individual elementary and secondary school
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/06/2020
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VACC Act Vaccine And Coverage Certainty Act [S.4509]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
Modifies provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to the cost and coverage of vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as provisions relating to Medicaid coverage of certain citizens of the Freely Associated States, the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for the Medicaid expansion population, and the health insurance premium tax credit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/06/2020
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Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe Act of 2020 [HB-7909]
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Provides federal support to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in child care provider settings during the period of community spread of the virus. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must (1) provide technical assistance to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations regarding the acquisition and use of protective equipment and training related to COVID-19 transmission prevention, among other things; and (2) publish specified information and facilitate the sharing of best practices related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/17/2020
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Back on Your Feet Act of 2020 [HB-7762]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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To provide continued support for workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven A. Horsford
Introduced In House on 07/23/2020
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HELP Act Helping Educators with Learning Preparation Act [HB-7746]
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Establishes a temporary grant program to assist schools with reopening and resuming instruction during the 2020-2021 school year in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to reopen schools and resume instruction during the 2020-2021 school year. ED must also reserve funds for outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education. Subgrants must be used for certain expenses, such as educational
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Sponsored by: Rep. French Hill
Introduced In House on 07/23/2020
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School Choice Now Act [S.4284]
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Allows the Department of Education (ED) to establish an emergency education freedom grant program to assistance families with education expenses and prevent closures of private schools. It also allows tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations that provide assistance to families for private school tuition and home-schooling expenses. The Department of the Treasury, in coordination with ED, must establish, host, and maintain a web portal that lists all eligible scholarship-granting programs and provides other specified information.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/22/2020
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HOTSPOTS Act The Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for our Tribes and States Act [S.4285]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Libraries ]
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Establishes a two-year pilot program through which the Institute of Museum and Library Services must award grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in rural and low-income areas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/22/2020
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Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020 [S.4181]
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Establishes and provides funds for a Library Stabilization Fund to assist libraries with responding to and recovering from the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) pandemic. Specifically, the bill directs the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to allocate funding to states, Indian tribes, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. From these allocated funds, the IMLS must also make emergency library relief grants to state library administrative agencies with approved five-year plans, Indian
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4227) on 07/02/2020
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Child Welfare Emergency Assistance Act of 2020 [S.4172]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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Extends and modifies various child welfare programs. Specifically, it provides additional funding to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for services related to foster care, such as kinship caregiving outside the foster care system, case management, caseworker training, and adoption support. Further, through FY2022, the bill (1) modifies the six-month residency requirement for a child to be eligible for kinship guardianship assistance payments, (2) waives limits on foster care services based on an individual's age, and (3) increases
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/02/2020
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Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020 [HB-7486]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
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Establishes and provides funds for a Library Stabilization Fund to assist libraries with responding to and recovering from the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) pandemic. Specifically, the bill directs the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to allocate funding to states, Indian tribes, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. From these allocated funds, the IMLS must also make emergency library relief grants to state library administrative agencies with approved five-year plans, Indian
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/02/2020
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American Workforce Rescue Act of 2020 [S.4143]
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[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
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A bill to extend the unemployment insurance provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the duration of the economic recovery, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/01/2020
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Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act [S.4108]
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Increases the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for states and U.S. territories that experience economic downturns (i.e., high unemployment) beginning on or after January 1, 2020, in accordance with specified requirements and limitations. The bill's increase is in addition to previously enacted FMAP increases relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) but may not result in an FMAP greater than 95%.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/30/2020
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ACCESS Act American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act [HB-7427]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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Requires states and jurisdictions to establish contingency plans to enable individuals to vote in federal elections during emergencies, expands vote-by-mail and early-in person voting, expands online and same-day voter registration, and provides certain accommodations to voters residing on Indian lands.
Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Introduced In House on 06/30/2020
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Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020 [S.4115]
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[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
A bill to reduce child poverty in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/30/2020
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Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020 [HB-7419]
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[Children and Youth ]
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To reduce child poverty in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/30/2020
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Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020 [HB-7301]
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Addresses various housing issues in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, including housing assistance programs and moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures. The bill authorizes additional housing assistance, including rental assistance, for (1) low-income individuals with families, including those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; (2) the elderly; (3) individuals with disabilities; and (4) rural renters. In addition, the bill establishes a 12-month moratorium on evictions covering all tenants,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Received In The Senate. on 06/30/2020
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Territorial Economic Recovery Act [S.3940]
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[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
Restores the favorable tax treatment of investment in U.S. territories and possessions. It treats such investment as domestic rather than foreign investment and requires investors to have an active trade or business in a U.S. territory or possession with a certain percentage of income derived from such territory or possession.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/11/2020
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Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 [S.3934]
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[Human Services ]
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Allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.) Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 06/10/2020