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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the earned income tax credit available to residents of possessions of the United States. [S.3883]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to make payments to Puerto Rico for expenditures by its taxpayer relating to the earned income tax credit (EITC). The bill also requires payments to U.S. possessions with mirror code tax systems (i.e., the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) for a specified percentage of the cost of the EITC in calendar years 2020-2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/03/2020
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Bring Jobs Home Act [HB-6992]
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(1) grants business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) denies a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. The bill requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses. The bill eliminates the temporary suspension (for taxable years 2018 through
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020 [S.3785]
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/20/2020
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020 [HB-6956]
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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 05/19/2020
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COVID–19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 [HB-6951]
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Modifies Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities, including by revising eligibility criteria and administrative procedures. Among other changes, the bill permanently increases relevant income thresholds and asset limits that apply to SSDI, as well as temporarily suspends certain waiting periods that apply to SSDI, SSI, and Medicare coverage to address the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2020
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Protecting the Health of America’s Older Adults During COVID–19 and Beyond Act [HB-6935]
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To provide for the establishment of a National COVID-19 Resource Center for Older Adults, to authorize a Healthy Aging Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 05/19/2020
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New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID–19 Relief Fund Act [HB-6914]
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Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King
Introduced In House on 05/15/2020
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COVID–19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 [S.3740]
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Modifies Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities, including by revising eligibility criteria and administrative procedures and by providing supplemental appropriations for certain legal and translation services. Among other changes, the bill permanently increases relevant income thresholds and asset limits that apply to SSDI, as well as temporarily suspends certain waiting periods that apply to SSDI, SSI, and Medicare
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/14/2020
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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2020 [S.3719]
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Revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using the value of a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of a man and a woman 19-50 years of age, a child 6-8 years of age, and a child 9-11 years of age. USDA must make adjustments
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/13/2020
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The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
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Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
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Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 [HB-6846]
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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: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2020
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Pandemic TANF Assistance Act [S.3672]
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Temporarily suspends certain Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program requirements and establishes a grant program in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Specifically, states, tribes, and territories may not deny, reduce, or terminate TANF assistance because a recipient does not meet specified conditions of TANF participation from October 1, 2019, to November 30, 2020. These conditions include time limits for receiving assistance, work requirements, and compliance with paternity establishment or child
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/11/2020
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa in the definition of "State" for purposes of the Department of Defense STARBASE Program. [HB-6786]
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Includes the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa in the Department of Defense's STARBASE Program (an educational program conducted on military bases).
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E433) on 05/08/2020
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Direct Support for Communities Act [HB-6748]
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Provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional Community Development Block Grants to units of local government and counties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, within 30 days, HUD must distribute 50% of such funds to metropolitan cities and other units of local government and 50% to counties and parishes. Such funds may be used to cover costs or replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues stemming from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020
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State & Local Emergency Stabilization Fund Act of 2020 [S.3671]
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Appropriates $600 billion in additional funding for states, territories, tribal governments, and local communities due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency and allows additional uses for Coronavirus Relief Fund payments. The bill allows payments under this bill or from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to be used for expenditures from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022, regardless of a connection to the COVID-19 emergency. Payments may not be used to provide a tax cut, rebate, or other tax benefit or to reduce or eliminate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2325-2326) on 05/07/2020
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A bill to establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. [S.3620]
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Provides funds for assistance to homeowners to prevent mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. The Department of the Treasury must disburse the funds to state housing finance agencies and Indian tribes for the provision of such assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/06/2020
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Direct Support for Communities Act [S.3632]
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Provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional Community Development Block Grants to units of local government and counties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, within 30 days, HUD must distribute 50% of such funds to metropolitan cities and other units of local government and 50% to counties and parishes. Such funds may be used to cover costs or replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues stemming from
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 05/06/2020
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COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act of 2020 [HB-6729]
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To establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund to provide funds to State housing finance agencies for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Introduced In House on 05/05/2020
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Food for Families in Crisis Act of 2020 [HB-6722]
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To strengthen Federal nutrition assistance programs as automatic stabilizers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2020
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Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act [HB-6658]
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Establishes a 100% Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for U.S. territories until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or through September 30, 2021, whichever is later. (Currently, the Medicaid FMAP for all states and U.S. territories is increased by 6.2% until the end of the public health emergency.) The bill applies retroactively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Introduced In House on 05/01/2020