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American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act [S.4318]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
A bill to provide assistance to American workers, families, and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/27/2020
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PARENTS Act of 2020 Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and Daughters Act of 2020 [HB-7725]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time agreements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Introduced In House on 07/22/2020
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7614]
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[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Libraries ]
[Social Security ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Health ]
Provides FY2021 appropriations to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Labor-Management Standards, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Mine Safety
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-450, By Ms. Delauro. on 07/15/2020
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A bill to protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes. [S.3841]
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[Taxes ]
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[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibits the attachment of a 2020 recovery rebate by legal process, including assignment, levy, or garnishment. A 2020 recovery rebate is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers and their dependents who have been affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Senate Committee On Finance Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 07/23/2020
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The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
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[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Unemployment ]
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 Grijalva
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
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Domestic Violence Public Health Emergency Guidance Act [HB-6633]
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[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requires the Department of Justice to issue guidance to law enforcement agencies on best practices for addressing domestic violence and protecting the safety of law enforcement officers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/28/2020
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Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 [HB-6379]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Inflation ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, and food assistance programs; provides economic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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Coronavirus TANF Expansion Act [S.3522]
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Reauthorizes through December 31, 2020, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and expands TANF eligibility and assistance to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, states may (1) allow certain families that have incomes of up to 400% of the federal poverty level and that have experienced reduced incomes because of COVID-19 to receive TANF assistance, and (2) provide additional cash payments to these and other TANF recipients. The Department of Health and Human Services
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2020
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PARENTS Act of 2020 Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and Daughters Act of 2020 [S.3325]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time agreements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Received In The House. on 12/09/2020
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Supporting the recognition and observation of April as "International Parental Child Abduction Month" to raise awareness of, and opposition to, international parental child abduction. [HR-841]
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[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' support for the recognition and observation of International Parental Child Abduction Month to raise awareness of and opposition to this occurrence.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 02/07/2020
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child abduction. [SR-487]
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[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Children and Youth ]
This resolution recognizes the Senate's observation of Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month in April 2020. It also urges the United States to lead in raising awareness about the devastating impact of international child abduction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/28/2020
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Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2020 [HB-5551]
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[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requires health insurance plans to permit custodial parents of children covered by the plan of a noncustodial parent, including a stepparent, to access such plan, including to submit payments and claims, without the approval of the noncustodial plan-holder parent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Increasing Opportunity for Former Foster Youth Act [S.3025]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Housing ]
[Poverty ]
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Establishes and funds grants to provide services to youth aging out of the foster care system. Such grants must be awarded based on specified degrees of evidence-based effectiveness. Grant applications must specify the target population for the grant, such as foster youth who (1) are at risk of homelessness; (2) have, or are expecting, a child; (3) lack financial stability; or (4) have been involved with the juvenile justice system. The bill also modifies child welfare programs to facilitate the enforcement of child support orders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/11/2019
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2019 [HB-5267]
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[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Provides for a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues, which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, And International Organizations. on 12/06/2019
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.2843]
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[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2025 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/13/2019
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Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-4923]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Revises notification requirements that are triggered when states decide to remove a child from the custody of the child's parent(s) and to place the child in another home. Specifically, states must provide notice of the decision to each relative who expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian of the child, the guardian ad litem for the child, the attorney for the child, the attorney for each parent of the child, the child (if the child is able to express an opinion regarding placement), and the prosecutor involved. The notice must
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Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Dingell
Introduced In House on 10/30/2019
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce. [HB-4124]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Eliminates the two-year waiting period following a divorce for a divorced spouse to become entitled to a former spouse's Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Introduced In House on 07/30/2019
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Coordinating Care for Children Affected by Immigration Enforcement Act [S.2256]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
A bill to protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/24/2019
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [HB-3729]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 08/06/2019
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Jane’s Law [HB-4203]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Makes it a crime to knowingly travel in interstate or foreign commerce with the intent to evade compliance with a court ordered property distribution as part of a separation or divorce settlement. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both—and mandatory restitution in the amount of total unpaid property distribution.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 09/25/2019