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Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act [S.4321]
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Establishes funding for, expands, and provides additional economic assistance to small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is authorized to provide second draw loans of up to $2 million under the Paycheck Protection Program. A recipient shall be eligible for forgiveness of a second draw loan in the same manner as an initial paycheck protection loan. The SBA may also provide loans of up to $10 million to recovery sector small businesses (e.g., certain seasonal
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Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act [S.4322]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes.
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Workforce Retention Act of 2020 [S.4303]
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[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to improve State short-term compensation programs, and for other purposes.
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Unemployment Insurance Systems Modernization Act of 2020 [S.4244]
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[Unemployment ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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[Public Safety ]
Establishes requirements for state unemployment systems related to processing unemployment claims, transmitting information, and addressing fraud.
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Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 [S.4239]
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Establishes a grant program for states to provide employment training services to adults and dislocated workers. Of these funds, a specified amount must be allocated to areas most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
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Worker First Act of 2020 [S.4252]
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[Unemployment ]
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A bill to provide funding for States to improve their unemployment compensation programs, and for other purposes.
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Emergency Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Act [S.4276]
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A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers, and for other purposes.
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Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 [HB-7731]
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Establishes a grant program for states to provide employment training services to adults and dislocated workers. Of these funds, a specified amount must be allocated to areas most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
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Restoring Worker Power Act of 2020 [HB-7638]
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To establish certain employment protections for temporary workers, and for other purposes.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes. [HB-7584]
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Expands the list of work-study activities that qualify for payment of work-study allowances under Department of Veterans Affairs rehabilitation, training, and education programs. Under the bill, the following activities carried out at the offices of Members of Congress qualify as work-study activities: the distribution of information to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their dependents concerning benefits and services; and the preparation and processing of documents, including those used to file veterans benefits claims.
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American Workforce Rescue Act of 2020 [S.4143]
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[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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.
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Rebuilding Main Street Act of 2020 [HB-7371]
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[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and improve short-time compensation programs and agreements, and for other purposes.
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Rebuilding Main Street Act of 2020 [S.4083]
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[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and improve short-time compensation programs and agreements, and for other purposes.
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Fair and Accurate Census Act [S.4048]
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Extends the deadline for the U.S. Census Bureau to complete the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations and provides $400 million to address the impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the census and to support enhanced census activities. The bill requires the bureau to report specified information, such as (1) the total number of field staff, sorted by category; (2) the anticipated schedule of census operations; (3) total spending on media, advertisements, and partnership specialists; and (4) post-enumeration
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CORPS Act Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act [S.3964]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Human Services ]
A bill to amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.
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Helping Americans Return to Work Act of 2020 [S.3857]
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[Unemployment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to cap the benefits received under the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program at prior wages.
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UNITE Act of 2020 Undertaking National Initiatives to Tackle Epidemic Act of 2020 [HB-6853]
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Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency by increasing volunteer opportunities within AmeriCorps and employment opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and requiring the re-enrollment of Peace Corps volunteers whose service ended involuntarily on March 15, 2020, or earlier for volunteers who were serving in China and Mongolia. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 AmeriCorps programs; increases recruitment levels of its volunteers to 500,000 in FY2020-FY2022; sets
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Corporate Accountability Act [HB-6827]
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Requires corporations that receive federal aid related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to (1) provide at least 14 days of fully paid leave to all workers, (2) pay each employee a wage of not less than $15 an hour, and (3) limit CEO and executive pay.
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To amend the CARES Act to provide for the prioritization of applications from certain small businesses seeking Payroll Protection Program loans through the Small Business Administration. [HB-6818]
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Requires the Small Business Administration, in making loan guarantees under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to guarantee that employers with 25 or fewer employees shall receive at least 50% of all loan dollars.
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The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
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[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
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[Taxes ]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
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[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Retirement ]
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[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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