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Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act [S.4775]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
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[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Children and Youth ]
Establishes measures and funding to provide economic relief and support for individuals, families, and businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). These measures include (1) implementing certain liability protections, (2) extending pandemic unemployment compensation, and (3) authorizing second draw loans under the Paycheck Protection Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 564. on 10/01/2020
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The Heroes Act [HB-8406]
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[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
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Rebuilding a Better Child Care Infrastructure Act [S.4688]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide funding to sustain and increase the supply, quality, and affordability of child care, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/24/2020
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Outlying Area Apprenticeship Expansion Act [HB-8320]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Directs the Department of Labor to make grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other arrangements available to America Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (the outlying areas) to establish registered apprenticeships under the National Apprenticeship Act or expand opportunities through apprenticeships registered under that Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Introduced In House on 09/21/2020
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EHDC Act of 2020 Ending Health Disparities During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-8200]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Expands COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief efforts, expands data collection and health literacy, supports research, promotes diversity in the health professional workforce, increases access to telehealth and other health care, and otherwise addresses the health of minority populations and immigrants. For example, the bill provides funding for emergency aid and services, grants to address COVID-19 health inequities, grants to address social determinants of health, and payments for language services. It also expands COVID-19 testing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 09/14/2020
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RECOVERY Act Reinvigorating the Economy, Creating Opportunity for every Vocation, Employer, Retiree & Youth Act [S.4537]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to provide for economic recovery, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/08/2020
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Insular Area Liquidity Act [HB-8116]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Requires each department or agency making a grant to an Insular Area (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands) to provide the Insular Area with (1) not less than 50% of the grant funds through advanced payments, and (2) additional monitoring and technical assistance to manage the grant funds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E800-801) on 08/28/2020
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STEM Educator Awards Equity Act [HB-8055]
[Education ]
[Science ]
To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 to direct the award of Presidential awards for excellence in teaching of mathematics and science to more teachers from the territories, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Introduced In House on 08/14/2020
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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]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
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]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Native American Affairs ]
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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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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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HELP Act Helping Educators with Learning Preparation Act [HB-7746]
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[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
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 ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
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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Water Resources Development Act of 2020 [HB-7575]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies water resources infrastructure funding and addresses Army Corps of Engineers projects for navigation, flood damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration. The bill removes certain funds appropriated for harbor operations and maintenance from annual discretionary spending limits. This allows additional funds to be appropriated for these purposes without the amounts counting against annual discretionary spending limits. Further, the bill increases the percentage of available funds allocated annually to emerging harbors (i.e., those that handle
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Sponsored by: Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
Received In The Senate. on 07/30/2020
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Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020 [S.4181]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Native American Affairs ]
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]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Native American Affairs ]
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