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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Poverty Bill of Rights to reaffirm the right of all Americans to live a life free from poverty and its impacts. [HR-1048]
[Poverty ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
This resolution expresses support for enactment of the Poverty Bill of Rights, which affirms the right of Americans to live free from the causes and conditions of poverty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 07/16/2020
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Supporting the designation of August 2020 as National Women's Suffrage Month. [HR-1046]
[Human Rights ]
[Elections ]
This resolution supports the designation of National Women's Suffrage Month. It also celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which provided for women's suffrage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Ms. Escobar Asked Unanimous Consent To Discharge From Committee And Consider. on 07/29/2020
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Rewards for Providing Information on Foreign Election Interference Act [HB-7519]
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[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward to anyone who furnishes certain information relating to foreign election interference by a foreign entity or an individual who is not a U.S. person. Foreign election interference is conduct by a foreign person that (1) violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law; or (2) is performed by any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government or criminal enterprise. Such conduct may include any covert, fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful act undertaken with the purpose
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot L. Engel
Introduced In House on 07/09/2020
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A resolution designating August 2020 as "National Women's Suffrage Month". [SR-648]
[Human Rights ]
[Elections ]
This resolution designates August 2020 as National Women's Suffrage Month. It honors the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which provided for women's suffrage.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 07/02/2020
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ACCESS Act American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act [HB-7427]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
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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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States protecting the right of citizens to vote. [HJR-91]
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[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that grants U.S. citizens who are 18 years of age or older a right to vote unless they are serving a sentence for a felony in a correctional facility at the time of an election. (Currently, some states disallow individuals from voting, either temporarily or indefinitely, after incarceration for a felony.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Cooper
Introduced In House on 06/25/2020
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Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020 [S.4033]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
A bill to require States to establish contingency plans for the conduct of elections for Federal office in response to national disasters and emergencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/22/2020
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Commemorating Juneteenth by calling for the implementation of safeguards to protect the integrity of United States elections and end voter suppression. [HR-1010]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
This resolution commemorates June 19, 1865, or Juneteenth, as the end of slavery in the United States. It also reaffirms the commitment of Congress to honor Juneteenth by supporting the enactment of policies that ensure fair and secure elections for all Americans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/18/2020
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VoteSafe Act of 2020 [HB-7068]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expands vote-by-mail and early in-person voting during the 2020 federal elections. It also directs polling places to follow certain guidance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness. Specifically, each state and local jurisdiction must permit no-excuse mail-in absentee voting. Among other things, each state and jurisdiction must (1) provide a mail-in ballot with prepaid return postage to each registered voter who requests such a ballot, (2) allow voters to submit online ballot requests, (3) allow voters to cure certain signature
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
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Recognizing on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, the denial of full participation in their Government through statehood by active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are residents of the District of Columbia. [HR-978]
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[Military ]
Recognizing on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, the denial of full participation in their Government through statehood by active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are residents of the District of Columbia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
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A joint resolution requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a unique and 1-time arrangement for certain displays on Mount Rushmore National Memorial relating to the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States during the period beginning August 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2020. [SJR-74]
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This joint resolution requests the Department of the Interior to authorize a one-time arrangement to commemorate the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution entitled LOOK UP TO HER at Mount Rushmore with a display of historical artifacts, digital content, film footage, and associated historical audio and imagery in and around the vicinity of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota for 14 nights of public display during August 18-September 30, 2020.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Received In The House. on 08/14/2020
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DemocracyCorps Act [S.3822]
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[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to establish DemocracyCorps to assist State and local governments administer elections and to promote democracy, to establish special procedures and authorize funding for Federal election in 2020 in response to COVID-19, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish additional permanent requirements for Federal elections, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/21/2020
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Public Health Emergency Privacy Act [S.3749]
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[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
A bill to protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/14/2020
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Public Health Emergency Privacy Act [HB-6866]
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[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
To protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/14/2020
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VoteSafe Act of 2020 [S.3725]
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[Elections ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expands vote-by-mail and early in-person voting during the 2020 federal elections. It also directs polling places to follow certain guidance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness. Specifically, each state and local jurisdiction must permit no-excuse mail-in absentee voting. Among other things, each state and jurisdiction must (1) provide a mail-in ballot with prepaid return postage to each registered voter who requests such a ballot, (2) allow voters to submit online ballot requests, (3) allow voters to cure certain signature
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/13/2020
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VoteSafe Act of 2020 [HB-6807]
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[Elections ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expands vote-by-mail and early in-person voting during the 2020 federal elections. It also directs polling places to follow certain guidance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness. Specifically, each state and local jurisdiction must permit no-excuse mail-in absentee voting. Among other things, each state and jurisdiction must (1) provide a mail-in ballot with prepaid return postage to each registered voter who requests such a ballot, (2) allow voters to submit online ballot requests, (3) allow voters to cure certain signature
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
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The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
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[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Grants ]
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[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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[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 M. Grijalva
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
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Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020 [HB-6308]
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[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Libraries ]
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[Construction ]
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Establishes and expands programs to assist homeless and housing-unstable individuals and establishes new real property-related taxes to fund specified Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. HUD must establish the Community Development Block Grant Plus Program for state and local governments to assist homeless and housing-unstable individuals as well as cost-burdened households. These funds may be used only for certain activities that assist these populations, including the construction of new affordable housing. The bill also
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/19/2020
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State Justice Improvement Act [S.3375]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Reauthorizes through FY2026 the State Justice Institute, a nonprofit corporation established by federal law, and authorizes the institute to award grants for the development and implementation of best policies and practices for the constitutional and equitable enforcement of fines, fees, and monetary bail.Specifically, the institute may award these grants to state and local courts, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other specified entities. The policies and practices must incorporate guidance that courts should, among
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/03/2020
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State Justice Improvement Act [HB-6061]
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Reauthorizes through FY2026 the State Justice Institute, a nonprofit corporation established by federal law, and authorizes the institute to award grants for the development and implementation of best policies and practices for the constitutional and equitable enforcement of fines, fees, and monetary bail.Specifically, the institute may award these grants to state and local courts, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other specified entities. The policies and practices must incorporate guidance that courts should, among
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 03/03/2020