Sen. Michael Bennet

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Bills Introduced 209

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US Congress 116th Congress

Free COVID–19 Testing Act [S.3499]
Requires specified public health care programs and private health insurance to cover testing for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments) for the duration of the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. This coverage includes the cost of administering such approved tests and related visits to health care providers.Specifically, these requirements apply to COVID-19 testing and office visits for individuals covered through (1) Medicare, (2) Medicare Advantage, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/12/2020

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. [S.3503]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or subsistence allowances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Signed By President. on 03/21/2020

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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act [S.3497]
Expands unemployment benefits to certain individuals affected by the public health emergency declared by the Department of Health and Human Services on January 27, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, beginning on enactment of this bill and ending 26 weeks after the COVID-19 public health emergency expires, the Department of Labor must enter into an agreement with a state under which Labor shall finance 100% of such state's unemployment benefit assistance to unemployed workers who are not eligible for other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/12/2020

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A resolution encouraging the President to use authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 to scale up the national response to the coronavirus crisis. [SR-547]
This resolution calls upon the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to increase production of medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus disease). The resolution supports the use of such authorities to distribute medical materials, including by directing suppliers to prioritize and accept contracts to restock the Strategic National Stockpile; and establish voluntary agreements and provide financial incentives to manufacturers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/18/2020

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NOVEL Act of 2019 New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives Act of 2019 [S.2326]
A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for expedited coding and coverage of novel medical products, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/30/2019

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Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020 [S.3559]
Establishes grant programs and other forms of financial assistance for health care providers in response to the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill establishes (1) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to critical access hospitals, certain rural hospitals, and providers participating in Medicare; (2) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers for staff salaries; and (3) a loan program to provide low-interest loans to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/21/2020

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Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 [S.3568]
Directs the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the production of ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and specified personal protective equipment to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The President must (1) make a determination that such items are essential for the national defense, (2) identify (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/23/2020

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A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950. [S.3570]
Directs certain actions to procure equipment necessary to prevent, identify, and mitigate cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The National Response Coordination Center of the Federal Emergency Management Agency must, within seven days, submit a report to Congress and the President that (1) assesses the need for equipment, including personal protective equipment and ventilators, across the United States; and (2) identifies the industry sectors and manufacturers capable of fulfilling purchase orders for such equipment, as well as government-owned (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/23/2020

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Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 [S.3569]
Provides funds with which the Federal Communications Commission shall reimburse small business broadband providers for costs incurred during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period to voluntarily (1) provide free or discounted service to students in need of distance learning capacity, or (2) refrain from disconnecting low-income households that cannot afford to make a full payment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/23/2020

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the health care tax credit to workers in certain critical industries. [S.3582]
Extends the tax credit for health insurance costs to eligible national defense or infrastructure workers. An eligible national defense or infrastructure worker is an individual who was employed in a critical industry as of January 31, 2020, filed for unemployment compensation after such date, and is covered by health insurance. A critical industry is an industry related to critical national infrastructure or national defense and is severely distressed due to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also extends the tax credit through (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/25/2020

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