Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act [HB-7073]
Makes special districts eligible for payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund if more than $150 billion is appropriated to the fund. The bill also directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to include special districts as eligible issuers in the Municipal Liquidity Facility program. A special district is a political subdivision, formed pursuant to general law or special act of a state, for the purpose of performing one or more governmental or proprietary functions. Services that such districts provide include first responders,
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HB-7073: Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
VoteSafe Act of 2020 [HB-7068]
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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HB-7068: VoteSafe Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
HR-975: Expressing support for a national day of mourning, a recurring moment of silence in the House of Representatives, and a national memorial for American civilians killed by COVID-19.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
You have voted HR-975: Expressing support for a national day of mourning, a recurring moment of silence in the House of Representatives, and a national memorial for American civilians killed by COVID-19..
Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation. [HCR-100]
This concurrent resolution (1) affirms, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ship, the U.S. debt of remembrance not only to those who lived through the injustices of slavery but also to their descendants; and (2) proposes a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation to properly acknowledge, memorialize, and be a catalyst for progress, including toward permanently eliminating persistent racial inequities.
HCR-100: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/04/2020
HR-992: Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/04/2020
You have voted HR-992: Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination..
Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2020 [HB-6419]
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of statewide senior legal hotlines, and for other purposes.
HB-6419: Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 03/31/2020
Environmental Justice For All Act [HB-5986]
Establishes several environmental justice requirements, advisory bodies, and programs to address the disproportionate adverse human health or environmental effects of federal laws or programs on communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities. Specifically, the bill prohibits disparate impacts on the basis of race, color, or national origin as discrimination. Aggrieved persons may seek legal remedy when faced with such discrimination. In addition, the bill directs agencies to follow certain requirements concerning
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HB-5986: Environmental Justice For All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 10/01/2020
Expressing support for democratic elections in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. [HCR-101]
This resolution commends Guyana for holding peaceful, multiparty general and regional elections and supports the current recount of all ballots cast. It also calls on (1) all parties to respect the outcome, and (2) the citizens of Guyana to respect the rule of law and human rights as the recount proceeds.
HCR-101: Expressing support for democratic elections in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security And Trade. on 06/26/2020
Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 [HB-7134]
Lowers the criminal intent standard—from willful to reckless—to convict a government official (including a law enforcement officer) for deprivation of rights while acting under color of law.
HB-7134: Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/08/2020