Represent America Abroad Act of 2020 [HB-7673]
Requires the Department of State to establish the Represent America Mid-Career Foreign Service Entry Program to increase diversity in the Foreign Service by recruiting mid-career professionals who are from minority groups. As part of the program, the State Department shall (1) establish and publish eligibility criteria for participation; (2) carry out recruitment efforts to attract highly qualified, mid-career professionals from minority groups; and (3) include appropriate mentorship and other career development opportunities for program participants.
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HB-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/01/2020
HR-768: Calling on African governments to protect and promote human rights through internet freedom and digital integration for all citizens across the continent of Africa.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/01/2020
You have voted HR-768: Calling on African governments to protect and promote human rights through internet freedom and digital integration for all citizens across the continent of Africa..
HB-7647: To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 07/16/2020
You have voted HB-7647: To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage..
Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020 [HB-7691]
Allows states to provide pandemic unemployment assistance to individuals who earn a combination of regular wages and a minimum of $7,250 of self-employed annual income (1) instead of regular unemployment compensation if they are otherwise eligible, or (2) if they are still employed at their regular-wage job, but unable to earn self-employed income due to circumstances related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).Under current law, individuals earning such mixed income are only eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance if they are not
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HB-7691: Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 07/20/2020
Flint Registry Reauthorization Act [HB-7253]
Extends through FY2031 a voluntary lead exposure registry supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The registry collects data on the exposure of individuals in Flint, Michigan, to lead contamination in the local drinking water system.
HB-7253: Flint Registry Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/18/2020
Public School Green Rooftop Program [HB-7693]
Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program for installing and maintaining green roof systems on public elementary and secondary school buildings. (Green roof refers to a layer of vegetation that is planted over a waterproofing system or to a waterproof management practice that is installed on a roof and may support plant growth.) Specifically, DOE must award grants to public elementary and secondary schools, local educational agencies, and partnerships with nonprofits organizations to (1) pay the costs of planning assistance
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HB-7693: Public School Green Rooftop Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/20/2020
HR-1088: Urging the Secretary of the Interior to approve the designation of James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Florida, as part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 09/10/2020
You have voted HR-1088: Urging the Secretary of the Interior to approve the designation of James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Florida, as part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network..
Quit Because of COVID-19 Act [HB-7286]
Provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as for two years after the emergency period ends. Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. The bill excludes
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HB-7286: Quit Because of COVID-19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 06/22/2020
Delivering for America Act [HB-8015]
Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from making changes to operations or levels of service from those that were in effect on January 1, 2020, establishes requirements for the processing of election mail, and provides additional funding for the Postal Service Fund. (Sec. 2) Specifically, the USPS may not, during the period beginning on enactment of this bill and ending on the last day of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency or January 31, 2021, whichever is later, implement or approve any change to the operations
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HB-8015: Delivering for America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate. on 09/08/2020
Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Act [HB-7272]
Directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till (who was kidnapped and lynched in 1955).
HB-7272: Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 06/18/2020