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A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. [SR-655]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
This resolution declares racism a public health crisis and supports efforts to address health disparities and inequities across all sectors.
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A bill to amend the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 to provide for additional areas to be added to the park, and for other purposes. [S.4273]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Military ]
[Community Development ]
Adds to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in California Nystrom Elementary School--The Maritime Building and other areas as the Department of the Interior deems appropriate. Within the boundaries of the park, Interior may acquire lands, improvements, waters, or interests therein by donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer. Any lands, or interests therein, owned by California or any political subdivision of California may be acquired only by donation.
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John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act [S.4263]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
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COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 [S.4248]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health care providers, public health departments, tribal organizations, schools for social workers and health professionals, and other nonprofit entities for bias and anti-racism training to reduce disparities in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts. In administering these grants, HHS must give priority to, among others, recipients in communities with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death rates. In addition,
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Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act [S.4220]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Imposes limitations on federal law enforcement officers and members of the Armed Forces (or the National Guard) engaging in law enforcement activities related to crowd control. When engaged in certain law enforcement activities related to crowd control, such an officer or member (1) shall clearly display certain identifying information, such as the individual's last name or unique identifier; and (2) shall not use an unmarked vehicle to apprehend or arrest civilians. Such an officer or member may only engage in certain law enforcement activities,
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A resolution designating September 2019 as National Democracy Month as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of government of the United States to a more free and stable world. [SR-252]
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[Human Rights ]
[International ]
This resolution designates September 2019 as National Democracy Month.
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Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act [S.4255]
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[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
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[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Small Business ]
Establishes investment programs and generally revises provisions related to community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions. The Department of the Treasury must establish a Neighborhood Capital Investment Program to facilitate direct capital investments in low- and moderate-income community financial institutions. To qualify for the program, these institutions must, among other things, (1) demonstrate specified lending history regarding low-and moderate-income borrowers and other targeted populations, and (2) provide
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Protect Access to Birth Control Act [S.4246]
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[Reproductive Rights ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
Nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement that their health insurance plans cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding preconditions for the readmission of the Russian Federation into a reconstituted Group of Eight or participation in the Group of Seven. [SR-652]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution calls on Russia, as precondition for readmission into a reconstituted Group of Eight, to end its illegal occupation of Crimea and Donbas in Ukraine, cease malign activities against the United States and its allies, and terminate any bounties against members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act [S.4112]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Provides approximately $430 billion in FY2020 appropriations for child care, child abuse prevention and treatment, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and career and technical education in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.