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2020 Disasters Tax Relief Act [S.4621]
[Taxes ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Housing ]
[Retirement ]
Sets forth tax relief provisions for individual and business taxpayers residing in a disaster zone during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending 60 days after the enactment of this bill. Specifically, the bill allows penalty-free disaster-relief withdrawals from tax-exempt retirement plans up to $100,000, permits recontributions of such withdrawals for home purchases cancelled due to disasters, increases to $100,000 the limit on loans for disaster assistance from retirement plans, allows employers affected by a disaster a 40% tax credit
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A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2020, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. [SR-703]
[Education ]
This resolution designates the week beginning on September 14, 2020, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.
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A resolution encouraging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken the Clean Water Act and protections for waters of the United States. [SR-714]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
This resolution encourages the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain and strengthen requirements that keep waterways clean. It also encourages the EPA to end or reverse administrative actions that weaken requirements protecting the nation's waters.
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West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2020 [S.4703]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
A bill to amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other purposes.
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Battleship Iowa National Museum of the Surface Navy Act of 2020 [S.4683]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Veterans ]
Designates the Battleship USS Iowa Museum located in Los Angeles, California, as the National Museum of the Surface Navy.
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Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020 [S.4769]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Human Services ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Addresses maternal health during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency by supporting data collection, development of COVID-19 therapeutics and workplace protections, and other activities. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance for states and local health departments on collecting data on pregnancy and postpartum status in conjunction with COVID-19 tests. In addition, the bill provides funds for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand particular maternal health surveillance
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Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020 [S.4781]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety or health standard on prevention of exposure to excessive heat. Excessive heat includes outdoor or indoor exposure to heat at levels that exceed the capacities of the body to maintain normal body functions and may cause heat-related injury, illness, or fatality. In addition, the bill establishes requirements concerning (1) training and education to prevent and respond to heat illness, and (2) whistle-blower protections.
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the August 13, 2020, and September 11, 2020, announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain are historic achievements. [SR-709]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain are historic achievements. Further, it encourages other Arab nations to establish full relations with Israel, and it reaffirms the Senate's support for a negotiated, two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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A resolution recognizing the month of October 2020 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States. [SR-761]
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[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A resolution recognizing the month of October 2020 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.
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A resolution honoring the life of Mark Andrews, former United States Senator for the State of North Dakota. [SR-770]
[Arts and Culture ]
This resolution expresses the sorrow of the Senate upon the death of former Senator Mark Andrews and requests that an enrolled copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family of the Senator.