RESTART Act Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards A Recovery in Twenty-twenty Act [HB-7481]
Establishes a loan program whereby the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall guarantee loan amounts to certain businesses affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires the SBA to guarantee 100% of program loan amounts made to certain small businesses that have not more than than 5,000 full-time employees. The terms for such loans shall include (1) a maximum duration of not more than seven years; (2) an amount that is not greater than 45% of 2019 gross receipts, up to $12 million; and (3) no payment on
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HB-7481: RESTART Act Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards A Recovery in Twenty-twenty Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/02/2020
HR-1082: Expressing the sense of the House that the Department of Justice should defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 119) and halt its efforts to repeal, sabotage, or undermine health care protections for millions of people in the United States in the midst of the public health emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 08/11/2020
You have voted HR-1082: Expressing the sense of the House that the Department of Justice should defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 119) and halt its efforts to repeal, sabotage, or undermine health care protections for millions of people in the United States in the midst of the public health emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)..
Creating Hope Reauthorization Act [HB-4439]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases.
HB-4439: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Received In The Senate. on 09/30/2020
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
Local Journalism Sustainability Act [HB-7640]
Allows individual and business taxpayers certain tax credits for the support of local newspapers and media. Specifically, individual taxpayers may claim an income tax credit up to $250 for a local newspaper subscription. The bill also allows local newspaper employers a payroll tax credit for wages paid to an employee for service as a journalist and certain small businesses a tax credit for local newspaper and media advertising expenses.
HB-7640: Local Journalism Sustainability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/16/2020
HB-6408: To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/27/2020
You have voted HB-6408: To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities..
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act [HB-7071]
Establishes a grant program, as well as a new center within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to facilitate access to investigational therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (i.e., ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive and fatal disease). Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants for the provision of investigational drugs for ALS and other rapidly progressing neurodegenerative diseases through an expanded access (i.e., compassionate use) program.
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HB-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act [HB-7940]
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to fully protect the safety of children and the environment, to remove dangerous pesticides from use, and for other purposes.
HB-7940: Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 09/11/2020