Science and Transparency Over Politics Act [S.4638]
Directs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to appoint a task force to investigate political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, such as pressure placed on the Food and Drug Administration to reach a certain outcome related to a drug or device to treat or prevent COVID-19. This committee, which is made up of inspectors general of certain federal agencies, conducts and supports oversight of the federal government's
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S.4638: Science and Transparency Over Politics Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/22/2020
SCR-47: A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 09/23/2020
You have voted SCR-47: A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that renewed leadership by the United States is needed to address the climate crisis, and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system..
Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 [S.4738]
A bill to provide a right to flexibility and to broaden and increase employee protections at work, to protect small businesses through shared responsibility for workers' rights, to provide public transparency on workers' rights violations, and for other purposes.
S.4738: Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/24/2020
S.4710: A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 09/24/2020
You have voted S.4710: A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg..
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act [S.4717]
Establishes certain administrative requirements with respect to the Medicaid provider enrollment process. Specifically, the bill requires (1) state Medicaid programs to adopt a streamlined screening and enrollment process for eligible out-of-state pediatric providers, and (2) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for providers to enroll simultaneously in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
S.4717: Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/24/2020
Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.2001]
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, in recognition of his contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity.
S.2001: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/27/2019
Values in Arms Export Act of 2020 [S.4739]
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide for better monitoring and verification of the use of defense articles and defense services by countries of concern, and for other purposes.
S.4739: Values in Arms Export Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/29/2020
Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 [S.4745]
Modifies provisions requiring health insurance plans to cover COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) diagnostic testing services at no cost, without prior authorization, and without medical management requirements. The bill specifies that a plan may not make determinations about the circumstances surrounding individuals' tests, such as why they sought testing or whether they showed symptoms of COVID-19. The bill also specifies that plans may encourage individuals to obtain tests from lower priced providers as long as such efforts do not delay,
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S.4745: Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/29/2020