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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date ▲	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date
116-hr-9057	116	hr	9057	Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens and People with Disabilities through Workforce Advancement Act of 2020	Social Welfare	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]	PA	D	C001090	0	Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens and People with Disabilities through Workforce Advancement Act of 2020 This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to award demonstration project grants to partnerships of health care providers, long-term care facilities, and other organizations to test models of care coordination and service delivery for older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, who have chronic illnesses or are at risk of institutional placement.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9058	116	hr	9058	______ Act of 2020	Health	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]	MA	D	K000379	0	This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study addiction to or psychological dependence on social media applications.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9059	116	hr	9059	Climate Protection and Sustainable Communities Act	Finance and Financial Sector	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	House	Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]	MA	D	K000379	1	Climate Protection and Sustainable Communities Act This bill requires a financial regulator to assess and rate the record of a financial institution in meeting the environmentally sustainable investment needs of its community.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9060	116	hr	9060	To amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that States are persons for purposes of liability under that section, and for other purposes.	Law	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]	MA	D	K000379	0	This bill specifies that states, state agencies, and state officials acting in their official capacities are civilly liable for deprivations of rights.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9061	116	hr	9061	To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish a credit to any bid for a lease that includes a commitment to use a project labor agreement, and for other purposes.	Public Lands and Natural Resources	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]	MA	D	K000379	0	This bill directs the Department of the Interior, in evaluating a bid for an oil or gas lease, to award a 10% credit to the value of a bid if the bidder commits to enter into a project labor agreement with respect to any employees who will be engaged in building or construction in the offshore wind energy development within the leased track.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9062	116	hr	9062	No Sanctuary for Criminals Act	Immigration	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]	IA	R	K000362	0	No Sanctuary for Criminals Act This bill prohibits federal, state, or local government entities from having policies that restrict any government entity from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement activities. A state or local government entity that violates this provision shall be ineligible for certain Department of Justice or Department of Homeland Security grants.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9063	116	hr	9063	To require agencies of the Federal Government to define the term service animal in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	House	Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]	IA	R	K000362	0	This bill requires each federal agency to define service animal and assistance animal consistent with the definitions of such terms in a federal regulation titled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9064	116	hr	9064	Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, Appropriations, Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]	IA	R	K000362	0	Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020 This bill addresses various issues including immigration, health care, firearms, abortion, and taxes. Among other things, this bill limits who may receive citizenship by virtue of being born in the United States; repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; prohibits providing an abortion if the fetus has a detectable heartbeat, with some exceptions; removes from federal jurisdiction any case seeking the review of any law or regulation that limits or regulates abortions; repeals certain nutritional standards for national school lunch and school breakfast programs; prohibits the state or local regulation of firearm silencers; makes English the official language of the United States and authorizes a person injured by a violation of this provision to sue; caps noneconomic damages at $250,000 in any health care lawsuit; repeals federal income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate taxes; and establishes a national sales tax.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9065	116	hr	9065	Federal Bail Reform Act of 2020	Crime and Law Enforcement	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]	NY	D	N000002	0	Federal Bail Reform Act of 2020 This bill makes various changes to requirements concerning release and detention orders in federal courts to constrain the detention of individuals who are awaiting trial, sentencing, or an appeal.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9066	116	hr	9066	State Broadband Office Innovation Pilot Act	Science, Technology, Communications	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]	WA	D	S001216	1	State Broadband Office Innovation Pilot Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish a pilot program that provides grants to eligible state broadband offices for new projects that increase broadband connectivity, accelerate broadband deployment, or establish affordable broadband access to underserved populations.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9067	116	hr	9067	Blockchain Technology Coordination Act of 2020	Commerce	2020-12-31	2020-12-31	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]	FL	D	S001200	0	Blockchain Technology Coordination Act of 2020 This bill establishes a National Blockchain Technology Coordination Office within the Department of Commerce.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9051	116	hr	9051	CASH Act of 2020	Taxation	2020-12-28	2020-12-30	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645.	House	Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]	MA	D	N000015	0	Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020 or the CASH Act of 2020 This bill increases the 2020 recovery rebate from $1,200 to $2,000 for each individual taxpayer and extends such rebate to taxpayer dependents. The bill does not have budgetary impact (i.e., no entry on PAYGO scorecards).	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9052	116	hr	9052	PPS Act	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-28	2020-12-28	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	House	Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]	VA	D	C001078	0	Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPS Act This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules. On October 21, 2020, the President issued an executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also requires any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9053	116	hr	9053	No Congressional Gun Loophole Act	Congress	2020-12-28	2020-12-29	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.	House	Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]	CA	D	H001068	3	No Congressional Gun Loophole Act This bill prohibits the Capitol Police Board from allowing Members of Congress or their staff to carry firearms on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol or in its buildings. Members and their staff may store firearms in their cars in Capitol complex garages if their possession complies with the firearms laws of the District of Columbia and the firearms are locked with gun locks while on the complex. Current board regulations allow Members of Congress to keep firearms in their offices; the regulations also allow Members and their staff to transport unloaded and securely wrapped firearms within the Capitol grounds. Firearms are prohibited inside the chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as in adjacent lobbies and cloakrooms, the galleries, the Marble Room of the Senate, and the Rayburn Room of the House, unless approved by the Sergeants at Arms for security purposes.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9054	116	hr	9054	Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2020	Energy	2020-12-28	2020-12-29	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]	WV	R	M001180	1	Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2020 This bill establishes a variety of incentives and programs to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector, including incentives and programs to (1) develop low- and zero-carbon power technologies (e.g., technologies to capture, use, and store carbon from coal and natural gas); (2) support certain renewable energy, energy-efficiency, energy storage, and clean electricity technologies; and (3) support nuclear energy.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9055	116	hr	9055	Crisis Housing Act of 2020	Housing and Community Development	2020-12-28	2020-12-29	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.	House	Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]	WA	D	S000510	0	Crisis Housing Act of 2020 This bill provides funding to public housing agencies for rental assistance for certain families located in an area that either (1) meets specified unemployment levels, or (2) is subject to a major disaster declaration. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9056	116	hr	9056	Securing Americaâs Critical Minerals Supply Act	Energy	2020-12-28	2020-12-28	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]	MI	R	U000031	0	Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to conduct ongoing assessments of and secure any energy resource that (1) is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States, and (2) has a supply chain which is vulnerable to disruption.	2023-01-11T13:43:55Z
116-hr-9046	116	hr	9046	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021	International Affairs	2020-12-24	2020-12-24	Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.	House	Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]	VA	R	W000804	0	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill repeals the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021. It also provides continuing FY2021 appropriations through January 11, 2021, for the programs and activities that are funded in the act. The continuing appropriations would fund most of these programs and activities at the FY2020 levels.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9047	116	hr	9047	CASH Act of 2020	Taxation	2020-12-24	2020-12-24	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]	MA	D	N000015	0	Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020 or the CASH Act of 2020 This bill amends the COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020 to increase the recovery rebate amount for individual taxpayers to $2,000 ($4,000 for joint return filers).	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9048	116	hr	9048	To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and for other purposes.	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-24	2020-12-24	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	House	Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]	CA	D	E000215	0	This bill modifies the oath of office for elected and appointed positions in the federal civil service and uniformed services. Specifically, the bill modifies the oath to include a pledge to place the obligation to support and defend the Constitution above an obligation to any individual, political party, or faction.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9049	116	hr	9049	Cancer Centers Assistance for Renovations and Expansion Act of 2020	Health	2020-12-24	2020-12-24	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]	NY	D	H001038	0	Cancer Centers Assistance for Renovations and Expansion Act of 2020 This bill temporarily establishes and provides funds for a cancer center construction grant program for capital costs associated with research, prevention, or patient care infrastructure improvements.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9050	116	hr	9050	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery rebates for individuals, and for other purposes.	Taxation	2020-12-24	2020-12-24	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]	MI	D	T000481	3	This bill provides for additional 2020 recovery rebates (i.e., refundable tax credits) for individual taxpayers whose gross income does not exceed $75,000 ($150,000 for joint return filers). The amount of such rebates are $2,000 for each individual taxpayer ($4,000 for joint return filers) and $600 for each qualifying child of the taxpayer. The Internal Revenue Service may determine eligibility for the recovery rebate based on a taxpayer's 2019 tax return or other information if the taxpayer has not filed a return for 2019. To be eligible for a recovery rebate, a taxpayer must provide a valid identification number (i.e., a Social Security account number). If only one spouse filing a joint return provides a valid identification number, the amount of the recovery rebate is reduced to $2,000. The bill provides a limited exemption from garnishment and other offsets for recovery rebates.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9039	116	hr	9039	Practical Alternatives to Detention Act	Immigration	2020-12-21	2020-12-21	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]	MI	L	A000367	0	Practical Alternatives to Detention Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fully implement and use alternatives to detention programs for aliens who are not subject to mandatory detention. For such alternatives to detention programs, DHS shall prioritize certain aliens, such as those who are pregnant or have serious medical needs.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9040	116	hr	9040	Protect Asylum Seekers Act	Immigration	2020-12-21	2020-12-21	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]	MI	L	A000367	0	Protect Asylum Seekers Act This bill limits the separation of alien families and provides protections for asylum seekers. Certain civil and criminal penalties related to improper entry into the United States shall not apply if, after entering the United States, an alien without delay communicates to an immigration or asylum officer a non-fraudulent (1) desire to seek asylum, or (2) fear of persecution. The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice, and Health and Human Services shall not separate a child from a parent or legal guardian unless a state court terminates the parent or legal guardian's rights; a state child welfare agency or court determines it is in the child's best interests to be removed; or the child is determined to be a trafficking victim or at risk of becoming one, the accompanying adult is most likely not the parent or legal guardian, or the child is in danger of abuse or neglect. An agency may not separate a child from a parent or legal guardian solely to deter migration into the United States or to promote compliance with immigration laws. DHS shall develop (1) training related to the bill's family separation requirements, and (2) guidance for how parents and legal guardians may locate a separated child. DHS shall provide parents and legal guardians periodic status updates about a separated child. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on the criminal prosecution of asylum seekers.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9041	116	hr	9041	National Emergencies Reform Act	Emergency Management	2020-12-21	2020-12-22	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.	House	Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]	MI	L	A000367	0	National Emergencies Reform Act This bill revises provisions of the National Emergencies Act relating to the termination of presidentially-declared national emergencies. Specifically, the bill provides that any national emergency declared by the President shall terminate if (1) no joint resolution has been enacted affirming the declaration of such emergency before the expiration of the 48-hour period beginning on the first day after such emergency is declared and on which both houses of Congress are in session, (2) a joint resolution is enacted terminating the emergency, or (3) the President issues a proclamation terminating the emergency. The date on which a presidentially-declared emergency terminates is 60 days after the President transmits to Congress the proclamation declaring the emergency or Congress affirms a previous renewal unless the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to Congress an executive order renewing the emergency, and a joint resolution is enacted affirming the renewal of the declaration. A national emergency declared before the enactment of this bill shall be unaffected by the amendments made by this bill except that such emergencies shall terminate 60 days after enactment unless renewed.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9042	116	hr	9042	Save our Servers Act	Transportation and Public Works	2020-12-21	2020-12-22	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.	House	Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]	NC	R	B001305	0	Save our Servers Act This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from issuing specified grants to a state or local government that is restricting or prohibiting indoor or outdoor dining at restaurants.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9043	116	hr	9043	Online Terrorism Prevention Act	Science, Technology, Communications	2020-12-21	2020-12-21	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]	NJ	D	G000583	1	Online Terrorism Prevention Act This bill requires each social media company to establish an office to identify and remove violent or extremist content associated with or distributed by a terrorist organization. In addition, the bill requires enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and authorizes enforcement by state attorneys general and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A social media company is any person with annual revenues in excess of $10 million generated from owning, managing, or operating a website or internet medium that allows a person to establish an account or create a profile to create, share, and view user-generated content.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9044	116	hr	9044	Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act	Armed Forces and National Security	2020-12-21	2020-12-21	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	House	Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]	OH	R	J000295	1	Military Domestic Violence Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to take various actions and implement programs related to the prevention of and response to domestic violence and child abuse and neglect among military families, including by ensuring information sharing among the Armed Forces about incidents reported to the Family Advocacy Programs of the Armed Forces.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9045	116	hr	9045	Citizen Justice Restoration Act of 2020	Crime and Law Enforcement	2020-12-21	2020-12-21	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]	MA	D	K000379	1	Citizen Justice Restoration Act of 2020 This bill prohibits decisions to search, seize, or scrutinize an individual that discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sex. Specifically, the bill prohibits a person acting under color of law from basing a decision to search, seize, or scrutinize an individual on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, and makes evidence obtained as a result of such a search or seizure inadmissible, with exceptions; requires an application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a state court to be granted with respect to any federal claim that was adjudicated on the merits in state court proceedings, which adjudication was in error; makes a new rule of constitutional law announced by the U.S. Supreme Court, a U.S. Court of Appeals, or a U.S. District Court retroactive to cases on collateral review; and requires an ambiguity in a statute that provides protection against discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, or sex to be construed in the manner that will provide the greatest protection against such discrimination. The bill further creates a private right of action and provides for the award of a bounty for citizen lawsuits under specified circumstances.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9037	116	hr	9037	National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act	Health	2020-12-20	2020-12-20	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]	HI	D	G000571	0	National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act This bill establishes a program to collect confidential reports from health care providers that detail instances of health care-acquired infections and medical errors. It also establishes the Office of Patient Safety and Health Care Quality within the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the program.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9038	116	hr	9038	COVIDâ19 Consumer Protection Act	Commerce	2020-12-20	2020-12-20	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]	IL	D	S001145	1	COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act This bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties from entities engaging in deceptive trade practices that are associated with the treatment, cure, prevention, mitigation, or diagnosis of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for the duration of such public health emergency.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9025	116	hr	9025	Intelligence Community Congressional Whistleblowing Improvement Act	Armed Forces and National Security	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).	House	Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]	MI	L	A000367	0	Intelligence Community Congressional Whistleblowing Improvement Act This bill expands protections for whistleblowers who are employed by a covered agency in the intelligence community (or by a contractor of such an agency) to apply to protected disclosures made to any Member of Congress. Currently, when a protected disclosure is made to Congress, whistleblower protections generally apply only if the disclosure was made to a congressional intelligence committee or to a member of such a committee.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9026	116	hr	9026	FISA Oversight Correction Act	Armed Forces and National Security	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]	MI	L	A000367	0	FISA Oversight Correction Act This bill authorizes a court to disclose to a person information related to evidence collected about the person using certain foreign intelligence surveillance powers if the disclosure would likely promote a more accurate determination of the legality of the surveillance. (Currently, a court may disclose such information to the person only if the disclosure is necessary to make an accurate determination of the legality of the surveillance.)	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9027	116	hr	9027	COVIDâ19 Long Haulers Act	Health	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]	VA	D	B001292	0	COVID-19 Long Haulers Act This bill requires the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and the National Institutes of Health to undertake research activities concerning individuals who experience persistent, long-term symptoms following recovery from acute COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9028	116	hr	9028	To establish the American Nuclear Leadership Commission, and for other purposes.	Energy	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]	TX	R	B001248	0	This bill establishes an American Nuclear Leadership Commission within the Department of Energy. The commission must study the current status and the future of the civilian nuclear power industry of the United States.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9029	116	hr	9029	Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]	WA	D	J000298	6	Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act This bill addresses issues of corruption and public integrity, campaign reform, and ethics in government. Specifically, the bill prohibits members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, federal judges, and other senior government officials from owning and trading individual stock or serving on corporate boards; institutes a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress, Presidents, and agency heads; requires disclosure of funding or editorial conflicts of interest in rulemaking and establishes an Office of the Public Advocate; requires the Supreme Court to follow the ethics rules for all other federal judges and encourages diversity on the federal bench; creates a new, independent anti-corruption agency dedicated to enforcing federal ethics laws; requires elected officials and candidates for federal office to disclose more financial and tax information and requires increased disclosure of corporate money behind lobbying; and makes changes to the Federal Election Commission.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9030	116	hr	9030	Supporting Americaâs Restaurant Workers Act	Taxation	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]	OH	R	J000295	0	Supporting America's Restaurant Workers Act This bill expands the currrent 50% tax deduction for business meals to 100% of the cost of such meals provided by a restaurant paid or incurred before January 1, 2022.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9031	116	hr	9031	Personal Protective Equipment for Home Health Care Workers Act of 2020	Health	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]	WI	D	M001160	0	Personal Protective Equipment for Home Health Care Workers Act of 2020 This bill requires home health agencies to provide personal protective equipment to their workers, and to regularly report data regarding worker deaths, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as a condition of federal payment under Medicare, Medicaid, and specified COVID-19 relief funds.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9032	116	hr	9032	SCHEME Against Congressional Access Act	Congress	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	House	Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]	NC	R	M001210	3	Stop China's Heinous Exploitation and Malicious Espionage Against Congressional Access Act or the SCHEME Against Congressional Access Act This bill requires the Sergeants at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Senate to develop an interagency plan to assess whether employees of either chamber have connections to, and intend to engage in unlawful activity to the advantage of, the Chinese Communist Party. If an individual meets both of these criteria, the employing office for the individual must terminate their employment and refer them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for appropriate investigation.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9033	116	hr	9033	College Athletes Bill of Rights	Sports and Recreation	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]	IL	D	S001145	1	College Athletes Bill of Rights This bill addresses issues of rights to compensation, health and safety standards, and educational opportunities for college athletes. Included among the bill's provisions are those that prohibit an institution of higher education, an intercollegiate athletic association, or a conference from restricting the ability of college athletes to market the use of their names, images, likenesses, or athletic reputations; set penalties for any such institution that violates specified protections for athletes; establish a Commission on College Athletics to protect the economic interests of college athletes and promote the health, wellness, and safety of college athletes and establish a medical trust fund to cover the cost of out-of-pocket expenses relating to any sports-related injury; and direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish health, wellness, and safety guidelines for intercollegiate athletic programs.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9034	116	hr	9034	Research to Reduce Agricultural Methane Act	Agriculture and Food	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.	House	Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]	WA	D	S001216	1	Research to Reduce Agricultural Methane Act This bill revises the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to include agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation as a priority research area under the initiative, including for methods to reduce methane emissions from livestock production and new technologies to measure and verify environmentally beneficial outcomes of emission mitigation efforts.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9035	116	hr	9035	Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act	Health	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]	MO	R	S001195	1	Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act This bill permanently expands Medicare coverage of telehealth services to include audio-only services and at-home evaluation and management services and mental and behavioral health services.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-9036	116	hr	9036	American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act	Energy	2020-12-18	2020-12-18	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]	VT	D	W000800	2	American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act This bill requires (1) electric utilities to obtain a minimum percentage of the electricity they sell in 2021 through 2039 from renewable resources, and (2) electric utilities and natural gas utilities to meet performance standards for 2021 through 2030 with respect to cumulative electricity savings and cumulative natural gas savings.	2023-01-11T13:43:56Z
116-hr-8996	116	hr	8996	Jones Act Repeal Act	Transportation and Public Works	2020-12-17	2020-12-18	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.	House	Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]	MI	L	A000367	0	Jones Act Repeal Act This bill repeals coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, be at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and be mostly crewed by U.S. citizens.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8997	116	hr	8997	Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act	Law	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]	MI	L	A000367	0	Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act This bill prohibits federal civil asset forfeiture and imposes restrictions on state civil asset forfeiture. Specifically, property belonging to a person may be forfeited to a state government pursuant to a civil proceeding only after (1) a criminal conviction of the property owner under state criminal law; or (2) the state, in a civil proceeding where the property owner has the same constitutional rights provided to criminal defendants, proves that the property owner has committed the offense giving rise to the forfeiture.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8998	116	hr	8998	To designate a peak in the State of Washington as "qÊ·ÉÉ¬tmÃ¡yqn-ÊistiqayuÊ-Mount Cleator".	Public Lands and Natural Resources	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]	VA	D	B001292	1	This bill designates a 7,630-foot peak in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the state of Washington as qʷəɬtmáyqn-ʔistiqayuʔ-Mount Cleator.	2023-04-19T16:44:43Z
116-hr-8999	116	hr	8999	Transparent Leadership Act of 2020	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	House	Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]	VA	D	B001292	0	Transparent Leadership Act of 2020 This bill requires the speeches and schedules of the heads of executive agencies to be made publicly available.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9000	116	hr	9000	Realizing Efforts for Military Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Act	Armed Forces and National Security	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	House	Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]	CO	D	C001121	1	Realizing Efforts for Military Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Act or the REMEDI Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that military departments conduct ongoing training programs regarding human relations, diversity, equity, and inclusion for members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of DOD, and contract employees of DOD.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9001	116	hr	9001	Prohibiting Annuities for Sexual Abusers in Congress Act	Congress	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]	CO	D	C001121	2	Prohibiting Annuities for Sexual Abusers in Congress Act This bill prohibits a Member of Congress who is convicted of sexual abuse from collecting a retirement annuity under either the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9002	116	hr	9002	ChiPACC Act of 2020	Health	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]	CO	D	D000197	1	ChiPACC Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for states to cover children's programs of all-inclusive coordinated care under Medicaid.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9003	116	hr	9003	Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020	International Affairs	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	House	Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]	FL	D	D000610	3	Climate Change Diplomacy and Development Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a Joint Department of State and USAID Strategy to Address the Global Climate Change Crisis. The State Department must also designate its Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to coordinate State Department and USAID efforts to guide U.S. foreign policy related to global climate change. Further, the State Department must include specified climate-related items and estimates in its annual budget request.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9004	116	hr	9004	Removing Barriers to SNAP Act	Agriculture and Food	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.	House	Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]	IL	D	G000586	0	Removing Barriers to SNAP Act This bill repeals provisions relating to the denial of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to individuals with certain drug-related convictions.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9005	116	hr	9005	Health Workforce Diversity Act	Health	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]	IL	D	G000586	0	Health Workforce Diversity Act This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to support diversity in the health care workforce, including by awarding grants to minority-serving colleges and universities and other organizations to prepare minority individuals underrepresented in the health care workforce to enroll in health professional schools.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9006	116	hr	9006	Inclusive Clinical Trials Act	Health	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]	IL	D	G000586	0	Inclusive Clinical Trials Act This bill provides for Medicaid coverage of routine patient costs that are associated with participation in certain clinical trials; coverage includes items and services that would otherwise be covered under Medicaid absent the patient's participation in the clinical trial, including with respect to trial complications.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9007	116	hr	9007	Inclusive Diabetes Research and Education Act	Health	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]	IL	D	G000586	0	Inclusive Diabetes Research and Education Act This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out research activities, including to improve diabetes care for minority populations, and support programs that educate minority populations and the public about diabetes prevention and management.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9008	116	hr	9008	Health and Nutrition Access for All Act	Health	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]	IL	D	G000586	0	Health and Nutrition Access for All Act This bill expands eligibility under Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to generally include individuals who are lawfully present in the United States without regard to their immigration status.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9009	116	hr	9009	Literature Selection Technical Review Committee Reform Act of 2020	Health	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]	AZ	R	G000565	0	Literature Selection Technical Review Committee Reform Act of 2020 This bill makes various changes to the processes used by the National Library of Medicine to select scientific journals for inclusion in its databases, including by requiring the library to make publicly available the metrics used to determine whether to list or delist journals.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9010	116	hr	9010	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a study on the feasibility of certain transit options in the Campbellton Road transportation corridor in Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes.	Transportation and Public Works	2020-12-17	2020-12-18	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.	House	Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5]	GA	D	H001092	0	This bill directs the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of transit options in the Campbellton Road transportation corridor in Atlanta, Georgia, including the feasibility of a light rail transit, heavy rail transit, or bus rapid transit project in the corridor.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9011	116	hr	9011	To provide funds to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide grants to entities to establish lung cancer screening registries approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for submission of certain data required for reimbursement under the Medicare program for certain screening services, and for other purposes.	Health	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]	NY	D	H001038	0	This bill establishes several grant programs and requirements for registries that collect data from lung cancer screenings with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) under Medicare. (Currently, for purposes of Medicare coverage, radiology imaging facilities that furnish such LDCT screenings must report certain data to approved registries.) Specifically, the bill provides funds for FY2021-FY2025 for grants to help entities establish free registries, and requires registries to be interoperable in order to receive federal funds. The bill also provides grants to support the development of related quality measures for lung cancer screenings.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9012	116	hr	9012	Small Business Protection Act of 2020	Crime and Law Enforcement	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]	MI	R	H001058	1	Small Business Protection Act of 2020 This bill repeals a provision that requires federal agencies to procure products from Federal Prison Industries (FPI). The bill also makes FPI ineligible to produce any product under certain federal contracts awarded to small businesses, and prohibits federal agencies from entering into a contract with FPI under which an inmate worker would have access to certain classified data or personal information.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9013	116	hr	9013	Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2019	Finance and Financial Sector	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]	GA	D	J000288	0	Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2019 This bill specifies that an individual bankruptcy debtor may not be required to furnish a security deposit to maintain utility services if the debtor pays specified debts owed to the utility within a certain time frame.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9014	116	hr	9014	United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	House	Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]	CA	D	K000389	0	United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events. The bill modifies the membership requirements of the commission; changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020; and grants the commission the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, the official marks, imprimaturs, and logos of the commission.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9015	116	hr	9015	Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act	Energy	2020-12-17	2020-12-18	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]	IL	R	K000378	1	Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act This bill provides for the establishment of (1) a program to evaluate nuclear reactors that are projected to cease operations due to economic factors and to allocate financial credits to certain reactors, and (2) a grant program to assist communities with revenue shortfalls due to closures of nuclear power plants.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9016	116	hr	9016	DOULA for VA Act of 2020	Armed Forces and National Security	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	House	Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]	MI	D	L000581	3	Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2020 or the DOULA for VA Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a five-year pilot program to furnish doula services to pregnant veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system. The program must furnish doula services through eligible entities by expanding the VA's Whole Health model to measure the impact that doula support services have on birth and mental health outcomes of pregnant veterans. The Whole Health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9017	116	hr	9017	Home Office Deduction Act of 2020	Taxation	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]	NY	D	M001206	0	Home Office Deduction Act of 2020 This bill allows a tax deduction for the trade or business expenses of employees during the period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2021.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9018	116	hr	9018	Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020	Law	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]	NY	D	N000002	1	Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Office for Access to Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to advise on matters relating to justice for low-income and other people in the criminal and civil justice systems. Additionally, DOJ must establish a Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to raise the awareness of executive branch agencies of the ways in which civil legal aid and indigent defense can help advance federal objectives, including those related to employment, family stability, housing, consumer protection, health services, and public safety.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9019	116	hr	9019	Securing Helium for Science Act of 2020	Energy	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	House	Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]	CO	D	N000191	0	Securing Helium for Science Act of 2020 This bill revises requirements governing the sale of the Federal Helium Reserve. Under current law, the federal government must sell or dispose of all assets of the Federal Helium Reserve by Sept 30, 2021. The bill requires any purchaser of the assets to agree to provide helium to holders of federal research grants at a discounted rate for the next eight years as specified by the bill.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9020	116	hr	9020	PROVIDE Act	Armed Forces and National Security	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	House	Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]	CA	D	P000613	5	Priority Response for Veterans Impacted by Disasters and Emergencies Act or the PROVIDE Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to set forth criteria (1) for the priority processing of claims related to compensation for service-connected disability for certain veterans (e.g., veterans affected by homelessness or major disasters), and (2) to establish flexible evidence requirements for veterans who are unable to meet ordinary evidence requirements for such priority claims due to a major disaster.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9021	116	hr	9021	Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2020	Health	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]	NJ	D	P000096	3	Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2020 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a ranking system and related programs for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, taking into account the findings and recommendations of a specified advisory council established under the bill.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9022	116	hr	9022	PAST Act	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	House	Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]	IL	D	Q000023	0	Promoting Accountability and Security in Transitions Act of 2020 or the PAST Act This bill revises requirements for preservation of presidential records and requires that information be made available to the next administration in a timely fashion. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the President to receive written guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) before destroying any records, (2) prohibits White House staff from using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts that cannot be easily copied or forwarded to official accounts, (3) establishes consequences for former Presidents who destroy presidential records, (4) requires former Presidents to cover the cost of digitizing records for display in a presidential library, and (5) requires NARA to ensure that newly inaugurated Presidents are granted easy access to national security information.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9023	116	hr	9023	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the automatic extension of certain deadlines in the case of taxpayers affected by Federally declared disasters, and for other purposes.	Taxation	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]	SC	R	R000597	0	This bill modifies the mandatory extension of certain tax filing and other tax-related deadlines for taxpayers affected by federally declared disasters and rules for postponing certain tax filing or payment requirements due to service in a combat zone or a contingency operation. It also tolls the deadline for filing a petition in the Tax Court if the location for filing the petition is inaccessible.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-9024	116	hr	9024	Strengthening Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Act	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-17	2020-12-17	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]	CA	D	S001175	0	Strengthening Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide for an option under which a person to whom a document is sent may elect to use the U.S. Postal Service's Signature Confirmation service or Priority Mail Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to send secure identity documents. The bill also permits the use of a private carrier that offers substantially similar services.	2023-01-11T13:43:57Z
116-hr-8974	116	hr	8974	FHA Fairness Act	Finance and Financial Sector	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	House	Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]	CA	D	A000371	0	FHA Fairness Act This bill increases the mortgage limit for federal mortgage insurance eligibility for homes in certain cities and counties. Specifically, this increase applies to metropolitan cities and urban counties with higher housing costs that have experienced a decrease in home values over a specified time period.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8975	116	hr	8975	DETOUR Act	Commerce	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]	DE	D	B001303	0	Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act or the DETOUR Act This bill prohibits large online operators from manipulating their products to mislead consumers into providing personal information or giving consent. The bill further prohibits these operators from (1) studying the behavioral patterns of subsets of users without first obtaining informed consent, (2) designing online products that lead to compulsive usage, or (3) designing products directed to children that lead to an increase in the use of products through which users interact with other users without parental consent. The bill also requires large online operators conducting psychological or behavioral research to disclose certain information, discontinue such research if consent was improperly acquired, and establish an independent review board.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8976	116	hr	8976	Access to the American Courts Act of 2020	Law	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]	IL	D	D000096	0	Access to the American Courts Act of 2020 This bill establishes that U.S. district courts shall have jurisdiction over any lawsuit based on an alleged violation of a constitutional right by the United States or any agent, person, or entity acting in the name of the United States. (Generally, the United States may not be sued unless it has consented to the lawsuit.) The plaintiff filing such a lawsuit shall have the right to a jury trial. If the plaintiff prevails in such a lawsuit, it shall receive attorney fees and costs.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8977	116	hr	8977	Workers' Right to Training Act	Labor and Employment	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]	MI	D	D000624	1	Workers' Right to Training Act This bill requires employers implementing new technology that is expected to result in the loss of, or changes to, employment positions to notify affected employees about the new technology, negotiate with affected employees about how the new technology can incorporate their skills and roles, and provide affected employees with relevant on-the-job training.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8978	116	hr	8978	Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-16	2020-12-17	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.	House	Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]	IL	D	G000586	2	Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act This bill establishes an Office for Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction which shall be headed by a Puerto Rico Civil Society Task Force. The task force shall be an independent federal entity established to ensure accountability of and local oversight over reconstruction efforts in Puerto Rico. The office shall be funded by the administrative portion of the estimated Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery disbursements for Puerto Rico.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8979	116	hr	8979	Qualified Immunity Abolition Act	Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5]	GA	D	H001092	0	Qualified Immunity Abolition Act This bill eliminates the defense of qualified immunity in civil actions for deprivation of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government employees or those acting with state authority from being held personally liable for constitutional violations. The bill provides that under the statute allowing a civil action alleging deprivation of rights under color of law, it shall not be a defense or immunity to any such action that (1) the defendant was acting in good faith or believed that his or her conduct was lawful at the time it was committed; (2) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution or laws were not clearly established at the time of their deprivation; or (3) the state of the law was such that the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to know whether his or her conduct was lawful.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8980	116	hr	8980	Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020	Crime and Law Enforcement	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	House	Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5]	GA	D	H001092	0	Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020 This bill establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings for federal nonviolent offenses related to cannabis, cocaine, or crack. Further, the bill requires a state, in order to be eligible for Department of Justice grants, to have a substantially similar resentencing and expungement program for nonviolent offenses under state law.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8981	116	hr	8981	Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act	Health	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	House	Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]	WA	R	H001056	1	Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act This bill expressly prohibits health care providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying access to an organ transplant solely on the basis of an individual's disability.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8982	116	hr	8982	FOMC Policy Responsibility Act	Finance and Financial Sector	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	House	Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]	AR	R	H001072	0	FOMC Policy Responsibility Act This bill requires the Federal Open Market Committee to set the interest rates on balances maintained at Federal Reserve banks by or on behalf of depository institutions.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8983	116	hr	8983	Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2020	Finance and Financial Sector	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	House	Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]	AR	R	H001072	0	Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2020 This bill exempts certain privately held, noncustody brokers and dealers in good standing from specified audit report requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8984	116	hr	8984	Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2020	Finance and Financial Sector	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	House	Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]	AR	R	H001072	0	Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2020 This bill limits the types of securities that the Federal Reserve Board may acquire in the open market to gold stock; currency; and direct obligations of the United States, foreign banks, or the International Monetary Fund. The board must exchange all other assets with the Department of the Treasury for direct U.S. obligations of equivalent value.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8985	116	hr	8985	S Corp Access to Crowdfunding Act	Taxation	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]	AR	R	H001072	1	S-Corp Access to Crowdfunding Act This bill excludes from the 100 shareholder limitation for S corporations individuals who acquired shares in such corporations through (1) small public offerings, or (2) one or more crowdfunding (i.e., contributions by large numbers of individuals mostly from online solicitations) offerings.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8986	116	hr	8986	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building".	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	House	Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]	CA	D	H001068	50	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building."	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8987	116	hr	8987	Enhancing the Security of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Act of 2020	Health	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]	PA	R	J000302	0	Enhancing the Security of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Act of 2020 This bill provides tax credits for manufacturing certain priority medicines and establishes an expedited review procedure for drug manufacturers seeking to transition from foreign manufacturing to domestic manufacturing. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must publish annually a list of priority drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients that (1) are necessary for use in a public health emergency, (2) are at high risk of becoming in short supply, and (3) have a vulnerable global supply chain. The bill provides a tax credit for 50% of a manufacturer's direct and indirect costs incurred in a taxable year for the production of a drug or active ingredient that was on this list in any of the five preceding years. Furthermore, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must expedite the review and approval of a supplemental application that seeks to transfer manufacturing of an already-approved drug or active pharmaceutical ingredient to a domestic establishment. (A supplemental application generally involves a change, such as a manufacturing change, to an existing application for FDA market approval.) The bill imposes various requirements for this expedited review, including a deadline for the FDA to take action on such a supplemental application within six months of submission. HHS shall also establish the Facility Transfer Working Group to assist with evaluating such applications and provide advice and feedback to applicants upon request.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8988	116	hr	8988	Save Jobs During the Pandemic Act of 2020	Taxation	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]	NJ	D	K000394	2	Save Jobs During the Pandemic Act of 2020 This bill eliminates, for taxable years ending in 2020, the base erosion minimum tax rate applicable to certain large corporations that have deductions with respect to amounts paid or accrued to foreign-related parties exceeding 3% of their total deductions.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8989	116	hr	8989	To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system in the post-trade clearing and settlement process, and for other purposes.	Finance and Financial Sector	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	House	Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]	MA	D	L000562	1	This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system (such as blockchain technology) in the clearing and settlement process after a securities trade is complete.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8990	116	hr	8990	Lifetime Income For Employees Act	Labor and Employment	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.	House	Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]	NJ	D	N000188	1	Lifetime Income For Employees Act This bill allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts upon providing certain notice to plan participants or beneficiaries and complying with certain prohibitions on liquidity restrictions.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8991	116	hr	8991	American Election Security Act	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	House	Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]	FL	R	P000599	0	American Election Security Act This bill prohibits the use of voting systems in federal elections that (1) have hardware and software components that are not manufactured and maintained in the United States, or (2) are produced by a foreign entity.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8992	116	hr	8992	To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.	Government Operations and Politics	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.	House	Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]	NY	D	R000602	0	This bill modifies the line of succession for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials. Specifically, the bill provides that the Under Secretary for Management shall serve as the Acting Secretary if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Associate Secretary are not available to exercise the duties of the Office of the Secretary. Current law makes no reference to the Associate Secretary. The bill contains further requirements, including that an official must have served in DHS for at least 90 days prior to the designation to be within the line of succession to serve as acting head of a DHS component.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8993	116	hr	8993	Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program Act	Science, Technology, Communications	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.	House	Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]	MS	D	T000193	1	Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program. Through this program, eligible socially disadvantaged individuals may participate in a paid internship related to intelligence or cybersecurity, receive tuition assistance, and, upon graduation from an institution of higher education and completion of the program, receive an offer of employment for an intelligence or cybersecurity position at DHS.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8994	116	hr	8994	Restoring Studentsâ Right to Appeal Act of 2020	Education	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.	House	Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]	IL	D	U000040	7	Restoring Students' Right to Appeal Act of 2020 This bill permits individuals who filed a complaint between March 5-November 18, 2018, with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education and who received an investigative determination of insufficient evidence, to file an appeal with the OCR. (In March 2018, the OCR revised its procedures for investigating and resolving civil rights complaints. One revision included removing the process for appealing insufficient evidence determinations. The OCR reversed this decision in its November 2018 update.) Further, the bill requires the OCR to conduct outreach to inform individuals of their right to appeal.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8995	116	hr	8995	SCALE Act	Energy	2020-12-16	2020-12-17	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]	TX	D	V000131	5	Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions Act or the SCALE Act This bill establishes programs that provide incentives to develop infrastructure for carbon dioxide capture, transport, utilization, and storage.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8967	116	hr	8967	Federal All-Payer Claims Database Act of 2020	Health	2020-12-15	2020-12-15	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]	VA	D	B001292	0	Federal All-Payer Claims Database Act of 2020 This bill establishes a federal all-payer claims database to collect and publish health care claims and payment information from various insurers.	2023-01-11T13:43:59Z
116-hr-8968	116	hr	8968	Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020	Transportation and Public Works	2020-12-15	2020-12-16	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]	HI	D	G000571	1	Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conducting a study of hurricane and storm damage reduction to recommend certain projects in remote, coastal, and small watersheds without the need to demonstrate that the projects are justified solely by national economic development benefits. In considering whether to recommend a project, the Corps must consider the benefits of the project to (1) public health and safety of the local community and communities that are located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on the project, (2) hurricane and storm damage effects on local and regional economic opportunities, (3) welfare of the regional population to be served by the project, or (4) social and cultural value to the local community and communities that are located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on the project.	2023-01-11T13:43:59Z
116-hr-8969	116	hr	8969	Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020	Taxation	2020-12-15	2020-12-15	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]	HI	D	G000571	1	Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020 This bill increases the low-income housing tax credit for buildings in transit-oriented development areas. The bill defines a transit-oriented development area as a designated area located within 1/4 mile from a rail, bus, harbor, or waterway station and zoned for high density. The bill also directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development to study cost-of-living differences based on geographic location and proximity and accessibility to transit.	2023-01-11T13:43:59Z
116-hr-8970	116	hr	8970	Protect Our Civil Liberties Act	Armed Forces and National Security	2020-12-15	2020-12-15	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]	HI	D	G000571	1	Protect Our Civil Liberties Act This bill limits government surveillance, including by repealing the USA PATRIOT Act and certain provisions of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, and contains other intelligence-related provisions. Specifically, the bill repeals all provisions of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 except for a provision requiring certain Department of Justice reports to Congress and another provision authorizing the acquisition of foreign intelligence from certain entities engaged in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Information that concerns a U.S. person must be destroyed if it was previously collected under the laws repealed by the bill. The bill also prohibits the federal government from (1) acquiring information relating to a U.S. person by using certain foreign intelligence gathering authority without a warrant, (2) requiring electronics or software manufacturers to install a mechanism for the government to bypass encryption or privacy technology, or (3) retaliating against intelligence community whistleblowers. The bill also extends the terms of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges from 7 to 10 years and makes such judges eligible for reappointment. Such judges may also appoint special masters to advise the court on technical issues. The Government Accountability Office must annually evaluate the federal government's compliance with certain laws concerning the collection of foreign intelligence.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8971	116	hr	8971	Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2020	International Affairs	2020-12-15	2020-12-15	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	House	Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]	NY	D	M000087	0	Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the President to (1) provide assistance, including through international organizations, national governments, and international and local nongovernmental organizations, to address the social, structural, health, and human rights issues that lead to obstetric fistula; and (2) support treatment of obstetric fistula. Such assistance shall promote the global Campaign to End Fistula and the International Obstetric Fistula Working Group.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z
116-hr-8972	116	hr	8972	Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020	International Affairs	2020-12-15	2020-12-15	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]	NJ	R	S000522	1	Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020 This bill establishes specified measures to combat forced organ harvesting and the international trafficking in persons for the purpose of removing their organs. These measures include (1) establishing property-blocking and visa-blocking sanctions, (2) prohibiting exports of certain surgery devices to entities that are identified as being responsible for forced organ harvesting or related human trafficking, and (3) requiring the Department of State to report on these practices.	2023-01-11T13:43:58Z

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