3.0.0 6379 2022-02-08T23:17:26Z 2022-05-20T16:27:20Z House HR 2020-03-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 57 (Monday, March 23, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LOWEY:H.R. 6379.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The principal constitutional authority for this legislationis clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution ofthe United States (the appropriation power), which states:``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but inConsequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .''In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of theConstitution (the spending power) provides:``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debtsand provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of theUnited States . . .''Together, these specific constitutional provisionsestablish the congressional power of the purse, grantingCongress the authority to appropriate funds, to determinetheir purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to setforth terms and conditions governing their use.[Page H1719]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-23T15:39:05Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-23T15:39:00Z hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-23T15:38:50Z Fair Housing Further Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020 116 6760 HR 2020-05-08 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. Related bill CRS _______ Act of 2020 116 6778 HR 2020-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020 116 6855 HR 2020-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS A bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. 116 3677 S 2020-05-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020 116 6806 HR 2020-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Health Care Protection Act 116 6810 HR 2020-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. Related bill CRS Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020 116 6374 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Home Visiting Resiliency in Pandemics Act 116 6865 HR 2020-05-14 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. Related bill CRS Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act 116 3991 S 2020-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Layoff Prevention Act of 2020 116 3494 S 2020-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Advocating for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020 116 6300 HR 2020-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020 116 6299 HR 2020-03-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 116 397 HR 2019-12-19 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390. Related bill CRS Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2019 116 584 HR 2019-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Medicaid Reentry Act 116 1329 HR 2019-02-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish a minimum period for early voting in elections for Federal office. 116 1546 HR 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Economic Mobility Act of 2019 116 3300 HR 2020-02-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307. Related bill CRS To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for payments to possessions of the United States related to the application of the earned income tax credit in such possessions. 116 3307 HR 2019-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Act 116 4029 HR 2019-11-19 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS Covering our FAS Allies Act 116 4821 HR 2019-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2020 116 4866 HR 2020-09-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 116 5321 HR 2019-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act 116 5322 HR 2020-09-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act 116 5443 HR 2019-12-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Safeguarding Therapeutics Act 116 5663 HR 2021-01-05 Became Public Law No: 116-304. Related bill CRS National Evaluation of Aviation and Aerospace Solutions to Climate Change Act of 2020 116 5977 HR 2020-02-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Related bill CRS Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act 116 6108 HR 2020-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Related bill CRS Saving Lives Through Better Data Act 116 1793 S 2019-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3365) Related bill CRS Covering our FAS Allies Act 116 2218 S 2019-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Act of 2019 116 2282 S 2019-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019 116 2629 S 2020-01-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Protect Our Post Offices Act 116 6425 HR 2020-03-31 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. Related bill CRS Same Day Registration Act of 2019 116 93 HR 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Health Care Affordability Act of 2019 116 1868 HR 2019-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act 116 5202 HR 2019-11-20 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. Related bill CRS No Cost for COVID–19 Testing Act 116 6213 HR 2020-03-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS No Junk Plans Act 116 1556 S 2019-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act 116 2913 S 2019-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6720) Related bill CRS Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 116 6322 HR 2020-04-28 Became Public Law No: 116-140. Related bill CRS Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act 116 3505 S 2020-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020 116 3514 S 2020-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS To fully implement the Initiative to Build Growth Equity Funds for Minority Businesses, and for other purposes. 116 6348 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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. Related bill CRS A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the health care tax credit to workers in certain critical industries. 116 3582 S 2020-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS To establish requirements on accelerated filers receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19, to establish requirements on all corporations until Federal aid related to COVID-19 is repaid, and for other purposes. 116 6360 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Microloan Emergency Assistance Act of 2020 116 6291 HR 2020-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Related bill CRS Increasing Access to Capital Act of 2020 116 6303 HR 2020-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Related bill CRS Small Business Repayment Relief Act of 2020 116 6304 HR 2020-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Related bill CRS Combating Hunger for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020 116 6313 HR 2020-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS To establish a Congressional COVID-19 Aid Oversight Panel, to authorize the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to coordinate audits and investigations in connection with the receipt of Federal aid related to COVID-19, and for other purposes. 116 6319 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS To waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020. 116 6335 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Retirement Protection Act 116 6377 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes. 116 6375 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act 116 6246 HR 2020-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Related bill CRS CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act 116 6274 HR 2020-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020. 116 3527 S 2020-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020 116 6314 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS To provide supplemental appropriations to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other purposes. 116 6329 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. Related bill CRS To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act to the needs of individuals participating in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965. 116 6357 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS To waive certain requirements with respect to in-person appraisals, and for other purposes. 116 6369 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes. 116 6371 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS To correct technical omissions relating to international financial cooperation, and for other purposes. 116 6387 HR 2020-03-25 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. Related bill CRS CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act 116 3486 S 2020-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Disaster Protection for Workers’ Credit Act of 2020 116 3508 S 2020-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS Delay REAL ID Act 116 3504 S 2020-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS COVID–19 National Service Response Act 116 6315 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended. 116 6339 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Student Debt Emergency Relief Act 116 6363 HR 2020-03-23 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. Related bill CRS To permit, due to the COVID-19 emergency, Federal financial regulators to allow for the temporary waiver of requirements that a State, territory, or local government provide matching or cost-sharing funds before receiving a grant from a Federal financial regulator, to allow for certain reprogramming of funds to support unemployment, childcare, and healthcare programs, and for other purposes. 116 6366 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020 116 3565 S 2020-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS To provide for mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. 116 6340 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020 116 6352 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS REAL ID Extension Act of 2020 116 6372 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Related bill CRS Relief for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Act 116 6361 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2020 116 6382 HR 2020-03-24 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. Related bill CRS Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act 116 6511 HR 2020-04-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act 116 6262 HR 2020-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS Protecting Taxpayer's Return on Investment Act of 2020 116 3526 S 2020-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS SBIC Capital Infusion Act of 2020 116 6342 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Related bill CRS Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act of 2020 116 3575 S 2020-03-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS To temporarily provide for Federal insurance of transaction accounts during the COVID-19 emergency. 116 6380 HR 2020-03-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Disaster Protection for Workers’ Credit Act 116 6370 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020 116 6518 HR 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking certain actions with respect to Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements, and for other purposes. 116 6521 HR 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act 116 3583 S 2020-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Financial Literacy Education Commission Emergency Response Act 116 6350 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to provide zero-interest loans to minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions to combat COVID-19, and for other purposes. 116 6381 HR 2020-03-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0 116 6486 HR 2020-04-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020 116 6532 HR 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Modernized Medicine Act 116 6538 HR 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Coverage for COVID–19 Treatment Act of 2020 116 6568 HR 2020-04-21 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS Emergency Water is a Human Right Act 116 6552 HR 2020-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act 116 6616 HR 2020-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary increase in Medicaid DSH allotments during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes. 116 6584 HR 2020-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19. 116 6572 HR 2020-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under the 7(a) and 504 loan programs or made using funds under the microloan program, and for other purposes. 116 3519 S 2020-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Related bill CRS To provide for a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes. 116 6423 HR 2020-03-31 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act 116 6539 HR 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Interagency Pandemic Guidance for Consumers Act 116 6378 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. Related bill CRS To increase the amount available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to the coronavirus epidemic, and for other purposes. 116 6373 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act 116 6321 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Small Business, the Judiciary, and 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. Related bill CRS To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a risk corridor program for Medicare Advantage plans during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. 116 6583 HR 2020-04-21 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. Related bill CRS Clean Skies Act 116 6606 HR 2020-04-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act 116 6655 HR 2020-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Related bill CRS Tax Filing Relief for America Act 116 3535 S 2020-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1834) Related bill CRS STEP Reimbursement Act of 2020 116 6345 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Related bill CRS To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. 116 6426 HR 2020-03-31 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act 116 6640 HR 2020-04-28 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. Related bill CRS Emergency Relief for State, Territorial and Local Governments Act of 2020 116 6328 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Coronavirus Housing Counseling Support Act 116 6330 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020 116 6347 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020 116 6326 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID-19 emergency. 116 6331 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Relief for Consumers During COVID–19 Act of 2020 116 6332 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act 116 6472 HR 2020-04-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. 116 6333 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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. Related bill CRS Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act 116 6739 HR 2020-05-08 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. Related bill CRS To authorize United States participation in, and contributions to, the Nineteenth Replenishment of the resources of the International Development Association, the Fifteenth Replenishment of the resources of the African Development Fund, and the seventh capital increase of the African Development Bank. 116 6327 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020 116 6724 HR 2020-05-05 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the earned income tax credit available to residents of possessions of the United States. 116 3883 S 2020-06-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Safeguarding Therapeutics Act of 2020 116 4225 S 2020-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program. 116 6727 HR 2020-05-05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. Related bill CRS ACCESS Act 116 7427 HR 2020-06-30 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, 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. Related bill CRS Layoff Prevention Act of 2020 116 8213 HR 2020-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS REEF Act 116 4860 S 2020-10-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. Related bill CRS COVID–19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020 116 3584 S 2020-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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. 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House 2020-04-24T18:11:54Z Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act

This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.

The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

In addition, the bill

  • expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, and food assistance programs;
  • provides economic assistance payments of up to $1,500 per individual;
  • eliminates cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments) for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines;
  • requires health care facilities to implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect health care workers;
  • provides grants, loans, and other assistance to hospitals, small businesses, state and local governments, elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and airports;
  • expands or establishes various tax credits; and
  • establishes requirements for early voting and absentee voting.

The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding

  • Medicare and Medicaid,
  • medical product supplies,
  • housing,
  • student loans and financial aid,
  • the federal workforce,
  • veterans benefits
  • environmental and consumer protection requirements,
  • the U.S. Postal Service,
  • aviation workers and the airline industry, and
  • pension and retirement plans.
]]> Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 Display Title Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Aviation Worker Relief Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill ACCESS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill American Coronavirus/COVID-19 Election Safety and Security Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill COVID-19 Pandemic Education Relief Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Emergency Coronavirus Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill COVID-19 Workers First Protection Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Third Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill GROW Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6379ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6379ih.xml 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.