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HB8892Intro

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding and promote partnerships with urban teaching hospitals.
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2020-12-07
To House Ways And Means Committee
HB8199Engross

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Revises the duties of the Office of Credit Risk Management to include oversight of a certified development company (CDC) that participates in the 504 Loan Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA), and it requires the SBA to issue rules rela...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
HB8229Engross

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Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to authorize its Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) to decide all appeals from formal protest determinations in connection with the status of a HUBZone small business. A HUBZone small business is a s...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
HB4153Engross

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Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to enter into arrangements for the sharing of medical facilities and services with urban Indian organizations. The VA and DOD shall reimburse an urban Indian organ...
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2020-12-07
Received in the Senate.
HB7903Engross

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Establishes through FY2025 a Community Advantage Loan Program under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may guarantee loans made by covered institutions to small business concerns in underserved markets. Specifically, the bill provides stat...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
HB8881Intro

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To provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
HB8882Intro

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To establish a national integrated flood information system within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
HB1049Engross

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Establishes a National Heritage Areas System to recognize certain areas of the United States that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, enhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that illustrate...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
HB5517Engross

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Establishes (1) a professional exchange program between the United States and India with a focus on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi, (2) a development training initiative based on principles of nonviolence, and (3) a founda...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee
HR512Intro

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This resolution calls on the President and the Department of State to (1) make the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws a priority in bilateral relationships between the United States and countries that have such laws; (2) designate countri...
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2020-12-07
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 3, 1 Present (Roll no. 236). (text: CR H6865)
SR794Intro

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This resolution expresses support for the use of certain technologies in detecting child sexual abuse material and exploitation online. The resolution also urges the European Parliament to pass an interim regulation to allow electronic service provid...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee
HB1380Engross

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Revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including to r...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
SB4968Intro

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A bill to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
SB4969Intro

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A bill to authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
SB4970Intro

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Expands the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources to include qualified hydrogen (i.e., hydrogen fuel that has been certified as having nonpositive carbon intensity).
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2020-12-07
To Senate Finance Committee
SB4966Intro

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Extends the tax credi for carbon oxide sequestration through 2028 and allows taxpayers an election to receive payments in lieu of the credit and the credit for qualifying advanced coal projects.
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2020-12-07
To Senate Finance Committee
SR795Intro

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This resolution mourns the death of former Senator Roger William Jepsen and requests that an enrolled copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family of the Senator.
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2020-12-07
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7243; text: CR S7241-7242)
SB4967Intro

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Extends the suspension of the imposition of certain aviation taxes until January 1, 2022. Currently, the suspension ends on January 1, 2021.
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2020-12-07
To Senate Finance Committee
HB1819Engross

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Expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide as such crimes as define...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee
HB3884Engross

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Decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana. The bill...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Finance Committee
HR1100Intro

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This resolution recognizes the importance of the relationship between the United States and Mongolia, as well as the continued democratic development of Mongolia. The resolution also encourages expanded U.S. efforts to support Mongolia in certain are...
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2020-12-07
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
HR189Intro

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This resolution expresses support for increased U.S. efforts to combat malnutrition among women and children and acknowledges the contributions of the U.S. Agency for International Development in addressing global nutritional needs.
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2020-12-07
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
HB7045Engross

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Directs the Forest Service to conduct a study to identify available land within the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu and Kauai that could be included in a national forest in Hawaii.
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2020-12-07
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
HB8885Intro

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To provide incentives for the purchase of water-efficient products, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To House Ways And Means Committee
HB8883Intro

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To modify certain requirements with respect to nonimmigrants admitted under subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To House Judiciary Committee
SB4409Engross

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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the "Lawrence M. 'Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office."
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2020-12-07
Held at the desk.
HB8888Intro

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Extends through 2025 the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees.
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2020-12-07
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
HB3429Intro

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Makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Sec...
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2020-12-07
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-620, Part I.
HB8889Intro

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to Black veterans of World War II, and surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of such veterans, eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance administered by the Secretary ...
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2020-12-07
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee
HCR125Engross

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This concurrent resolution makes a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 1830 by referring to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc. as the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc.
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2020-12-07
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB8886Intro

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To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for prohibitions on eviction, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To House Judiciary Committee
HB8884Intro

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To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To House Ways And Means Committee
HB3682Engross

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(Sec. 3) requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to issue guidance related to certain community land grants in New Mexico made by Spain or Mexico to individuals, groups, and communities to promote the settleme...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
SB4133Intro

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A bill to modernize the REAL ID Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
HB8891Intro

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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office."
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2020-12-07
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
HB8887Intro

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To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 with respect to grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects, and for other purposes.
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2020-12-07
To House Agriculture Committee
HB8890Intro

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To transfer from the United States Parole Commission to the District of Columbia the authority to grant, deny, and revoke parole and impose conditions on an order of parole, and the authority to modify, revoke, and terminate a term of supervised rele...
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2020-12-07
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
HB8211Engross

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Modifies the Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Loan Program, which provides a small business with SBA financing—through a certified development company (CDC) intermediary—for expansion or modernization. Specifically, the bill adds policy go...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
HR823Intro

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This resolution condemns Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of human rights agreements. Further, it calls on Iran to immediately release all imprisoned or detained Baha'is, and it urges the President...
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2020-12-07
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
HB306Engross

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The Department of the Interior shall conduct a reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property. In conducting the survey, Interior shall evaluate the likelihood that resources within ...
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2020-12-07
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
HB8247PassImplements programs, policies, and reports related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) transition assistance, suicide care, mental health education and treatment, health care, and women veteran care. Among other requirements, the VA must carry out...
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2020-12-05
Became Public Law No: 116-214. (TXT | PDF)
HB1668PassRequires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take specified steps to increase cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. IoT is the extension of internet connectivity int...
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2020-12-04
Became Public Law No: 116-207. (TXT | PDF)
SB3147PassRequires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the policies and procedures relating to patient safety and quality of care and the steps the VA has taken to improve such care at VA medical centers. After any investigation or trial concl...
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2020-12-04
Became Public Law No: 116-212. (TXT | PDF)
HB8870Intro

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To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
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2020-12-04
To House Administration Committee
HB835PassMakes it unlawful to knowingly influence (or attempt or conspire to influence) a major international sports competition by use of a prohibited substance or prohibited method. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up t...
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2020-12-04
Became Public Law No: 116-206. (TXT | PDF)
HB8878Intro

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Prohibits using federal funds to purchase goods or services from an individual or entity that the Department of Defense has determined is controlled by or affiliated with China's military or defense industrial base. This prohibition applies to federa...
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2020-12-04
To House Oversight and Reform Committee
HB8877Intro

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Provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations to Head Start agencies based on their enrollment.
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2020-12-04
To House Appropriations Committee
HB8879Intro

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Allows a new tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals. Specifically, it allows a credit for up to 15% of the sales price of each pound of a renewable chemical. A renewable chemical is any chemical that is produced in the United States fro...
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2020-12-04
To House Ways And Means Committee
HB4104PassDirects the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 400,000 half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro National League, a profession...
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2020-12-04
Became Public Law No: 116-209. (TXT | PDF)
HB8876Intro

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To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reclassify the GS-1801 ICE Tactical Officers in the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) tactical patrol unit operating on the Native American Tohono O'odham Nation (commonly ...
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2020-12-04
To House Homeland Security Committee
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