Legislation

Last Action	Bill	Title
08/25/20	H.R.8114bill number	To provide nursing homes with resources for responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency to protect the health and safety of residents and workers, to reauthorize funding for programs under the Elder Justice Act of 2009, and for other purposes.
08/21/20	H.Con.Res.113bill number	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the achievements of Tejano music artists such as Freddy Fender, Roberto Pulido, Flaco Jimenez, and Selena Quintanilla, in recognition of their contributions to the cultural heritage and diversity of the United States.
08/21/20	H.R.8079bill number	To reauthorize funding for programs to prevent, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.
08/21/20	H.R.8077bill number	To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow certain participants in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children to elect to be issued a variety of types of milk, including whole milk, and for other purposes.
08/21/20	H.R.8075bill number	To provide that, due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19, applications for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2022 may use certain data submitted in the fiscal year 2021 application.
08/14/20	H.R.8060bill number	To require parity in the coverage of mental health and substance use disorder services provided to enrollees in private insurance plans, whether such services are provided in-person or through telehealth.
08/14/20	H.R.8054bill number	To allow Federal funds appropriated for kindergarten through grade 12 education to follow the student.
08/14/20	H.R.8046bill number	To direct the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with other agencies, to conduct a study on the factors affecting the employment opportunities in the United States of immigrants and refugees who have professional credentials obtained in foreign countries, and for other purposes.
08/14/20	H.R.8043bill number	To establish a scholarship program for certain individuals who have completed at least 2 years of service in the military, emergency medical service, police force, or as a teacher's assistant or firefighter, and for other purposes.
08/11/20	H.R.8024bill number	To extend certain waivers under the WIC program during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
08/11/20	H.R.8004bill number	To amend the Head Start Act to extend the duration of grants under such Act, and for other purposes.
08/11/20	H.R.8021bill number	To encourage energy efficiency, conservation, and development of renewable energy sources for housing, and to create sustainable communities.
08/07/20	H.R.7975bill number	To provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable energy.
08/07/20	H.R.7974bill number	To modify the deadline for completing the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations, and for other purposes.
08/07/20	H.R.7953bill number	To establish a grant program in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to fund the establishment of centers of excellence to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young people and families ages 8 through 24 years old, and for other purposes.
08/04/20	H.R.7932bill number	To [award funds for community college and industry partnerships].
08/04/20	H.R.7933bill number	To establish a task force on supplemental foods delivery in the special supplemental nutrition program, and for other purposes.
08/04/20	H.R.7942bill number	To provide the option to extend COBRA continuation coverage through the last day of the 1-year period succeeding the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
08/04/20	H.R.7929bill number	To establish a commission to review certain regulatory obstacles to preparedness for, response to, and recovery from the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and other pandemics, and for other purposes.
08/04/20	H.R.7943bill number	To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to give the Deparment of Education the authority to award competitive grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk students in middle school and high school in developing cognitive and social-emotional skills to prepare them for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce.
08/04/20	H.R.7925bill number	To promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools.
07/30/20	H.R.7872bill number	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize institutions of higher education to limit the amount of a Federal loan that an enrolled student may borrow.
07/30/20	H.R.7887bill number	To reimburse school food authorities at the free rate for meals served during school year 2020-2021 under the school breakfast program and the school lunch program, and for other purposes.
07/30/20	H.R.7881bill number	To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide for congressional oversight of the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and for other purposes.
07/29/20	H.R.7842bill number	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve protections against foreign influence at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.