Legislation

Last Action	Bill	Title
05/05/20	H.R.6702bill number	To amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.
05/05/20	H.R.6712bill number	To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to allow health share pools to be deemed an employer under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of offering a group health plan or group health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
05/05/20	H.R.6720bill number	To provide student loan forgiveness to health care workers who are on the front line in response to COVID-19.
05/01/20	H.R.6646bill number	To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems with support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.
05/01/20	H.R.6651bill number	To amend the higher education emergency relief fund under the CARES Act to restrict eligibility to institutions of higher education that owned endowment assets whose average monthly value was equal to or less than $10,000,000,000 in 2019, unless the institution expends additional institutional funds on higher education emergency relief, and for other purposes.
05/01/20	H.R.6685bill number	To provide for a matching funds waiver for formula grants and subgrants under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.
05/01/20	H.R.6674bill number	To ensure access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance benefits for certain uninsured individuals during the COVID-19 emergency, and to ensure adequate coverage of treatments for COVID-19 under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and under group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
05/01/20	H.R.6656bill number	To ensure Transportation Security Administration employees who contract COVID-19 are entitled to appropriate workers' compensation and other benefits, and for other purposes.
04/28/20	H.R.6644bill number	To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency.
04/28/20	H.R.6631bill number	To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish an interagency task force on worker protection from COVID-19, and for other purposes.
04/28/20	H.Res.942bill number	Expressing support for designation of the third Friday of every March, as "National FIRST Robotics Day".
04/24/20	H.Con.Res.98bill number	Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2020 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
04/22/20	H.R.6560bill number	To mobilize individuals in the United States in the fight against coronavirus by expanding volunteer opportunities in AmeriCorps, expanding employment opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and utilizing the expertise of Peace Corps volunteer leaders whose service ended on March 15, 2020, and for other purposes.
04/22/20	H.R.6597bill number	To extend zero interest rate benefits and payment suspension to certain Federal student loan borrowers, and for other purposes.
04/21/20	H.R.6568bill number	To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage without imposing any cost sharing requirements for certain items and services furnished during any portion of the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
04/21/20	H.R.6559bill number	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.
04/21/20	H.R.6588bill number	To establish the Homeland Security Higher Education Advisory Council, and for other purposes.
04/21/20	H.R.6564bill number	To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to include the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as a qualified program for purposes of certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing COVID-19, and for other purposes.
04/20/20	H.R.6552bill number	To prohibit water shutoffs during the COVID-19 emergency period, provide drinking and waste water assistance to households, and for other purposes.
04/17/20	H.Res.927bill number	Recognizing the heroism of our Nation's essential employees, including drivers, tradesmen, convenience store workers, manufacturers, airport workers, restaurant employees, farmers, energy employees, public utility workers, and others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
04/17/20	H.R.6536bill number	To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to enhance direct certification under the school lunch program.
04/14/20	H.R.6514bill number	To provide premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage and furloughed continuation coverage for individuals and their families during the COVID-19 emergency period and 180-days thereafter, and for other purposes.
04/14/20	H.R.6502bill number	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus.
04/14/20	H.Res.923bill number	Recognizing the contributions of distribution and warehousing workers during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
04/10/20	H.R.6486bill number	To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a special enrollment period during the COVID-19 emergency period, to require the Secretary to carry out outreach and educational activities for such special enrollment period, to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage without any cost sharing for certain items and services furnished during any portion of such emergency period, and for other purposes.