7/5 Weekly Legislative Update

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How did your MOCs vote last week?

S. 327: Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

S. 2472: Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility Act
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

S. 3985: JUSTICE Act
Failed cloture; See your Senator’s vote

H.R. 7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
Passed House. See your Rep’s vote

H.R. 7036: Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act
Passed House without objection, no individual votes recorded

H.R. 7259: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
Agreed to by voice vote, no individual votes recorded

H.Res. 1017: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 51) to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1425) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to …
Agreed to in the House. See your Rep’s vote

S. 3798: Hong Kong Autonomy Act
Passed Senate by voice vote, no individual votes recorded

S. 3377: Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act
Passed Senate by voice vote, no individual votes recorded

S. 2163: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
Passed Senate by voice vote, no individual votes recorded

H.J.Res. 76: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability
Vetoed by President Trump; override failed in House. See your Rep’s vote

H.R. 51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Passed House, See your Rep’s vote

S. 4091: A bill to amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for fiscal year 2020 for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate by voice vote, no individual votes recorded

H.R. 1425: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act
Passed House; See your Rep’s vote

H.R. 5332: Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020
Passed House; See your Rep’s vote

H.R. 7301: Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
Passed House; See your Rep’s vote

H.J.Res. 90: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to “Community Reinvestment Act Regulations”.
Passed House; See your Rep’s vote

S. 4091: Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act
Passed Senate by voice vote
Passed House without objection

S. 123: Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

S. 2864: Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support Act of 2019
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

S. 3758: A bill to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections.
Passed Senate by voice vote, no individual votes recorded

S. 4116: A bill to extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

S. 4104: Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

H.Res. 1001: Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year’s observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
Agreed to in House with no objection

H.R. 2: INVEST in America Act
Passed House; See your Rep’s vote

S. 4148: A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

H.R. 7440: Hong Kong Autonomy Act
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

S. 1253: Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

S. 4209: A bill to amend title IX of the Social Security Act to improve emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations.
Passed Senate with unanimous consent, no individual votes recorded

UPCOMING ISSUES

Bills On the House Schedule This Coming Week:

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In Committee:

S. 685: Inspector General Access Act of 2019
According to GovTrack.us: “This bill transfers responsibility for investigating certain allegations of misconduct from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Professional Responsibility to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General. Specifically, the bill transfers responsibility for allegations relating to a DOJ attorney’s authority to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice. “

S. 3398: EARN IT Act of 2020
Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 or the EARN IT Act of 2020
From GovTrack.us: “Among other things, the bill does the following: establishes the National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention; directs the commission to develop best practices for interactive online services providers (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children; requires interactive online service providers to certify compliance with the best practices (or implement other reasonable practices to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children), or else they lose liability protections from claims alleging violations of child sexual exploitation laws; and replaces statutory references to child pornography with child sexual abuse material.”