Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 2020 [S.4482]
Requires the Department of State to include specified information concerning Arab-Israeli relations in the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices. Such information shall include (1) the status of laws that punish individuals for people-to-people relations with Israelis (i.e., anti-normalization laws); (2) instances of prosecution or extrajudicial retribution against citizens or residents of Arab countries for calling for peace with Israel, visiting Israel, or engaging Israeli citizens in any country; and (3) evidence of steps taken by Arab
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S.4482: Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 08/06/2020
SR-709: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the August 13, 2020, and September 11, 2020, announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain are historic achievements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/17/2020
You have voted SR-709: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the August 13, 2020, and September 11, 2020, announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain are historic achievements..
Preserving Equity on Main Street Act of 2020 [S.4670]
Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to directly purchase, or provide guarantees to enable the purchase of, preferred equity positions in commercial real estate companies that require capital to satisfy outstanding debt obligations. Treasury may take these actions in order to provide assistance related to losses incurred as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
S.4670: Preserving Equity on Main Street Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/23/2020
A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of S. 2330. [SCR-46]
This concurrent resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of S. 2330 (Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020). The resolution requires the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to make a mandatory $20 million payment on January 4, 2021, to the U.S. Center for Safe Sport for the center's operating costs for FY2021 and equivalent payments for subsequent fiscal years.
SCR-46: A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of S. 2330.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Ms. Bass Asked Unanimous Consent To Take From The Speaker's Table And Consider. on 10/01/2020
Women’s Public Health and Safety Act [S.4658]
Allows a state to exclude from participation in the state's Medicaid program a provider that performs an abortion, unless (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) the woman suffers from a physical issue that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any provider qualified to perform them.)
S.4658: Women’s Public Health and Safety Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/23/2020
SR-715: A resolution expressing support for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 09/24/2020
Access Technology Affordability Act of 2019 [S.815]
Allows a refundable tax credit equal to the amounts paid for qualified access technology for use by a blind individual who is the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent of the taxpayer. "Qualified access technology" is hardware, software, or other information technology with the primary function of converting or adapting information that is visually represented into forms or formats useable by blind individuals. The credit is limited to (1) costs that are not compensated by insurance or otherwise, and (2) an aggregate amount of $2,000 per
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S.815: Access Technology Affordability Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/14/2019
RISER Act Remove Impediments for a Successful Economic Recovery Act [S.4792]
Extends the deadline for the use of sums from the Coronavirus Relief Fund for states or local governments that use such funds to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency in accordance with a qualifying economic development plan until December 31, 2022 (currently, funds may be used for costs incurred through December 30, 2020). The plan must be approved by the state or the governing board of a university before December 30, 2020. Such funds may be used, in accordance with such plan, for costs of the state or
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S.4792: RISER Act Remove Impediments for a Successful Economic Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/01/2020