Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]

An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-334 to require another Senate confirmed officer with HHS to carry out the negotiation duties should the Secretary of HHS have a conflict of interest. The General Counsel of HHS would be responsible for identifying these conflicts.

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An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-334 to express the Sense of Congress regarding the impact of the high cost of prescription drugs on communities of color and persons living in rural or sparsely populated areas of the United States.

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An amendment numbered 86 printed in House Report 116-459 to prohibit funds from being used by the Department of the Interior to rescind the decision to take the lands of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe into federal trust or revoke other associated actions related to the Tribe.

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Amendment sought to allow the EPA to use all peer-reviewed scientific publications.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 114-37 to allow the EPA to use all peer-reviewed scientific publications.

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An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 115-815 to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on the potential establishment of the "Foreign Malign Influence Response Center," comprised of analysts from all elements of the intelligence community, to provide comprehensive assessment of foreign efforts to influence United States political processes and elections.

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Amendment establishes the Foreign Threat Response Center to provide comprehensive assessment of foreign efforts to influence United States' political processes and elections by the governments of Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and any other foreign country the Director determines appropriate.

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Amendment sought to authorize the STEM Gateways grant program as an allowable use of flexible funding received by state educational agencies which would allow States to award grants to LEAs and qualified partner organizations to support the success of women, minorities, and low-income students in rigorous STEM academics.

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______ Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 31 December 2020

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study addiction to or psychological dependence on social media applications.

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish a credit to any bid for a lease that includes a commitment to use a project labor agreement, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 31 December 2020

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, in evaluating a bid for an oil or gas lease, to award a 10% credit to the value of a bid if the bidder commits to enter into a project labor agreement with respect to any employees who will be engaged in building or construction in the offshore wind energy development within the leased track.

To amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that States are persons for purposes of liability under that section, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 31 December 2020

This bill specifies that states, state agencies, and state officials acting in their official capacities are civilly liable for deprivations of rights.

Climate Protection and Sustainable Communities Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 December 2020

Climate Protection and Sustainable Communities Act This bill requires a financial regulator to assess and rate the record of a financial institution in meeting the environmentally sustainable investment needs of its community.

Citizen Justice Restoration Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2020

Citizen Justice Restoration Act of 2020 This bill prohibits decisions to search, seize, or scrutinize an individual that discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sex. Specifically, the bill prohibits a person acting under color of law from basing a decision to search, seize, or scrutinize an individual on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, and makes evidence obtained as a result of such a search or seizure inadmissible, with exceptions; requires an application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a state court to be granted with respect to any federal claim that was adjudicated on the merits in state court proceedings, which adjudication was in error; makes a new rule of constitutional law announced by the U.S. Supreme Court, a U.S. Court of Appeals, or a U.S. District Court retroactive to cases on collateral review; and requires an ambiguity in a statute that provides protection against discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, or sex to be construed in the manner that will provide the greatest protection against such discrimination. The bill further creates a private right of action and provides for the award of a bounty for citizen lawsuits under specified circumstances.

ASSIST Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 2020

Advancing Student Services In Schools Today Act or the ASSIST Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to increase the number of behavioral health providers in schools and school-based health centers. It also increases the federal government's share of Medicaid costs for behavioral health services furnished in those settings.

Holyoke Veterans Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2020

Holyoke Veterans Act This bill requires state homes that receive funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to have a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies regarding the management and operation of the home. A  state home  is a home established by a state for veterans disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and who are incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to assist state homes in the hiring and retention of infection preventionists.

Health Insurance Lemon Law Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2020

Health Insurance Lemon Law Act This bill establishes a 60-day special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in health insurance plans that are not in compliance with certain standards of coverage under current law.

Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance of memorializing the lives lost this year to antitransgender violence.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2020

This resolution expresses support for the principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance, memorializing the lives lost to anti-transgender violence this year. The resolution also recognizes that alarming trends of increased violence against transgender Americans, particularly against transgender women of color, are unacceptable. The resolution supports efforts to study, respond to, and prevent violence against transgender people. Finally, the resolution affirms the principle that every person is endowed with basic human rights and also recognizes the bravery and resilience of the transgender community as it fights for equal dignity and respect.

Keeping All Students Safe Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2020

Keeping All Students Safe Act This bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits the use of physical restraint in schools and Head Start programs that receive federal funding. It also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to unlawful seclusion or restraint, and creates a grant program for state educational agencies to implement the procedures required by the bill.

Expressing support for Supreme Court decisions affirming the constitutionally protected right of same-sex couples to marry.

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2020

This resolution acknowledges that same-sex couples rely upon court cases that uphold protections for same-sex couples and recognizes that all Americans should be treated fairly regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Justice for All Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 2020

Justice for All Act of 2020 This bill reaffirms the availability of discrimination claims under specified civil rights statutes based on disparate impact. Specifically, the bill restores and expands protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The bill, among other things prohibits actions which have a discriminatory effect, regardless of any discriminatory intent; prohibits the use of compelled arbitration clauses; eliminates qualified immunity for government employees and prohibits racial and gender profiling in police investigations; awards victims of disparate impact discrimination compensation and attorney's fees; and defines sex for purposes of civil rights to include sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, sex stereotypes, or any sex-related traits.

Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 2020

Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act This bill makes, subject to certain exceptions, the statements of a minor who waived the privilege against self-incrimination or the right to legal assistance during a custodial interrogation inadmissible in a federal prosecution unless the minor consulted with legal counsel in person and contacted a parent or legal guardian before waiving those rights.

PPE for Safe Schools Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 2020

PPE for Safe Schools Act This bill provides funding for grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to purchase sanitation supplies and personal protective equipment, provide staff training, and hire additional support staff to clean and sanitize school facilities and buses.

Energy Resilient Communities Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2020

Energy Resilient Communities Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a program that awards grants to make critical energy infrastructure more resilient to climate change hazards, such as grants for developing clean energy microgrids that support critical community infrastructure or customers of electric utilities with special energy needs due to medical conditions.

Recognizing the importance of mental health globally and highlighting the contributions and value of mental health, well-being, psychosocial support, and human capacity, particularly in areas of economic inequity, development contexts, and humanitarian settings.

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 2020

This resolution recognizes the importance of World Mental Health Day and affirms the continued support of the United States to address mental health issues across countries and income levels, particularly in countries affected by conflict and disaster. Futher, it calls on relevant agencies to integrate mental health and psychosocial perspectives into their work, honors the importance of trained mental health workers, commends the dedication of those who work to improve the mental health of individuals and societies, and commends the contributions of individuals who have lived experience of mental health disorders.