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According to congress.gov, H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, was introduced in January of 2019 by Rep. Joe Courtney (D). If this COVID-19 is an unexpected outbreak, how is it that this bill was introduced nearly a year and a half ago? https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Hr748%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1

Oval Office   4:10 P.M. EDT  THE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you all very much.  This is a very important day.  I’ll sign the single-biggest economic relief package in American history and, I must say, or any other package, by the way.  It’s twice as large as any relief ever signed.  It’s $2.2 billion, but it actually goes up to 6.2 — potentially — billion dollars — trillion dollars.  So you’re talking about 6.2 trillion-dollar bill.  Nothing like that.  And this will deliver urgently needed relief to our nation’s families, workers, and businesses.  And that’s what this is all about.And it...

WASHINGTON -- A bill that would make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge passed the Senate Tuesday, but vast differences with the House version stood between the measure and President Bush's desk. The 65-34 vote gave the Senate's approval to the bill, which would make taking a pregnant girl to another state for the purposes of evading parental notification laws punishable by fines and up to a year in jail. The girl and her parents would be exempt from prosecution, and the bill contains an exception for abortions...

Senate Passes Interstate Abortion Bill (AP) WASHINGTON A bill that would make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge passed the Senate Tuesday, but vast differences with the House version stood between the measure and President Bush's desk. The 65-34 vote gave the Senate's approval to the bill, which would make taking a pregnant girl to another state for the purposes of evading parental notification laws punishable by fines and up to a year in jail. The girl and her parents would be exempt from prosecution, and the bill...

The Senate reopened the abortion debate Friday in advance of the midterm elections, this time over a bill that would make it a federal crime to take a teenager across state lines to end a pregnancy without a parent's knowledge. Supporters of the bill say such incidents often occur when a girl, or the man involved, wants to evade homestate parental consent laws. Opponents say the bill would make criminals of well-meaning confidants, such as relatives and clergy members, who might help a pregnant teen whose parents are abusive. Much of the discussion Friday concerned how to balance a parent's...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring girls under 18 to notify their parents before traveling to another state for an abortion. The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (H.R. 748), sponsored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), passed Wednesday on a bipartisan vote of 270-157. John Ensign (R-Nev.) introduced a similar parental notification bill in the Senate, but Democrats who oppose the measure have blocked it, much to the dismay of pro-life groups. "It is outrageous that the Senate Democratic caucus has thrown up procedural obstacles to block parental notification legislation, despite numerous polls showing 75 percent or...

NRLC Alert: Federal parental notification bill Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA) (H.R. 748) Take Action! Urge your representative to cosponsor now!   UPDATED FEBRUARY 11, 2005 -- All members of the U.S. House of Representatives should be urged to immediately cosponsor the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (H.R. 748). The bill is a top priority of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA, pronounced "SEE-anna") was introduced on February 10, 2005, by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fl.), with 105 original cosponsors. You can check the always-current list of cosponsors, arranged by state here....