cheaptrix/billsum-US_congress_and_house huggingface dataset:
Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2021

To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2021 2. Mandatory nighttime curfews (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any written assurances under section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, an airport sponsor may not be prohibited from, or interfered with, implementing a total or partial mandatory nighttime curfew for an airport of the sponsor that is described in subsection (b). (b) Covered airports An airport described in this section is an airport that— (1) had a voluntary curfew in effect for certain aircraft on November 5, 1990; and (2) was created by an intergovernmental agreement established pursuant to a State statute enacted before November 5, 1990, that, along with the statute, imposes obligations with respect to noise mitigation. (c) Notice requirements (1) In general At least 90 days before implementing a curfew under subsection (a), an airport sponsor shall provide to airport users and other interested parties reasonable notice of— (A) the terms of the curfew; and (B) the penalties for violating the curfew. (2) Reasonable notice An airport sponsor shall be treated as satisfying the requirement of providing reasonable notice under paragraph (1) if the sponsor— (A) includes the terms of the curfew and penalties for violating the curfew on the internet website of the sponsor for the applicable airport; and (B) provides the terms of the curfew and penalties for violating the curfew to tenants of the sponsor who operate aircraft at the airport, either at their leasehold or the address provided to the airport sponsor for the receipt of notices under their lease. (d) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Total mandatory nighttime curfew The term total mandatory nighttime curfew (2) Partial mandatory nighttime curfew The term partial mandatory nighttime curfew

Summary: Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2021 This bill permits airports to implement partial or total mandatory nighttime curfews if they had a voluntary curfew in place before the passage of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 and meet other requirements. (That act imposes stringent requirements on airports seeking to implement night curfews and other types of noise rules or restrictions.)
ASAP Act

To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the continuity of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, during lapses in appropriations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Armed Services Always Paid Act ASAP Act 2. Continuity of military pay and allowances during periods of lapsed appropriations (a) In general Chapter 19 1016. Continuity of pay and allowances during periods of lapsed appropriations (a) Definitions In this section: (1) The term military personnel accounts (2) The term pay and allowances (3) The term period of lapsed appropriations (b) Appropriation of funds To continue payment of pay and allowances For any period of lapsed appropriations, there are appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) to allow the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the armed forces. (c) Limitation on amounts paid This section only authorizes the expenditure of funds during a period of lapsed appropriations for the pay and allowances of a member of the armed forces at a rate that is equal to the rate in effect for that member immediately before the start of the period of lapsed appropriations. The rate for a member may neither exceed the rate in effect immediately before the start of the period of lapsed appropriations nor be less than that rate, unless reduced by disciplinary action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (d) Relation to other pay authorities This section shall not be construed to affect the entitlement of a member of the armed forces to an amount of pay and allowances that exceeds the amount of pay and allowances authorized to be paid under this section and to which the member becomes entitled under other applicable provisions of law. (e) Effect of end of period of lapsed appropriations Expenditures made for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever the regular appropriation bill (or other bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations through the end of the fiscal year) becomes law. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1016. Continuity of pay and allowances during periods of lapsed appropriations. .

Summary: Armed Services Always Paid Act or the ASAP Act This bill provides funding to continue the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces, including reserve personnel, during a lapse in appropriations.
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities and to extend the fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 2. Inclusion under the radiation exposure compensation act Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2210 Public Law 101–426 (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking that portion of (B) by striking that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting all acreage in any county all or part of which is located in that part 3. Extension of fund Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 42 U.S.C. 2210 (1) by striking 22 years 27 years (2) by striking 22-year 27-year

Summary: Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. It also extends for five additional years the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund. Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.
FLAT Act

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the front-loading of grant aid by institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Front-Loaded Aid Transparency Act FLAT Act 2. Study and report on front-loading of grant aid by institutions of higher education (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the front-loading of institutional grant aid by covered institutions of higher education during the period beginning with fiscal year 2007 and ending with fiscal year 2020. (b) Elements The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following: (1) Any information known about the prevalence of front-loading by covered institutions and trends in how average grant aid for first-year undergraduate students compared to amounts for subsequent years of undergraduate study, including whether the covered institution is public, private non-profit, or for-profit. (2) Potential reasons why an institution would reduce the amount of grant aid provided to individual students after their first year, and why, if at all, the magnitude of these reductions would be higher at some covered institutions. (3) Any information known about how decreases in students’ grant aid after their first year of undergraduate study affects subsequent enrollment intensity and student loan borrowing, retention, transfer, and graduation rates. (4) The extent to which covered institutions inform prospective students about how their aid packages are likely to change after their first year of study. (c) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and (2) recommendations for legislative action to address the front-loading of institutional grant aid by covered institutions. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered institution The term covered institution (A) provides a four-year educational program; and (B) participates in programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. (2) Front-loading The term front loading (3) Institutional grant aid The term institutional grant aid (A) provided to a student by a covered institution; and (B) that is directly funded by such institution using funds from non-Federal sources.

Summary: Front-Loaded Aid Transparency Act or the FLAT Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the front-loading of grant aid by institutions of higher education (IHEs) for FY2007-FY2020. Front-loading refers to the practice of providing first-year students with a higher amount or percentage of grant aid than the IHE provides to second-year, third-year, or fourth-year students.
Grid Hardening Act of 2021

To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grid Hardening Act of 2021 2. Reauthorization of Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program Section 1306 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17386 (1) in subsection (d), by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10) and inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) The ability to use technology, equipment, or hardening measures to enable the electric grid to better withstand the effects of extreme weather, a wildfire, or any other natural disaster. ; and (2) in subsection (f), by striking 2008 through 2012 2022 through 2026

Summary: Grid Hardening Act of 2021 This bill expands the Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program within the Department of Energy to include grants for technology, equipment, or hardening measures that enable the electric grid to better withstand the effects of extreme weather, a wildfire, or any other natural disaster.
Rock Creek National Park Act of 2021

To redesignate Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rock Creek National Park Act of 2021 2. Redesignation of Rock Creek Park as Rock Creek National Park (a) Redesignation In recognition of its nationally significant natural, cultural, and historical resources, and important recreational opportunities, Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia, established by the Act of September 27, 1890 (26 Stat. 492), is redesignated as Rock Creek National Park (b) Conforming amendments Title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 8104(b), by striking Rock Creek Park Rock Creek National Park (2) in section 8501(a)(3)(B), by striking Rock Creek Park Rock Creek National Park (c) References Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia is deemed to be a reference to Rock Creek National Park.

Summary: Rock Creek National Park Act of 2021 This bill redesignates Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park.
Shield and Protect Physician Peer-Reviews Act of 2021

To amend the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to recognize that physicians need to be protected from abuses of the peer reviewed process, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shield and Protect Physician Peer-Reviews Act of 2021 2. Recognizing that physicians need to be protected from abuses of the peer reviewed process (a) In general Section 402 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 ( 42 U.S.C. 11101 Public Law 99–660 (6) Some peer reviewed decisions may be based on factors other than competence or professional conduct. The stated reason for a professional review action may not be the actual reason for the action, and the actual reason may not be apparent from the face of the action. The need to provide incentive and protection for physicians engaging in effective professional peer review must be balanced against the need to protect competent physicians from peer review decisions that are not based on professional competence or conduct. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986.

Summary: Shield and Protect Physician Peer-Reviews Act of 2021 This bill makes changes to congressional findings for provisions that provide protection under federal and state laws for members of a professional review body and their staff who take certain reasonable actions that adversely affect the clinical privileges or professional society membership of a physician. Specifically, the bill recognizes the need for balance between incentives for effective professional review to improve health care quality and protections for competent physicians who face adverse peer review decisions based on factors other than competence or conduct.
COBRA Subsidy Extension for Workers and Families Act

To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to extend the premium assistance for COBRA Continuation Coverage for individuals and their families. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COBRA Subsidy Extension for Workers and Families Act 2. Extension of premium assistance for COBRA Continuation Coverage for individuals and their families Section 9501(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking September 30, 2021 September 30, 2022 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking September 30, 2021 September 30, 2022 (3) in paragraph (7), by striking and (8) (8), and (9) (4) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph: (9) Expedited review of denials of premium assistance In any case in which an individual requests treatment as an assistance eligible individual and is denied such treatment by the group health plan, the Secretary of Labor (or the Secretary of Health and Human Services in connection with COBRA continuation coverage which is provided other than pursuant to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall provide for expedited review of such denial. An individual shall be entitled to such review upon application to such Secretary in such form and manner as shall be provided by such Secretary. Such Secretary shall make a determination regarding such individual’s eligibility within 15 business days after receipt of such individual’s application for review under this paragraph. Either Secretary’s determination upon review of the denial shall be de novo and shall be the final determination of such Secretary. A reviewing court shall grant deference to such Secretary’s determination. The provisions of this paragraph and paragraphs (1) through (6) shall be treated as provisions of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 for purposes of part 5 of subtitle B of such title. .

Summary: COBRA Subsidy Extension for Workers and Families Act This bill extends temporary health insurance premium assistance for enrollees in the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) continuation coverage program. Currently, COBRA premiums are fully subsidized through September 30, 2021, and the bill extends the subsidy through September 30, 2022. The bill also provides for expedited review of denials of eligibility for such assistance.
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit emergency temporary standards with respect to vaccines, and for other purposes.

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit emergency temporary standards with respect to vaccines, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition on certain emergency temporary standards (a) In general Section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(c) (4) The Secretary may not issue an emergency temporary standard that requires an employer to ensure that employees of the employer receive a vaccine. . (b) Application The amendment under subsection (a) shall not apply to any emergency temporary standard under section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(c)

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from issuing a new emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard requiring employers to ensure that their employees receive a vaccine.
To amend the Military Selective Service Act to allow women to elect to register for the draft.

To amend the Military Selective Service Act to allow women to elect to register for the draft. 1. Authorization of women to register for the draft The Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. (1) Section 3 ( 50 U.S.C. 3802 (c) A female citizen of the United States, or other female person residing in the United States, who is between the ages described in subsection (a), may elect to present herself and submit to registration pursuant to such subsection. . (2) Section 4(a) ( 50 U.S.C. 3803(a) (A) in the first undesignated paragraph— (i) by inserting (or who elects to register) every person required to register (ii) by inserting (or having elected to register) having been required to register (B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by striking who is required to register who registers

Summary: This bill provides that a female citizen of the United States (or other female person residing in the country) who is between the ages of 18 and 26 may elect to present herself and submit to registration for the draft.
Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make using critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance a violation of such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021 2. Rule of construction making critical race theory a violation of the Civil Rights Act Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. 607. (a) It is a violation of section 601 to use critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. (b) In this section: (1) The term critical race pedagogy (A) separating students or teachers based on race, color, or national origin; or (B) assigning characteristics or assumptions to individuals based on race, color, or national origin. (2) The term critical race theory (A) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; (B) the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist; (C) an individual, by virtue of their race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (D) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the race or sex of such individual; (E) members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex; (F) an individual’s moral character is necessarily determined by the race or sex of such individual; (G) an individual, by virtue of their race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex; (H) any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the race or sex of such individual; and (I) meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to oppress another race or individual. .

Summary: Defending Students' Civil Rights Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the use of critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any federally funded program or activity. Specifically, the bill includes the use of critical race theory or critical race pedagogy as a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities. The bill defines critical race pedagogy as the separation of students or teachers, or the assignment of characteristics or assumptions, based on race, color, or national origin. The bill defines critical race theory as a curriculum that establishes specified principles relating to race or sex, including that (1) one race or sex is inherently superior to another, (2) the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist, and (3) an individual bears responsibility for the past actions of others of the same race or sex.
FUEL Reform Act

To repeal the Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2021 FUEL Reform Act 2. Repeal of Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8101

Summary: Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2021 or the FUEL Reform Act This bill repeals Title IX (Energy) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The title authorizes various energy programs that are administered by the Department of Agriculture and primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects.
Preventing Disruptions to Universal Service Funds Act

To amend the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act to further exempt the Universal Service Fund from certain title 31 provisions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Disruptions to Universal Service Funds Act 2. Application of certain title 31 provisions to Universal Service Fund Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act ( Public Law 108–494 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2024

Summary: Preventing Disruptions to Universal Service Funds Act This bill extends through December 31, 2024, the waiver of certain budgetary restrictions on the Universal Service Fund to continue allowing the fund to incur obligations or make expenditures in advance of appropriations. The fund, which is financed by mandatory contributions from telecommunications service providers, supports programs to increase the availability and affordability of telecommunications services.