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Democracy Dies in Darkness Act

Bill: 117-s-319
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Marketing and advertising
News media and reporting
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

Democracy Dies in Darkness Act

 
This bill requires foreign agents to prominently disclose their foreign principal as the source of any paid inserts placed by them in certain U.S.-based publications (e.g., magazines, journals, and news publications). The bill also establishes requirements to make a foreign agent's disclosure of a foreign principal's involvement in certain informational materials more prominent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-320
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Medical research
Minority education
Minority health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021

 
This bill expands eligibility for research endowments available through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to include former centers of excellence at health professional schools and biomedical and behavioral research institutions that meet criteria related to the inclusion of underrepresented minority individuals in programs and activities.

action_date: 2021-03-10
text: 

John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021

 
This bill expands eligibility for research endowments available through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to include former centers of excellence at health professional schools and biomedical and behavioral research institutions that meet criteria related to the inclusion of underrepresented minority individuals in programs and activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S1435)
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S1435)
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1434-1435)
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1434-1435)
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Act

Bill: 117-s-322
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee benefits and pensions
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Insurance industry and regulation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

Protect Act

 
 This bill duplicates certain requirements for private health insurance plans with respect to preexisting conditions, enrollment eligibility, genetic testing, and discrimination based on health-related factors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to terminate the Department of Education.

Bill: 117-s-323
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Department of Education
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 
This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-324
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nursing
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshal Service, and state and local correctional facilities to publish on their websites and report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certain data on COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) cases, vaccinations, and outcomes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-326
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digital media
Economic performance and conditions
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct a biennial assessment and analysis regarding the contribution of the digital economy to the U.S. economy.
 
In conducting this assessment, Commerce must consider the impact of (1) the deployment and adoption of digital-enabling infrastructure and broadband, (2) various kinds of e-commerce, and (3) the production and consumption of digital media.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Border Business COVID–19 Rescue Act

Bill: 117-s-327
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Arizona
Business expenses
California
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
New Mexico
Small business
Texas
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

Border Business COVID-19 Rescue Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a loan program to assist border businesses that are directly impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. For the purposes of this bill, the term 
border business
 refers to a business that (1) is eligible for an economic injury disaster loan, (2) has its principal office located in the contiguous United States and is located within 25 miles of the U.S. border, (3) has fewer than 50 employees and annual revenue of $1 million or less, and (4) demonstrates a reduction in revenue from specified prior periods.
 
Recipients must use loan funds for purposes related to COVID-19 such as (1) providing sick leave to employees, (2) meeting increased costs arising from interrupted supply chains, or (3) paying for logistical expenses associated with border closures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act

Bill: 117-s-328
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement officers
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nursing
Right of privacy
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

Federal Correctional Facilities COVID-19 Response Act

 
This bill establishes requirements to prevent and limit the spread of COVID-19 in federal correctional facilities (e.g., prisons). 
 
Among the requirements, correctional facilities must do the following:
 
 
conduct weekly COVID-19 tests and offer vaccinations for incarcerated individuals and employees; 
 
submit weekly reports to the Department of Justice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state public health authorities on COVID-19 cases, vaccinations, and outcomes; and 

report outbreaks to the CDC, which must deploy staff to prevent and mitigate the spread. 

 
 Finally, the bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, in consultation with the CDC, to update its guidelines on managing COVID-19 in correctional facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act

Bill: 117-s-329
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Aging
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Financial crises and stabilization
General business and commerce matters
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-330
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Building construction
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Executive agency funding and structure
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Nursing
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021

 
This bill appropriates $500 million to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fund projects on the grant program priority list for construction of state homes that are approved by the VA prior to the enactment of this bill. A 
state home
 is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
ABLE Age Adjustment Act

Bill: 117-s-331
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disability and paralysis
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

ABLE Age Adjustment Act

 
This bill increases from 26 to 46 the age threshold for tax-favored ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) accounts. (ABLE accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses. To establish an account, an individual must have a qualifying impairment that began before the individual attained the age threshold.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act

Bill: 117-s-332
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
National Guard and reserves
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Taiwan
Trade agreements and negotiations
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to use the Armed Forces to defend Taiwan against a direct attack by China's military, a taking of Taiwan's territory by China, or a threat that endangers the lives of civilians in Taiwan or members of Taiwan's military. The bill also directs the Department of Defense to convene an annual regional security dialogue with Taiwan and other partners to improve U.S. security relationships with countries in the Western Pacific. 
 
(China considers Taiwan a part of China.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 Nursing Home Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-333
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Nursing
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

COVID-19 Nursing Home Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill provides funds and establishes requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). 
 
Specifically, the bill provides FY2021 funding for COVID-19 strike teams that can be deployed to these facilities to help with vaccinations, clinical care, infection control, or staffing. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.)
 
In addition, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, at least one of its contracts with Medicare quality improvement organizations requires that the organization assist SNFs with COVID-19 infection control (e.g., training materials).
 
Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that SNFs and NFs report data regarding COVID-19 preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths. Additionally, the CMS must publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in Senate
IMPACT to Save Moms Act

Bill: 117-s-334
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Minority health
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

IMPACT to Save Moms Act 

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project to allow states to test payment models for maternity care, including postpartum care, under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 
 
Additionally, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to the continuity of coverage for pregnant and postpartum women under Medicaid and CHIP. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-335
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Ecology
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Forests, forestry, trees
Government lending and loan guarantees
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill extends through FY2026 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.

action_date: 2021-03-24
text: 

Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill extends through FY2026 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-336
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Dams and canals
Historic sites and heritage areas
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make any grants or provide any financial assistance for the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway in Ohio.
 
The bill increases the total amount that may be appropriated for the canalway. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Senior Scams Act

Bill: 117-s-337
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Stop Senior Scams Act

 
This bill establishes a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group, which must create model educational materials to educate employees of retailers, financial-services companies, and wire-transfer companies about how to identify and prevent scams that affect seniors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-338
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digital media
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor-management relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Self-employed
Service industries
Telephone and wireless communication
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2021

 
 This bill temporarily permits digital marketplace companies (e.g., Lyft, DoorDash, Airbnb, etc.) to provide benefits to workers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic without such actions establishing those workers as employees or independent contractors or establishing the company as a joint employer under federal, state, or local laws.
 
 This bill applies to digital marketplace companies that provide, among other things, financial assistance, health benefits, training, health checks and personal protective equipment to individuals working through such marketplaces during the period beginning on March 15, 2020, and ending on the later of December 31, 2021, or the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in Senate