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Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2437
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to expedite the environmental review of hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction projects on certain National Forest System land and prioritize reducing the risks of insect infestations and wildfires over other objectives in forest plans. In addition, the bill directs states to retain good neighbor agreement timber sale revenues and use them for certain restoration services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5052-5053)
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Cane River Creole National Historical Park Boundary Modification Act

Bill: 117-s-2438
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Louisiana
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Cane River Creole National Historical Park Boundary Modification Act

 
This bill modifies the official boundary of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Louisiana. 

action_date: 2022-09-21
text: 

Cane River Creole National Historical Park Boundary Modification Act

 
This bill modifies the official boundary of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Louisiana. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 117-157.
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 117-157.
action_date: 2022-05-03
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convene a blue ribbon panel to review the forest inventory and analysis program of the Forest Service, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-2440
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to convene a blue ribbon panel to review the forest inventory and analysis program (a program that accounts for public and private forests and their resources in the United States). 
 
The panel shall conduct a review of the past progress, current priorities, and future needs of such program with respect to forest carbon, climate change, forest health, and sustainable wood products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2441
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Military history
North Carolina
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
South Carolina
State and local government operations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor in North Carolina and South Carolina. 
 
The University of South Carolina, as the managing entity for the corridor, shall submit a Corridor Management Action Plan for the corridor. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2442
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 

2021

 
This bill allows certain part-time faculty to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Specifically, the bill allows part-time faculty members or instructors to participate in the PSLF program if they (1) teach at least one course at an institution of higher education, a postsecondary vocational institution, or a tribal college or university; and (2) do not have another full-time job.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5053)
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to expand the definition of H-2A nonimmigrant for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens engaged in seafood processing, horticultural commodities, or the care of horses.

Bill: 117-s-2443
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 
This bill expands the H-2A visa program (generally for temporary agricultural workers) to include workers entering the United States to perform labor related to (1) aquaculture or seafood processing, (2) cultivating or maintaining horticultural commodities, or (3) breeding or providing care of horses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2444
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicaid
Medical research
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand research on, and take other actions to address, uterine fibroids. These are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus and may cause pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and reproductive issues.
 
In coordination with the National Institutes of Health and appropriate federal agencies, HHS must undertake research activities on uterine fibroids.
 
In addition, HHS must establish a database of services furnished to individuals diagnosed with uterine fibroids under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program and must develop a report on federal and state expenditures for such services.
 
Additionally, HHS must disseminate information on uterine fibroids to the public and to health care providers, including information on the elevated risk for minority women and available treatments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Resources To Prevent Youth Vaping Act

Bill: 117-s-2445
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health promotion and preventive care
Research administration and funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act

 
This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect user fees on products that it deems by regulation to be tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems, and addresses related issues. Currently, the FDA is authorized to collect user fees only on specified classes of tobacco products.
 
The bill increases the total amount of such fees to be collected for FY2022. For each fiscal year after, the total amount of such fees shall be adjusted according to changes in a price index. 
 
Starting in FY2024, the FDA must assess user fees on classes of products that it has deemed by regulation to be tobacco products, unless the FDA fails to finalize a formula for assessing such fees on time. Once it is finalized, the FDA may only revise this formula by regulation. 
 
The bill also requires each tobacco manufacturer and importer to periodically submit certain information related to the tobacco products that it sells or distributes in the United States. 
 
The FDA must annually report to Congress about its use of such tobacco product fees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Women's Retirement Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-2446
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee benefits and pensions
Family relationships
Financial literacy
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Temporary and part-time employment
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Women's Retirement Protection Act

 
This bill modifies the requirements for employer-sponsored pension plans to (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans; and (2) allow certain long-term, part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. 
 
Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products or services an easily accessible link to the website of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to obtain information relating to retirement planning or later life economic security. 
 
The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor shall award grants to certain community-based organizations to (1) improve the financial literacy of women who are working age or in retirement, and (2) assist low-income women and survivors of domestic violence in obtaining qualified domestic relations orders and the benefits they are entitled to through the orders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
SUCCESS Act

Bill: 117-s-2447
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Libraries and archives
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed Act or the SUCCESS Act

 
This bill provides additional funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, which supports remote learning during the COVID-19 emergency period by covering reasonable costs of laptop and tablet computers, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and broadband connectivity purchases for off-campus use by students, school staff, and library patrons. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Misinformation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2448
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Health Misinformation Act of 2021

 
This bill limits liability protection that applies to a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties if a provider promotes health misinformation during a declared public health emergency.
 
Specifically, the liability protection (sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection) shall not apply to a provider that promotes health misinformation using an algorithm unless the algorithm uses a neutral mechanism for the promotion, such as chronological functionality.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, issue guidance about what constitutes health misinformation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2449
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises.
 
Specifically, the bill does the following:
 
 
increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and
 
creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery.
 
 
An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Health Innovation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2450
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Rural Health Innovation Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes two grant programs to increase access to emergency care in rural areas. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy within the Health Resources and Services Administration must manage these programs.
 
First, the office must provide grants to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to enhance the provision of walk-in urgent care, triage, and other emergency services in rural areas.
 
Second, the office must provide grants to health departments in rural areas for emergency services (including triage and transport to emergency departments), primary care services, and similar services provided by emergency departments.
 
Recipients of these grants may use funds for staffing, equipment, and other necessary expenses to provide emergency services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Investing in Main Street Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2451
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Investing in Main Street Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes certain banking entities, subject to the approval of the appropriate federal banking agency, to invest up to 15% of their capital and surplus in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs) or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Encouraging Americans to Save Act

Bill: 117-s-2452
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax deferral
Inflation and prices
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Encouraging Americans to Save Act

 
This bill sets forth provisions to provide matching payments for retirement savings and Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions for individuals who have attained the age of 18 years, excluding taxpayer dependents. Specifically, it allows an enhanced 50% tax credit, up to $2,000, for deductible retirement savings contributions and for IRA contributions. 
 
The bill also directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish the R-Bond Program as a permanent program for the establishment and maintenance of individual retirement plans and directs the IRS to educate taxpayers on the benefits of the savings programs provided by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5053)
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
PLANE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2453
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Motor fuels
Natural disasters
Oklahoma
Public-private cooperation
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
Small business
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Promoting the Launch of Aviation's Next Era Act of 2021 or the
 
PLANE Act of 2021

 
This bill revises provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including provisions for air traffic controllers and protections for the aviation community.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
expands pilot protection to include that pilot facing an investigation by the FAA can appeal to a federal district court for 
de novo
 review, 
 
establishes a five-year public-private partnership for general aviation airports to attract private sector investments, 
 
designates certain general aviation airports as disaster relief airports, 
 
directs employees and staff of the FAA Academy responsible for training air traffic controllers to remain open during a government shutdown, 
 
provides practical experience for trainee air traffic control operators, and 
 
requires that all tax receipts from aviation fuel sources are deposited in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Water Reuse and Resiliency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2454
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Water Reuse and Resiliency Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises a pilot program of the Environmental Protection Agency for alternative water source projects. The program, which was established under the Clean Water Act, provides grants to states, local agencies, private utilities, and nonprofit entities for alternative water source projects to meet critical water supply needs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5053-5054)
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

Bill: 117-s-2455
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Computers and information technology
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational technology and distance education
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: 

Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

 This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received as a federal Pell Grant. It also expands the definition of 
qualified tuition and related expenses
 under the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credit to include computer or peripheral equipment (up to a maximum of $1,000), child and dependent care expenses, and course materials.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate