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Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5224
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a grant program for states, Indian tribes, and territories to respond to the opioid crisis. In awarding the grants, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must give priority to recipients with the highest opioid dispensing rates.
 
Recipients must use at least 20% of grant funds to implement a program that requires a prescription for an opioid overdose reversal drug along with an opioid prescription if (1) a patient is prescribed benzodiazepines, medication-assisted treatment, or high-dose opioids; or (2) the prescriber has reason to know of the patient's history with substance use disorders. As part of this program, recipients must also require continuing education on opioid-prescribing practices for prescribers and on recognizing opioid overdose fatalities for coroners.
 
Recipients must use the remaining funds to develop a strategic plan for the jurisdiction's response to the opioid crisis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Micro-SBIC and Emerging Managers Program Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5225
Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Micro-SBIC and Emerging Managers Program Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes programs for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to (1) issue certain applicants a license to operate a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) and (2) provide assistance to SBICs operated by emerging managers. An SBIC is a privately owned company, licensed and regulated by the SBA, which invests in small businesses through debt and equity.
 
First, the bill lowers the threshold to receive an SBIC license to include applicants that hold private capital of at least $5 million and have significant business expertise relevant to the applicant's investment strategy. The bill also sets limits on the amount of financing these SBICs may receive from the SBA.
 
Additionally, the bill allows managers with substantial experience operating SBICs to enter an agreement, approved by the SBA, to provide guidance and assistance to SBIC applicants that are managed by at least two emerging managers who have an investment record of less than 10 years or who focus on underserved markets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women’s Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5226
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Health information and medical records
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Preventing Vigilante Stalking that Stops Women's Access to Healthcare and Abortion Rights Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the maximum prison term for a domestic violence or stalking offense, if the offense is committed with the intent to obtain health care information of an individual or to prevent the health care decisions of an individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Public Transportation Expansion Act

Bill: 117-hr-5228
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Public Transportation Expansion Act 

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Transit Administration to support access to affordable housing and enhanced mobility for residents in certain disadvantaged communities or low-income riders through grants for construction of new fixed guideway capital projects, construction of zero-emission bus rapid transit projects, or other public transportation projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps Act

Bill: 117-hr-5229
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

21st Century Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps Act

 
This bill temporarily authorizes and provides funding for the President to establish and operate a Civilian Conservation and Climate Corps to employ young adults (ages 16-25) in connection with public conservation and climate projects. 
 
If available funds are insufficient to employ every eligible individual seeking employment with the corps, preference must be given, in order, to (1) unemployed veterans, (2) unemployed individuals who have exhausted their unemployment benefits, (3) individuals who are otherwise eligible for unemployment benefits, (4) members of groups determined to have suffered economic or social disadvantages to finding decent work, and (5) other unemployed individuals.
 
The corps must pay employees wages comparable to wages paid to public-sector employees. The corps may also provide room, board, and clothing for employees, but the cost of these accommodations must be deducted from wages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
9/11 Memorial and Museum Act

Bill: 117-hr-5230
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Department of Defense
First responders and emergency personnel
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York City
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Terrorism
User charges and fees
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

9/11 Memorial and Museum Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to award to the official organization that operates the National September 11 Memorial & Museum a one-time grant to be used solely for the purposes of the operation, security, and maintenance of the memorial and museum.
 
As a condition on receipt of the grant, the organization must 
 
 
provide for free admission to all facilities and museums associated with the memorial and museum for active and retired members of the Armed Forces, individuals who were registered first responders to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and family members of victims of such attacks;
 
provide for dedicated free admission hours for the general public at least once a week; and 
 
allow for annual federal audits of its financial statements.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Relief for Working Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-5231
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Relief for Working Families Act

 
This bill modifies the tax credit for employer-paid family and medical leave. Specifically, it extends the credit for a five-year period after an employer plan for payment of family and medical leave benefits is established. The bill also provides for an increased credit for plans established by certain small employers (i.e., employers with gross receipts not exceeding $25 million and 50 or fewer employees during the taxable year).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 117-hr-5232
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue 50,000 $5 gold coins, 500,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the service that working dogs provide to society.
 
The designs of the coins minted under this bill shall be emblematic of the contributions of working dogs to society, including in detection, military service, therapy and assistance.
 
Treasury may issue coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2023.
 
All sales of coins shall include a surcharge, which shall be paid to America's VetDogs for general expenses associated with the fulfillment of its mission. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain adjustments with respect to the nonbusiness energy property tax credit, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5233
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 
This bill expands the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property to include a credit for home energy audits. The amount of such credit is 30% of the cost of a home energy audit, not to exceed $150. 
 
The bill defines 
home energy audit
 to mean an inspection and written report for a dwelling located in the United States that is owned and used by a taxpayer as the taxpayer's principal residence. The audit must identify the most significant and cost-effective energy efficiency improvements for such dwelling, including an estimate of the energy and cost savings for each improvement, and be conducted and prepared by a certified home energy auditor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Sustainable Energy Projects for Tribal Communities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5234
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Federal-Indian relations
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Promoting Sustainable Energy Projects for Tribal Communities Act of 2021

 
This bill allows Indian tribal governments to elect to receive payments, in lieu of tax credits, for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Student Mental Health Helpline Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5235
Sponsor: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency communications systems
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Student Mental Health Helpline Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes grants to support student mental health and safety helplines (i.e., a free, confidential service that is accessible via telephone and other communication platforms that assists students facing challenges with abuse, bullying, depression, self-harm, and related issues). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) may award the grants to agencies or other subdivisions of a state, Indian tribe, or local government that are primarily responsible for health, public health, or education.
 
Among other purposes, recipients must use funds to establish or maintain a helpline that provides information to school officials (to the extent permitted by federal privacy standards for health information) about student mental health and safety concerns.
 
The bill also requires SAMHSA to report on the feasibility of setting up a nationally available student mental health and safety helpline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Prevent Taliban Support Act

Bill: 117-hr-5236
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Prevent Taliban Support Act

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds to provide any kind of support to the Taliban or a Taliban affiliate. It also prohibits waiving any U.S.-imposed sanctions on the Taliban or a Taliban affiliate unless a law is enacted specifically providing for such a waiver. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act

Bill: 117-hr-5238
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act

 
 This bill provides leave for an eligible employee, including a federal employee, to care for an adult child, grandparent, or grandchild (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if that individual has a serious health condition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5239
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Federal preemption
Health care quality
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021

 
This bill extends liability protection for harm caused by acts or omissions by volunteer health care professionals in the course of providing certain health care services during specified public-health or national emergencies or major disasters. However, such liability protection shall not apply if (1) the harm was caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the health care professional provided services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Rural Health Training Opportunities Act

Bill: 117-hr-5240
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Rural Health Training Opportunities Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prioritize projects in rural areas when awarding grants for demonstration projects that provide education and training to low-income individuals for health care occupations.
 
Specifically, HHS must give preference to projects that (1) serve a rural area where project participants reside, the project is conducted, or an employer partnership commits to hiring project participants; and (2) provide project participants with transportation assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5241
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services for states to support linkages between health services, social services, and other supports for vulnerable older adults, including through senior legal hotlines and medical-legal partnerships.
 
A 
medical-legal partnership
 means an arrangement in a health care or social services setting that integrates lawyers and social workers to address the needs of an individual patient related to social determinants of health (nonmedical factors such as income that influence health outcomes) and to help clinicians, case managers, and social workers address structural problems at the root of many health inequities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
STRONG Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5242
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2021-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: 

Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2021 or the STRONG Act of 

2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Teacher Quality Partnership program and otherwise revises the program to allow certain undergraduate students with an academic major related to teaching to enter into teaching residency programs. (Currently, only recent graduates and certain mid-career professionals may participate in these programs.) In addition, the bill allows undergraduate students who enter into such a program to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Introduced in House