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Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3099
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2021 

 
This bill establishes a state insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The member is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under current law, this member is nonvoting and selected by state insurance commissioners. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E505)
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Student Food Security Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3100
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Housing supply and affordability
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Student aid and college costs
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Student Food Security Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and establishes programs to address food insecurity among college students.
 
Specifically, the bill permanently modifies the eligibility requirements to allow additional college students to receive SNAP benefits, and it establishes a demonstration program to allow college students to use SNAP benefits on college campuses instead of meal plans. The bill also advances implementation of certain data-sharing agreements and notifications to help students who apply for federal financial aid to also apply for and receive other federal means-tested benefits (e.g., Section 8 tenant-based housing assistance, Medicaid, and Supplemental Security Income).
 
In addition, the bill (1) requires questions about food and housing insecurity to be incorporated into the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, and (2) establishes a grant program to support research and address incidences of food and housing insecurity among college students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
RIFLE Act

Bill: 117-hr-3101
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act or the RIFLE Act

 
This bill repeals the excise tax on the transfer of firearms. The bill shall not be construed as placing any regulated firearms under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
TRICARE Retiree Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-3102
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

TRICARE Retiree Protection Act
 
 
This bill authorizes a covered beneficiary who is enrolled in TRICARE Select to reenroll in TRICARE Select at any time during 2021. Covered beneficiaries are those in the retired category who (1) enrolled in TRICARE Select as of December 31, 2020, (2) did not establish a monthly enrollment fee payment during the 2020 TRICARE Open Season, and (3) submit an assertion that they did not receive notice regarding the process to enroll in and establish a monthly enrollment fee payment for TRICARE Select for 2021.
 
A covered beneficiary who reenrolls in TRICARE Select must, at the time of enrollment, pay a portion of the annual enrollment fee and establish a monthly enrollment fee payment for the remaining months of 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Let Veterans Honor the Fallen Act

Bill: 117-hr-3103
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Department of Defense
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Let Veterans Honor the Fallen Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize a veterans service organization to use the parking lot at the Pentagon as a staging area for the Rolling to Remember Memorial Day Remembrance Ride.
 
The veterans service organization must assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities arising from event activities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Get Americans Back To Work Act

Bill: 117-hr-3104
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Get Americans Back To Work Act

 
This bill makes an individual ineligible for federal pandemic unemployment compensation (FPUC) after June 30, 2021. It also reduces the amount of FPUC to $150.00 for weeks of unemployment ending after May 31, 2021, and ending on or before June 30, 2021.
 
Under current law, an individual is eligible for FPUC for weeks of employment ending on or before September 6, 2021 in the amount of $300. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act

Bill: 117-hr-3105
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act

 
This bill removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law.
 
Among other things, the bill does the following: 
 
 
removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana; 
 
directs the Food and Drug Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the Department of the Treasury to issue rules to regulate marijuana that are similar to the federal rules regulating alcohol; 
 
creates protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses; 
 
creates protections for veterans who use, possess, or transport medical marijuana; and 
 
requires the National Institutes of Health to study and report on the effects of medical marijuana on individuals who are impaired or in pain and the relationship between state-approved treatment programs involving medical marijuana, access to such programs, and a reduction in opioid abuse. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act

Bill: 117-hr-3106
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Community life and organization
Education of the disadvantaged
Employment and training programs
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Minority employment
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants, on a competitive basis, to assist states, local governments, and Indian tribes or community-based organizations in providing subsidized summer and year-round employment opportunities to certain at-risk youth who are not younger than 14 or older than 24, and are unemployed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3107
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Income tax credits
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the work opportunity tax credit to (1) change the credit for summer youth employees to a credit for youth employees who will be employed for not more than 20 hours per week during any period between September 16 and April 30 in which the youth employee is attending any secondary school, (2) increase the amount of the credit for youth employees, and (3) expand the credit to include disconnected youth. 
 
The bill defines
 disconnected youth
 to include any individual who (1) is certified as having attained age 16 but not age 25 on the hiring date; and (2) has self-certified as not having regularly attended any secondary, technical, or post-secondary school during the 6-month period preceding the hiring date, has not been regularly employed during such period, and is not readily employable due to a lack of basic skills. The term also includes individuals who have been certified (1) as having attained age 16 but not age 21 on the hiring date, and (2) as eligible foster children in foster care during the 12-month period ending on the hiring date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3108
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 

2021

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services. 
 
Currently, Medicare covers such services for individuals with diabetes or kidney disease under certain circumstances; such services must also be provided by a registered dietitian or nutrition professional pursuant to a physician referral. The bill extends coverage to individuals with other diseases and conditions, including obesity, eating disorders, cancer, and HIV/AIDS; such services may also be referred by a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or (for eating disorders) a clinical psychologist.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
PHIT Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3109
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
Income tax deductions
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021 or the PHIT Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines 
qualified sports and fitness expenses
 as amounts paid exclusively for participating in a physical activity, including (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, or (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3111
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Family relationships
Family services
Housing and community development funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021 

 
This bill establishes grants through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for owners of intergenerational dwellings. Grants must be used to (1) provide services such as tutoring, health care services, and after-school care; (2) perform outreach to intergenerational families in the surrounding community; and (3) maintain spaces within the property to be used for programs and services for intergenerational families. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-22
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 24.
action_date: 2022-06-22
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3112
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Environmental Protection
Solid waste and recycling
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of specified recycled water system facilities in California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3115
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Debt collection
Detention of persons
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Inflation and prices
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Military personnel and dependents
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Right of privacy
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

 
This bill revises requirements under the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture, such as the school lunch and breakfast programs.
 
For example, the bill permanently provides free meals to all school children regardless of income.
 
The bill increases the reimbursement rate for school food authorities participating in the food and nutrition programs.
 
The bill also prohibits school food authorities from (1) physically segregating or otherwise discriminating against any child participating in the free breakfast program, or (2) overtly identifying a child participating in the program with a special token or announcement. 
 
Additionally, the bill expands the summer food service program by making all children eligible for participation in the program.
 
Further, the bill revises eligibility determinations for measuring poverty to include runaway or homeless youth, foster children, migratory children, and children participating in specified programs (e.g., Head Start).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Bill: 117-hr-3116
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from authorizing the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in specified planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf along the Atlantic Coast, including the Straits of Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3117
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for failing to obtain medical attention for an individual in federal custody who displays medical distress.
 
Specifically, the bill requires federal law enforcement officers and the Bureau of Prisons' personnel to provide or obtain immediate medical attention for an individual in federal custody who displays medical distress. It criminalizes the negligent failure to obtain or provide such medical attention that results in unnecessary pain, injury, or death. 
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in House