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Filthy Fifty Act

Bill: 117-s-1973
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Delaware
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Florida
Georgia
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Illinois
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Military facilities and property
Mississippi
Missouri
National Guard and reserves
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York State
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Pollution liability
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington State
Water quality
Water use and supply
West Virginia
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Filthy Fifty Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to complete testing for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at all military installations, formerly used defense sites, and state-owned facilities of the National Guard in the United States. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.
 
Not later than 60 days following the detection of PFAS at a military installation, formerly used defense site, or state-owned facility of the National Guard, DOD must take removal actions to ensure that all individuals served by a drinking water source contaminated by PFAS have access to drinking water that meets the applicable standard, regardless of whether DOD is the drinking water purveyor. Additionally, DOD must complete all physical construction required for the remediation of PFAS at such sites not later than 10 years after the enactment of this bill.
 
DOD must report to Congress identifying the status of remediation efforts at 50 specified sites, such as England Air Force Base, Louisiana. DOD must complete all physical construction required for the remediation of PFAS at the 50 specified sites not later than five years after the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening America’s Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1974
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
User charges and fees
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2021

 
This bill makes changes to the administration and management of the Strategic National Stockpile.
 
Among these changes, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the contents of the stockpile remain in working order. HHS may enter into maintenance service contracts to carry out this requirement.
 
Furthermore, as part of its management of the stockpile, HHS must establish and maintain domestic reserves of certain supplies, including by entering into cooperative agreements or partnerships to access facilities and equipment to produce these supplies. The authority for such agreements and partnerships terminates on September 30, 2024.
 
Additionally, the bill temporarily authorizes HHS to award grants to states for maintaining stockpiles of certain equipment and supplies for use during public health emergencies.
 
HHS must also develop transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies from the stockpile that address, for example, the prioritization of requests. Additionally, during the COVID-19 emergency, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response must report monthly on requests for supplies from states, tribes, and other jurisdictions. These reports must include the rationale for any partially fulfilled or denied requests.
 
Lastly, the Government Accountability Office must study the feasibility of establishing user fees to offset costs for procuring single-source materials for, and distributing such materials from, the stockpile.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1975
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Federal preemption
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Women's Health Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services.
 
Specifically, governments may not limit a provider's ability to 
 
 
prescribe certain drugs,
 
offer abortion services via telemedicine, or
 
immediately provide abortion services when the provider determines a delay risks the patient's health. 
 
 
Furthermore, governments may not require a provider to 
 
 
perform unnecessary medical procedures,
 
provide medically inaccurate information,
 
comply with credentialing or other conditions that do not apply to providers whose services are medically comparable to abortions, or
 
carry out all services connected to an abortion. 
 
 
In addition, governments may not (1) require patients to make medically unnecessary in-person visits before receiving abortion services or disclose their reasons for obtaining such services, or (2) prohibit abortion services before fetal viability or after fetal viability when a provider determines the pregnancy risks the patient's life or health.
 
The bill also prohibits other governmental measures that are similar to the bill's specified restrictions or that otherwise single out and impede access to abortion services, unless a government demonstrates that the measure significantly advances the safety of abortion services or health of patients and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means.
 
The Department of Justice, individuals, or providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.
 
The bill applies to restrictions imposed both prior and subsequent to the bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate Act

Bill: 117-s-1976
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign aid and international relief
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intellectual property
International organizations and cooperation
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Multilateral development programs
Public contracts and procurement
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate Act or the NOVID Act

 
This bill establishes the Pandemic Preparedness and Response Program to coordinate and carry out the U.S. government's global health response to COVID-19, its variants, and other pathogens with pandemic potential.
 
As part of the program, the bill requires, within 30 days, the development of a comprehensive strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy must outline efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide, including through the immediate release of the COVID-19 vaccine doses that the United States committed to sending abroad.
 
The bill also requires a long-term strategy for the program to prevent future pandemics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act

Bill: 117-s-1977
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act

 
This bill expands the scope of Medicaid coverage of pregnant women, including by extending coverage to all pregnant women regardless of otherwise applicable requirements, requiring one year of postpartum coverage, and expanding coverage to include services provided by doulas, midwives, and lactation consultants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
GOALS Act

Bill: 117-s-1978
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Appropriations
Athletes
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Professional sports
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act or the GOALS Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup until the U.S. Soccer Federation agrees to provide equitable pay to the members of the U.S. Women's National Team and the U.S. Men's National Team.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
FORWARD Act

Bill: 117-s-1979
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Business education
Business expenses
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Research and development
Small business
Social security and elderly assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Furthering Our Recovery With American Research & Development Act or the FORWARD Act

 
This bill makes several changes to the income tax credit for business expenses for increasing research activities.
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
expands eligibility for the credit by increasing the maximum amount of gross receipts of an entity for the taxable year and using an eight-year (rather than five-year) period in the calculation of those amounts;
 
removes the business credit carryforward from calculation of the payroll tax credit portion of the credit;
 
includes among qualified research expenses wages paid in connection with research activity training expenses; and
 
increases the credit rate for expenses incurred in certain collaborative research activities (i.e., conducted with higher education institutions, tax-exempt scientific research organizations, or charitable grant organizations) and qualified domestic manufacturers.
 
 
The bill appropriates to the Social Security trust funds amounts equal to the reduction in revenues from payroll taxes by reason of this bill.
 
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shall develop partnership agreements to provide for development of basic training relating to federal tax credits benefitting small business concerns and startups, especially credits for research and experimentation, and informational materials relating to such credits, including IRS guidance documents.
 
Small business development centers shall provide informational materials, education, and basic training to small business concerns relating to federal tax credits, including those available to (1) businesses generally; and (2) small business concerns and startups specifically, especially credits for research and experimentation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Farm Subsidy Transparency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1980
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Government information and archives
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Farm Subsidy Transparency Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill requires the collection and disclosure of demographic and other information about recipients of agricultural benefits.
 
Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must collect and make publicly available (1) the race and gender of individuals who directly or indirectly received or applied for certain benefits, such as grants or other funding under USDA's commodity, conservation, research, extension, and education programs; and (2) the farm or ranch acreage of the recipients of such benefits. 
 
USDA must also collect and track the race and gender of individuals who register for the USDA service center information management system (a repository of participants in programs offered by USDA's Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource and Conservation Service, and rural development agencies).
 
Additionally, the Commodity Credit Corporation must collect and disclose (1) the race and gender of individuals who receive or apply for benefits from the corporation, and (2) the farm or ranch acreage of the recipients of such benefits. 
 
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation must collect and disclose (1) the name, race, gender, and farm or ranch acreage of individuals who receive federally subsidized insurance for crops, livestock, or forage; and (2) the premium subsidy amount for each recipient.
 
The bill also requires financial institutions to gather demographic information in response to loan applications for farms and ranches that are minority-owned or women-owned. (Currently, institutions must gather that information in response to loan applications from women-owned and minority-owned small businesses.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
ACE Act

Bill: 117-s-1981
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2021-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Financial services and investments
Income tax deductions
Sales and excise taxes
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: 

Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act or the ACE Act

 
This bill modifies tax rules relating to donor advised funds (DAFs) (separately identified funds maintained and operated by a tax-exempt charitable organization for which a donor retains advisory privileges with respect to the distribution of funds and the investment of assets).
 
Specifically, the bill places certain restrictions on charitable contribution deductions for gifts made to a nonqualified DAF. It also sets forth rules for the treatment of private foundation administrative expenses paid to disqualified persons and for the treatment of distributions to DAFs from private foundations. 
 
The bill imposes a 50% penalty on contributions held in a DAF that are not timely distributed. 
 
The bill also sets forth special rules for the treatment of contributions from DAFs for purposes of meeting the public support test (the requirement that charitable organizations receive a certain percentage of their support from public sources).
 
The bill exempts from the tax on the investment income of a private foundation (1) distributions to a DAF of not less than 7% of the foundation's assets, and (2) for foundations that have a duration, specified in their governing documents, of not more than 25 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.

Bill: 117-s-1982
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2021-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employee benefits and pensions
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: 
This bill excludes certain purchases of employee-owned stock from being considered as outstanding voting stock for the purpose of the excise tax on excess business holdings of a private foundation in a business enterprise. 
 
The bill applies to any voting stock that is (1) not readily tradable on an established securities market; (2) purchased by the business enterprise on or after January 1, 2005, from an employee stock ownership plan in which employees of the business enterprise participate, in connection with a distribution from the plan; and (3) held by the business enterprise as treasury stock, cancelled, or retired.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Defending Keystone Jobs Act

Bill: 117-s-1983
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2021-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Canada
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to estimate and report to Congress the number of jobs projected to be lost as a result of a specified section of the executive order titled 
Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis
, which revoked the March 2019 permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Smart Intersections Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1984
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Energy prices
Government studies and investigations
Motor fuels
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: 

Smart Intersections Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to award grants for improving the functioning of traffic signals through active management of traffic signal operations. State, tribal, and local government entities are eligible for these grants.
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by improving the efficiency of traffic systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
ROUTES Act

Bill: 117-s-1985
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2021-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Transportation
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
Indian lands and resources rights
Infrastructure development
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: 

Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success Act or the
 
ROUTES Act 

 
This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Transportation (DOT) initiative by establishing the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Office within DOT.
 
The purpose of the office is to (1) improve analysis of projects from rural and tribal areas, and underserved communities in such areas that are applying for DOT discretionary grants, including ensuring that project costs, local resources, and the larger benefits to the American people and economy are appropriately considered; and (2) provide rural, tribal, and underserved communities in these areas with technical assistance for meeting transportation infrastructure investment needs in a financially sustainable manner.
 
To carry out the mission of the office, DOT must establish the ROUTES Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1986
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2021-06-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: 

Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 

2021

 
This bill accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare.
 
Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2022, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Introduced in Senate