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Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act

Bill: 117-s-250
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act

 
This bill limits which orphan drugs may be granted a market exclusivity period by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (Generally, an orphan drug is one that is not economically viable because of the rarity of the disease that it treats; the sponsor of an FDA-designated orphan drug may be granted various incentives, such as a seven-year period in which the FDA may not grant market approval to a different sponsor for the same drug to treat the same disease.)
 
Under this bill, if a drug is designated as an orphan drug on the basis that there is no reasonable expectation that the sponsor will recover the costs of developing and distributing the drug from U.S. sales, the drug shall be granted the seven-year exclusivity period only if the sponsor demonstrates that there is no reasonable expectation that it will recover such costs specifically within its first 12 years of U.S. sales of the drug. This requirement shall also apply retroactively to an orphan drug that was granted such an exclusivity period before this bill's enactment. 
 
When deciding whether an orphan drug meets this requirement, the FDA shall consider the sales of all drugs from the sponsor that are covered by the same orphan drug designation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-251
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Athletes
Education programs funding
School athletics
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021

 
This bill makes it a violation of federal law for a recipient of federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.
 
The bill specifies that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
State & Local Emergency Stabilization Fund Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-252
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: American Samoa
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Health programs administration and funding
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

State & Local Emergency Stabilization Fund Act of 2021

 
This bill appropriates $600 billion in additional funding for states, territories, tribal governments, and local communities due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency and allows additional uses for Coronavirus Relief Fund payments.
 
The bill allows payments under this bill or from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to be used for expenditures from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022, regardless of a connection to the COVID-19 emergency. Payments may not be used to provide a tax cut, rebate, or other tax benefit or to reduce or eliminate a fee.
 
The funds provided by this bill are allocated between (1) the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa; (2) tribal governments; (3) states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; and (4) local communities.
 
Payment amounts for states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are based on population and the coronavirus infection rate. The bill sets a minimum payment amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S477)
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury.

Bill: 117-s-254
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
American Samoa
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Guam
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Northern Mariana Islands
Property tax
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local finance
Telecommunication rates and fees
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 
This bill provides funds for assistance to homeowners to prevent mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. The Department of the Treasury must disburse the funds to state housing finance agencies, territories, and Indian tribes for the provision of such assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S478)
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
RESTAURANTS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-255
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Appropriations
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Economic performance and conditions
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Financial services and investments
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2021 or the RESTAURANTS Act of 2021

 
This bill temporarily establishes and provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors to cover specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave.
 
For the grant program's initial period, Treasury must (1) prioritize awarding grants to marginalized and underrepresented communities, and (2) only award grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors with annual revenues of less than $1.5 million in 2019. For tax purposes, grant amounts are excluded from the recipient's gross income.
 
An entity that received a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) may not apply for or use a restaurant revitalization grant for the same expenses for which the entity received the paycheck protection loan. Further, a grant applicant may request an additional amount to cover the cost of providing 10 days of paid sick leave to its employees.
 
Treasury must report a list of grant recipients with the amount each recipient received, as well as demographics and other specified information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-256
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Emergency planning and evacuation
Food assistance and relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Latin America
Mexico
New Mexico
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021 

 
This bill authorizes reimbursement to jurisdictions and organizations for the costs of providing humanitarian relief to aliens, including the cost of emergency preparedness activities. The reimbursement authorized under this bill shall be for FY2021-FY2023 and shall be distributed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Support for STEM Act

Bill: 117-s-257
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Preschool education
Science and engineering education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Emergency Support for STEM Act

 
This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for grants to states and, through them, subgrants to eligible public elementary and secondary schools and nonprofit programs to support hands-on learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, including through remote learning, after-school activities, and innovative learning opportunities (e.g., robotics competitions).
 
The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-258
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Appropriations
Business investment and capital
Credit and credit markets
Government lending and loan guarantees
Manufacturing
Small business
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes for an additional eight years the State Small Business Credit Initiative.
 
The initative assists participating states in providing collateral financial support to, and other innovative credit access and guarantee initiatives for, small businesses and manufacturers. 
 
The bill prescribes allocations of federal funds to participating states, and it authorizes the Department of the Treasury to award up to $5 billion in two tranches (portions), according to specified criteria, for participating states to (1) make federal contributions to an approved state program, or (2) use as collateral for a qualifying loan or swap funding facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-259
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Canada
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Prescription drugs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow for the personal importation of prescription drugs from Canada in certain instances.
 
Such a drug must (1) be purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy and dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada; (2) be purchased by an individual for personal use only and in quantities not to exceed a 90-day supply; (3) be filled using a valid prescription from a physician licensed in a U.S. state; and (4) have the same active ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and strength as an FDA-approved drug. Certain types of drugs may not be imported under this program, such as controlled substances, biological products, or intravenously injected drugs.
 
An approved pharmacy under this program must be located and licensed in Canada and meet additional requirements, such as participation in ongoing and comprehensive quality assurance programs. 
 
The FDA shall publish a list of approved Canadian pharmacies on a website. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act

Bill: 117-s-260
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act

 
This bill allows an abused spouse or child whose immigrant status is derived from another alien (the principal alien) to obtain immigrant status independent of the principal alien. Current law provides a path to immigrant status to abused individuals who derive their status from a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, but not to those who derive their status from another alien. 
 
Such an abused spouse or child must be accompanying or following to join the principal alien and have been subject to battery or extreme cruelty by the principal alien. An abused individual with immigrant status shall receive employment authorization, be eligible for renewal or extension of status, and become an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under certain conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
All Dependents Count Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-261
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

All Dependents Count Act of 2021

 
This bill extends the 2020 recovery rebates of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to all taxpayer dependents. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting State and Local Leaders Act

Bill: 117-s-262
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee leave
Employment taxes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Supporting State and Local Leaders Act

 
This bill repeals the prohibition against granting state and local governments a tax credit for paid sick and paid family and medical leave.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Worker Health Coverage Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-263
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Employment taxes
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Religion
Social security and elderly assistance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Worker Health Coverage Protection Act

 
This bill provides health insurance premium assistance to individuals who become unemployed or are furloughed during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2021. Specifically, the bill treats premiums as paid for individuals who (1) are terminated from employment and elect to continue insurance coverage through the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) program during such period, or (2) receive more than a 30% reduction in work hours during such period but remain eligible for coverage under a group health plan. The bill also specifies requirements for individuals changing, or enrolling in, health plans under the program.
 
 Additionally, the bill requires employers to provide eligible individuals specified written notice about this health insurance premium assistance, including, among other information, available health plan enrollment options and the date that such assistance expires.
 
The Department of the Treasury must reimburse employers, group health plans, and insurance issuers through a payroll tax credit or refund for unpaid premiums that were treated as paid under the program.
 
Premium assistance is not considered income for federal income tax purposes or for determining eligibility for federal or state benefits or assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S478-483)
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Dream Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-264
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Citizenship and naturalization
Department of Homeland Security
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military personnel and dependents
Preschool education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Dream Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States for four years preceding this bill's enactment, (2) was younger than 18 years of age on the initial date of U.S. entry, (3) is not inadmissible on various grounds such as those related to crime or security, and (4) has fulfilled specified educational requirements.
 
DHS shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status unless the alien has engaged in conduct that would make the alien ineligible for DACA. 
 
DHS shall remove the conditional basis of the permanent resident status granted under this bill if the alien meets various requirements, such as (1) maintaining residence in the United States, and (2) acquiring a degree from an institution of higher education or serving in the uniformed services.
 
DHS may not disclose or use information provided in applications filed under this bill or in DACA requests for immigration enforcement purposes.
 
The bill repeals a restriction barring states from providing higher education benefits to undocumented aliens unless those benefits are available to all U.S. citizens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S483-486)
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-265
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Fires
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Public Housing Fire Safety Act

 
This bill creates a grant program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing projects.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health Emergency Production Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-266
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Public Health Emergency Production Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies funding, administration, and reporting related to the Defense Production Act of 1950. That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry to secure essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates a requirement to transfer any balance in excess of $750 million from the Defense Production Act Fund to the General Fund of the Department of the Treasury.
 
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must require companies to prioritize fulfilling federal contracts or orders necessary for pandemic preparedness and response if HHS finds that the material being procured is essential to the public health and cannot be adequately sourced through normal distribution channels.
 
HHS must also establish, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, an office responsible for Defense Production Act of 1950 activities. Additionally, staff may rotate between the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy and specified components of HHS.
 
Furthermore, the Defense Production Act Committee must report monthly about the use of Defense Production Act of 1950 authorities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate