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EDOT Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4770
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Medicare
Right of privacy
Sound recording

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2021 or the EDOT Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report on the effects of changes that were made during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 with respect to the provision or availability of telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. 
 
Among other information, the report must include (1) a summary of all services utilized by beneficiaries during the emergency period, including the number of telehealth visits and in-person visits; (2) any changes in utilization compared to prior periods; and (3) demographic characteristics of beneficiaries who utilized telehealth services. The CMS must submit the required reports after the end of the emergency period, as specified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-28
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: 2021-07-28
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: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the "Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building".

Bill: 117-hr-4771
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Florida
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 
This bill designates the the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-27
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-10-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-10-27
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act

Bill: 117-hr-4773
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act

 
This bill removes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Federal Reserve System, converts the bureau into an independent commission, and modifies its leadership structure. Specifically, the bill eliminates the positions of director and deputy director and establishes a five-person commission appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Landowners’ Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4774
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Landowners' Right to Due Process in Rehearings at FERC Act of 2021

 
This bill revises the rehearing process for petitioners aggrieved by an order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with respect to natural gas pipeline projects.
 
Specifically, the bill sets forth a 60-day deadline for FERC to respond to a rehearing request from a petitioner. During this time, FERC is prohibited from authorizing construction-related activity that is related to the order, and the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity that is the subject of the order may not exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire land or other property to carry out the pipeline project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
United Nations Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4775
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
International organizations and cooperation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Subversive activities
Taiwan
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

United Nations Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021

 
This bill requires various actions related to malign influence operations by other countries in the United Nations (UN), with such operations defined as coordinated actions by a UN member state to foster UN actions or attitudes that further that member state's interests in a manner inconsistent with the UN Charter.
 
The President shall direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN to vote for and promote policies to (1) oppose malign influence operations and UN employees involved in such operations, and (2) support Taiwan's membership or meaningful participation in UN entities. (Taiwan was expelled from the UN in 1971.) 
 
The Department of State shall designate a senior level official to assist in implementing such policies and fulfill other related responsibilities. 
 
The State Department shall also establish an Office of Multilateral Strategy and Personnel within the Bureau of International Organization Affairs to promote the candidacy of U.S. citizens for roles in international organizations, including the UN, and to coordinate support for non-U.S. candidates when appropriate. 
 
The State Department shall increase by at least 50% the number of U.S.-sponsored Junior Professional Officer positions in the UN. 
 
The President shall periodically review evidence and determine if any countries have engaged in malign influence operations that have threatened U.S. interests. The President must designate any such country as a malign global actor and provide an explanation to Congress for why the designation was made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4776
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2021

 
This bill expands who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors. 
 
Specifically, the bill allows an individual to qualify through an examination established by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The examination 
 
 
must ensure that to be designated as an accredited investor, an individual understands and appreciates the risks of investing in private companies; 
 
must be designed to ensure that an individual with financial sophistication or training would be unlikely to fail; and 
 
may be administered by a registered national securities association. 
 
 
Currently, accredited investors must satisfy certain requirements indicating their reduced exposure to financial risk, including those related to income, net worth, or knowledge and experience.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4777
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Federal appellate courts
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 

 
This bill addresses the release by bankruptcy courts of creditor or other third-party claims against non-debtors. Complex bankruptcies may involve third-party claims against non-debtors associated with the debtor, such as the debtor's officers, directors, or employees. Currently, in carrying out a bankruptcy plan, bankruptcy courts may release non-debtors from liability (there is a split in the judicial circuits regarding this practice). 
 
The bill generally prohibits a bankruptcy court from (1) releasing or modifying a non-debtor's liability through the approval of a bankruptcy plan or through an order, or (2) enjoining a judicial proceeding or other act to collect or otherwise enforce such a claim or cause of action against a non-debtor. However, the bill provides for the release of such liability if express consent is given by the third party. 
 
The bill also generally limits an order or decree to temporarily enjoin a proceeding against a non-debtor to 90 days. 
 
Additionally, the bill gives appellate jurisdiction to the appropriate U.S. court of appeals regarding an order or decree to temporarily enjoin or stay a proceeding against a non-debtor in a Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy case. Currently, U.S. district courts have appellate jurisdiction for these matters. 
 
Upon request of an interested party, and after notice and a hearing, the court shall dismiss a Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy case if the debtor was involved in certain restructuring activity that (1) had the intent or foreseeable effect of separating a debtor's assets from a debtor's liabilities and the debtor assuming or retaining such liabilities, and (2) occurred in the 10-year period prior to the filing of the bankruptcy petition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act

Bill: 117-hr-4778
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Judges
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act

 
This bill allows District of Columbia judicial nominees to be appointed after a 30-day congressional review period without the advice and consent of the Senate, unless a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted into law during that period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 14.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-07-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E835)
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act

Bill: 117-hr-4779
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act 

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to establish a separate category within the Standard Occupational Classification system for direct support professionals (i.e., individuals who provide services to promote independence in individuals with a disability) for data reporting purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Refuge System Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-4780
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Refuge System Protection Act

 
 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ), at the request of the Department of the Interior, to bring in a district court a civil action against any individual or entity that destroys, causes the loss of, causes Interior to make risk mitigation efforts with respect to, or injures any resource that is within the boundaries any land or water that is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 
 
The bill also authorizes DOJ, at the request of Interior, to bring in a district court an in rem action against any instrumentality (e.g., a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft) that destroys, causes the loss of, causes Interior to make risk mitigation efforts with respect to, or injures any such system resource. 
 
Among others, it shall be an affirmative defense in either type of action that the destruction of, loss of, risk mitigation regarding, or injury to a system resource was caused by an otherwise legal act or omission that occurred outside the boundaries of the resource. 
 
In either type of action, the court may award response costs and damages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
POWER Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4781
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Small business
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Plugging Orphan Wells and Environmental Restoration Act of 2021 or the
 
POWER Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells on federal, tribal, state, or private lands.
 
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the program to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells located on federal land.
 
Additionally, the Department of the Interior must establish a program to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned oil and gas wells located on state, tribal, or private lands. In providing grants, priority must be given to states and Indian tribes that already have an established program to carry out such activities.
 
Finally, the Department of Energy must provide technical assistance to oil and gas producing states and Indian tribes to ensure practical and economical remedies for environmental problems caused by orphaned or abandoned oil and gas well sites on state, tribal, or private land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Assets and Investments with No Transparency from Executive Relatives Act

Bill: 117-hr-4782
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Preventing Assets and Investments with No Transparency from Executive Relatives Act or the PAINTER Act

 
This bill extends the financial disclosures required under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to include any non-dependent child of the President or Vice President.
 

Non-dependent child
 means any individual who is a son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter of the reporting individual that is over the age of 17 and that is not a dependent child of such reporting individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain tribal benefits and Alaska Permanent Fund dividends as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax.

Bill: 117-hr-4783
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Federal-Indian relations
Income tax rates
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 
This bill treats certain disability payments and other payments made by Indian tribes or Native Corporations to children as the earned income of such children. This exempts such income from the 
kiddie tax
 which taxes the unearned income of children at the parent's marginal tax rate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Economic Development Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4784
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Business investment and capital
Community life and organization
Corporate finance and management
Economic development
Gambling
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Securities
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: 

Tribal Economic Development Act of 2021

 
This bill amends provisions relating to tribal economic development (TED) bonds issued to promote community development projects in Alaskan Indian tribal areas. 
 
Specifically, the bill increases the national tribal economic development bond limitation to $4 billion. It also eliminates the requirement that TED bond proceeds be used solely on Indian reservations and permits bond proceeds to be used for economic development by any qualified Native user which includes any tribal entity, Alaska Native Corporation, and entity that is majority-owned and controlled by an Indian tribe or Alaska Native Corporation. The bill also allows third parties to guarantee the repayment of TED bonds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Introduced in House
RISE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4786
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2021 or the RISE Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs) concerning students with disabilities.
 
Specifically, the bill requires IHEs to allow students to use certain documents, such as individualized education programs, to establish their disabilities.
 
In addition, IHEs must make the process for determining the eligibility for accommodations transparent.
 
Finally, IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution data collection efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
To rename the Provo Veterans Center in Orem, Utah, as the "Gail S. Halvorsen 'Candy Bomber' Veterans Center".

Bill: 117-hr-4787
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 
This bill designates the Provo Veterans Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Orem, Utah, as the Gail S. Halvorsen &quot;Candy Bomber&quot; Veterans Center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House