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The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1349
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The program provides Medicare payments in advance to eligible providers experiencing claims or cash flow disruptions, such as during national emergencies; the program was specifically expanded in response to COVID-19 to encompass more types of providers, subject to certain recoupment and repayment provisions.
 
The bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to waive recoupment and repayment for providers who meet specified requirements. Among other criteria, providers must not have engaged in surprise billing practices with respect to COVID-19 patients. Providers must still repay any amounts not used for COVID-19 expenses; the bill caps the interest rate on such repayments at 2% upon a demonstration of hardship.
 
The bill also requires private health insurers to treat out-of-network COVID-19 services as in-network for purposes of payment and cost-sharing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H873)
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-02-25
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: 2021-02-25
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: 2021-02-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E168)
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act

Bill: 117-hr-1350
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Performance measurement
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish and periodically update guidance for hospitals, freestanding birth centers, and other maternal care providers on ways to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
 
 The CMS must also report on the Medicaid payment methodologies that apply to facility transfers of pregnant women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Prosperity and Security Act

Bill: 117-hr-1351
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Asia
Budget process
China
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Government information and archives
Metals
Mining
Nuclear power
Russia
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Nuclear Prosperity and Security Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish and operate a uranium reserve to ensure the availability of uranium mined in the United States in the event of a market disruption and support strategic fuel cycle capabilities in the United States.
 
Uranium that is mined in the United States by an entity that is owned or controlled by Russia or the People's Republic of China or is incorporated in either country must be excluded from the reserve.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act

Bill: 117-hr-1353
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Child health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Guam
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act

 
This bill increases the Medicaid federal matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), for states and U.S. territories that experience economic downturns (i.e., high unemployment) beginning on or after January 1, 2020, in accordance with specified requirements and limitations. The bill's increase is in addition to previously enacted FMAP increases relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) but may not result in an FMAP greater than 95%. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

Bill: 117-hr-1354
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the coastline and adjacent areas to the Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including the areas in and around Ballona Creek and Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue. 
 
Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1355
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Disability assistance
Environmental health
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Military facilities and property
Nursing
Solid waste and recycling
Uzbekistan
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for certain diseases becoming manifest in a veteran who served on active duty at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005. Specifically, there must be a presumption of service-connection for veterans who manifest illnesses that have a positive association with exposure to jet fuel, volatile organic compounds, high levels of particulate matter, depleted uranium, asbestos, or lead-based paint, as determined by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
 
Veterans who served at K2 Air Base during the specified period are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for an illness that has been determined by NASEM to have a positive association with exposure to jet fuel, volatile organic compounds, high levels of particulate matter, depleted uranium, asbestos, or lead-based paint.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Resident Commuter Toll Relief Act

Bill: 117-hr-1356
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Resident Commuter Toll Relief Act 

 
This bill limits how public authorities may use toll revenues.
 
Under current law, public authorities may use toll revenues from the operation of a toll facility for (1) debt service with respect to projects for which the tolls are authorized, (2) a reasonable return on investment with respect to such projects, (3) toll facility improvements, and (4) certain payments under an applicable public-private partnership agreement for the toll facility.
 
Current law also provides public authorities with the flexibility to use such revenues for any other purpose if they certify annually that the toll facility is being adequately maintained. This bill eliminates that flexibility. However, the bill specifies that toll revenues may be used for toll discounts, rebates, or credits for commuters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1357
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cemeteries and funerals
Department of Justice
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2021

 
This bill allows essential workers and their family members to file claims and receive compensation for harm or death suffered as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
A Special Master appointed by the Department of Justice must review claims submitted and determine if a claimant is eligible for compensation, the extent of the harm to the claimant, and the amount of compensation to be awarded.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
EPIC Act

Bill: 117-hr-1358
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

End Pensions in Congress Act or the EPIC Act

 
This bill excludes future Members of Congress from the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and requires Members currently enrolled in FERS or the Civil Service Retirement System to opt in to continue their enrollment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act

Bill: 117-hr-1359
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act

 
This bill allows future Members of the House of Representatives to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, an option currently available to Members of the House who began serving before September 30, 2003, and all Senators. In addition, it permits Members of Congress who opt out to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
American Dream Down Payment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1360
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
State and local government operations
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

American Dream Down Payment Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes qualified down payment savings programs that allow taxpayers to establish tax-free accounts to save for down payments, including closing costs, on a principal residence. The Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission, must report on matters relating to such accounts, including the number of states that have established down payment savings programs and information about beneficiaries of such programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
AUTO for Veterans Act

Bill: 117-hr-1361
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Motor vehicles
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act or the AUTO for Veterans Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide (or assist in providing) an eligible veteran or service member with an additional automobile or other conveyance under the VA automobile allowance and adaptive equipment program. Currently, a veteran or service member with a specified service-connected disability or impairment may not receive more than one automobile or other conveyance under the program.
 
The bill authorizes the additional benefit for such veterans and service members if 10 years have passed since the person last received such benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
BOOST Act

Bill: 117-hr-1362
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Computers and information technology
Income tax credits
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Broadening Online Opportunities through Simple Technologies Act or the BOOST Act

 
This bill allows an individual taxpayer to elect a tax credit for 75% of qualified signal booster expenditures up to $400 in a single taxable year through 2025. The bill defines 
qualified signal booster expenditures
 as amounts paid for the purchase of any communications signal booster for use by the taxpayer in a principal residence located in an underserved area. The booster is designed to increase the strength or range of a broadband communications signal. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

Bill: 117-hr-1363
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Farmland

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Sustainable Agriculture Research Act

 
This bill revises the goals of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA). 
 
Specifically, the bill expands the goals to require AGARDA to enhance the role of agriculture in innovative voluntary resilience solutions in the United States through the development of agricultural technologies that address (1) the impact of extreme weather on crop production, (2) the expansion of the potential for long-term carbon storage through agriculture, (3) increased economic and practical feasibility for renewable and sustainable energy on farms and in the agriculture industry, and (4) increased adoption of voluntary conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Parity Enforcement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1364
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Labor
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee benefits and pensions
Genetics
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Parity Enforcement Act of 20

21

 
 This bill provides authority for the Department of Labor to enforce the parity requirements for group health plans with respect to the coverage of mental health and substance use disorder benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

Bill: 117-hr-1365
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to ensure that the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base is removed from Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia.
 
Interior shall donate the Andrew Jackson statue and marble base to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the statue and base may not store, display, or exhibit the statue outside, but if the statue is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the statue and marble base will revert back to the federal government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E167)
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House