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Fairness in Medicare Part B Enrollment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1826
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Caribbean area
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Fairness in Medicare Part B Enrollment Act of 

2021

 
This bill exempts an individual from late-enrollment penalties for Medicare medical services if the individual resided in Puerto Rico as of the date of eligibility and the individual enrolls within five years of such date. Currently, the late enrollment penalty is 10% of monthly premiums for each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled, and the penalty continues to apply for as long as the individual is enrolled in Medicare medical services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-1827
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funding of, or support for, state databases that list (1) firearms lawfully owned or possessed by individuals, or (2) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Success in the Middle Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1828
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Census and government statistics
Child health
Computers and information technology
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Language arts
Libraries and archives
Mental health
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
School administration
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Success in the Middle Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program and take other specified actions to improve student learning and academic achievement for students in the middle grades (i.e., grades 5-8).
 
Specifically, the bill directs ED to
 
 
make formula grants to states, based on their proportion of children aged 5 to 17 living below the poverty line, to implement state middle grades need analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, create statewide improvement plans to improve student academic achievement in the middle grades; and
 
award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or designated LEA partnerships to implement a comprehensive middle school improvement plan for each eligible school (based on graduation rates and specified risk factors).
 
 
Among other activities, ED must also (1) study and identify promising practices for the improvement of middle grades education, (2) create a national clearinghouse and national middle grades database, (3) establish an educational research and development center, and (4) provide grants to turn around low-performing schools that serve middle grade students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1829
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in the pharmaceutical supply chain and recommend legislative actions to lower the cost of prescription drugs. The report must address the use of rebates and fees, the average prior authorization approval time, and the use of step therapy within the 10 largest pharmacy benefit managers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
PURE Executive Act

Bill: 117-hr-1830
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Promoting the Unbiased Role of Employees in the Executive Act or the PURE Executive Act

 
This bill expands restrictions on post-employment lobbying for senior executive branch personnel. 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits senior personnel (e.g., deputy secretaries) and very senior personnel (e.g., cabinet members) from lobbying agencies for five years after their employment ends. The bill also prohibits such personnel from lobbying on behalf of foreign entities, including foreign corporations, at any time after their employment ends. Currently, senior and very senior personnel may not lobby agencies for one year and two years post-employment, respectively, and may not lobby on behalf of foreign governments or political parties for one year post-employment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1831
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Self-employed
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2021

 
This bill excludes certain wages or self-employment earnings of a dependent of a taxpayer for purposes of determining the taxpayer's eligibility for premium tax credits used to purchase insurance on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges. To qualify for the exclusion, the dependent must be under 18 years of age or have not attained age 24 during a specified five-year period, and be a full- or part-time student or apprentice or participant in a job training program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Guard Reimbursement for Unhealthy Bites Act

Bill: 117-hr-1832
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil disturbances
District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military civil functions
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Subversive activities
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Guard Reimbursement for Unhealthy Bites Act or the GRUB Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to pay National Guard members a per diem for each day they performed duty between January 26, 2021, and March 15, 2021, in response to the attacks on January 6, 2021, on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds. The per diem rate must be equal to the proportional meal rate determined by the Defense Travel Management Office for the National Capital Region.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1834
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Government studies and investigations
Hate crimes
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the United States Commission on Hate Crimes. The commission must investigate and report on 
 
 
whether hate crimes have increased; 
 
factors that contributed to an increase in hate crimes, if one is determined to exist; 
 
policies or actions by law enforcement agencies to reduce the commission of hate crimes; 
 
the impact of underreporting on hate crimes statistics and prevention; and
 
successful community bias prevention responses. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1835
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marketing and advertising
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

COVID Community Care Act

 
This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to the HHS Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund and the Indian Health Service for implementing programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 in medically underserved communities and among tribal populations, respectively. 
 
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
QUEST Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1837
Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Intergovernmental relations
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

QUEST Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish and carry out a program (to be known as the Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology program or the QUEST program) to encourage and facilitate access to U.S. quantum computing hardware and quantum computing clouds for research purposes in order to (1) enhance the quantum research enterprise of the United States, (2) educate the future quantum computing workforce, and (3) accelerate the advancement of U.S. quantum computing capabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act

Bill: 117-hr-1838
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act

 
This bill temporarily exempts newly constructed or purchased rural health clinics (RHCs) from Medicare payment limits. 
 
Specifically, the bill exempts an RHC from payment limits for its first year of services upon certification that a hospital had a binding written agreement with an outside unrelated party to construct or purchase the RHC before March 30, 2021. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must conduct a related compliance audit within 60 days of the bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
National Lighthouse Museum Act

Bill: 117-hr-1839
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Federally chartered organizations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Marine and inland water transportation
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
New York City
Research administration and funding
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

National Lighthouse Museum Act

 
This bill grants a federal charter to the National Lighthouse Museum. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1840
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 
This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. Currently, the program is set to expire on March 31, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Digital Equity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1841
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Aging
Community life and organization
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Digital media
Disability and paralysis
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Digital Equity Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for promoting digital equity, supporting digital inclusion activities, and building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program for supporting efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion, and stimulate adoption of broadband. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act

Bill: 117-hr-1843
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Hate crimes
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

COVID
-
19 Hate Crimes Act

 
This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes.
 
It defines 
COVID-19 hate crime
 as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic.
 
 The bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state and local law enforcement agencies on (1) the establishment of online hate crime reporting processes and the availability of online reporting in multiple languages, and (2) the expansion of culturally competent education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance on best practices for mitigating racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E235-236)
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
STOP CSO Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1844
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Sewage Treatment Overflow Prevention through Community Sanitation Outreach Act of 2021 or the STOP CSO Act of 2021 

 
This bill revises the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program to require certain publicly owned water treatment facilities to monitor, report on, and notify the public of sewer overflows. 
 
For example, the facilities must notify the public within a specified number of hours after (1) sewer overflows that have the potential to affect human health, and (2) sewer overflows that may imminently and substantially endanger human health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House