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Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2099
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Arizona
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Montana
Property tax
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill extends through FY2023 payments made to states and eligible counties containing certain federal land under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. 
 
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall carry out a pilot program to allow the Chief of the Forest Service or the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to nominate members of resource advisory committees.
 
County funds may be used to provide or expand access to (1) broadband telecommunications services at local schools, or (2) the technology and connectivity necessary for students to use a digital learning tool at or outside of a local school campus.
 
Any county funds that were obligated by a county before October 1, 2017, but are unspent on October 1, 2020, may be used by the county for any authorized use and shall be available for projects initiated after October 1, 2020.
 
No county funds may be used for lobbying activity, regardless of the purpose for which the funds are obligated on or before the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Providing Americans with LNG Safely Act

Bill: 117-hr-2100
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Fires
Oil and gas
Railroads
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Providing Americans with LNG Safely Act or the PALS Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing any regulation or order that (1) prohibits the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, or (2) restricts the transportation of LNG by rail in DOT-113 tank cars.
 
The bill does not limit the authority of DOT to issue short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of LNG by rail.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
ZERO WASTE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2101
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Biological and life sciences
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental education
Environmental technology
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Product development and innovation
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Zeroing Excess, Reducing Organic Waste, And Sustaining Technical Expertise Act or the ZERO WASTE Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish grant programs for reducing waste.
 
Specifically, the EPA must establish a program to award grants to nonprofit organizations and state, local, and tribal governments for projects that utilize specified zero-waste practices. 
Zero-waste 
means the conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without (1) burning or otherwise destroying embodied energy; and (2) a discharge to land, water, or air that results in adverse human health or environmental effects.
 
In addition, the EPA must establish a program to award grants for developing and implementing new requirements that reduce the amount of waste disposed of in landfills. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan PLUS Act

Bill: 117-hr-2103
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Foreign aid and international relief
Legislative rules and procedure
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Taiwan

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Taiwan PLUS Act

 
This bill provides Taiwan with preferential treatment when receiving U.S. defense articles and services. Specifically, Taiwan shall be subject to the requirements and procedures that apply to certain U.S. partners and allies, such as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, South Korea, and Australia.
 
Under this bill, certain defense transfers to Taiwan shall be subject to less stringent requirements, such as shorter waiting periods and higher minimum value thresholds before various oversight requirements kick in. Taiwan shall also be eligible to receive certain fee reductions and waivers related to defense transfers.
 
Taiwan shall receive such treatment for the five-year period starting from this bill's enactment, and the Department of State may extend this treatment for additional five-year periods if doing so would support U.S. national security interests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
RECAL Act

Bill: 117-hr-2104
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
General Services Administration
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Restored, Equitable, Coronavirus Adjusted Lodging Act of 2021 or the RECAL Act

 
This bill prohibits the General Services Administration (GSA), when determining the FY2022 and FY2023 per diem reimbursement rates for locations within the Continental United States (CONUS), from setting lodging allowances below the FY2020 levels.
 
 CONUS per diem reimbursement rates are the maximum allowances that federal employees are reimbursed for official travel expenses. The rates consist of lodging, meals, and incidental expense allowances; the GSA sets rates annually based on data from the prior 12-month period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
TRADES Act

Bill: 117-hr-2105
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Employment and training programs
Labor standards

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Teach Relevant Apprenticeships to Drive Economic Success Act or the TRADES Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for federal regulations titled 
Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations
 published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on March 11, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
States’ Education Reclamation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2106
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of Education
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Special education
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

States' Education Reclamation Act of 

2021

 
This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it has administrative responsibility.
 
The Department of the Treasury shall provide grants to states, for FY2021-FY2029, for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education purposes permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2021, minus the funding provided for education programs that the bill transfers to other federal agencies. 
 
States must contract for an annual audit of their expenditures or transfers of grant funds.
 
Program administrative responsibility and delegation of authority are transferred as follows:
 
 
ED's job training programs to the Department of Labor,
 
each special education grant program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
 
ED's Indian education programs to the Department of the Interior,
 
each Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the Department of Defense,
 
the Federal Pell Grant program and each federal student loan program to Treasury, and 
 
programs under the jurisdiction of the Institute of Education Sciences or the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program to HHS. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Nation’s Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 117-hr-2107
Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Archaeology and anthropology
Florida
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Property rights
Public-private cooperation
Tax-exempt organizations
U.S. history
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill establishes the Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area in Florida. Such heritage area shall include natural watersheds in Nassau, Duval, St. Johns, and Flagler Counties.
 
The Nation's Oldest Port Heritage Area Alliance, Inc., shall serve as the coordinating entity for the heritage area and shall develop a management plan for it. 

action_date: 2022-07-14
text: 

Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill establishes the Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area in Florida. Such heritage area shall consist of natural watersheds in Nassau, Duval, St. Johns, and Flagler Counties.
 
The Nation's Oldest Port Heritage Area Alliance, Inc., shall serve as the local coordinating entity for the heritage area and shall develop a management plan for it. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 317.
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-410.
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-410.
action_date: 2021-10-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-10-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-10-13
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
War Powers Act Enforcement Act

Bill: 117-hr-2108
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional-executive branch relations
Defense spending
Military operations and strategy
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

War Powers Act Enforcement Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds in contravention of the War Powers Resolution. That resolution provides procedures for Congress and the President to participate in decisions to send the Armed Forces into hostilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Debra Nixon Special Needs Trust Inclusion Act

Bill: 117-hr-2109
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Family relationships
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Debra Nixon Special Needs Trust Inclusion Act

 
This bill addresses the administration of the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) in relation to Special Needs Trusts. Specifically, the bill authorizes retirees who previously elected not to participate in the SBP due to not having a spouse or dependent child to later enroll if they establish a Special Needs Trust. Such retirees must elect to enroll within one year after the date on which the trust is established.
 
The bill also authorizes those who have established a Special Needs Trust for certain dependent children to elect to have such trust or child as the beneficiary under the SBP.
 
During the open enrollment period, an individual is authorized to elect to change the beneficiary of an annuity under the SBP to provide coverage for a trust established for a special needs child, a spouse and a trust established for a special needs child, or a former spouse and a trust established for a special needs child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Debt Solution and Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-2110
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Medicaid
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Debt Solution and Accountability Act

 
 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to submit to Congress a debt report and a statement of intent within 60 days of an increase in the public debt limit. 
 
The debt report must include 
 
 
the historic, current, and projected levels of debt; 
 
the drivers and composition of future debt; and
 
how the United States will meet debt obligations.
 
 
The statement of intent must include a detailed explanation of
 
 
proposals of the President to reduce the debt; 
 
the impact the increased debt limit will have on future government spending, debt service, and the position of the U.S. dollar as the international reserve currency; and
 
 projections of the fiscal health and sustainability of major entitlement programs (including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid). 
 
 
Treasury must make the information required by this bill available to the public on its website.
 
Upon request, Treasury must submit to Congress specified financial and economic data relevant to determining the amount of the public debt. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-2111
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act

 
This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases becoming manifest in certain veterans to a degree of disability of 10% or more within 15 years of the veteran's separation from active military, naval, or air service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities 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 addressed by this bill are those who (1) are trained in fire suppression, and (2) served on active duty in a military occupational specialty or career field with a primary responsibility of firefighting or damage control for at least five years in the aggregate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
American Workforce Recovery Act

Bill: 117-hr-2112
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor market
Performance measurement
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

American Workforce Recovery Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to provide funding to states and local areas to expand their employment training programs for employed and unemployed individuals, displaced workers, and to meet particular employment needs of employers.
 
Specifically, the bill gives states funding to broaden training options such as remote or virtual for employees and employers by eligible providers of training services.
 
The bill also grants funds to local areas to establish a Pandemic Reskilling Fund for dislocated workers participating in specified training services and career services for adults and dislocated workers. 
 
Local areas may also establish individual training accounts to support on-the-job training and supportive services.
 
These individual training accounts must pay for training provided by eligible entities. Any remaining funds in an individual's account may be paid in cash to the individual if such individual obtains full-time, unsubsidized employment within six weeks after completion of the training and has been so employed for six weeks. An individual who fails to meet these requirements must return such funds to the local government for redistribution.
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report to Congress on (1) the flexibility provided through the individual training accounts; and (2) the overall effectiveness of the funds provided under this bill to promote the skill acquisition, employment, and retention of the individuals who were assisted with such funds, including individuals with barriers to employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Sanctioning Iranian-Backed Militia Terrorists Act

Bill: 117-hr-2113
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2021-03-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Foreign property
Iran
Iraq
Middle East
Militias and paramilitary groups
Sanctions
Syria
Terrorism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: 

Sanctioning Iranian-Backed Militia Terrorists Act

 
This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions with respect to Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada and any foreign person that is a member, agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by, Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada.
 
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada is an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia that has worked with groups that have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations and has deployed forces to Syria to engage in military operations supporting the Syrian government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Introduced in House