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Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1982
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Horticulture and plants
Insects
Land use and conservation
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021 or the
 
MPH Act of 20

21

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, and federal land management agencies to carry out pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses, wildflowers, and milkweed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1983
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Arizona
California
Government trust funds
Idaho
Insects
Nevada
Oregon
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Utah
Washington State
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2021 or the MONARCH Act of 2021

 
This bill provides support for the conservation of western monarch butterflies (the monarch butterfly population that overwinters along the coast of California and breeds across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah).
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide grants for the conservation of such butterflies.
 
In addition, Interior must enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to facilitate the implementation of the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1984
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Housing industry and standards
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a tax credit through 2023 for certain residential or commercial buildings owned by a taxpayer in a disaster area that are designed and constructed to meet resilient construction requirements. The bill defines 
resilient construction requirements
 as requirements with respect to buildings in a disaster area that make such buildings resistant to hazards brought on by a major disaster, reduce the magnitude or duration of a disruptive event, and have the capacity to withstand a potentially disruptive event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1985
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a ranking system and related programs for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, taking into account the findings and recommendations of a specified advisory council.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Advisory Council on Skilled Nursing Facility Rankings under Medicare and Nursing Facility Rankings under Medicaid. The council must study processes and make related recommendations for rankings, including with respect to appropriate metrics, data sources, and quality control. 
 
The CMS must then develop a ranking system and use the system to implement a high-rated facility program and a low-rated facility program. Facilities in the low-rated facility program are subject to progressive enforcement actions of increasing severity until they meet applicable standards; facilities in the high-rated facility program may also have their designations suspended if they fail to meet the requisite standards. The CMS must post facility designations on the Nursing Home Compare website in a specified manner.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the quality of services provided by facilities and their compliance with applicable requirements, including the effectiveness of the bill's low-rated facility program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-17
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: 2021-03-17
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: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1986
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Birds
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to develop and implement strategies for reducing bird fatalities from collisions with public buildings. 
 
Specifically, the GSA must incorporate relevant features and strategies into public buildings that are newly constructed, acquired, or substantially altered so as to reduce bird fatalities. The GSA must also develop a related design guide and annually certify its active use. The bill's provisions do not apply to buildings and sites on the National Register of Historic Places, the White House and its grounds, the Supreme Court building and its grounds, or the U.S. Capitol and any buildings on its grounds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
WORK NOW Act

Bill: 117-hr-1987
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Economic performance and conditions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Family services
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Work Opportunities and Resources to Keep Nonprofit Organizations Well Act or the WORK NOW Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a grant program to provide emergency relief to certain nonprofit organizations, prioritizing organizations that provide services related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Organizations receiving funding must use not less than 60% of these funds to hire former and new employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Women’s Military History Day Act

Bill: 117-hr-1988
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
U.S. history
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Women's Military History Day Act

 
This bill establishes Women's Military History Day and requires the President to annually issue a proclamation to celebrate the women who have served in the military and their achievements.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Time of Service Act

Bill: 117-hr-1989
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Time of Service Act

 
This bill adjusts the time limitation on the use of a veteran's educational assistance entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Specifically, veterans' entitlements shall not expire for those who were discharged or released from active duty on or after January 1, 2001.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act

Bill: 117-hr-1990
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act

 
This bill revises payment rules and establishes several requirements relating to coverage of orthotics and prosthetics under Medicare. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires suppliers of orthotics and prosthetics to meet certain standards with respect to licensure and accreditation, physical facilities, and liability insurance. Orthotists and prosthetists may also issue written orders for commercial purposes that meet specified standards; such orders must be signed by the treating physician.
 
The bill also prohibits payment under Medicare for certain prosthetics and orthotics that are delivered via drop shipment (i.e., direct shipment to a beneficiary who has not received corresponding patient care from a health care practitioner).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-17
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: 2021-03-17
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: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence Act

Bill: 117-hr-1991
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government studies and investigations
Legal fees and court costs
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to study issues and make recommendations related to child custody and divorce in domestic violence cases.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
SCALE Act

Bill: 117-hr-1992
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental technology
Government lending and loan guarantees
Labor standards
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Metals
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Technology transfer and commercialization
Wages and earnings
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions Act or the SCALE Act

 
This bill establishes programs within the Department of Energy that provide financial support and incentives to develop infrastructure for carbon dioxide capture, transport, utilization, and storage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Energy Efficient Public Buildings Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1993
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Labor standards
Libraries and archives
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Energy Efficient Public Buildings Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to provide grants to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations for making energy improvements in (1) public libraries, (2) public hospitals, (3) community centers, or (4) state or local government buildings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Stop for School Buses Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1994
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Technology assessment
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Stop for School Buses Act of 20

21

 
This bill addresses safety measures and programs to prevent the illegal passing of school buses.
 
Specifically, the Department of Transportation must
 
 
conduct a review of existing state laws and programs regarding the illegal passing of school buses;
 
create a nationwide public safety campaign to highlight the dangers of illegally passing school buses;
 
review and evaluate the effectiveness of various technologies to enhance school bus safety;
 
review driver education materials in states to determine how the illegal passing of school buses is addressed; and
 
research the connections between the illegal passing of school buses and other safety issues, including distracted driving.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1995
Sponsor: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Judicial review and appeals
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Organized crime
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Violent crime
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2021 

 
This bill makes alien gang members inadmissible to the United States and deportable. It also authorizes revoking the citizenship of certain naturalized individuals who are members of a criminal gang.
 
The Department of Homeland Security may designate a group or association of five or more persons as a criminal gang if one of the group's primary purposes is the commission of certain crimes, and if the group's members have committed such crimes in a continuing series of such offenses within the past five years. 
 
The Department of Justice shall take into custody any individual who is inadmissible or deportable due to an association with a criminal gang. 
 
Individuals associated with a criminal gang shall be ineligible for asylum or temporary protected status. Prohibitions on removing an alien to a country where the alien's life or freedom would be threatened due to factors, such as the alien's membership in a particular social group, shall not apply to individuals associated with an alien criminal gang.
 
An alien affiliated with a criminal gang shall not be regarded as a person of good moral character for immigration purposes.
 
If a naturalized person becomes an associate of a criminal gang or has been convicted for or admits to certain criminal conduct within 10 years of naturalization, such conduct shall be prima facie evidence sufficient to revoke the order admitting the person to citizenship in the absence of countervailing evidence. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in House