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Maternal CARE Act

Bill: 117-s-1234
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Medical education
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health-professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology.
 
HHS must also award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical-home programs that reduce adverse maternal-health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of uninsured individuals or Medicaid enrollees.
 
The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical-skills tests at medical schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1235
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
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: 2021-04-20
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: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Rebuilding Stronger Infrastructure Act

Bill: 117-s-1236
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government information and archives
Natural disasters
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Rebuilding Stronger Infrastructure Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to (1) revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), including by incorporating resilience into its emergency relief program; (2) develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in the program; (3) provide information on such best practices to the FHWA and states; and (4) develop and implement a process to track the consideration of resilience as part of emergency relief efforts and the costs of emergency relief products. (The emergency relief program provides funds for emergency and permanent repairs on federal-aid highways and roads that have suffered serious damage because of a natural disaster or catastrophic failure from an external cause.)
 
The total cost of a project funded under the emergency relief program may not exceed the cost of repair or reconstruction of a comparable facility unless DOT determines that the project incorporates economically justified betterments, including protective features to increase the resilience of the facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Jaime’s Law

Bill: 117-s-1237
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Jaime's Law

 
This bill establishes background check requirements for the sale and transfer of ammunition.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring ammunition to an unlicensed individual prior to submitting a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. It also establishes penalties for violations. (Currently, background checks are required under these circumstances for the transfer of firearms, but not for ammunition.)
 
Additionally, it prohibits an ammunition transfer between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals) unless a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer first takes possession of the ammunition to conduct a background check. However, this prohibition does not apply to certain ammunition transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1238
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Family planning and birth control
HIV/AIDS
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
Prescription drugs
Right of privacy
Sex offenses
Sexually transmitted diseases
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) contraceptive care and family planning services.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits cost-sharing requirements with respect to TRICARE beneficiaries for specified prescription contraceptives.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits cost-sharing requirements for TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in relation to any in-network method of contraception or contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow-up), any sterilization procedure, or any related patient education or counseling service.
 
The bill requires DOD to provide information on all methods of emergency contraception and care to sexual assault survivors at its medical treatment facilities. Upon request by a sexual assault survivor, DOD must provide such emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception.
 
Finally, DOD must establish a uniform standard curriculum for education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces. Such education programs must be provided to service members during their first year of service and at other appropriate times, as determined by each military department.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for certain waste water management subsidies.

Bill: 117-s-1239
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Public utilities and utility rates
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, a taxpayer subsidy provided by a state or local government to a resident for the purchase or installation of any wastewater management measure intended solely for the taxpayer's principal residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Manufacturing USA Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1240
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Asia
Buy American requirements
China
Corporate finance and management
Department of Commerce
Employment and training programs
Foreign and international corporations
Higher education
Industrial policy and productivity
Intellectual property
Labor-management relations
Manufacturing
Minority education
Minority employment
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Manufacturing USA Expansion Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the Manufacturing USA Program, which is a network of research institutes that collaborate to develop advanced manufacturing technologies.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordination with other relevant federal agencies, to establish new institutes under the program and provide financial assistance awards and other supports for the program. The Department of Commerce must integrate into the program minority-serving institutions, historically Black colleges or universities, and tribal colleges or universities. Further, Commerce must establish policies to promote the domestic production of technologies developed through the program.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes an advisory council for the program to make recommendations related to the manufacturing workforce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Domenic and Ed’s Law

Bill: 117-s-1241
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Domenic and Ed's Law

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to discharge a parent borrower's liability on Federal Family Education Loans if the student on whose behalf the parent incurred the loans becomes disabled. 
 
Specifically, ED must discharge the liability on loans that parents incurred on behalf of a student who (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or is expected to last continuously for at least 60 months. Under current law, ED is required to discharge a parent borrower's liability on these loans only if the student dies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
AIM Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1242
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Computer security and identity theft
Department of Agriculture
Espionage and treason
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act of 2021 or the
 
AIM Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the National Intelligence Program.
 
The office must
 
 
leverage the capabilities of the intelligence community and the intelligence-related research of the National Laboratories to ensure that USDA is fully informed of threats by foreign actors to U.S. agriculture;
 
focus on understanding foreign efforts to steal U.S. agriculture knowledge and technology, and develop or implement biological warfare attacks, cyber or clandestine operations, or other means of sabotaging and disrupting U.S. agriculture;
 
prepare, conduct, and facilitate intelligence briefings for USDA;
 
operate as the liaison between USDA and the intelligence community, with the authority to request intelligence collection and analysis on matters related to U.S. agriculture;
 
collaborate with the intelligence community to downgrade intelligence assessments for broader dissemination within USDA; and
 
 facilitate the sharing of information on foreign activities related to agriculture with the intelligence community.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1243
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement various policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination.
 
The bill requires the VA to ensure that
 
 
the official who serves as the VA's Equal Employment Opportunity Director reports directly to the Deputy Secretary and does not also serve in a position that has responsibility over personnel functions or functions that conflict with the equal employment functions,
 
each Equal Employment Opportunity program manager at the facility level reports to the head of the Office of Resolution Management (ORM) with respect to equal employment functions, and
 
the employment discrimination complaint resolution system requires any VA manager who receives a harassment or employment discrimination complaint to report such complaint to the ORM immediately (or within two days of receiving the complaint if immediate reporting is impracticable).
 
 
The VA must provide employees with mandatory annual training on identifying and addressing sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination, including with respect to processes under the VA's Harassment Prevention Program.
 
The VA must regularly review the policies relating to sexual harassment, other harassment, and employment discrimination to ensure its policies are complete and in accordance with the policies established by the ORM. Additionally, the VA must issue a final directive and handbook for its Harassment Prevention Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

Bill: 117-s-1244
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Education programs funding
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Federal-Indian relations
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Forests, forestry, trees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Higher education
Housing supply and affordability
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax exclusion
Indian social and development programs
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Minority education
Minority health
National and community service
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
Student aid and college costs
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

 
This bill establishes a Civilian Climate Corps Program and generally revises benefits provided to national service program participants.
 
The bill establishes a Civilian Climate Corps to operate (1) a national climate service program; and (2) a national climate service grant program to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, including through reducing carbon emissions.
 
The bill also provides for allowances for participants in certain national service programs, including the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program and the National Civilian Community Corps.
 
The bill expands the exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, to exclude amounts received as educational awards or benefits and income attributable to discharges of student loan debt under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
CCP Trade Secrets Act

Bill: 117-s-1245
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Asia
China
Civil actions and liability
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Espionage and treason
Foreign and international corporations
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Research administration and funding
Sanctions
Securities
Trade restrictions
Trade secrets and economic espionage
Visas and passports
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Combating Chinese Purloining of Trade Secrets Act or the CCP Trade Secrets Act

 
This bill increases relevant criminal penalties, imposes visa and immigration-related restrictions, and sets out other provisions to deter espionage, theft of trade secrets, and improper interference with U.S. elections by foreign persons, with a particular focus on China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1246
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Indian lands and resources rights
Washington State
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021

 
This bill provides the Department of the Interior exclusive authority to develop hydropower facilities in certain instances and contains other related provisions. 
 
Specifically, Interior shall have exclusive authority to develop small conduit hydropower using Bureau of Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower that exclusively use bureau reservoirs. Currently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) also has regulatory authority over some of the bureau infrastructure involved in such projects, so some projects require approval from both Interior and FERC. 
 
The bill also imposes various requirements related to certain proposed projects involving specified tribes in Washington State. Before Interior may issue a lease to use power generated from such a project, the parties involved must agree to a study plan that lays out certain information, time lines, and procedures for addressing issues. Such a lease must also meet certain requirements, such as conditions to ensure that the project will not interfere with the tribes' hunting and fishing rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1247
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-04-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Government liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: 

Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021

 
 This bill establishes transparency and public accountability standards for federal agencies with respect to (1) certain civil actions seeking to compel agency action, and (2) related consent decrees and settlement agreements.
 
 For example, an agency must publish a complaint filed against it within 15 days.
 
 Additionally, settlement proceedings must be conducted through mediation or an alternative dispute resolution program of the court, and those proceedings must include intervening parties. The bill also creates a presumption in favor of a motion to intervene in settlement proceedings.
 
 Further, at least 60 days prior to entering a consent decree or settlement agreement, an agency must publish, and accept and respond to public comment on, the proposed agreement or decree. An agency also must provide the court with the administrative record, a summary of the public comments, and access to the record of any public hearings on the proposed decree or agreement.
 
 The Department of Justice, or the agency litigating a matter independently, must certify to the court its approval of certain terms included in an agreement or decree, including terms that convert a discretionary authority into a nondiscretionary duty.
 
 A court may not approve a consent decree or settlement agreement unless the agency has sufficient time and procedures to comply with federal administrative procedures, other rulemaking statutes, and applicable executive orders.
 
 Finally, courts must review a consent decree or settlement if an agency files a motion to modify the decree or agreement on the basis of changed facts or circumstances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Introduced in Senate