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TREAT PTSD Act

Bill: 117-hr-1656
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Treatment and Relief through Emerging and Accessible Therapy for PTSD Act or the TREAT PTSD Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish stellate ganglion block to certain veterans or members of the Armed Forces (including reserve components) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Blocking the stellate ganglion (a group of nerves at the base of the neck) by injecting a local anesthetic is a treatment that may alleviate PTSD symptoms.
 
The bill authorizes this treatment for any veteran or member of the Armed Forces who (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system or TRICARE program, (2) has been diagnosed with PTSD, and (3) has elected to receive stellate ganglion block after being informed by a physician of the risks and benefits. Such treatment may be furnished at a VA medical center, DOD medical facility, or through health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program or TRICARE health insurance program.
 
The bill also requires the VA and DOD to update the 
VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of PTSD 
to ensure that information about stellate ganglion block is included.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1657
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a debt collector from sending electronic communications to a consumer without the consumer's consent. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may not issue rules that allow a debt collector to send unlimited electronic communications. Additionally, the CFPB must report on consumer complaints about electronic communications and enforcement actions taken against debt collectors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to promote a high-quality workforce in the child welfare system.

Bill: 117-hr-1658
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 
This bill permits the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children & Families to provide grants for programs that support a high-quality workforce to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

Bill: 117-hr-1659
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Business records
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

 
This bill requires financial institutions to report certain credit application data to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the purposes of enforcing fair lending laws. Specifically, financial institutions must report this data regarding lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, transgender-, or queer-owned businesses. Currently, this data is reported regarding women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Stop Sewage Overflow Act

Bill: 117-hr-1660
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental technology
Lakes and rivers
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Stop Sewage Overflow Act

 
This bill extends through FY2030 and revises a grant program that addresses stormwater and sewer overflows into rivers or other water bodies. Under the existing program, the Environmental Protection Agency awards grants to states, which in turn provide subgrants for projects that address the infrastructure needs for municipal combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and stormwater management. 
 
The bill reduces the share of the cost of grant projects that financially distressed communities must pay, increases the minimum allocation for green infrastructure and other environmentally innovative activities, and prioritizes grant assistance for municipalities with high levels of sewage in rivers, lakes, and bays.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Girls LEAD Act

Bill: 117-hr-1661
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
HIV/AIDS
Human rights
Marriage and family status
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
Public participation and lobbying
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Rule of law and government transparency
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Women's rights
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2021 or the Girls LEAD Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report to Congress a strategy to strengthen the participation of adolescents, particularly girls, in democracy, human rights, and governance.
 
The State Department and the USAID shall (1) implement activities to achieve this goal, including activities to increase adolescent girls' civic and political knowledge and skills and address barriers to political participation; and (2) prioritize foreign assistance funding for democracy, human rights, and governance programs toward achieving the goals in this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
UPDATE Act

Bill: 117-hr-1662
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Postal service
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Updating Postal Data on Addresses for Trustworthy Elections Act or the UPDATE Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to regularly provide chief state election officials with change-of-address information. Specifically, the USPS must provide this information within 90 days and every 90 days thereafter. Additionally, the Election Assistance Commission must make payments to states to maintain their computerized voter registration lists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Employee Profit-Sharing Encouragement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1665
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Income tax deductions
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Employee Profit-Sharing Encouragement Act of 2021

 
This bill denies the business tax deduction for the remuneration of highly-compensated corporate employees unless the corporation has average annual gross receipts of less than $25 million and maintains a plan for making qualified profit-sharing distributions to its employees. The bill defines 
qualified profit-sharing distributions
 as cash distributions under a written employer plan that gives employees who have been employed for at least one year a right to profit-sharing distributions and bases the amount of such distributions on the measure of the receipts, profit, revenues, or earnings of the employer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
WE CAN Act

Bill: 117-hr-1666
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Domestic violence and child abuse
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Working to End Child Abuse and Neglect Act or the WE CAN Act

 
This bill requires the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect to study and report on state laws that require certain individuals to report child abuse and neglect. The required analysis must include trends based on a state's inclusion under such laws of health care workers, teachers, law enforcement personnel, clergy, childcare workers, and social services workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
To extend the authority for agencies to reimburse paid leave provided by Federal contractors to certain employees or subcontractors unable to perform work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill: 117-hr-1668
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 
This bill extends the authority for federal agencies to reimburse federal contractors for paid leave provided to employees unable to perform work due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic from March 31, 2021, to September 30, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
State Small Business Credit Initiative Renewal Act

Bill: 117-hr-1669
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Appropriations
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Credit and credit markets
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

State Small Business Credit Initiative Renewal Act

 
This bill reauthorizes the State Small Business Credit Initiative through which the Department of the Treasury provides funding for participating states and tribal governments to support small business credit expansion programs that deliver loans or investments to eligible small businesses.
 
A participating state must provide Treasury with a description of (1) how minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions will be encouraged to participate in state programs, and (2) how the state will utilize funds to support small businesses in responding to and recovering from the economic effects of COVID-19.
 
The bill allocates specified portions of this funding for (1) states to support businesses that are owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, (2) an incentive program to boost funding for states that demonstrate robust support for those businesses, (3) support for very small businesses (e.g., those with fewer than 10 employees), and (4) tribal governments.
 
Additionally, Treasury may provide funds to states, the Minority Business Development Agency, or other advisory firms to provide technical assistance to specified small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1670
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion
Family planning and birth control
Foreign aid and international relief
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the use of certain foreign assistance funds to provide comprehensive reproductive health care services in developing countries, including abortion services, training, and equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
SCAM Debt Act

Bill: 117-hr-1671
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Debt collection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Securing Consumers Against Misrepresented Debt Act of 2021 or the SCAM Debt Act 

 
This bill provides additional requirements for debt collectors when taking legal action to collect a debt. Among other requirements, debt collectors must provide advance notice to the consumer of the intent to take legal action, and provide in the initial pleading certain evidence regarding the debt and a sworn affidavit stating that the statute of limitations has not expired. 
 
The bill also sets forth additional information a debt collector must provide to a consumer regarding the debt. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Connect America Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1672
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Community life and organization
Computer security and identity theft
Educational facilities and institutions
Emergency planning and evacuation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Libraries and archives
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Connect America Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a funding program to expand broadband access for unserved areas, areas with low-tier or mid-tier service, and unserved anchor institutions (e.g., schools or libraries). The program shall consist of both national systems of competitive bidding and grants of specified amounts to states. 
 
An area with low-tier service is an area where at least 90% of the population has access to broadband service with speeds between 25-100 megabits per second (mbps). An area with mid-tier service is an area where at least 90% of the population has access to broadband service with speeds between 100 mbps and 1 gigabit per second.
 
Priority must be given to projects that would expand access to broadband service in areas where at least 90% of the population has no access to broadband service or to service with speeds of at least 25 mbps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

Bill: 117-hr-1673
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Elementary and secondary education
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Preschool education
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 
This bill requires that the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses be made eligible for support under the E-Rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1674
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Fair Housing Enforcement Emergency Act of 2021

 
This bill provides funds for fair housing organizations and state and local civil rights agencies to respond to and investigate fair housing complaints and housing discrimination resulting from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
TRAIN Act

Bill: 117-hr-1675
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Infrastructure development
Public transit
Railroads
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Transit Revitalization And Infrastructure Needs Act or the
 
TRAIN Act

 
This bill expands the authority of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide fixed guideway capital investment grants.
 
DOT may provide grants to state and local governments to assist in (1) expanding transit station platforms, (2) increasing service frequency, (3) increasing the capacity of an existing station, and (4) replacing temporary measures (including the use of rail equipment) which have been used to expand system capacity.
 
A fixed guideway capital investment grant project may advance to the engineering phase of development if DOT makes certain determinations, including (1) that the project will increase capacity of an existing fixed guideway system, corridor, or station at least 10% or replace temporary measures; and (2) whether existing fixed guideway transit vehicles or stations are at or over capacity, or are projected to be at or over capacity within the next 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House