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To award three Congressional Gold Medals to the law enforcement officers and those who protected American cities during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots beginning on May 26, 2020.

Bill: 117-hr-2446
Sponsor: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil disturbances
Congress
Congressional tributes
Law enforcement officers
Minnesota
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Oregon
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 
This bill provides for the award of Congressional Gold Medals to the Minneapolis Police Department, the Portland Police Department, and those who protected American cities during the riots of summer 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-hr-2447
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Income tax exclusion
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income payments under the federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program or any state loan repayment or forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Settlement Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-2448
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Civil actions and liability
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
First responders and emergency personnel
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Opioid Settlement Accountability Act

 
This bill establishes certain requirements with respect to the disposition of funds received by states from litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires states to use such funds to address opioid use, such as through (1) opioid prevention and treatment services, (2) health care practitioner training, (3) first responder equipment, and (4) social support services.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from considering such funds that are recovered or paid to a state on or after December 31, 2023, as an overpayment that reduces the state's payment, or that is subject to recoupment, under Medicaid. 
 
The bill applies retroactively.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching funds requirement under the women's business center program.

Bill: 117-hr-2449
Sponsor: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 
This bill waives through September 30, 2021, the requirement that any recipient of assistance under the Women's Business Center program obtain matching funds from nonfederal sources. Currently, this waiver expires on June 30, 2021.
 
The Women's Business Center program authorizes the Small Business Administration to provide assistance to private, nonprofit organizations to carry out projects for the benefit of small businesses that are owned and controlled by women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to except certain individuals from the 80 percent taxable income limitation on net operating loss carryovers.

Bill: 117-hr-2450
Sponsor: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 
This bill exempts taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $400,000 in a taxable year from the 80% taxable income limit on net operating loss carryovers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2452
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia
Firearms and explosives
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2021

 
 This bill treats the District of Columbia as a state with respect to receiving federal funds for management and restoration of approved wildlife projects and for fish restoration and management projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E371)
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2453
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Unemployment
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Driving for Opportunity Act of 202

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This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of an individual based on such individual's failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee. 
 
Grants shall be awarded to (1) cover the costs incurred by a state to reinstate driver's licenses previously suspended for unpaid fines and fees; (2) maximize the number of individuals with suspended driver's licenses eligible to have driving privileges reinstated or regained; (3) provide assistance to individuals living in areas where public transportation options are limited; and (4) ease the burden on states where the state or local law that permitted the suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, driver's licenses or the registration of a motor vehicle based on the failure to pay civil or criminal fines or fees was in effect during the three year period ending on the date on which a state applies for or receives a grant under this bill.
 
The Government Accountability Office must study the implementation of the grant program authorized by this bill, including the known effects of repealing state laws that have permitted the suspension, revocation, or refusal of a driver's license or motor vehicle registration based on the failure to pay civil or criminal fines or fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2454
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Motor vehicles
Rural conditions and development
Small towns

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas. 
 
Specifically, the bill extends the specialized rate increase for such services for an additional five years (until January 1, 2028). The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to (1) allow an area that has 1,000 or fewer individuals per square mile to retain its status as a rural area even if it would otherwise no longer qualify, and (2) establish an appeals process for providers to seek reconsideration of a change in an area's status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-12
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: 2021-04-12
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: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
TRIA Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2455
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Resetting the Impact Act of 2021 or the TRIA Act of 2021

 
This bill requires certain data collection and recommendations relating to a Medicare post-acute care prospective payment system to incorporate the effects of COVID-19 on providers and patients.
 
Current law requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to develop a prototype for a unified Medicare payment system for post-acute care that is based primarily on patient characteristics (e.g., cognitive ability, functional status, or impairments) rather than the provider setting (e.g., skilled nursing facility, home health agency, inpatient rehabilitation facility, or long-term care hospital).
 
The bill requires the prototype to account for the role of post-acute care providers during public health emergencies, particularly in light of the COVID-19 emergency and the related effects on such providers and their patients. The bill also delays the development of the prototype until two years after the later of January 1, 2022, and the date by which the CMS has collected eight calendar quarters of data after the emergency ends and other changes have been implemented.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-12
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: 2021-04-12
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: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act

Bill: 117-hr-2456
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act 

 
This bill expands the Conservation Stewardship Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for the establishment of climate change mitigation bundles. 
Climate change mitigation bundle
 is defined as a group of conservation activities carried out together to achieve substantial progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions or increasing carbon sequestration and improving soil health.
 
Specifically, USDA must make state- or region-specific climate change mitigation bundles available to producers in all regions of the country to promote agricultural practices that increase carbon sequestration and reduce green gas emissions, including by making available bundles that are appropriate for cropland, pastureland, rangeland, and forestland.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Colonel John McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act

Bill: 117-hr-2457
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Colonel John McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education provided by public institutions of higher learning if such institutions charge a higher rate for tuition and fees than in-state tuition for individuals who are entitled to educational assistance under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act

Bill: 117-hr-2458
Sponsor: Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Debt collection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act 

 
This bill applies requirements for debt collectors to businesses engaged in nonjudicial foreclosures (i.e., the enforcement of security interests). These requirements include debt verification and prohibitions on the means of debt collection. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
BUILDS Act

Bill: 117-hr-2459
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Infrastructure development
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills or the BUILDS Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award implementation or renewal grants to eligible industry or sector partnerships to achieve certain job training and employment objectives with respect to targeted infrastructure industries (e.g., transportation, construction, energy, information technology, or utilities industries). Partnerships may include representatives of businesses, labor organizations, and education or training institutions. 
 
Eligible grant activities include evaluating workforce needs in a local area, developing work-based learning programs, recruiting individuals with barriers to employment for such programs, and providing employment support services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2460
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer credit
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Marriage and family status
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act

 
 This bill allows two borrowers, who had previously received a joint consolidation loan for their federal student loan debt, to submit a joint application to the Department of Education to sever their consolidated loan into two separate loans. One borrower may submit a separate application in the event that the individual is experiencing domestic or economic abuse from the other individual borrower or is unable to reasonably reach or access the loan information of the other borrower.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Triple A Study Act

Bill: 117-hr-2461
Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Performance measurement
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act or the Triple A Study Act

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study issues related to health insurance and other coverage for assistive technologies, such as prosthetic devices and custom orthoses, for those who experience amputations or live with a limb difference.
 
In conducting this study, the GAO must include comparisons of claims and other data from Medicare, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and commercial health insurers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House