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ICBM Act

Bill: 117-hr-2227
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Military procurement, research, weapons development
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Nuclear weapons
Research administration and funding
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act of 2021 or the ICBM Act

 
This bill addresses the transfer and use of funds intended for defense programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer $1 billion of unobligated balances intended for its ground-based strategic deterrent program to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease for research on the development of a universal coronavirus vaccine.
 
Next, the bill requires the Department of Energy to transfer unobligated balances for the W87-1 warhead modification program administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research and combat emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases.
 
The bill prohibits the use of funds authorized for FY2022 for the ground-based strategic deterrent program or the W87-1 warhead modification program.
 
Finally, the bill requires DOD to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study extending to 2050 the life of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2228
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Mental health
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021

 
This bill allows for Medicare payment of outpatient critical access hospital (CAH) services consisting of telehealth behavioral therapy, including (1) audio-only services, if an individual does not have access to technology with both audio and visual capabilities; and (2) services provided to an individual who has not received in-person care at the CAH, if there is a plan of care that includes an in-person visit not later than one year after telehealth services are provided.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-26
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: 2021-03-26
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: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2229
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural research
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental health
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health promotion and preventive care
Manufacturing
Nutrition and diet
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

 
This bill imposes certain safety requirements on infant and toddler food. 
 
The bill establishes maximum levels of certain toxic elements (cadmium, and lead, mercury, and inorganic arsenic) allowable in infant and toddler food, defined as food intended to be sold for children up to 36 months old.
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall periodically review and, if necessary, further lower these levels. The FDA may also establish limits on other toxic elements upon review of relevant health and dietary data. 
 
Furthermore, facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold infant and toddler food must have certain controls and plans to ensure that their food complies with the limits on toxic elements established by this bill. Such facilities shall also make publicly available certain information, including results from tests for toxic elements in their infant and toddler foods.
 
The bill also expands the FDA's authority to require a recall of adulterated or misbranded food to include infant and toddler food that exceeds limits on toxic elements. 
 
The Centers for Disease Control shall carry out a public awareness campaign about the risks of toxic elements in infant and toddler food. 
 
The FDA shall commission research on agricultural methods that minimize levels of toxic heavy metals in crops.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
DEJOY Act

Bill: 117-hr-2230
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Delivering Envelopes Judiciously On-time Year-round Act or the DEJOY Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to maintain the service standards for first-class mail that were in effect on January 1, 2021. The Postmaster General proposed in March 2021 a 10-year restructuring plan for the USPS that would lengthen the permissible mail-delivery window. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2231
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Public contracts and procurement
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act of 2021 or the SAFE CARS Act

 
This bill restricts the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles by federal agencies.
 
Specifically, if an agency has received notification that a motor vehicle or related equipment owned by the agency contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard, the agency may not sell or lease the vehicle unless specified steps are taken to remedy the defect or noncompliance or must notify the purchaser or individual leasing the vehicle.
 
The agency must make all reasonable efforts to prevent the use of such vehicle, subject to certain exceptions, until the defect or noncompliance has been remedied.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Help Students Vote Act

Bill: 117-hr-2232
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Higher education
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Help Students Vote Act

 
This bill addresses voter registration of students who attend institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs. The bill also directs IHEs to use a specified portion of federal work-study grants to compensate students for civic engagement activities.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires IHEs to make every reasonable effort to distribute voter registration applications to each of their students at least twice a year, (2) authorizes grants to IHEs that greatly exceed the requirements governing the distribution of voter registration applications, and (3) allows civil actions against IHEs that violate the requirements.
 
In addition, the bill requires IHEs to use a specified portion of federal work-study grants to compensate students who are employed in civic engagement activities, including voter registration, nonpartisan voter engagement, and voter participation work.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-hr-2233
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Music
Performing arts
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill instructs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Aretha Franklin in recognition of her outstanding artistic and historical significance to the culture of the United States. 
 
Following the award of the medal, it shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
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: 2021-03-26
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: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2235
Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
New Mexico
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance to the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area in New Mexico for another 15-year period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Cyber Shield Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2236
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Business expenses
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Cyber Shield Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Cyber Shield Program, a voluntary program to identify and certify covered products. These products are consumer-facing physical objects that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks and that can (1) connect to the internet; and (2) collect, send, or receive data or control the actions of a physical object or system.
 
Commerce must also establish a Cyber Shield Advisory Committee to recommend (1) the format and content of Cyber Shield labels for covered products; and (2) the process to identify, establish, report on, adopt, maintain, and promote compliance with industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks to enhance cybersecurity and protect data.
 
On its website, Commerce must make publicly available (1) program information, (2) a database of covered products certified under the program, and (3) contact information for each manufacturer of a covered product certified under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
GRACE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2237
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Immigration status and procedures
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act or the GRACE Act

 
This bill establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 125,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
 
Currently, the number admitted each fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 unless the President determines that a higher number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
 
The bill directs the President to take into consideration information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees when establishing the maximum admission number and making certain other related decisions. The President shall report to Congress quarterly on (1) the number of refugees admitted during the preceding quarter, (2) the number of aliens who were security-cleared during the preceding quarter, (3) a plan to reach the numerical goal for admitted refugees for that fiscal year, and (4) other related information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
State and Local Infrastructure Flexibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-2239
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Motor carriers
Roads and highways
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

State and Local Infrastructure Flexibility Act

 
This bill makes certain state transportation and infrastructure projects eligible for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) recovery funds. 
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the use of such funds for projects for specified purposes, including to
 
 
improve, repair, and develop roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, and electrical grids; 
 
 fund revitalization initiatives to support economic and workforce development; 
 
 improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people; 
 
 enhance the resiliency of critical highway infrastructure and help protect the environment; and
 
 fund the construction or improvement of buildings, land, and other facilities that are required to provide broadband service.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Carbon Cost Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2240
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Carbon Cost Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to coordinate with the National Academy of Sciences to study alternatives for a nonpartisan congressional office or agency to make science-based projections of the effect of federal legislation on global greenhouse gas emissions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Pay Equity for All Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2242
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Personnel records
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Pay Equity for All Act of 2021

 
This bill generally prohibits employers from relying on the wage history of prospective employees when considering them for employment or determining their wages. 
 
However, an employer may rely on wage history voluntarily offered by a prospective employee to support a higher wage than was initially offered. An employer also may seek to confirm voluntarily supplied wage history with a prospective employee's current or former employer.
 
An employer may not retaliate against an employee or prospective employee who opposes a practice made unlawful by this bill.
 
The bill provides for enforcement of these prohibitions through civil penalties and other remedies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E312)
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Fair Pay Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2243
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Legal fees and court costs
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Fair Pay Act of 20

21

 
This bill requires employers to provide equal pay to employees for comparable or equivalent work.
 
Specifically, employers may not discriminate against employees on the basis of sex, race, or national origin with respect to payment of wages or other conditions of employment for jobs that, although dissimilar, the requirements of which are equivalent, when viewed as a composite of skills, effort, responsibility, and working conditions. However, employers may pay different wages in accordance with seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or factors that the employer demonstrates are reasonably job-related, or further legitimate business interests. The bill allows compensatory or punitive damages for violations of this prohibition. 
 
The bill prohibits an employer from (1) discriminating against any individual who opposes any act or practice made illegal by this bill or for assisting in an investigation, or (2) discharging or discriminating against any employee who inquires about or discusses another employee's wages.
 
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must assist employers, labor organizations, and the general public in implementing these provisions.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E307)
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
No Honor for Treason Act

Bill: 117-hr-2246
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Cemeteries and funerals
Civil disturbances
Crimes against property
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Protest and dissent
U.S. Capitol
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

No Honor for Treason Act

 
This bill prohibits the provision of military honors at the funeral or burial of any person who has been convicted of a felony committed on January 6, 2021, in or on the U.S. Capitol buildings and grounds.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House