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VET TEC Enhancement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2335
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

VET TEC Enhancement Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) High Technology Pilot Program from $45 million to $125 million for FY2022 and each succeeding year. The High Technology Pilot Program provides eligible veterans with the opportunity to enroll in high technology programs of education that the VA determines provide training or skills sought by employers in a relevant field or industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2337
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes an alternative formula to calculate Social Security retirement benefits for those who receive pensions for certain non-covered employment. (The existing formula is known as the windfall elimination provision.)
 
The alternative formula adjusts an individual's total lifetime earnings based on the proportion of covered earnings (i.e., earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes). It applies to individuals who (1) first become eligible for benefits after 2022, (2) have earnings from non-covered service performed after 1977, and (3) have less than 30 years of coverage (i.e., years in which a beneficiary is considered to have contributed a substantial amount into the Social Security trust funds).
 
Beneficiaries receive the higher benefit amount as calculated under the alternative method or the existing formula. In addition, the bill provides rebates for certain beneficiaries currently impacted by the existing formula.
 
The Social Security Administration must include non-covered earnings in Social Security account statements, and the Government Accountability Office must study the availability of certain information related to retirement plans maintained by state and local governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act

Bill: 117-hr-2338
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Military command and structure
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act

 
 This bill requires the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to reside in the District of Columbia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E325)
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Military Hunger Prevention Act

Bill: 117-hr-2339
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Poverty and welfare assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Military Hunger Prevention Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to pay a basic needs allowance to certain low-income members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, those eligible for the basic needs allowance are members who (1) have completed initial entry training, (2) have a gross household income that did not exceed an amount equal to 130% of the federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and (3) do not elect to decline the allowance.
 
In situations where a household contains two or more eligible members, the bill specifies that only one allowance may be paid per year to one member they jointly elect.
 
The amount of the allowance must be the aggregate amount equal to 130% of the HHS federal poverty guidelines minus the gross household income of the covered member during the preceding year divided by 12.
 
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) of DOD must notify, in writing, individuals determined to be eligible for the allowance. The notice must include information regarding financial management and assistance programs administered by DOD for which the individuals are also eligible.
 
Individuals who seek to receive the allowance must submit specified information to DFAS.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Toll Credit Marketplace Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2340
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Public-private cooperation
Roads and highways
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Toll Credit Marketplace Act of 202

1

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish and implement a toll credit exchange pilot program to
 
 
identify the extent of the demand to purchase toll credits,
 
identify the cash price of toll credits through bilateral transactions between states,
 
analyze the impact of the purchase or sale of toll credits on transportation expenditures,
 
test the feasibility of expanding the pilot program to allow all states to participate on a permanent basis, and
 
identify any other repercussions of the toll credit exchange.
 
 
In carrying out the pilot program, DOT must provide that an originating state may transfer or sell to a recipient state a credit not previously used by the originating state. DOT must also make available a public website on which originating states must post the amount of toll credits that are available for sale or transfer to a recipient state.
 
DOT may terminate the pilot program or the participation of any state in the pilot program if the program is not serving a public benefit or it is not cost effective.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Bring Jobs Home Act

Bill: 117-hr-2341
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: American Samoa
Business investment and capital
Employee hiring
Foreign and international corporations
Guam
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Bring Jobs Home Act 

 
This bill (1) grants business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) denies a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. The bill requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.
 
The bill eliminates the temporary suspension (for taxable years 2018 through 2025) of the tax deduction for moving expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
SIMULATE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2342
Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Defense spending
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Manufacturing
Product development and innovation
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Simulation and Innovation Machine for Up-Leveling the American Technology Economy Act or the SIMULATE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to award a competitive grant to a commercial entity, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a consortium composed of any of those to enable such entity to establish and carry out a nationwide training and certification program in simulation technology. In carrying out the program, the entity shall take specified actions, including the development of a comprehensive curriculum in simulation technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Protecting American Voters Act

Bill: 117-hr-2343
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Protecting American Voters Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide certain information to a state election official, upon the official's request, to verify citizenship status for the purpose of voting in federal elections.
 
Specifically, the agencies must provide the state election official with such information necessary to verify that an applicant for voter registration or a registrant on the official list of eligible voters is a U.S. citizen.
 
DHS may respond to a request by using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, which is used to verify immigration status. DHS may not charge a fee for this information.
 
DHS must comply with any safeguards that the SSA determines are necessary to protect the confidentiality of an individual's Social Security number.
 
Finally, the bill requires states to remove the names of noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2344
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Medical ethics
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021

 
This bill imposes, as a condition on certain federal funding for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), additional notification and reporting requirements concerning prescriptions for potentially addictive drugs.
 
States or territories that receive this funding must require 
 
 
prescribers to consult the PDMP before starting treatment with such drugs, and
 
dispensers to report within 24 hours to the PDMP each time they fill a prescription for such drugs.
 
 
In addition, the state agency administering a PDMP must analyze reported data for patterns of prescription drug misuse or abuse and provide certain information to prescribers, law enforcement, the public, and other states and territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act

Bill: 117-hr-2345
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
General Services Administration
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Land transfers
Maryland
Poverty and welfare assistance
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Building Rural Investments, Development, and Growth for the Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Department of State to promote the export of goods and services by small- and medium-sized businesses from, and facilitate business investment in, rural areas of the United States. A 
rural area
 is an area with a population of less than 50,000 inhabitants that is outside an urbanized area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
E–QUIP Act

Bill: 117-hr-2346
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Lighting, heating, cooling
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text:  Energy Efficient Qualified Improvement Property Act of 2021 or the E-QUIP Act 
This bill allow straight line depreciation over a 10-year period of energy efficient qualified improvement property. The bill defines 
energy efficient qualified improvement property
 as any improvement to a building that is nonresidential real property, or multifamily residential rental property, first placed in service more than 10 year before the enactment of this bill, and that is installed as part of the lighting system, the heating, cooling, ventilation, or hot water systems, or the building envelope. The improvement must meet specified performance and other requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2347
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medical research
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies vaccination programs and coverage for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
 
Specifically, the bill expands and otherwise modifies the Vaccines for Children Program, which provides free vaccinations to individuals 18 years of age or younger who are uninsured or underinsured (i.e., with limited or no insurance for vaccines), are eligible for Medicaid, or are American Indians or Alaskan Natives. The bill expands the program to include children enrolled in CHIP and temporarily provides for additional payments to incentivize provider participation. The Government Accountability Office must report on the related effects of the bill's changes.
 
The bill also expands coverage under Medicaid and CHIP to include vaccine counseling and educational services for children and temporarily requires payments to be made at a rate that is no less than the rate under Medicare for equivalent services. It also temporarily increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that conduct culturally appropriate outreach regarding the benefits of vaccinations for children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-07-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
ACRE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2349
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Department of Agriculture
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Agriculture Civil Rights and Equality Act or the
 
ACRE Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from discriminating or providing preferential treatment to any person or group on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex. The prohibitions also apply to the administration of USDA programs, including programs administered by states, territories, private entities, and institutions of higher education that utilize USDA funds.
 
Any person who is aggrieved by conduct prohibited under the bill may commence a civil action in the appropriate U.S. district court to obtain relief.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2350
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Gambling
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2021

 
This bill repeals the excise tax on wagering. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
911 SAVES Act

Bill: 117-hr-2351
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Emergency communications systems
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act of 2021 or the 911 SAVES Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, by 30 days after the bill's enactment, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Honoring National Recovery Month Act

Bill: 117-hr-2352
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Honoring National Recovery Month Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop communication materials, distribute best practices, and carry out other activities in recognition of National Recovery Month. SAMHSA may undertake these activities or enter into an agreement with a national organization to do so.
 
National Recovery Month is an annual observance to celebrate individuals who are in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental illness, educate the public, and combat stigma. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building".

Bill: 117-hr-2353
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Helen Fabela Chavez Memorial Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House