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Rural Health Fairness in Competition Act

Bill: 117-hr-5883
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Rural Health Fairness in Competition Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicare Rural Health Clinic Value-Based Care Program that exempts certain rural health clinics (e.g., those participating in Medicare quality programs) from payment limitations if they meet reporting requirements relating to quality measures and performance standards, as set by the CMS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-04
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: 2021-11-04
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: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Child RESCUE Act

Bill: 117-hr-5884
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

National Response to Exploitation and Sexual abuse of Children in Unaddressed Emergencies Act or the Child RESCUE Act
 
 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a national working group&#8212;the United States Working Group on Children in Imminent Danger&#8212;to study policing strategies and resource needs to rescue children who are victims of child sexual abuse material or victims of sexual abuse involving child sexual abuse material.
 
The working group must report to Congress on its findings and conclusions, as well as recommendations for legislation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
To establish an interagency task force to address the backlog of cargo ships at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach and in the coastal waters of Orange County, California, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5885
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 
This bill requires the Coast Guard to establish an interagency task force to address the vessel backlogs at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach and in the coastal waters of Orange County, California.
 
Specifically, the task force must
 
 
evaluate and quantify the impact of the vessel backlogs at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, 
 
evaluate and quantify the costs incurred by other federal, state, and local governments due to such vessel backlogs, 
 
 evaluate the responses of federal agencies to such vessel backlogs, 
 
investigate the cause of the oil spill that occurred in October 2021 in the coastal waters of Orange County, and 
 
develop and report on a plan to solve the vessel backlog and oil spill crises along the coast of southern California. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Safeguarding the Supply Chain Act

Bill: 117-hr-5886
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Safeguarding the Supply Chain Act

 
This bill generally includes maritime employers and employees under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, which sets forth the procedures for labor relations for the railway and airline industries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Keep Food Local and Affordable Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5887
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Keep Food Local and Affordable Act of 2021

 
This bill freezes the minimum wage for H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) in certain states through December 31, 2022.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits an increase to the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A workers in any state (1) that had an unemployment rate of not more than 5% in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' August 2021 report; or (2) where the food price index, according to bureau reports, increased by more than 3% between December 2020 and September 2021 and the governor requests a freeze to the adverse effect wage rate. 
 
(Generally, the minimum wage for an H-2A worker is the highest of the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the federal minimum wage, or the applicable state minimum wage.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Financial Readiness of America’s Servicemembers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5888
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

Financial Readiness of America's Servicemembers Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the financial literacy training program for servicemembers (and spouses of such members) and requires the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to submit a plan to Congress on improving the access of members to certain information about the Thrift Savings Plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
American Energy Efficiency Act

Bill: 117-hr-5889
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-11-04 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: 

American Energy Efficiency Act

 
This bill requires electric utilities and natural gas utilities to meet performance standards for 2021 through 2035 with respect to cumulative electricity savings and cumulative natural gas savings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Borrower Safety Net Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5890
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Economic performance and conditions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Student Loan Borrower Safety Net Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to carry out a program to notify borrowers that normal payment obligations on their federal student loans will resume. 
 
Not later than 60 days before payment obligations are no longer suspended (as determined by ED), ED must provide at least six notices to borrowers indicating that their payment obligations will resume. These notices must also indicate the options for (1) enrolling in income-driven repayment plans, and (2) rehabilitating or consolidating loans.
 
ED must provide priority notification to certain borrowers, including those who missed a payment in the first three months of entering repayment on a loan. 
 
The bill allows borrowers to (1) submit an application or reapplication for an income-contingent or income-based repayment plan and self-certify their income and family size, (2) change their repayment plan without a fee, and (3) apply for an economic hardship deferment.
 
If a borrower misses a payment or payments on a loan during the 60 days after the payment suspension ends, then the loan must be held in administrative forbearance for 90 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
RISE Act

Bill: 117-hr-5891
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Income tax exclusion
Securities
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act or the RISE Act

 
This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans.
 
Among other changes, the bill establishes the Retirement Savings Lost and Found database to allow individuals to locate the administrator of their plan. It also allows 403(b) plans (i.e., plans sponsored by certain charities, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations) to participate in multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans.

action_date: 2022-02-25
text: 

Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement Act of 2021 or the RISE Act

 
This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans.
 
Among other changes, the bill establishes the Retirement Savings Lost and Found database to allow individuals to locate the administrator of their plan. It also allows 403(b) plans (i.e., plans sponsored by certain charities, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations) to participate in multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 180.
action_date: 2022-02-25
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2022-02-25
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2022-02-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-250, Part I.
action_date: 2022-02-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-250, Part I.
action_date: 2021-11-10
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-11-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Our Veterans Earned It Act

Bill: 117-hr-5892
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Our Veterans Earned It Act

 
This bill prohibits members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from being denied a federal benefit they are entitled to by reason of their service in the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act

Bill: 117-hr-5893
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to pay the costs of carrying out STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education activities for girls and underrepresented minorities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act

Bill: 117-hr-5894
Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for research or publications concerning gender transitions in individuals under the age of 18.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Ending Payments to Non-American Citizens Act

Bill: 117-hr-5895
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Ending Payments to Non-American Citizens Act

 
This bill prohibits making amounts from the Judgment Fund available to an alien who is not a lawful permanent resident unless specifically authorized by law. (The Judgment Fund is an account for paying judgments and settlements against the United States.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Jobs for a Carbon Free Transportation System Act

Bill: 117-hr-5896
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Jobs for a Carbon Free Transportation System Act

 
This bill provides financial incentives to (1) develop low carbon corridors that connect different methods of transportation, including public transportation systems, rail transportation, and roadways; (2) improve public transportation, mobility, and inclusive economic development; (3) develop commercial and residential areas located near public transportation stations that promote affordable housing and affordable commercial space; and (4) develop plans to transition workers from employment in fossil fuel industries to employment in sustainable industries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-5897
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require certain online public inspection files to be made available to the public in a machine-readable format that supports automated searching, bulk downloading, aggregation, manipulation, sorting, and analysis.
 
Online public inspection files (including political files that contain records of requests to purchase broadcast time by or on behalf of candidates for public office or to communicate a message relating to a political matter of national importance) are files that must be uploaded to the internet by certain television broadcast stations and television systems, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
LOCAL HEALTH Act

Bill: 117-hr-5898
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Let Our Cities And Local businesses Help Employees Achieve Long-Term Health Act or the LOCAL HEALTH Act

 
This bill authorizes private businesses and local governments and agencies to require the use of face masks and take other measures aligned with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, provided that the required measures accommodate individuals with disabilities and include exemptions for sincerely held religious beliefs.
 
The bill also (1) prohibits a state from establishing or enforcing a law that restricts an authorized measure, and (2) provides immunity to private businesses and local government entities from federal or state claims arising from an authorized measure unless the claim involves negligent behavior or willful misconduct.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act

Bill: 117-hr-5899
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to, with respect to electricity from renewable biomass used as a transportation fuel, (1) provide for the generation of Renewable Identification Numbers under the renewable fuel program (in accordance with certain maximum quotas), and (2) allow only the operator of a registered facility to generate Renewable Identification Numbers with respect to such electricity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1206-1207)
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Education is Timeless Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5901
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2021-11-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: 

Veterans Education is Timeless Act of 2021

 
This bill eliminates the time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill eliminates such delimiting dates under the Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty), Post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance Program, Post-9/11 GI Bill, Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, and Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Introduced in House