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A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-2668
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-05
text: 
This bill establishes a fund within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to assist states and tribal governments in supporting entities that oversee broadband programs and broadband deployment.
 
Priority must be given to states that either do not have such an entity or that need to increase the capacity of such an entity. The administration's Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth must provide technical and other assistance (1) to support the expansion of broadband, and (2) regarding cybersecurity resources and programs available through federal agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Harmful Exposure to Phthalates Act

Bill: 117-s-2669
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-05
text: 

Preventing Harmful Exposure to Phthalates Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of any phthalate chemical as a food contact substance. (A 
food contact substance
 is any substance intended for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding food if such use is not intended to have a technical effect in such food.)
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must review FDA-regulated products other than food to determine whether use of such products leads to exposure to phthalate chemicals. This review must be publicly available on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5937)
action_date: 2021-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Redistricting Reform Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2670
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-08-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: 

Redistricting Reform Act of 

2021

 
This bill sets forth requirements for congressional redistricting.
 
Specifically, the bill requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission does not enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court. This requirement does not apply to a state that has a plan developed and approved by an independent redistricting commission that complies with specified requirements.
 
The bill outlines the criteria for a redistricting plan, including that the plan shall not unduly favor or disfavor any political party.
 
Further, the bill establishes the requirements for appointing members to a state-established independent redistricting commission, including diversity requirements. The Government Accountability Office must report on the extent to which these commissions meet the diversity requirements.
 
Next, the bill prohibits a state where the congressional districts have been redistricted from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires the state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, or the provisions of the bill.
 
The bill also directs the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to states to carry out congressional redistricting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 119.
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S5937-5946)
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: Introduced in Senate
DISCLOSE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2671
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-08-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: 

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 or the DISCLOSE Act of 

2021

 
This bill addresses campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals and requiring additional disclosures of campaign expenditures. 
 
First, the bill prohibits foreign nationals from participating in the decision-making process regarding an election expenditure.
 
Additionally, the bill expands existing foreign money prohibitions to include disbursements for paid web-based or digital communications and federal judicial nomination communications. It also prohibits foreign nationals from contributing to campaigns related to ballot initiatives and referenda.
 
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) must conduct an audit after each federal election cycle to determine the incidence of illicit foreign money.
 
Next, the bill makes it unlawful to establish or use a corporation, company, or other entity with the intent to conceal an election contribution or donation by a foreign national. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
 
 Covered organizations (e.g., corporations, labor organizations, and political organizations) must, within 24 hours, file reports with the FEC to disclose campaign expenditures of more than $10,000 during an election cycle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 120.
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S5946-5951)
action_date: 2021-08-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2672
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-08-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: 

Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2021

 
This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies, or nonprofit entities owning a major housing project to implement transformational housing programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty and severely distressed housing. A program must, among other requirements, allow residents of public or assisted housing displaced by such a program to return to the replacement housing provided under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Treatment Court, Rehabilitation, and Recovery Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2673
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-08-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: 

Treatment Court, Rehabilitation, and Recovery Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program, which supports drug courts for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse issues. Among other changes to the program, the bill requires these courts to adhere to national best practice standards and provide evidence-based clinical assessments and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2674
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-08-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: 

Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes, provides funding through FY2025 for, and otherwise makes changes to, programs for preventing, detecting, and treating abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults.
 
Specifically, the bill provides funding for states and localities to enhance adult protective services and long-term care ombudsman programs.
 
Additionally, the bill modifies an existing long-term care workforce grant program, including by requiring that grant recipients use funds to provide employees with wage subsidies, educational assistance, and access to affordable child care and transportation. Furthermore, the bill establishes new grant programs for states to (1) link health care and social services for older adults, including through medical-legal partnerships and legal services hotlines; and (2) prevent and address social isolation among older adults and individuals with disabilities.
 
The bill also provides funding for reporting by the Department of Health and Human Services on the effectiveness of various programs and activities in addressing abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act

Bill: 117-s-2675
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-08-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: 

Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act

 
This bill provides an additional $48 billion in FY2021 for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and designates specified amounts for fund administrative expenses and audits of grants made from the fund. The fund was established in response to COVID-19 to make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors for covering specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave.
 
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2676
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021

 
This bill makes physical therapists eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. This program assists primary care, mental health, and dental providers in repaying eligible student loans in exchange for working in areas with shortages of such providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2677
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Government studies and investigations
Marketing and advertising
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a depository institution from engaging in certain acts in connection with overdraft coverage. 
 
Each depository institution that offers overdraft coverage for accounts must disclose overdraft coverage fees and certain related information. A depository institution must provide certain other disclosures regarding its overdraft protection program, including prompt notification of the account's overdraft status.
 
Regarding overdraft fees, the bill 
 
 
limits the number of overdraft fees a consumer may be charged each month and year, 
 
provides that such fees must be reasonable, and 
 
prohibits an overdraft coverage fee if the overdraft results solely from a debit hold amount that exceeds the actual dollar amount of the transaction. 
 
 
The bill also prohibits a depository institution from
 
 
charging a non-sufficient fund fee for any debit card transaction, or 
 
reporting negative information regarding consumer use of overdraft coverage to any consumer reporting agency when the overdraft amounts and coverage fees are paid under the terms of an overdraft coverage program. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-04
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2678
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2021

 
This bill imposes criminal penalties and/or fines on individuals for the commission or attempted commission of certain acts (e.g., charging certain fees) in connection with the representation of a veteran who is seeking Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits or filing a claim for such benefits.
 
Additionally, the VA is authorized to prescribe limitations and restrictions on the types and timing of for-profit business transactions which may be entered into by an agent or attorney who is representing a claimant for VA benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Reorganization Technical Corrections Act

Bill: 117-s-2679
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

Small Business Reorganization Technical Corrections Act

 
 This bill modifies provisions related to small business reorganization bankruptcies. Specifically, it provides that a small business debtor includes a debtor that is an affiliate of certain publicly traded companies. Additionally, it authorizes the bankruptcy trustee to operate the business of the debtor if the debtor ceases to be a debtor in possession. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Real Corporate Profits Tax Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2680
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Corporate finance and management
Income tax credits
Income tax rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

Real Corporate Profits Tax Act of 2021

 
This bill imposes an additional 7% tax on the adjusted net book income of a corporation that exceeds $100 million. It also allows a credit for a taxpayer, other than an S corporation, for a specified percentage of the taxpayer's net regular tax liability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Return Act

Bill: 117-s-2681
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

Return Act

 
This bill directs each federal agency to require the level of telework of employees to return to the level of telework in place on February 14, 2020.
 
The General Services Administration must submit to Congress a report that includes a description of how, during the period beginning on February 14, 2020, and ending on the date of this bill's enactment, agency services and response times for individuals in the United States who benefit from services of agencies were affected by the increased level of telework and the limited access to physical mail, data servers, and voice mail at agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
PEACE Act

Bill: 117-s-2682
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

Protect Equality And Civics Education Act or the PEACE Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of FY2021 funding made available for the American History and Civics Education program to fund a curriculum, teaching, or counseling that promotes a divisive concept under the priorities noticed in the Department of Education's proposed rule titled 
Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education
, published on April 19, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act

Bill: 117-s-2683
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act

 
This bill increases funding for and otherwise modifies a federal program that provides medical monitoring and treatment to responders and survivors who suffer from health conditions related to the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.
 
Among the changes, the bill allows certain health care providers other than physicians to determine whether an individual's health condition is related to the attacks, and it establishes a research program to study the impacts of the attacks on health and educational outcomes of individuals who were 21 years of age or younger when the attacks occurred.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2684
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. A money market fund that elects to do so shall not be subject to specified requirements related to the imposition of liquidity fees. (A money market fund is a type of mutual fund that invests in liquid, short-term assets.)
 
Current law limits the provision of certain federal assistance directly to any money market fund. The bill requires disclosure of this limitation on federal assistance in a money market's advertising and sales literature.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
No Mask Mandates Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2685
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public transit
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

No Mask Mandates Act of 2021

 
This bill nullifies existing federal mask mandates and prohibits future actions to require individuals to wear face masks to respond to COVID-19.
 
Specifically, the bill nullifies
 
 
the executive order issued on January 20, 2021, that requires the use of face masks in federal buildings and on federal lands; and
 
the emergency order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on January 29, 2021, that requires the use of face masks on public transportation conveyances and in transportation hubs.
 
 
In addition, the bill prohibits (1) federal agencies or offices from issuing any future orders that mandate face masks, and (2) the use of previously appropriated federal funds to implement or enforce masking requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate
No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2686
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-08-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: 

No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2021

 
This bill creates a federal statutory framework to govern restrictions and requirements related to vaccinations.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits (1) requiring individuals to receive a vaccination that has only received emergency use authorization or received emergency use authorization prior to full approval, or (2) administering such a vaccine to a minor or other individual who lacks the capacity to consent without the consent of a parent or guardian. 
 
 Additionally, the bill requires a medical provider who administers a COVID-19 vaccination to provide a potential recipient with certain information about the risks associated with the vaccine so the potential recipient can make an informed decision.
 
The bill authorizes civil actions for damages.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Introduced in Senate