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Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4694
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food supply, safety, and labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: 

Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Office of Food Safety Reassessment within the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and addresses related issues.
 
The office must conduct reassessments of additives, food contact substances, and other related substances to ensure that such substances are safe. Specifically, every three years, the office must reassess the safety of at least 10 substances or classes of substances, including those that are generally recognized as safe for use in food. The office must issue final regulations relating to the safety of each reassessed substance. 
 
The bill also specifies 10 substances that the office must assess in its first review.
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must reestablish the Food Advisory Committee to advise the FDA on issues related to the substance assessments required by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4695
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: 

Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2021

 
This bill requires certain newly constructed, federally assisted housing, including single-family homes and town houses, to contain at least one level that complies with specified minimum standards of accessibility for individuals with disabilities. An aggrieved person may commence a civil action with respect to a violation of this requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Introduced in House
American Shores Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-4696
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Florida
Georgia
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining
Oil and gas
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: 

American Shores Protection Act

 
 This bill extends a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico through June 30, 2032, and expands the moratorium to include the South Atlantic Planning Area and the Straits of Florida Planning Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Small Business Act to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.

Bill: 117-hr-4697
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Census and government statistics
Commerce
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: 
This bill eliminates a requirement that, to the maximum extent practicable, certain construction subcontracts awarded by the Small Business Administration must be awarded within the county or state where the work is to be performed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Say No to Indoctrination Act

Bill: 117-hr-4698
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Say No to Indoctrination Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to teach or advance concepts that separate individuals based on race, color, or national origin; assign characteristics to individuals based on race, color, or national origin; or imply that the United States is an inherently racist country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4699
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 
 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to consider any period during which a property was continuously covered by either private flood insurance or flood insurance offered through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to be a period of continuous insurance coverage, including for the purposes of NFIP subsidies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Transition for Success Act

Bill: 117-hr-4700
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Military education and training
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Transition for Success Act

 
This bill allows members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to participate in the Department of Defense's Skillbridge program, which provides job training to service members who are transitioning into civilian life.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Patients from Medicaid Fraud Act

Bill: 117-hr-4701
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Protecting Patients from Medicaid Fraud Act

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to consult with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about provider screening and oversight requirements if they have not already opted to do so. Additionally, states that are not in compliance with these screening and oversight requirements must submit progress reports to the CMS annually.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Military Spouse Tax Act

Bill: 117-hr-4702
Sponsor: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Military personnel and dependents
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Military Spouse Tax Act

 
This bill provides that a spouse of a service member may retain their personal residence or domicile for purposes of taxation.
 
The bill authorizes a service member and the spouse of the member to elect to use the following locations for purposes of taxation: 
 
 
the residence or domicile of the member, 
 
the residence or domicile of the spouse, or 
 
the permanent duty station of the member.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Sultana Steamboat Disaster Commemorative Coin Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4703
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Sultana Steamboat Disaster Commemorative Coin Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition and remembrance of the Sultana Steamboat explosion of 1865.
 
The designs of the coins shall be emblematic of the historical significance of the Sultana disaster, with special recognition and remembrance given to the lives lost, including the recently released Union soldiers returning home after having been prisoners of war during the American Civil War at Confederate prisons located at Andersonville and Cahaba.
 
Treasury may issue coins minted under this bill to the public only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2023.
 
All sales of such coins shall include a surcharge to be paid to the Sultana Historical Preservation Society, Inc. to establish and maintain a new Sultana disaster museum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Mature Technology Node Resiliency and Manufacturing Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4704
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Mature Technology Node Resiliency and Manufacturing Act of 2021

 
This bill provides $2 billion in FY2022 funds for the Department of Commerce to give financial assistance that incentivizes investment in semiconductor facilities and equipment at mature technology nodes. (A technology node is a specific semiconductor manufacturing process and its design rules.)
 
This assistance shall be provided to certain entities with a demonstrated ability to substantially finance, construct, expand, or modernize a semiconductor facility. Such entities must also (1) provide equipment or materials or operate at mature technology nodes, and (2) commit to using federal financial assistance received pursuant to the bill to increase semiconductor production at such nodes. Commerce must prioritize entities that support the resiliency of the semiconductor supply chain for critical manufacturing industries in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Bill: 117-hr-4705
Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act 

 
This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.)
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Indian tribes to use such revenue for authorized restoration projects on nonfederal lands under a good neighbor agreement. (Under current law, only a state is permitted to retain the revenues, and the revenues must be used for restoration projects on federal land.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Reforming Disaster Recovery Act

Bill: 117-hr-4707
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Reforming Disaster Recovery Act 

 
This bill addresses the response of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to disasters.
 
The bill establishes the Office of Disaster Management and Resiliency at HUD to coordinate HUD disaster preparedness and response responsibilities. The office must also coordinate with other federal agencies in supporting recovery and resiliency activities. 
 
Further, the bill creates the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund to fund the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program. The program must provide states, tribes, and communities with grants for rebuilding affordable housing and infrastructure after a disaster. Grantees are required to certify that funds will be administered in compliance with specified fair housing and civil rights laws. Grantees must also prioritize assistance for extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income victims of disasters, as well as other vulnerable groups. 
 
The bill also provides for increased data sharing regarding disasters, including by requiring HUD to share data with other federal agencies regarding disaster benefits and by requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration to share data on disaster benefit applicants with HUD.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial 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: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial 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: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Accredited Investor Definition Review Act

Bill: 117-hr-4708
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Financial services and investments
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Accredited Investor Definition Review Act 

 
This bill revises who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors. 
 
Specifically, the bill allows the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discretion in determining what certifications, designations, or credentials investors must possess for purposes of investor protection, provided that the credentials are at least as broad as the existing regulations. Additionally, the SEC must review these credentials every five years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
FAMILIES Act

Bill: 117-hr-4709
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Adult day care
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2021 or the FAMILIES Act

 
This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to divert certain defendants who are parents or caregivers away from prison and probation and into a comprehensive support services program. 
 
At the federal level, the bill establishes and provides funds for the comprehensive support services program, or FAMILIES Program. The bill authorizes federal courts to sentence a parent or caregiver to participation in the FAMILIES Program as a condition of supervised release or instead of probation or prison.
 
At the state level, the bill funds grants for states to replicate successful state parenting sentencing alternatives programs that have the potential to keep parents out of prison.
 
The bill also provides funds for a study on the effects of incarceration on children of incarcerated parents and for training district court judges to carry out the FAMILIES Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
CRP Flexibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-4710
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

CRP Flexibility Act

 
This bill modifies the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to permit emergency haying during the primary nesting season to respond to drought or other emergencies. (Under current law, emergency haying is only permitted outside of the primary nesting season.) 
 
Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
International Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Security Agreement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4711
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

International Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Security Agreement Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to pharmaceutical products, including objectives regarding subsidies and government procurement. It also extends through July 1, 2023 (or July 1, 2026, if the President receives an extension) the authority of the President to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Desalination Development Act

Bill: 117-hr-4712
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2021-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: 

Desalination Development Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a grant program for constructing desalination projects. The bill also revises the program, including by requiring the prioritization of projects that maximize energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-27
text: Introduced in House