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TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act

Bill: 117-hr-1997
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act

 
This bill aligns eligibility for TRICARE health coverage with the age at which personnel of the Retired Reserve (former National Guard and Reserve members) begin receiving retired pay. Specifically, personnel of the Retired Reserve who are not yet age 60 but are receiving their retirement pay may purchase TRICARE health coverage for retired military personnel, rather than the presently allowed TRICARE Retired Reserve.
 
 Under current law, Reserve Component personnel may retire below age 60, but not below 50, based on active duty performance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1998
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 202

1

 
This bill allows meat and meat food products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. Under the inspection program, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and meat food products. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Stop Shielding Culpable Platforms Act

Bill: 117-hr-2000
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Stop Shielding Culpable Platforms Act

 
 This bill modifies provisions relating to the liability of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for material placed on its platform by another information content provider.
 
Under current law, a provider or user of an interactive computer service is not considered the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. The bill specifies that a provider or user of an interactive computer service may still be treated as a distributor of such information. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Diversity Data Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-2001
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business records
Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Diversity Data Accountability Act 

 
This bill requires regulated entities to report to the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion within specified financial agencies. Specifically, entities regulated by such agencies must provide information to the appropriate Office of Women and Minority Inclusion to allow that office to carry out duties relating to diversity policies and practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Let States Cut Taxes Act

Bill: 117-hr-2002
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Let States Cut Taxes Act

 
This bill removes a prohibition on states and territories using COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to offset a reduction in revenue resulting from a reduction in taxes or a delay in the imposition of a tax or tax increase.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
DOD Entrepreneurial Innovation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2005
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

DOD Entrepreneurial Innovation Act

 
This bill requires each military department to annually designate at least five eligible programs as Entrepreneurial Innovation Projects. Eligible programs are certain projects currently pursuing commercialization objectives that initially received funding for research and development through the Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program. Once designated, programs must be included in future budgets and plans of the Department of Defense.
 
Each military department must establish an advisory panel to identify and recommend eligible programs for designation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
State Stockpile Readiness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2006
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

State Stockpile Readiness Act of 2021

 
This bill temporarily authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award matching grants to states for expanding or maintaining stockpiles of commercially available medical equipment and supplies for use during public health emergencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2007
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicaid
Medical research
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand research on, and take other actions to address, uterine fibroids. These are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus and may cause pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and reproductive issues.
 
In coordination with the National Institutes of Health and appropriate federal agencies, HHS must undertake research activities on uterine fibroids.
 
In addition, HHS must establish a database of services furnished to individuals diagnosed with uterine fibroids under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program and must develop a report on federal and state expenditures for such services.
 
Additionally, HHS must disseminate information on uterine fibroids to the public and to health care providers, including information on the elevated risk for minority women and available treatments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Access to the American Courts Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2009
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Federal district courts
Government liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Access to the American Courts Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes that U.S. district courts shall have jurisdiction over any lawsuit based on an alleged violation of a constitutional right by the United States or any agent, person, or entity acting in the name of the United States. (Generally, the United States may not be sued unless it has consented to the lawsuit.)
 
The plaintiff filing such a lawsuit shall have the right to a jury trial. If the plaintiff prevails in such a lawsuit, it shall receive attorney fees and costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Public Option Deficit Reduction Act

Bill: 117-hr-2010
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Public Option Deficit Reduction Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer a public health insurance option through health insurance exchanges. Unlike the coverage options currently available on exchanges, which are administered by private insurance companies, this public option must be administered directly by HHS.

 The public option must comply with the same general requirements as other plan types available on exchanges, including with respect to available benefits, benefit levels, provider networks, notices, consumer protections, and cost sharing. Medicare health care providers are automatically participants in the public option unless they opt out, and providers not participating in Medicare may opt in. In addition, the bill establishes requirements for setting premiums, payment rates, and provider incentives.

 The bill provides funding to establish the public health insurance option, which HHS must repay over 10 years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
WIC Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2011
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Wise Investment in Children Act of 2021 or the
 
WIC Act of 20

21

 
This bill expands eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
 
The bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to grant a waiver to a state, on request, that waives certification deadline requirements under the program if such state demonstrates there are unusual technological barriers to implementation, operational costs are not affordable within the nutrition services and administration grant of the state, or it is in the best interest of the program.
 
If a waiver is granted, the bill 
 
 
 extends eligibility for the program until the period that ends on the earlier of the sixth birthday of a child or when the child enters kindergarten;
 
extends the certification period under the program for infants to up to two years, instead of the current one year; and 
 
increases the certification time under the program for postpartum women to a period of up to two years. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Clean Corridors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2012
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor fuels
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Clean Corridors Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award grants to certain governmental entities and planning organizations to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Outdated AUMF Repeal Act

Bill: 117-hr-2014
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Iraq
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Outdated AUMF Repeal Act

 
This bill repeals the authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq (dated January 14, 1991, and October 16, 2002) and repeals a joint resolution authorizing the provision of military assistance in the general area of the Middle East (dated March 9, 1957).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2015
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Inflation and prices
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance requiring federal agencies to report annually to Congress regarding certain federally funded projects that are (1) more than five years behind schedule, or (2) have expenditures that are at least $1 billion more than the original cost estimate for the project. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
To modify certain requirements to encourage the recovery of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

Bill: 117-hr-2017
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 
This bill modifies certain requirements to assist Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in recovering from specified incidents relating to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in providing assistance for critical services for the duration of the recovery for such incidents, to 
 
 
revise specified guidance definitions to provide explicitly that multicomponent systems or facilities be inspected, evaluated, and estimated as a single project rather than requiring every component of the system to be inspected, evaluated, and estimated; 
 
put into effect, at the request of a disaster assistance applicant, a procedure for evaluation and authorization of projects through professionally licensed engineers; and
 
 extend the deadline to October 31, 2021, for the presentation of cost estimates and project worksheets. 
 
 
The bill requires (currently, authorizes) FEMA to provide specified assistance for critical services for the duration of the recovery.
 
Public assistance program alternative procedures adopted by FEMA must ensure that work performed by providers, suppliers, and contractors to the federal, state, local, or tribal governments or nonprofit facilities is paid for and reimbursed in a timely manner.
 
A local government or nongovernmental organization, in meeting any federal cost-sharing requirement, may use funds from any disaster recovery program or source to meet federal cost-sharing requirements with respect to such incidents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Bill: 117-hr-2018
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
American Samoa
Buy American requirements
Disaster relief and insurance
District of Columbia
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Public contracts and procurement
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 
This bill waives Buy American requirements (requirements for the use of goods mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States) in the case of an emergency declaration, with respect to purchases made or contracts issued by Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to include certain services in the definition of critical services for purposes of repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities.

Bill: 117-hr-2019
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 
This bill expands the definition of 
critical services
 in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House