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Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1366
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Age discrimination
Congressional districts and representation
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Higher education
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2021

 
This bill outlines specific practices that violate the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, identifies actions that are voting offenses, and provides for the enforcement of the amendment. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment sets the voting age at 18 and prohibits states or the federal government from denying or restricting the right to vote based on age.
 
First, the bill specifies those actions by a state or political subdivision that qualify as a violation of the right to vote based on age, including laws that reduce or restrict the ability of students who attend an institution of higher education and reside in the jurisdiction of the institution to register to vote in that jurisdiction. It also provides for (1) criminal penalties for such violations, and (2) preventive relief such as an injunction or a restraining order. 
 
Next, the bill allows for the appointment of federal observers to enforce voting rights related to age. The Department of Justice may monitor and enforce such voting rights whenever federal observers are appointed.
 
Further, the bill specifies other actions that are voting offenses. It also establishes criminal penalties for certain voting offenses, including those related to duplicative voting and the deprivation of voting rights.
 
The bill also sets forth requirements for a state or political subdivision to notify the public about changes with respect to the voting procedures for federal elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Mobility Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1367
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Labor-management relations
Trade secrets and economic espionage
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Workforce Mobility Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the use of noncompete agreements in the context of commercial enterprises except under certain circumstances. 
 
The first exception is that the seller of the entirety of a business interest may enter an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the business being sold has conducted business prior to the agreement. This exception extends to agreements by senior executive officials who have a severance agreement as part of the conditions of sale (i.e., a buyout provision). Second, a partner of an enterprise, in anticipation of the dissolution of the partnership or disassociation of a partner, may enter an agreement to refrain from engaging in a similar business in the geographic areas where the partnership has conducted business prior to the agreement.
 
Commercial enterprises must post notice of this prohibition in the workplace.
 
The Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Labor shall investigate or enforce the provisions of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Justice Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1368
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Disability and paralysis
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Employment and training programs
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Mental Health Justice Act of 2021

 
This bill creates a grant program for states and local governments to train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond, instead of law enforcement officers, to emergencies that involve people with behavioral health needs.
 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must manage the program in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ). SAMHSA may cancel grants that increase incarceration or institutionalization. Grantees must use funds for purposes including de-escalation and anti-racism training.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services and the DOJ must evaluate this program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1021)
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
American Space Commerce Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1369
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

American Space Commerce Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a special allowance for bonus depreciation for qualified domestic space launch property and extends the termination of such allowance until the end of 2032. The bill defines 
qualified domestic space launch property
 as property placed in service before January 1, 2033, that is (1) a space transportation vehicle or payload that is launched from the United States, or (2) other property or equipment placed in service to facilitate a space launch from the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1370
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act of 2021

 
This bill expands data collection and reporting on demographic information and disparities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
During the COVID-19 emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish data on COVID-19 testing, treatment, vaccinations, and outcomes on the CDC website. They must update the data daily and disaggregate it by race, ethnicity, and other demographic factors.
 
In addition, the Indian Health Service must consult with tribal nations about COVID-19 data collection and reporting.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must make a summary of final statistics related to COVID-19 publicly available and report specified information to Congress within 60 days of the end of the COVID-19 emergency.
 
The bill also establishes the Commission on Ensuring Data for Health Equity. The commission must determine approaches to using data to reduce disparities in health outcomes, including specifically with respect to COVID-19. In addition, it must provide recommendations to improve demographic data collection and use in future public health emergencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Crush the Virus Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1371
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Genetics
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority health
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Rural conditions and development
Strategic materials and reserves
U.S. territories and protectorates
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Crush the Virus Act of 2021

 
This bill provides supplemental appropriations to several federal agencies for activities and equipment to respond to COVID-19. 
 
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 
 
The bill provides the appropriations for
 
 
 distributing and administering vaccines;
 
researching and developing vaccines, therapeutics, and medical supplies; 
 
testing, contact tracing, and mitigation activities;
 
disaster relief; 
 
 medical supplies and equipment;
 
personal protective equipment; 
 
reimbursing health care providers for health care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19;
 
block grants for community mental health services; and
 
block grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Protecting JOBs Act

Bill: 117-hr-1372
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act or the Protecting JOBs Act

 
This bill prohibits a state from suspending, revoking, or denying a state-issued driver's license, teaching license, or professional license based solely on an individual's default or delinquency on a federal student loan or health education loan. Further, an aggrieved individual may bring a civil action against a state for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Urban Indian Health Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-1373
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Minority health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Urban Indian Health Parity Act

 
This bill applies a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., the federal matching rate under Medicaid) of 100% with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services received through an Urban Indian organization under a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Energy Equity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1375
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Energy Equity Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes an Office of Energy Equity within the Department of Energy. The office must (1) promote an agencywide environmental justice strategy and interagency collaboration, (2) reduce or stabilize energy costs within underserved or disadvantaged communities, and (3) increase the availability of energy conservation measures within underserved or disadvantaged communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-1377
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Emergency Funding for Child Protection Act

 
 This bill funds additional grants to states for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, states may use such grants to expand services, provide support to community-based organizations, purchase emergency supplies, and provide temporary direct payments to families caring for children under protective services supervision that are awaiting approval for government assistance, among other uses. The bill does not require states to match funding under these grants.
 
The bill also provides funding to operate and expand the national child abuse hotline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Do No Harm Act

Bill: 117-hr-1378
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Crimes against women
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
First Amendment rights
Health care coverage and access
Housing discrimination
Labor-management relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Do No Harm Act

 
This bill prohibits the application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to specified federal laws or the implementation of such laws. Currently, RFRA prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest when using the least restrictive means.
 
Under the bill, RFRA is inapplicable to laws or the implementation of laws that
 
 
protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity (e.g., the Civil Rights Act of 1964); 
 
require employers to provide wages, other compensation, or benefits, including leave; 
 
protect collective activity in the workplace; 
 
protect against child labor, abuse, or exploitation; or 
 
provide for access to, information about, referrals for, provision of, or coverage for, any health care item or service. 
 
 
The bill prevents RFRA from being used to deny (1) goods or services the government has contracted, granted, or made an agreement to provide to a beneficiary of or participant in a program or activity funded by such government contract, grant, agreement, or other award; or (2) a person's full and equal enjoyment of a government-provided good, service, benefit, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation.
 
In order for a person to assert a RFRA claim or defense in a judicial proceeding, the government must be a party to the proceeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act

Bill: 117-hr-1379
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act

 
This bill expands programs that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect to address issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. Specifically, these programs include (1) research and reporting requirements, (2) providing technical assistance, (3) grants to states and local agencies to train child-welfare personnel, and (4) community-based prevention-service grants, among others.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House