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Acre In, Acre Out Act

Bill: 117-hr-247
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
General public lands matters
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Acre In, Acre Out Act

 
This bill prescribes a new requirement for any acquisition of land by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. The department concerned must offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status.
 
The bill exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate management of federal lands.
 
Land sold pursuant to this bill shall be offered for sale at fair market value (based on local comparable sales), with monthly price reductions if the land is not sold in six months. 
 
All net proceeds from the sale of federal lands pursuant to this bill shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-01-11
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: 2021-01-11
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: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Farm-to-Market Road Repair Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-248
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Farm-to-Market Road Repair Act of 2021

 
This bill expands eligibility for the surface transportation block grant program to include (1) projects for the construction of roads in rural areas that primarily serve to transport agricultural products from a farm or ranch to a marketplace, and (2) special allocations of apportioned funds under the program to areas with a population of less than 50,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E25-26)
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Federal Workers Act

Bill: 117-hr-249
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional-executive branch relations
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government Operations and Politics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Protecting Federal Workers Act

 This bill nullifies certain executive orders concerning federal-employee collective bargaining, classifications, and training. Specifically, it rescinds orders and a memorandum that
 
 
limit the use of unrestricted grants for union activity, 
 
specify objectives for agencies to negotiate collective-bargaining agreements and establish the Interagency Labor Relations Working Group, 
 
establish principles for the removal and discipline of federal employees and other personnel issues, 
 
prohibit government contractors and other entities from conducting specified workplace training related to race or sex,
 
place certain executive agency positions under a new schedule in the excepted service instead of the competitive service, and
 
delegate authority to the Secretary of Defense to exclude the Department of Defense from certain labor-relations requirements.
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
January 8<sup>th</sup>National Memorial Act

Bill: 117-hr-250
Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Congressional officers and employees
House of Representatives
Judges
Members of Congress
Monuments and memorials
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

January 8th National Memorial Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System in commemoration of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson on January 8, 2011. 
 
The January 8th Memorial Foundation shall transfer to Pima County, Arizona, amounts equal to final funding pledges, in addition to the amounts that the foundation has raised and transferred to the county for the construction of the memorial.
 
The memorial shall be constructed on property owned by Pima County. The bill makes the county responsible for the management of the construction contract for the memorial through the use of funds provided by the foundation. 
 
The foundation shall cease operations after (1) final funding pledge amounts have been paid to Pima County, and (2) construction of the memorial has been completed. 
 
Pima County shall (1) be the memorial's management entity, and (2) be responsible for the construction and operation of the memorial. 
 
Interior shall develop a general management plan for the memorial.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act

Bill: 117-hr-251
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: First Amendment rights
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to implement a partial student loan forgiveness reduction schedule and conduct awareness activities relating to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
 
Specifically, ED must
 
 
implement a public service loan forgiveness reduction schedule to cancel principal and interest due on Federal Direct Loans based on the number of payments made by the borrower,
 
develop informational materials relating to the eligibility requirements of the PSLF program,
 
make the informational materials available on its website and conduct outreach to not-for-profit institutions and government organizations about the availability of these materials, and
 
establish an online portal for borrowers to submit employment certification forms.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-252
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021

 
This bill requires certain information about presidential pardons and reprieves to be made public.
 
Specifically, the President must publish the issue date, recipient, and full text of each pardon or reprieve granted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Adult Day Center Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-hr-253
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult day care
Disability and paralysis
Health programs administration and funding
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Adult Day Center Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires a survey of, and establishes grants for, adult day programs. These programs provide care to individuals living with neurological diseases and conditions (e.g., Parkinson's disease and traumatic brain injury).
 
In carrying out the survey, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) must identify
 
 
successful programs,
 
programs that serve younger people, and
 
financial support provided to programs by the ACL.
 
 
In addition, the ACL must develop best practices for establishing adult day programs.
 
The ACL must also award grants to programs that support younger people.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Consortium Act

Bill: 117-hr-254
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Consortium Act

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to establish a national consortium to coordinate and support research on neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, including by awarding grants. This is a neurological disease that can cause blindness, paralysis, and premature death.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force

Bill: 117-hr-255
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Terrorism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force

 
This bill repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force signed into law September 18, 2001. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
INVEST Act

Bill: 117-hr-257
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Guam
Income tax credits
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Virgin Islands
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies or the INVEST Act

 
This bill allows the work opportunity tax credit to be used for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. A 
specified veteran
 means any veteran who is certified as (1) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense of a military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering; (2) having completed a vocational degree in a field of renewable energy; or (3) having completed a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification with the United States Green Building Council.
 
The Department of the Treasury shall compensate specified U.S. possessions for their losses resulting from this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment.

Bill: 117-hr-258
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Income tax credits
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 
This bill allows a new tax credit for a taxpayer's employment-related expenses necessary to care for a dependent who has attained age 50. 
 
Employment-related expenses include (1) expenses for household services; and (2) expenses for the care of the dependent, including respite care and hospice care. The expenses must be incurred to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed for any period for which there are one or more dependents that qualify for the credit. 
 
The bill limits the amount of such credit to $3,000 for the care of one dependent and $6,000 for the care of two or more dependents of the taxpayer in a taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
End Diaper Need Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-259
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Community life and organization
Family services
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

End Diaper Need Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes and expands programs to increase access to diapers and related supplies primarily for low-income families.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must award demonstration grants to entities with experience in community distribution of basic necessities or other community services to meet diapering needs of eligible families with infants and toddlers.
 
Additionally, the bill permits states to use Medicaid funds to provide medically necessary diapers and supplies to certain low-income families. These families must have a child who is over age three and diagnosed with a serious condition such as bowel or bladder incontinence.
 
It also allows individuals to buy medically necessary diapers and supplies with funds from health savings accounts and other tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Women and Climate Change Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-260
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Ecology
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Human rights
Infrastructure development
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Women and Climate Change Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to combating the effects of climate change on women and improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change.
 
In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

Bill: 117-hr-262
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

 
This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law.
 
A person sentenced to death before enactment of this bill must be resentenced.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-265
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Guam
Medicaid
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 

Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act

 
This bill eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E25)
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
To name the Air Force Utah Test and Training Range as the "Bishop Utah Test and Training Range", and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-266
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2021-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional tributes
Military facilities and property
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: 
This bill designates the Air Force Utah Test and Training Range as the Bishop Utah Test and Training Range.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-11
text: Introduced in House