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Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

Bill: 117-hr-1180
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Department of Labor
Government information and archives
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

 
This bill expands the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to cite employers for workplace safety violations and requires OSHA to issue a rule on record keeping related to workplace injuries.
 
Under current law OSHA may cite employers only during the six-month period following a violation. This bill provides that, for a violation that occurs over a period of time, the six-month period does not begin until the violation has ended.
 
The bill also requires OSHA to issue a rule on maintaining records of workplace injuries and illnesses. Congress nullified a similar rule on April 3, 2017.
 
In the rule required by the bill, OSHA must clarify that an employer's duty to make and maintain accurate records
 
 
is an ongoing obligation,
 
continues for as long as the employer is required to keep records of the recordable injury or illness (typically five years under current OSHA rules), and
 
does not expire solely because the employer fails to create the necessary records when first required to do so. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1181
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Disability and health-based discrimination
Due process and equal protection
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the detention authority of the United States.
 
Specifically, it prohibits detention or imprisonment based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of an individual. A protected characteristic includes each of the following: race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and any additional characteristic that the Department of Justice determines to be a protected characteristic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the Oath Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1183
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Lawyers and legal services
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Honoring the Oath Act of 2021 

 
This bill establishes the Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee and modifies the naturalization procedures for a noncitizen in the Armed Forces.
 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall notify the committee when any individual in removal proceedings is a (1) member of the Armed Forces, (2) veteran, or (3) noncitizen spouse or minor child of such an Armed Forces member or veteran. The committee shall review the case of any such individual and make recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice as to how the case should be resolved. Such an individual shall not be removed until the committee has provided its recommendations.
 
DHS and the Department of Defense shall jointly carry out a program allowing a noncitizen individual who serves on active duty in the Armed Forces (and any noncitizen spouse or minor children of the individual) to become a U.S. citizen if the individual is not otherwise ineligible for citizenship. The Armed Forces member shall be given the opportunity to apply for citizenship during the accession process into the Armed Forces. DHS shall adjudicate such an individual's application by the last day of the individual's active service in the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1184
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
European Union
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments Act of 2021 

 
This bill addresses rare diseases, including by requiring the Food and Drug Administration to ensure the inclusion of rare disease experts and staff members in various parts of the drug review process.
 
The bill also requires certain reports to address issues related to rare diseases and drugs for treating such diseases (sometimes referred to as 
orphan drugs 
if the rarity of the disease makes it difficult for the drug to be profitable).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Patients’ Right to Know Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1185
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Opioid Patients' Right to Know Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to educate health care providers about opioid prescribing practices.
 
To receive a grant, a state must have a law or regulation that requires providers to, before issuing an initial opioid prescription to treat acute pain, inform patients about the risks of opioids and the availability of non-opioid treatment alternatives.
 
States must use the grants to educate providers about relevant laws or regulations and safe opioid prescribing recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1186
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2021 

 
This bill modifies the application of requirements for drug packaging to include certain information, such as the product's lot number and expiration date. 
 
Under the bill, the requirements shall apply to the packaging of the smallest or individual solid oral dosage form of the product. Currently, such requirements apply to the smallest container (which might contain multiple dosages) of the product that is intended for individual sale to a dispenser, such as a pharmacy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1188
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business records
Corporate finance and management
Securities
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Greater Accountability in Pay Act

 
This bill requires specified issuers of securities to disclose compensation information regarding executive officers and employees. 

action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Greater Accountability in Pay Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill requires specified issuers of securities to disclose compensation information regarding executive officers and employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-55.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-55.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 23.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Deepwater Port Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-1189
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Building construction
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Pipelines

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 

Deepwater Port Parity Act

 
This bill authorizes the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to allow the construction of a deepwater port in federal waters off the state to which the port is to be directly connected by pipeline if the state developed an approved coastal zone management program and withdrew the program prior to January 1, 2012. Currently, a deepwater port may only be licensed by MARAD if the state developed, or is making reasonable progress toward developing, such a program. Alaska is the only state that withdrew its program before 2012. A 
deepwater port
 is any man-made structure other than a vessel that is located beyond state seaward boundaries and that is used or intended for use as a port or terminal for the transportation, storage, or further handling of oil or natural gas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to retired Colonel Philip J. Conran of the Air Force for acts of valor in Laos during the Vietnam War.

Bill: 117-hr-1190
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Philip J. Conran for acts of valor in Laos during the Vietnam War.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Ravidath Lawrence Ragbir.

Bill: 117-hr-1191
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-18 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Provides for the relief of Ravidath Lawrence Ragbir.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to Emergency Meals Act

Bill: 117-hr-1194
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Expanding Access to Emergency Meals Act

 
This bill makes an exception to the prohibition on duplication of assistance during a major disaster or emergency for any person who is or may be entitled to receive nutrition assistance through a program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Thus, individuals participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other USDA nutrition programs may also participate in feeding programs funded using Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) public assistance funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Confronting and Correcting Historical Injustices Act

Bill: 117-hr-1196
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Confronting and Correcting Historical Injustices Act

 
This bill establishes the Commission for Review and Correction of Historical Injustices to identify, investigate, and review instances of discrimination and other historical injustices carried out by federal agencies. The commission must also periodically recommend legislative or executive action to resolve such instances. 
 
In carrying out its duties, the commission must set up a mechanism to allow for public comment and input on instances of discrimination.
 
In addition, the bill grants the commission authority to issue a subpoena to any agency that the majority of the commission deems necessary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Teacher Diversity and Retention Act

Bill: 117-hr-1197
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Minority employment
Performance measurement
School administration
Special education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Teacher Diversity and Retention Act

 
This bill revises certain grant programs related to teacher recruitment and training.
 
First, the bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and otherwise revises the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program, which provides grants to establish teacher preparation programs at minority-serving institutions. It allows grants to be used for school leader preparation programs.
 
 In addition, the bill consolidates certain grant programs for teacher preparation into a single grant program. In particular, the Department of Education must award grants to eligible partnerships (e.g., high-need local educational agencies and certain programs at institutions of higher education) to expand teacher preparation programs that embed dual certification in special education and training on social and emotional learning competencies and behavior management practices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
END Child Exploitation Act

Bill: 117-hr-1198
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act or the END Child Exploitation Act
 
This bill modifies the reporting requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers) that report information to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children. 
Specifically, the bill increases the amount of time&#8212;from 90 days to 180 days&#8212;that a provider must preserve the contents of a report. Additionally, the bill permits a provider to voluntarily retain the contents for longer than 180 days to reduce the proliferation of or to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
STEM Diplomacy Act

Bill: 117-hr-1199
Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Department of State
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Science and engineering education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Supporting Technical Experts in Managing Diplomacy Act or the STEM Diplomacy Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to waive occupational requirements related to a civilian foreign affairs position if the individual to be hired possesses significant scientific, technological, engineering, or mathematical expertise that is integral to the position. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Stop CHEATERS Act

Bill: 117-hr-1200
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2021-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Congressional oversight
Debt collection
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Income tax rates
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Performance measurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: 

Stop Corporations and High Earners from Avoiding Taxes and Enforce the Rules Strictly Act or the Stop CHEATERS Act

 
This bill provides additional appropriations through FY2031 for the enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service and to increase audits yearly until 2025 to reach specified targets. It also provides additional appropriations for taxpayer services and operations support. 
 
The bill establishes new reporting requirements for certain banks or other financial institutions and increases enforcement penalties for accuracy-related underpayments of tax up to a maximum of 40% of the underpayment for taxpayers with a taxable income greater than $5 million.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Introduced in House