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FEEDD Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1240
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Atmospheric science and weather
Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Livestock
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters with Cover Crops Act of 2021 or the FEEDD Act of 2021

 
This bill expands relief under the federal crop insurance program for agricultural producers that harvest second crops as a result of a prevented planting.
 
Specifically, a producer may collect 100% of the prevented planting guarantee for the acreage of the first crop if (1) the acres planted are in an area with low hay or forage supplies due to widespread excessive moisture, flood, or drought; (2) the second crop will be planted with an intended use of animal feed that is hayed, gazed, or chopped; and (3) the second crop will be donated or used by the producer.
 
Additionally, the Department of Agriculture may not reduce the amount of a payment collected by a producer that hays, grazes, or chops over crops on prevented planting acres after the harvest date that it establishes for each region of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1241
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Preschool education
School administration
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Special education
State and local government operations
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and expands the Full-Service Community Schools program. The program provides support for full-service community schools that serve children and their families, particularly for children who attend high-poverty elementary and secondary schools.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to eligible entities to plan, implement, expand, and support full-service community schools. An eligible entity is a consortium of (1) one or more local educational agencies or the Bureau of Indian Education; and (2) one or more community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or other entities.
 
A 
community school
 refers to a public elementary or secondary school that incorporates the four pillars of community schools. These four pillars are defined by the bill as (1) integrated student supports that address out-of-school barriers to learning (e.g., medical care and assistance with housing, transportation, or nutrition); (2) expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities (e.g., before- and after-school programs); (3) family and community engagement (e.g., adult education); and (4) collaborative leadership and practices, which must include a school-based leadership team, a community school coordinator, and a community-wide leadership team.
 
Further, the bill directs ED to award grants to states to plan, implement, and expand community schools. A state educational agency that receives a grant must meet certain requirements, such as providing subgrants to local educational agencies, establishing a state-level steering committee, and establishing goals for the implementation and expansion of community schools throughout the state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Skills Investment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1242
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Skills Investment Act of 2021

 
This bill expands tax-favored Coverdell education savings accounts to allow the accounts to be used for educational or skill development expenses such as training services, career and technical education activities, career services, youth workforce investment activities, and adult education and literacy activities. 
 
The bill also 
 
 
renames the accounts 
Coverdell lifelong learning accounts
, 
 
 increases contribution limits, 
 
 modifies the age-based contribution restrictions, 
 
 allows a tax credit for a portion of an employer's contributions to an employee's account, and
 
allows beneficiaries to deduct contributions made by or on behalf of the beneficiary. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Skills Renewal Act

Bill: 117-hr-1243
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Skills Renewal Act

 
This bill allows a refundable tax credit for qualified training services received by certain individuals who are unemployed in 2020 due to the coronavius (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) pandemic.The bill defines 
qualified training service 
as a course or program of study identified by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for a state, or as a course or program of study relating to computer science, technology, or another high need area, such as a coding boot camp, that has been precertified by the Department of Labor. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
To repeal certain foreign affairs reporting requirements.

Bill: 117-hr-1244
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Palestinians
Terrorism
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 
This bill repeals the following foreign affairs reporting requirements:
 
 
 the President's report on progress toward the implementation of certain commitments by the Palestine Liberation Organization, 
 
the Department of State's report on progress toward opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, 
 
the State Department's report on voting practices at the United Nations, 
 
the State Department's report on positions in each overseas mission that require foreign language competence, 
 
the State Department's report on world military expenditures and arms transfers, 
 
the State Department's report on U.S. policy objectives that are advanced through meetings of decision-making bodies of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and 
 
the State Department's report on the coordination of U.S. assistance to foreign countries related to international terrorism.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Alice Paul Voter Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-1245
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Alice Paul Voter Protection Act

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct (or attempted conduct) to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from registering to vote or helping someone register to vote. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of not more than five years, or both.
 
The Election Assistance Commission must develop best practices for states to deter and prevent unlawful interference with voter registration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act

Bill: 117-hr-1246
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Food industry and services
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act

 
 This bill expands eligibility for agricultural producers under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include certain agricultural producers such as partnerships or limited liability companies. Currently, only certain agricultural producers that are sole proprietorships, independent contractors, or self-employed individuals may receive support under the program.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Safe Home Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1247
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Separation, divorce, custody, support

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Safe Home Act of 2021

This bill makes unregulated custody transfers
 
a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights.

 The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated custody transfers; (2) develop policy recommendations for preventing such transfers; and (3) issue guidance to the states. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Confederate Monument Removal Act

Bill: 117-hr-1248
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Architect of the Capitol
Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
Congressional agencies
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military history
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Confederate Monument Removal Act

 
This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
No Money Bail Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1249
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

No Money Bail Act of 2021 
 
This bill restricts the use of money bail (i.e., the payment of money as a condition of pretrial release) in criminal cases. 
Specifically, it prohibits the use of money bail in federal criminal cases. 
Additionally, it makes a state that uses a money bail system ineligible for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Improving Embassy Design and Security Act

Bill: 117-hr-1252
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Performance measurement
Protection of officials
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Improving Embassy Design and Security Act

 
This bill amends procedures related to Department of State overseas construction.
 
For any new embassy or consulate compound construction projects, the State Department may use a non-standard design only after consulting Congress. The State Department shall justify the choice to use such a design and provide documentation of the full lifecycle costs and the project's completion date, compared to the project if it used a standard design.
 
The State Department shall report to Congress biannually on overseas capital construction projects; currently it is required to report annually on embassy construction costs. The bill also expands the required information for such reports, including the value of all requests to adjust the contract amount (such as a request for equitable adjustment or a certified claim).
 
The bill also directs the State Department to complete all contractor performance evaluations by April 1, 2022. 
 
The State Department shall use the design-build project delivery method (where a single firm is responsible for both designing and construction) for all diplomatic posts and shall notify Congress if it seeks to use a different method for a project. 
 
The bill directs the State Department to report to Congress on various topics, including a six-year Long-Range Overseas Building Plan, a Long-Range Overseas Maintenance Plan, and a report detailing steps to expand the embassy construction contractor base to increase competition. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1253
Sponsor: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cultural exchanges and relations
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes measures related to public diplomacy conducted by the Department of State.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the State Department to appoint a Director of Research and Evaluation in the State Department's Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. The director's responsibilities shall include (1) overseeing research to improve State Department public diplomacy strategy and tactics, and (2) developing guidance and training for public diplomacy officers on interpreting and implementing public diplomacy-related research. 
 
The bill permanently reauthorizes the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and directs the commission to establish the Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation. The subcommittee shall provide advice regarding audience research, digital analytics, and impact evaluation for State Department activities.
 
The bill directs the State Department to establish a working group to analyze a potential transition to a shared-services model for human resources, travel, purchasing, and all other executive support functions for all bureaus that report to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy. 
 
The State Department shall adopt certain guidelines related to collecting and utilizing information in the event of a closure or consolidation of a public diplomacy facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Eliminate Agency Excess Space Act

Bill: 117-hr-1254
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
General Services Administration
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Eliminate Agency Excess Space Act

 
This bill modifies requirements with respect to the disposal of surplus and excess property by federal agencies.
 
Among other things, the bill repeals provisions that require federal agencies to report excess property to the General Services Administration (GSA). Additionally, the GSA must issue regulations that allow federal agencies to dispose of surplus and excess property without first making the property available to other agencies or state or local governments. 
 
The bill also requires the GSA to survey all unused or underutilized office spaces held by federal agencies, make recommendations to reduce agency real estate assets, and report on costs associated with property disposal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

Bill: 117-hr-1256
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia
Members of Congress
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to (1) remove the brass plaque bearing the name 
Senator Francis G. Newlands
 from the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia; (2) remove from the south end of the memorial fountain's face, the stone, tablet-like projection bearing the name of 
Francis Griffith Newlands
 and a related inscription; (3) remove the name 
Newlands Memorial Fountain
 carved into the upper face of the memorial fountain's coping stones; and (4) offer the items removed to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands for a 60-day period, and if not claimed within that period, direct the removed items to be maintained by the National Park Service as federal property and accessioned into the Rock Creek Park museum collection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E153)
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House