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Alternatives to Animals for Regulatory Fairness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1905
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Animals for Regulatory Fairness Act of 2021 or the AARF Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to allow an applicant for approval to market a new drug to use a non-animal test to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the drug if the non-animal test satisfies all other applicable requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1906
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Lawyers and legal services
Marriage and family status

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021

 
This bill extends federal firearms-related restrictions to individuals who are convicted of misdemeanor stalking offenses. The bill also broadens the scope of domestic violence offenses and court orders that trigger federal firearms-related restrictions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Assessment Training Act

Bill: 117-hr-1907
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employment and training programs
First responders and emergency personnel
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Assessment Training Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award technical assistance and training grants for states, local governments, Indian tribes, and domestic violence victim service providers to establish or operate lethality assessment programs. A
 lethality assessment program
 connects victims of domestic violence to service providers, helps first responders and others identify and respond to possibly lethal circumstances, and identifies victims who are at high risk for being seriously injured or killed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Ka‘ena Point National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 117-hr-1908
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Hawaii
Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Ka'ena Point National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating Honolulu County, Hawaii, as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the Ka'ena Point National Heritage Area.

action_date: 2022-03-09
text: 

Ka'ena Point National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating Honolulu County, Hawaii, as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the Ka'ena Point National Heritage Area.

action_date: 2022-03-15
text: 

Ka'ena Point National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating Honolulu County, Hawaii, as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the Ka'ena Point National Heritage Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3722)
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1908.
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3722-3723)
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-267.
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-267.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Citizenship for Essential Workers Act

Bill: 117-hr-1909
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Family relationships
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
Personnel records
Right of privacy
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Citizenship for Essential Workers Act

 
This bill establishes a mechanism for eligible aliens who worked as essential workers during the declared COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to apply for and obtain permanent resident status. The bill also narrows certain grounds for deportability and inadmissibility.
 
To be eligible for permanent resident status under this bill, an alien must have earned income at any point during the COVID-19 emergency period doing work deemed essential by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or a state or local government. An alien may also be eligible if that alien is a parent, spouse, or child of (1) an eligible alien who died from COVID-19, or (2) a member of the Armed Forces. Certain aliens shall be ineligible, such as an alien who was a refugee on January 1, 2021. 
 
To obtain permanent resident status under this bill, an applying alien must satisfy additional requirements, including by passing a background check. 
 
Furthermore, the bill repeals provisions providing for three-year bars and permanent bars to admission into the United States. (Generally, these bars apply to aliens who were previously removed or unlawfully present in the United States.)
 
The bill also narrows the scope of certain crime-based grounds for inadmissibility or deportability, such as by redefining the term 
conviction
 to exclude expunged convictions. 
 
The Department of Justice or DHS may waive certain grounds of inadmissibility or deportability (1) for humanitarian purposes, (2) to ensure family unity, or (3) for the public interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

Bill: 117-hr-1910
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

 
This bill places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-16
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: 2021-03-16
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: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Keep College Students Learning Act

Bill: 117-hr-1912
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Keep College Students Learning Act

 
This bill requires covered institutions of higher education to ensure that prospective and enrolled students may use their financial aid for enrollment purposes, regardless of whether the student delays enrollment or takes a leave of absence for up to one academic year during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 
Covered institution of higher education
 refers to an institution that receives federal funds and offers in-person instruction at levels less than the first semester (or the equivalent) of the 2019-2020 academic year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Uzbekistan Normalized Trade Act

Bill: 117-hr-1913
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
Uzbekistan

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Uzbekistan Normalized Trade Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (i.e., normal trade relations treatment) to products of Uzbekistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
CAHOOTS Act

Bill: 117-hr-1914
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets Act or the CAHOOTS Act

 
This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain community-based mobile crisis intervention services for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance-use disorder crisis outside of a facility setting. 
 
Among other requirements, such services must be (1) provided by multidisciplinary teams composed of behavioral health professionals who are trained in trauma care and de-escalation techniques, (2) available 24-7, and (3) voluntary for the individual experiencing the mental health or substance-use disorder crisis.
 
The bill provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such services, as well as specified funds for state planning and evaluation grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act

Bill: 117-hr-1918
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act

 
This bill provides for the refinancing or deferral of certain federal student loans.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to establish a program to refinance the outstanding principal, interest, and late charges on federal student loans in order to give borrowers fixed interest rates equal to the 10-year Treasury note rate plus one percentage point. Further, the bill eliminates origination fees on the loans.
 
In addition, the bill allows borrowers in medical, veterinary, or dental internship or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E257)
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
EATS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1919
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Education
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2021 or the EATS Act of 20

21

 
This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to students attending institutions of higher education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
PROVE IT Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1920
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competition and antitrust
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Providing Retrospective Observations Validating Economics and Increasing Transparency Act of 2021 or the PROVE IT Act of 2021

 

 
 
This bill requires agencies, when publishing a final major rule and biennially thereafter, to assess the impact of the rule on regulated entities, determine how the actual benefits and costs of the rule have varied from those anticipated, and assess the effectiveness of the rule at meeting its regulatory objectives.
 
If an agency determines that the cost to regulated entities has exceeded the anticipated cost, then the agency must assess and report whether the rule is meeting its objectives and whether the rule is necessary. Further, in such case, the agency must reopen the public comment period for 60 days and consider modifications or alternatives to the rule. 
The bill defines a major rule as a rule likely to cause (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1922
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Merit Systems Protection Board
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 

2021

 
This bill reauthorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board through FY2026 and modifies its authority. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the board to establish and collect a filing fee to be paid by any individual filing a claim or appeal. The bill requires the board to make a decision in a matter after receiving the written representations of the parties and after an opportunity for a hearing, and the bill authorizes the board to grant a motion for summary judgment. With respect to an appeal from a performance or conduct-based adverse action, the bill prohibits the board from mitigating the personnel action unless it is so disproportionate as to be without justification. Further, the bill requires that all decisions of the agency be supported by substantial evidence.
 
In addition, the bill limits furlough appeals and provides for the reappointment of board members (currently, board members may not be reappointed).
 
The bill also makes the board the arbiter of appeals involving the removal, demotion, or suspension of an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-1923
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Firearms and explosives
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

 
This bill makes changes to the federal statutory framework that prohibits the shipment, transport, receipt, or possession of firearms or ammunition by an individual who is subject to a qualifying domestic violence court order.
 
Under current law, a qualifying domestic violence court order must meet certain criteria, including to (1) be issued after a hearing of which the individual had notice and an opportunity to participate; and (2) restrain the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner (i.e., a current or former spouse, a co-parent of a child, or a current or former cohabitant) or the child of an intimate partner. 
 
This bill expands the scope of qualifying domestic violence court orders to include an order that
 
 
is issued after an ex parte hearing (i.e., a hearing with only one party present); 
 
restrains the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening a dating partner or former dating partner; or 
 
restrains the individual from intimidating a witness.
 
 
Current law also prohibits an individual who is convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition. These restrictions generally only apply to spouses, co-parents, and cohabitants, and to offenses that involve physical force or deadly weapons. This bill expands the scope of these restrictions to include dating partners and offenses that involve stalking.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

Bill: 117-hr-1924
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act
 
This bill expands eligibility for the expungement of records related to a first-time drug possession offense.
 
Current law permits expungement for offenders who commit the offense before age 21. This bill permits expungement for offenders who commit the offense at any age.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 7.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House