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To authorize new grants for research into riparian forest genetics and climate adaptation.

Bill: 117-hr-5145
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2021-08-31 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program for plant genetics and genomics research related to (1) making riparian forests (e.g., forests on river banks) become more resilient to climate change and invasive species; and (2) providing critical habitat for animals and plants that are suffering from lost, degraded, or threatened habitat.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Introduced in House
Afghanistan Withdrawal Threat Assessment Act

Bill: 117-hr-5146
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2021-08-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Government studies and investigations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: 

Afghanistan Withdrawal Threat Assessment Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress an assessment of any terrorist threats to the United States posed by prisoners who the Taliban released from certain detention facilities in Afghanistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from procuring personal protective equipment from certain non-allied foreign nations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5147
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2021-08-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
China
Europe
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Iran
Middle East
Military procurement, research, weapons development
North Korea
Public contracts and procurement
Russia
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from procuring any covered item from the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, or the Islamic Republic of Iran. Under the bill, 
covered items
 include sanitizing and disinfecting wipes, testing swabs, gauze, bandages, and personal protective equipment for use in preventing the spread of disease and the materials and components thereof.
 
The bill provides for an exception to the prohibition in circumstances where (1) DOD determines that covered materials of satisfactory quality and quantity cannot be procured from other nations at a specified time and reasonable price, (2) the procurement of covered items is for use outside of the United States, or (3) the purchase is for amounts not greater than $150,000. However, a proposed purchase or contract for an amount greater than $150,000 may not be divided into multiple purchases or contracts for lesser amounts to qualify for an exception.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Introduced in House
United States–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act

Bill: 117-hr-5148
Sponsor: Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

United States&#8211;Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish the United States&#8211;Israel Artificial Intelligence Center to leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education and private sector entities in the United States and Israel to develop more robust research and development cooperation in specified areas (e.g., machine learning, object detection, and speech recognition).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5149
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Hospital care
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons.
 
Specifically, HRSA must study (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program accurately assesses adequacy of access to general surgeons, (2) whether another measure would be more accurate, and (3) potential methodologies for designating general surgery shortage areas. (The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to primary care, dental care, and mental health care providers who agree to work in areas that HRSA designates as having a shortage of those particular types of providers.)
 
HRSA must also publish data comparing the availability and need of general surgery services in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
 
On the basis of its study, HRSA may establish a methodology for designating general surgery shortage areas and make such designations. If any designations are made, HRSA must publish a list of general surgery shortage areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Col. James Floyd Turner IV U.S.M.C. GI Bill Transfer Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5151
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Col. James Floyd Turner IV U.S.M.C. GI Bill Transfer Act of 2021

 
This bill provides procedures for the transfer of a Post-GI Bill educational assistance entitlement in situations where an eligible individual dies after the approval of the transfer but before the entire entitlement is transferred. Specifically, the remaining entitlement must be transferred evenly between the designated transferees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education Endowment Tax Reform Act

Bill: 117-hr-5152
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Higher Education Endowment Tax Reform Act

 
This bill provides for a phaseout of the excise tax on the investment income of private colleges and university if such institutions provide a specified amount of qualified aid awards to their first-time, full-time undergraduate students. To qualify for the tax reduction, such educational institutions must report on loans and other assistance provided to their students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Defense Software Acquisition Cadre Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5153
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Defense Software Acquisition Cadre Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a group of experts on development and acquisition of software to ensure a consistent, strategic, and highly knowledgeable approach to developing and acquiring software in support of DOD Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (January 23, 2020).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
American Genetic Privacy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5154
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Asia
China
Consumer affairs
Genetics
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

American Genetic Privacy Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a commercial DNA testing service from disclosing an individual's genetic information to China or any entity under the influence, control, or ownership of China.
 
The Federal Trade Commission is authorized to enforce this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5155
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill exempts taxpayers from penalties for failure to pay estimated income tax in taxable years beginning in 2020 if such taxpayers (1) paid at least 70% of the tax due for the current year, and (2) paid 70% (90% if adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000) of tax shown on returns for the prior year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
START Act

Bill: 117-hr-5156
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Smart Technologies for Accessible and Resilient Transportation Act or the START Act

 
 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with any other applicable federal agencies to create, publish, and make available to the public online a Smart Community Resource Center to assist states and local communities in developing and implementing intelligent transportation system programs and smart city or community transportation programs. 
 
Intelligent transportation systems are systems that
 
 
integrate advanced communications technologies into transportation infrastructure and vehicles, and
 
encompass wireless and traditional communications-based information and electronic technologies. 
 
 
DOT shall develop and implement an annual competition for the Smart Cities Challenge, under which it shall provide competitive grants to communities of all sizes to implement smart transportation proposals. 
 
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study on innovative financing and procurement for funding smart cities or community activities and associated demonstration projects. 
 
Recipients of a Smart Cities Challenge grant shall submit quarterly reports to DOT regarding the development, implementation, and operation of their projects funded under the challenge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Direct Primary Care for America Act

Bill: 117-hr-5157
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Comprehensive health care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Immunology and vaccination
Income tax deductions
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Direct Primary Care for America Act

 
This bill allows participants in health savings accounts to pay for direct primary care service arrangements from such accounts. A 
direct primary care service arrangement 
is primary medical care provided by primary care practitioners if the sole compensation for such care is a fixed periodic fee. 
 
The bill allows waivers to states under Medicaid to provide direct primary care to low-income Medicaid recipients. 
 
The bill also allows health care facilities to participate in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program if they offer direct primary care service arrangements and are in a health professional shortage area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Accurate Data for Defense (ADD) Resiliency Act

Bill: 117-hr-5158
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Military facilities and property
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Accurate Data for Defense (ADD) Resiliency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to develop and implement a process to ensure it uses analytical tools that are accurate and effective in projecting the costs and performance of energy resilience measures on military installations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Afghanistan Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-5159
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Alliances
Asia
China
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency planning and evacuation
Europe
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Iran
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military command and structure
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Terrorism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Afghanistan Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress on U.S. military capability, intelligence, and command matters concerning Afghanistan. The bill specifies the matters that must be included in the report, including a current assessment of over-the-horizon capabilities to address terrorist threats. 
 
The bill also requires DOD to provide biannual briefings through December 31, 2026, on the matters included in the report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act

Bill: 117-hr-5160
Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Business education
Business investment and capital
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). The office must establish a working relationship with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations by targeting SBA programs relating to entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to revitalize small businesses owned and controlled by individuals who are members of Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations and economic development in Indian country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Small Employer Pooling Options for Paid Family Leave Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5161
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Expanding Small Employer Pooling Options for Paid Family Leave Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the purposes for which small employers may combine their contributions under a multiple employer welfare arrangement to include paid family and medical leave benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
CRT Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-5162
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Curriculum Review of Teachings Transparency Act or the CRT Transparency Act

 
This bill requires a local educational agency, in order to receive certain federal education grants, to post on a publicly accessible website the curriculum for each grade level of its elementary and secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Prohibiting Assistance to the Taliban Act

Bill: 117-hr-5164
Sponsor: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Prohibiting Assistance to the Taliban Act

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds for foreign assistance to the Taliban, either directly or indirectly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
Improving Medicare Coverage Act

Bill: 117-hr-5165
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2021-09-03 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: 

Improving Medicare Coverage Act

 
This bill temporarily expands eligibility for Medicare. It also temporarily establishes a premium and cost-sharing assistance program for low-income beneficiaries.
 
Specifically, the bill lowers the age of eligibility for Medicare from 65 to 60. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish procedures to provide for automatic enrollment of qualifying individuals. Enrollment must be completed within 11 months of the bill's enactment.
 
 The bill also establishes a program under Medicare to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with premiums, coinsurance, deductibles, and other costs. Currently, such assistance is provided through Medicare Savings Programs, which are administered by state Medicaid programs. The bill also establishes a related special enrollment period under Medicare, expands eligibility for assistance to beneficiaries with income up to 200% of the federal poverty line, and provides for joint eligibility determinations with respect to the bill's program and the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
 
The bill's provisions generally take effect six months after the bill's enactment and terminate five years later.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-03
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: 2021-09-03
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: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-03
text: Introduced in House