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A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID-19 vaccination status.

Bill: 117-s-3299
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Health care coverage and access
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military education and training
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from taking specified actions against a member of the National Guard based on whether the member has received a COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, DOD may not (1) involuntarily discharge or discipline the member, (2) withhold pay or benefits from the member, or (3) prohibit the member from participating in training or using equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 174.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act

Bill: 117-s-3300
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act

 
This bill prohibits expending federal funds for legal settlements to individuals who violated certain laws relating to the proper time and place to enter the United States, if the settlement pertains to claims based on the lawful detention of such an individual as part of a family unit after the individual's entry into the United States at the southern border after January 20, 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

Bill: 117-s-3301
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

 
This bill expressly prohibits health care providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting an individual's access to organ transplants solely on the basis of the individual's disability, except in limited circumstances.
 
Specifically, these entities may consider an individual's disability when making decisions about transplants only if a physician finds, based on an individualized evaluation, that the individual's physical or mental disability is medically significant to the provision of the transplant. A disability shall not be considered medically significant if the individual has an adequate support system in place to comply with transplant-related medical requirements.
 
These entities must also make reasonable changes to their policies to make transplants and related care more available to individuals with disabilities.
 
Aggrieved individuals may bring claims of discrimination to the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services or before a federal court. The bill provides for expedited resolutions of these claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
21st Century Dyslexia Act

Bill: 117-s-3302
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

21st Century Dyslexia Act

 
This bill addresses the education of children with disabilities, with a particular focus on children with dyslexia.
 
Currently, dyslexia is listed as one of the disabilities under the definition of 
specific learning disability
 in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This bill instead removes dyslexia from the definition of 
specific learning disability
 and establishes a stand-alone definition for 
dyslexia
 within IDEA.
 
Specifically, the bill defines 
dyslexia
 for purposes of IDEA as an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in the phonological processing (the appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken language), which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell.
 
 Additionally, the bill requires a local educational agency or other agency, in determining eligibility for or providing an accommodation or service under IDEA, to provide equal access to (1) children from low-income families or from families with low socioeconomic status, and (2) other children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3303
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021

 
This bill extends through 2023 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Patient Advocate Tracker Act

Bill: 117-s-3304
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Computers and information technology
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Patient Advocate Tracker Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to establish an information technology system that allows veterans or their representatives to electronically file a complaint with a patient advocate and review the status of a filed complaint.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Chemical Tax Repeal Act

Bill: 117-s-3305
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Chemical Tax Repeal Act

 
This bill repeals the reinstatement of the Superfund excise taxes implemented in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
SPACE Act

Bill: 117-s-3306
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Asia
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international corporations
Intellectual property
Manufacturing
Military civil functions
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Mining
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Political parties and affiliation
Russia
Securities
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites
Technology transfer and commercialization
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Space Protection of American Command and Enterprise Act or the SPACE Act

 
This bill prohibits the purchase of certain telecommunications or aerospace equipment and services from China and requires reporting on investment by foreign persons in U.S. space companies.
 
The National Space Council shall submit a specified report to Congress on space investment competition from China and Russia.
 
No funds made available to the Department of Commerce or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) may be used to purchase or lease telecommunications or aerospace hardware or software equipment or services from any telecommunications or aerospace corporation, subsidiary, or affiliate associated with China or the Communist Party of China.
 
The bill reduces the threshold beyond which a person must report to the Securities and Exchange Commission the acquisition of shares in a U.S. space company. Currently, a person must make such a report when that person's ownership exceeds 5% of a company's total issue of stock. This bill reduces that to 2% for the acquisition of shares in such a company.
 
The Department of Defense, in coordination with Commerce and the Department of the Treasury, shall submit annual reports to Congress on investment by foreign persons in activities conducted in the United States or by U.S. persons related to exploration, manufacturing, telecommunications, or national security activities involving space.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3307
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Geography and mapping
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Missouri

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021

 
This bill extends the boundary of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri to include approximately 624 acres of land related to the Newtonia Battlefield identified on the map titled 
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Proposed Boundary Modification
 and dated September 2021.
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire such land by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

action_date: 2022-10-18
text: 

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021

 
This bill extends the boundary of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri to include approximately 25 acres of land related to the Newtonia Battlefield identified on the map titled 
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Proposed Boundary Modification
 and dated July 2022.
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire such land by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with amendments. With written report No. 117-185.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with amendments. With written report No. 117-185.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
BEACON Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3310
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Higher education
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority education
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Building Equitable Access to Contribute to Our National Security Act of 2021 or the BEACON Act of 2021

 
This bill implements plans and requirements related to minority institutions of higher education and their contributions to national security efforts.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a plan for the establishment of the Minority Institute for Defense Research. The plan must be made available on a publicly accessible DOD website.
 
DOD is authorized to establish a program to award grants to leading minority institutions to, among other purposes, advance research capabilities relating to national security.
 
Under the bill, certain contracts awarded to educational institutions must include a requirement to subcontract with one or more minority institutions for a total amount of at least 5% of the amount awarded in the contract.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
FTC Integrity Act

Bill: 117-s-3311
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

FTC Integrity Act

 
This bill prohibits votes on motions cast by commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission from having any effect after they leave the Commission if the voting has not closed before end of the commissioners' last day of service. The bill applies retroactively to any vote taken on or after January 1, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Preclearance Act

Bill: 117-s-3312
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Taiwan Preclearance Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on various issues, including (1) a plan for establishing a U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility in the Indo-Pacific region, (2) an analysis of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a preclearance facility in Taiwan, and (3) an assessment of the impact that a preclearance facility will have on trade and tourism between Taiwan and the United States. 
 
(Preclearance facilities are stations in designated foreign airports that inspect travelers prior to boarding U.S.-bound flights.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to extend the authorization of financial assistance with respect to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.

Bill: 117-s-3313
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: 

 
This bill extends until May 8, 2038, the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S8934)
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3314
Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: 

Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021

 
This bill extends a payment increase under the Medicare physician fee schedule through 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

Bill: 117-s-3315
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: 

State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination.
 
The appropriate department must also use data submitted by a state, tribal, or local government in making such a determination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for certain whistleblower incentives and protections.

Bill: 117-s-3316
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government trust funds

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: 
This bill revises the management of whistleblower incentive awards for individuals providing original information relating to illegal monetary transactions, money laundering, or other financial crimes. Specifically, the bill establishes a minimum award for whistleblowers of not less than 10 percent of the collected monetary sanctions. 
 
Further, the bill establishes the Financial Integrity Fund for the payment of such awards. The fund is comprised of collected monetary sanctions and investments of the fund.

action_date: 2022-12-07
text: 

Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act

 
This bill revises the management of whistleblower incentive awards for individuals providing original information relating to illegal monetary transactions, money laundering, or other financial crimes. Specifically, the bill establishes a minimum award for whistleblowers of not less than 10 percent of the collected monetary sanctions. 
 
Further, the bill establishes the Financial Integrity Fund for the payment of such awards. The fund is comprised of collected monetary sanctions and investments of the fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7037-7038)
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7037-7038)
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3318
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-12-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: 

Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act of 2021 

 
This bill expands the institutional factors the Department of the Treasury must consider when making a finding that a foreign financial institution is of primary money laundering concern and is therefore subject to special measures, including the prohibition of opening or maintaining correspondent accounts in U.S financial institutions. Specifically, Treasury must consider (1) the extent to which an institution knowingly provides financial services to Hamas, or to an agent of Hamas; and (2) the extent to which an institution, transaction, or type of account is used to facilitate or promote payments for certain acts of terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, as the "James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office".

Bill: 117-s-3319
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, as the "James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, Minnesota, as the "Charles P. Nord Post Office".

Bill: 117-s-3320
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, Minnesota, as the "Charles P. Nord Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the "W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office".

Bill: 117-s-3321
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the "W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate