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Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act

Bill: 117-s-2367
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Department of the Interior
Employment and training programs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Maryland
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 

Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act

 
This bill authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire land or interests in land in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center and related facilities. The NPS may acquire not more than 20 acres in the county to support the physical space, program initiatives, and workforce development capacity of the center.
 
The NPS may acquire land or an interest in land by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds.

action_date: 2022-09-27
text: 

Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act

 
This bill authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire land or interests in land in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center and related facilities. 
 
The NPS may acquire not more than 20 acres in the county to support the physical space, program initiatives, and workforce development capacity of the center.
 
The NPS may acquire land or an interest in land by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 509.
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-167.
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-167.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-2368
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Child health
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Hospital care
House Committee on Armed Services
Housing industry and standards
Landlord and tenant
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Members of Congress
Military facilities and property
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Senate Committee on Armed Services
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 

Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act

 
This bill modifies various provisions related to the contracting and provision of privatized military housing.
 
Among other requirements, DOD must
 
 
establish formal written requirements and guidance for entering into and renewing contracts related to the acquisition and improvement of military housing,
 
employ a sufficient number of independent housing inspectors with appropriate certifications to conduct inspections without notice to landlords,
 
provide oversight to ensure that maintenance for such housing units is completed in accordance with applicable health and building codes,
 
publish the financial details of each contract for the management of housing units, and
 
ensure all military medical treatment facilities screen members of the armed forces or their family members who have resided in unsafe housing units.
 
 
The bill also
 
 
extends legal protections afforded to tenants located in a jurisdiction surrounding a military instillation to tenants residing in housing located on a military installation,
 
establishes a presumption of service-connection for certain conditions that are determined to be associated with residing in privatized military housing,
 
provides Department of Veterans Affairs health care for conditions associated with residing in privatized military housing to a family member of a veteran (including a child in utero) during a specified time period, and
 
prohibits specified individuals from owning interest in an entity that owns or manages privatized military housing.
 
 
DOD is authorized to modify any contract entered into regarding privatized military housing to conform to changes made by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2369
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Interior
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health programs administration and funding
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 

Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2021

 
This bill provides funding for and expands access to water resources for Native communities (i.e., Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian communities).
 
First, the bill provides funding for the Indian Health Service to (1) plan, design, construct, modernize, improve, and renovate water, sewer, and solid waste sanitation facilities; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) operate and maintain water facilities that serve Native communities.
 
 Next, the bill provides funding for the Department of Agriculture to provide water and wastewater facility grants to eligible entities (e.g., Native communities) that have residents facing significant health risks due to inadequate water supply systems. An eligible entity shall not be required to provide a matching contribution in order to receive a grant.
 
In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Bureau of Reclamation's Rural Water Supply Program. Further, the bill provides funding for and establishes a grant program for tribal clean water access projects. It also provides funding for the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program.
 
The bill also provides funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages for drinking water and clean water.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2370
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Appropriations
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Consumer affairs
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Executive agency funding and structure
Housing finance and home ownership
Labor standards
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 

Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a Zero-Emission Homes Program that provides rebates to homeowners and owners of multifamily buildings for qualified electrification projects (e.g., electric stoves or heat pumps).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act

Bill: 117-s-2371
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Asia
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Europe
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Higher education
Iran
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Middle East
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority education
North Korea
Political movements and philosophies
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Russia
Small business
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 

Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to address climate resiliency and energy and resource efficiency.
 
Each DOD contract for the procurement of property or services entered into on or after October 1, 2021, must include specified information related to energy consumption and energy sources. 
 
When deciding whether to enter into a contract, DOD must consider whether the contractor verifiably produces as much renewable energy as the total energy it consumes and whether there is any order against the contractor for a violation of an environmental law or regulation.
 
Among other elements, the bill requires
 
 
DOD to achieve aggregate net zero energy in use of energy by non-operational sources by December 31, 2031;
 
DOD to give preference to contractors and small businesses that use green manufacturing technology;
 
DOD to administer the Energy and Climate Resiliency Fund established by the bill;
 
DOD and the military departments to consider climate change risks when making strategic decisions related to any military installation;
 
DOD and other relevant federal agencies to incorporate climate change into the National Defense Strategy, the National Military Strategy, and DOD's operational plans; and
 
DOD to conduct a program of research, development, and demonstration of hybrid microgrid systems and electric grid energy storage.
 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the individual and aggregate uses of DOD's authority to give preference to contractors that use green manufacturing technology and small businesses that verifiably use green manufacturing technology or operate with net zero energy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2373
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alliances
Asia
Canada
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international corporations
France
Germany
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International exchange and broadcasting
International organizations and cooperation
Italy
Japan
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Manufacturing
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear power
Pollution liability
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Radioactive wastes and releases
Russia
South Korea
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions
United Kingdom
User charges and fees
Vocational and technical education
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 

American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021

 
This bill provides support and incentives for nuclear infrastructure, addresses the uranium supply chain, and sets forth related requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-09
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Sayyud Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati, who was elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 2021 presidential election.

Bill: 117-s-2374
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign property
Human rights
Iran
Middle East
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 
This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, and the Iranian president elected in 2021, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Freedom To Compete Act

Bill: 117-s-2375
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 

Freedom to Compete Act

 
This bill prohibits an employer from enforcing, or threatening to enforce, any non-compete agreement in employment contracts with certain entry level, lower wage workers. A non-compete agreement entered into before the enactment of this bill shall be void and have no effect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Candidates Afforded Dignity, Equality and Training (CADET) Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2376
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Department of Defense
Educational facilities and institutions
Family relationships
Higher education
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: 

Candidates Afforded Dignity, Equality and Training (CADET) Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Transportation to prescribe regulations ensuring that the parental guardianship rights of cadets and midshipmen attending military service academies are protected consistent with individual and academic responsibilities.
 
Cadets and midshipmen with dependents must establish a family care plan with appropriate academy leadership. 
 
Pregnant cadets and midshipmen must be provided with, at minimum, the options to (1) take leave from the military service academy for up to one year, (2) fully release from the military service academy and any related obligations, and (3) enlist in active-duty service.
 
Males fathering a child while enrolled at a military service academy must not be required to give up parental rights and must not acquire any benefits or leave considerations as a result of fathering a child, with certain exceptions (e.g., leave to attend the birth).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient Transition and Competition Act

Bill: 117-s-2378
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-07-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: 

Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient Transition and Competition Act or the FAIR Transition and Competition Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, not later than July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, to determine the domestic environmental cost incurred for industrial facilities producing steel, aluminum, cement, iron, or other products (sectors), and for the production of natural gas, petroleum, or coal (covered fuels) that are or may be used to emit greenhouse gases. By that same date, the Environmental Protection Agency must determine and publish the average greenhouse gas emissions of each sector to determine progress in reducing such emissions. 
 
The bill imposes a fee (border carbon adjustment) on importers of covered fuels and products. 
 
Treasury must provide to each state a resilient communities grant to provide job training and worker transition assistance, assist certain governmental entities and frontline communities, alleviate historical burdens imposed on communities of color and other vulnerable populations, and to assist small businesses disproportionately impacted by the border carbon adjustment fee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2379
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2021-07-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Right of privacy
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: 

Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 

2021

 
This bill allows the release of a transfer student's educational records from an institution of postsecondary education where a student earned credit for coursework to an institution of postsecondary education where the student was previously enrolled in order to apply the student's coursework and credits toward completion of a recognized postsecondary credential, such as an associate's degree.
 
 
 
Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Education to provide funding to an institution of postsecondary education that releases a student's records of postsecondary coursework and credits without the consent of the student or the student's parents if the student provides written consent prior to receiving the credential. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Tristan's Law

Bill: 117-s-2380
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-07-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: 

Tristan's Law

 
This bill allocates a portion of National Priority Safety Program funds for efforts to increase the safety of frozen dessert truck patrons. (The program provides grants to states to address selected priorities to reduce highway deaths and injuries.)
 
In particular, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must award grants to states for implementing laws and regulations that require frozen dessert trucks to have signal lamps, stop signal arms, and other safety features. DOT must also study pedestrian injuries and fatalities related to frozen dessert trucks and ways to prevent and reduce such harms. Based on the study, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must issue guidance on methods to improve the safety of frozen dessert trucks and their patrons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act

Bill: 117-s-2381
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2021-07-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: 

Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act

 
This bill renames the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) program, reauthorizes the program through FY2027, and makes changes relating to work requirements for beneficiaries.
 
States providing aid under the program shall create an individual opportunity plan for each beneficiary. States shall impose work requirements on all work-eligible beneficiaries and shall reduce benefits for noncompliance. (Currently, individual plans are optional under TANF, and states have discretion as to whether to reduce benefits for noncompliant individuals.)
 
States providing aid shall meet annual performance targets related to the number of beneficiaries who exit the program and find unsubsidized employment. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall reduce grants to states that fail to meet such targets. States shall provide data related to beneficiary employment and wages to HHS, which shall be publicly available.
 
The bill modifies certain limitations that restrict the use of funds for case management and other purposes and requires states to spend at least 25% of funds from various grants on core activities.
 
Certain existing laws relating to monitoring and recovering improper benefits payments shall apply to the JOBS program.
 
The bill eliminates programs providing (1) supplemental grants for population increases, (2) bonuses for high performance states, (3) welfare-to-work grants, and (4) contingency funds for state welfare programs.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Introduced in Senate