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Telehealth Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-1332
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Telehealth Modernization Act

 
This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. 
 
Specifically, the bill extends certain flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other things, the bill allows (1) rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); (2) the home of a beneficiary to serve as the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for all services (rather than for only certain services); and (3) all types of practitioners to furnish telehealth services, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
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: 2021-02-25
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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Fostering and Realizing Electrification by Encouraging Zero Emission Refrigeration Trucks Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1335
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental health
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor carriers
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Fostering and Realizing Electrification by Encouraging Zero Emission Refrigeration Trucks Act of 2021 or the FREEZER Trucks Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program to award grants, rebates, or low-cost revolving loans for electrifying or retiring diesel-powered transport refrigeration units in certain heavy-duty vehicles (e.g., commercial trucks).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1336
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a framework to require law enforcement agencies to collect data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers. 
 
Specifically, it requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to collect, compile, and submit to the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Statistics data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers.
 
DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a state or local government that fails to substantially comply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1337
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on diversity and sensitivity, and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Police CAMERA Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1338
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Employment and training programs
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Vanuatu

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2021 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to make grants for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras for use by law enforcement officers and to implement body-worn camera programs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act

Bill: 117-hr-1340
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish an Office of Legal Access Programs within the Executive Office for Immigration Review. The office shall develop and administer programs to educate detained aliens about their legal rights under U.S. immigration law. 
 
The programs shall (1) assist detained aliens in making informed and timely decisions regarding their removal and eligibility for relief from removal; and (2) identify particularly vulnerable aliens, such as unaccompanied children, for right to counsel considerations. The programs may also provide services to detained aliens in specified immigration (detention and removal) and asylum proceedings.
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall establish procedures to ensure that such programs are available to all detained aliens within five days of arrival into custody, and provide such aliens with various information related to immigration hearing procedures and their rights under immigration law. 
 
The bill also provides funding for the programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act

Bill: 117-hr-1341
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Motor carriers
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Women in business
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish and facilitate a Women of Trucking Advisory Board to promote organizations and programs that (1) provide education, training, mentorship, or outreach to women in the trucking industry; and (2) recruit, retain, or advance women into the trucking industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To authorize a study on the efficacy and potential negative impacts of masks to human health, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1342
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allergies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the efficacy and adverse impacts of wearing masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
This study must specifically address
 
 
the effectiveness of masks in preventing COVID-19 compared to less restrictive measures;
 
safety concerns with the types of masks commonly worn, including N-95 and medical masks; and
 
the potential negative health impacts of wearing masks.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-25
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: 2021-02-25
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: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Voting Access Act

Bill: 117-hr-1343
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Natural disasters
Political parties and affiliation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Voting Access Act

 
This bill requires the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to establish national standards and conduct studies relating to federal elections.
 
Specifically, the EAC must establish national standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. These standards must include a requirement that no individual shall be required to wait longer than 30 minutes to cast a vote at a polling place.
 
The bill requires each state to comply with the national standards established by the EAC.
 
Additionally, the EAC must study (1) instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office, and (2) instances of states purging their official voter registration lists to automatically remove individuals who do not vote.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Clean School Bus Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1344
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers
Personnel records
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Clean School Bus Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Under the program, DOE must award grants for the replacement of existing diesel school buses with electric buses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act

Bill: 117-hr-1345
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Aging
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Financial crises and stabilization
General business and commerce matters
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Student aid and college costs
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1346
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Tax-exempt organizations
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021

 
This bill extends existing and establishes new tax credits that assist the hospitality and restaurant industry. Specifically, it 
 
 
allows a conventionand trade show restart tax credit;
 
extends the employee retention tax credit through 2021;
 
suspends for taxable years 2021 through 2022, the limitation on entertainment expenses related to a trade or business, 
 
allows a restaurant and dining restart credit for businesses closed or forced to reduce services due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); 
 
allows a 50% tax credit for travel expenditures; and 
 
allows a tax credit for unmerchantable inventory for the period between December 31, 2019, and before April 1, 2021.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1347
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 

Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits the deprivation of rights under color of law. 
 
Currently, the second prong of the prohibition bars the application of different punishments, pains, or penalties based on an individual's alien status, color, or race. This bill specifies that the application of any pressure to a person's throat or windpipe, the use of maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain, or carotid artery restraints that prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air (e.g., a chokehold) constitute a punishment, pain, or penalty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

Bill: 117-hr-1348
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Travel and tourism
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: 
This bill provides for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Introduced in House