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Voices for Environmental Justice Act

Bill: 117-hr-2431
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Community life and organization
Due process and equal protection
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Voices for Environmental Justice Act

 
This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to eligible entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities in connection with an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant. Additionally, the bill authorizes the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities relating to the permitting or permit renewal of a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous waste facility.
 
An eligible entity must be a group of individuals who reside in a community that (1) is a population or community of color, an indigenous community, or a low-income community; and (2) is in close proximity to the site of an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant.
 
Covered hazardous air pollutants include those listed on the Toxics Release Inventory or those identified as carcinogenic by an assessment under the Integrated Risk Information System of the EPA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2432
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Military operations and strategy
Nursing
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Jennifer Kepner Healthcare for Open air burn Pit Exposure Act or the Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act

 
This bill extends eligibility for hospital, nursing home, and medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who were exposed to burn pits on or after January 1, 1990, while serving in support of a contingency operation. Burn pits are areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-hr-2433
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Air quality
Asia
Fires
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

 
This bill authorizes specified individuals to update the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in certain locations (e.g., Afghanistan or Iraq).
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee of a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: 

Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

 
This bill authorizes specified individuals to update the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in certain locations (e.g., Afghanistan or Iraq).
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee of a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6280)
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6280)
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2433.
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6280-6281)
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2435
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Grain
Nutrition and diet
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the sale of any drug intended for human use that contains an ingredient derived from a gluten-containing grain unless the drug's label (1)states that the drug contains such an ingredient, and (2)identifies the type of grain from which the ingredient is derived.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2436
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Africa
Air quality
Asia
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Djibouti
Egypt
Environmental health
Fires
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Oman
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Solid waste and recycling
Somalia
Syria
Uzbekistan
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Yemen

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to concede, for the purposes of health care benefits and wartime disability compensation, that a veteran was exposed to certain toxic substances, chemicals, and hazards from burn pits if such veteran served on active duty in a covered location during a specified time frame (unless there is affirmative evidence to establish that the veteran was not exposed during such service). A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.
 
Specifically, the bill covers the following locations and corresponding time periods:
 
 
Iraq between August 2, 1990, and February 28, 1991, as well as from March 19, 2003, until burn pits are no longer used in this location;
 
 Somalia and Southwest Asia (including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar) from August 2, 1990, until burn pits are no longer used in these locations; and
 
Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, and Djibouti from September 11, 2001, until burn pits are no longer used in these locations.
 
 
Under the bill, if an exposed veteran submits insufficient evidence to establish a service-connection for purposes of disability compensation, the VA shall provide a medical examination and request a medical opinion regarding a causal link between the disability and a toxin, chemical, or hazard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
To extend to May 17 the first scheduled individual estimated tax payment for 2021.

Bill: 117-hr-2437
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 
This bill extends from April 15 to May 17 the date of the first installment of the estimated income tax for individuals for 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2438
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2021
 
This bill establishes a federal framework to govern the use of computational forensic software. The term 
computational forensic software
 means software that relies on an automated computational process to assess evidence in a criminal investigation (e.g., facial recognition technology).
 
The framework contains various elements, including the following:
 
 
requirements for the establishment of testing standards and a testing program for computational forensic software, 
 
requirements for the use of computational forensic software by federal law enforcement agencies and related entities (e.g., crime labs), 
 
a ban on the use of trade secret evidentiary privilege to prevent federal criminal defendants from accessing evidence collected using computational forensic software or information about the software (e.g., source code), and 
 
limits on the admissibility of evidence collected using computational forensic software.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
SALT Fairness for Working Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-2439
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices
Property tax
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

SALT Fairness for Working Families Act

 
This bill increases the limit on the individual income tax deduction for certain state and local taxes, which is currently $10,000 per year ($5,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate return). The bill increases the limit to $15,000 (twice that amount in the case of a joint return) and requires the increased limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Stay in Line To Vote Act

Bill: 117-hr-2440
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Food assistance and relief
State and local government operations
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Stay in Line To Vote Act

 
This bill prohibits states from restricting the provision of food or drink to individuals who are at a polling place to cast their ballots in a federal election.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Climate Justice Grants Act

Bill: 117-hr-2442
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Due process and equal protection
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental education
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infrastructure development
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Climate Justice Grants Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist tribal governments, local governments, nonprofits, or community-based organizations in addressing issues relating to climate justice and carrying out activities that address climate justice concerns of environmental justice communities. 
Environmental justice communities
 refers to any population of color, community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community that experiences a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Orland Project Transfer Act

Bill: 117-hr-2443
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Dams and canals
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
State and local government operations
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Orland Project Transfer Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Reclamation to transfer title and water rights held by the United States in the Orland Project (located in Glenn, Tehama, and Colusa counties in California) to a qualifying entity. 
Qualifying entity
 refers to a state agency, joint action or powers agency, water users association, Indian tribe, or tribal utility authority that operates certain water facilities.
 
The bill specifies four separate transfers related to the Orland Project. These transfers are for (1) the Stony Gorge Dam; (2) the facilities and structures of the project that do not include the Stony Gorge Dam; (3) the irrigation distribution system of the project; and (4) the office building, maintenance yard, and land used to operate and maintain the project.
 
Prior to each transfer, Reclamation must consult with the California Department of Water Resources' Division of Safety of Dams and the qualifying entity to identify any dam safety issues that require remediation. A transferred portion shall not be considered a federal Reclamation project. 
 
In addition, the bill outlines the use of proceeds from the sale of water from the Stony Gorge Dam and Reservoir. In particular, proceeds must be used to pay for the costs of safety improvements. 
 
The bill authorizes Reclamation to make clerical and typographical corrections to a November 2, 2020, map of the Orland Project. Reclamation must make the map publicly available on its website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E367)
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Fort San Gerónimo Preservation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2444
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Caribbean area
Historic sites and heritage areas
Military history
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Fort San Ger&oacute;nimo Preservation Act

 
This bill establishes the Fort San Ger&oacute;nimo del Boquer&oacute;n in Puerto Rico as an affiliated area of the National Park System, which shall consist of the fort and grounds listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located near Old San Juan.
 
The bill makes the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture the management entity for the affiliated area. 
 
The Department of the Interior shall develop a management plan for the affiliated area.

action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Fort San Ger&oacute;nimo Preservation Act

 
This bill establishes the Fort San Ger&oacute;nimo del Boquer&oacute;n in Puerto Rico as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
 
The bill makes the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture the management entity for the affiliated area. 
 
The Department of the Interior shall develop a management plan for the affiliated area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-568.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-568.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
No Funding for Terrorists Act

Bill: 117-hr-2445
Sponsor: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Gaza Strip
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Palestinians
Terrorism
West Bank

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

No Funding for Terrorists Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of specified funds for the West Bank and Gaza that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority.
 
Current law authorizes foreign aid for economic assistance to be made available for the West Bank and Gaza if the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority is taking specified actions to end violence in the region. The bill repeals this authorization and prohibits the use of economic assistance funds for the West Bank and Gaza in a manner that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in House