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COVID–19 Warrior Dogs Act

Bill: 117-hr-3712
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mammals
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military facilities and property
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

COVID-19 Warrior Dogs Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to commence a four-year pilot program to determine the effectiveness of using scent detection working dogs to detect the early stages of diseases, including COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Space Infrastructure Act

Bill: 117-hr-3713
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Space Infrastructure Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector. Under current law, 
critical infrastructure
 means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Where’s our Money Going Act

Bill: 117-hr-3714
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Where's our Money Going Act
 
 
This bill requires each state or local government that received COVID-19 relief funding or funding under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to submit a report to Congress detailing the amounts received and how such funds were spent. The report shall be made publicly available on a state or local government website.
 
Failure to comply shall make the state or local government liable to the federal government for the repayment of any such funds received and shall make such government ineligible for any future COVID-19 relief funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Protection Against Double Tolling Act

Bill: 117-hr-3715
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Protection Against Double Tolling Act

 
This bill allows states to use toll revenues toward rebates relating to congestion fees on tolled bridges for individuals who reside on either side of the bridge and must use it to connect to their city's central business district.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Children’s Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3716
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Mental health
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Children's Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill requires federal agencies to analyze the impact of any proposed and final rule that may negatively affect the health outcomes of a substantial number of children, including the impact of the rule on access to health insurance, health care, and behavioral health care services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Power Line Resiliency Act

Bill: 117-hr-3717
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Power Line Resiliency Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a five-year program to provide grants to electric utilities to (1) improve the performance or efficiency of a power line, (2) make a power line more resilient to an extreme weather event, or (3) otherwise ensure that an end-user has access to electricity during an extreme weather event.
 
DOE must prioritize providing grants to electric utilities that sell electricity in an area that has a history of extreme weather events.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Bridge Investment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3718
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Bridge Investment Act of 2021

 
This bill requires states to use at least 20% of certain FY2022-FY2025 federal highway funds to improve bridges, particularly those classified as being in poor condition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act to limit financial assistance provided to State-owned enterprises, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3719
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 
This bill limits the provision of funds authorized for surface transportation programs to an entity that is owned, controlled by, or otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in specified countries.
 
Such countries are those that 
 
 
 are identified as nonmarket economy countries (i.e., foreign countries that do not operate on market principles of cost or pricing structures),
 
are identified by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) as a priority foreign country (e.g., a country that does not protect intellectual property rights), and
 
are subject to monitoring by the USTR. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Scenic Byways Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-3720
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Scenic Byways Reauthorization Act

 
This bill reauthorizes the National Scenic Byways Program through FY2026. The program provides funds to states and Indian tribes to preserve, maintain, and improve roads that have outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural, recreational, and archaeological qualities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation to submit to Congress a report relating to any structural defects in the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3721
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 
This bill requires the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Transportation to report on its investigation of any structural defects in the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The office must consult with the New York State Department of Transportation during its investigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Infrastructure Bank Act

Bill: 117-hr-3722
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

21st Century Infrastructure Bank Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funds for the 21st Century American Infrastructure Bank to support state, local, and tribal infrastructure projects relating to transportation, energy, water, communications, and educational facilities. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the effectiveness of the bank's financial assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Total Recall Act

Bill: 117-hr-3724
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Performance measurement
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Total Recall Act

 
This bill modifies the notification requirements for consumer product recalls, including by requiring manufacturers, distributors, importers, or retailers subject to certain recall orders by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to advertise such recalls based on their previous marketing expenditures and to publish notification of such recalls on their websites and on social media.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E603)
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
REST Act

Bill: 117-hr-3725
Sponsor: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Relief and Equity for Small businesses through Tax Act or the REST Act

 
This bill increases from 20% to 25% the rate of the tax deduction for the business income of taxpayers whose taxable income does not exceed $100,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a Center of Excellence to advance rail research and development.

Bill: 117-hr-3726
Sponsor: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a center of excellence through one or more institutions of higher education for research and development relating to the safety, efficiency, and reliability of commuter rail, intercity high-speed rail, and freight rail transportation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act

Bill: 117-hr-3727
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act

 
This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide certain fair-value estimates of federal loan and loan guarantee programs. Under the bill, the 
fair value 
is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair-value estimates generally use private-market interest rates to estimate the cost of a loan program rather than rates based on Treasury securities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
To provide grants for fire station construction through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3728
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Building construction
Buy American requirements
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Housing industry and standards
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to modify, upgrade, and construct fire and emergency medical services (EMS) department facilities.
 
Grant recipients may use funds received to
 
 
build, rebuild, or renovate fire and EMS department facilities;
 
upgrade existing facilities to install exhaust emission control systems, install backup power systems, upgrade or replace environmental control systems (such as HVAC systems), remove or remediate mold, and construct or modify living quarters for use by male and female personnel; and
 
upgrade fire and EMS stations or build new stations. 
 
 
The bill sets forth provisions regarding (1) grant fund allocations between career and volunteer fire and EMS departments, and (2) prevailing rate of wage and a requirement for using materials produced domestically for public contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College Access Act

Bill: 117-hr-3729
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 
 
Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College Access Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program to cover the difference between in-state tuition and out-of-state tuition for students who are from either the Northern Mariana Islands or American Samoa and who attend a public institution of higher education in a different state or territory.
 
 The Government Accountability Office must report on the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E602)
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Sensible, Timely Relief for America’s Nuclear Districts’ Economic Development Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3731
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Sensible, Timely Relief for America's Nuclear Districts' Economic Development Act of 2021 or the
 
STRANDED Act of 2021

 
This bill provides resources to communities affected by stranded nuclear waste. The bill defines 
stranded nuclear waste
 as nuclear waste or spent nuclear fuel stored in dry casks or spent fuel pools at the site of an eligible civilian nuclear power plant.
 
Specifically, the bill provides a first-time homebuyer tax credit for homeownership in nuclear affected communities.
 
In addition, the bill directs the Economic Development Administration to establish a competitive prize competition to award prizes to affected communities for proposals to carry out alternatives to nuclear facilities, generating sites, and waste sites.
 
The bill also provides grants to nuclear-affected communities to (1) offset the economic and social impacts of stranded nuclear waste on such communities, and (2) support such communities that are facing decreased tax revenues or assessed valuation as a result of decommissioning a civilian nuclear power plant. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House