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To establish certain requirements with respect to the appointment of the Attending Physician, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5091
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 
This bill requires the Attending Physician to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring any citizen to be vaccinated, including Federal agencies from requiring its employees to take any vaccination, without the citizen being fully advised in writing of all known potential risks from the vaccine and consultation with a physician followed by the voluntary informed consent of the citizen, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5092
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 
This bill sets out informed consent requirements for, and restricts the authority of the federal government to require, vaccinations.
 
Specifically, the bill requires written, informed consent from any individual who receives a vaccine in the United States and imposes a criminal fine for violations of this requirement.
 
In addition, the bill prohibits the federal government from requiring vaccinations of U.S. citizens or federal employees unless the citizen or employee is advised in writing of all known risks of, consults with a physician about, and provides voluntary informed consent for the required vaccine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5094
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act of 2021

 
This bill provides funding through FY2025 and otherwise revises a grant program for states and Indian tribes to support workers in nursing facilities, home health agencies, and related settings. Grant recipients must use funds to provide eligible workers with wage subsidies, educational assistance, and access to affordable child care and transportation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve how members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces performing active duty or full-time National Guard duty are counted towards authorized end strengths.

Bill: 117-hr-5095
Sponsor: Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 
This bill increases the cap on the number of days reserve component members performing active duty or full-time National Guard duty may serve before counting against active duty end strengths from 1,095 days out of 1,460 days to 1,825 days out of 2,190 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-5096
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign labor
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act

 
This bill addresses the settlement of Afghan and Iraqi special immigrant visa (SIV) holders. (Generally, SIV holders are individuals who received visas due to their work with the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan.)
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must survey long-term outcomes, such as employment, housing, and educational attainment, of SIV holders as part of its annual survey of refugees. 
 
The Department of State must implement additional ways to deliver information in certain languages (i.e., Dari, Pashto, or Urdu) to prospective SIV holders about resettlement in the United States to assist with their adjustment process.
 
 The State Department and the Department of Defense must jointly establish a temporary program to offer SIV holders employment as translators, interpreters, and cultural awareness instructors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
V.E.T. Student Loans Act

Bill: 117-hr-5097
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Veterans Equitable Taxation of Student Loans Act or the V.E.T. Student Loans Act

 
This bill excludes from the gross income of veterans, for income tax purposes, income attributable to the discharge of student loan debt. The exclusion is permanent and is retroactive beginning in 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2012 to remove the restriction on class II gaming on certain land in California.

Bill: 117-hr-5098
Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 
This bill allows Class II gaming (i.e., bingo and related games) on the approximately 39.36 acres of federal land in Mono County, California, that is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act

Bill: 117-hr-5099
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act

 
This bill transfers certain programs that provide Medicare premium and cost-sharing assistance for low-income individuals from Medicaid to Medicare.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a program under Medicare to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with premiums, coinsurance, deductibles, and other costs. Currently, such assistance is provided through Medicare Savings Programs, which are administered by state Medicaid programs.
 
 The bill also establishes a related special enrollment period under Medicare, expands eligibility for assistance to beneficiaries with income up to 200% of the federal poverty line, and provides for joint eligibility determinations with respect to the bill's program and the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-24
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: 2021-08-24
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: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5100
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to report on the potential for price manipulation in virtual currency markets. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5101
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to report on virtual currency markets and U.S. competitiveness. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Flights for Freedom Act

Bill: 117-hr-5102
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Military operations and strategy
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Flights for Freedom Act

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from charging U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents for their evacuation during the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
 
Specifically, the Department of State must waive repayment for travel expenses incurred on behalf of such an individual as part of the evacuation from Afghanistan. Similarly, no federal employee may solicit or accept funds from such an individual as a condition of using government-provided transportation to repatriate the individual to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Quality Higher Education Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5103
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Quality Higher Education Act of 

2021

 
This bill revises the accreditation standards under which an accrediting agency or association must assess an institution of higher education (IHE), and it requires the Department of Education to establish procedures for an agency or association to follow when an IHE fails to meet these standards.
 
An accrediting agency or association must measure an IHE's success in student achievement against at least one standard each in the categories of completion, workforce participation, and progress toward meeting such completion and workforce participation standards. An agency or association must also make certain information such as student achievement standards and IHE performance benchmarks available on a publicly accessible website.
 
Additionally, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity must evaluate the effectiveness of the revised standards and compare similar accrediting agencies or associations based on their assessments of IHEs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
Just In Case Act

Bill: 117-hr-5104
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Just In Case Act

 
This bill allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to reimburse contractors for paid leave provided to employees or subcontractors who are prevented from working due to an emergency or disaster. 
 
The bill also allows DOD to reimburse small business contractors for other costs related to the emergency or disaster if necessary to ensure the continuation of contractor performance. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
National Defense Workforce Opportunity Act

Bill: 117-hr-5105
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2021-08-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: 

National Defense Workforce Opportunity Act

 
This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the Department of Defense to establish and manage a coalition among institutions of higher education, vocational programs, workforce development boards, labor organizations, and organizations representing defense industrial base contractors to focus on career development for individuals seeking careers in manufacturing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5106
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-08-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: 
This bill prohibits any entity that receives specified COVID-19 relief funds from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for its employees. An entity that violates this prohibition must return the funding it received.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-08-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
BEACON Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5107
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-08-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Higher education
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority education
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: 

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

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
1st Lt. Hugh Conor McDowell Safety in Armed Forces Equipment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5108
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-08-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
Performance measurement
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: 

1st Lt. Hugh Conor McDowell Safety in Armed Forces Equipment Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy to jointly implement a five-year pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve the readiness and safety of the operation of military tactical vehicles (e.g., Army Strykers).
 
The program must be carried out at not fewer than one military station in the United States that (1) contains the necessary force structure, equipment, and maneuver training ranges to collect necessary driver and vehicle data; and (2) represents at least one of the five training ranges that did not track unit location during training, as identified by the Government Accountability Office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
First Three Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5109
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2021-08-27 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: 

First Three Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide grants or loan guarantees for certain innovative technology projects at industrial plants. The technology must (1) be technically viable at pilot scale and ready for commercial-scale implementation, (2) be able to reduce the energy use or greenhouse gas emissions, and (3) have the potential to reduce annual U.S. industrial energy use or greenhouse gas emissions by at least 1% once the technology is fully implemented at appropriate industrial plants in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Introduced in House