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Red Tape Reduction Act

Bill: 117-hr-2318
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Budget process
Executive agency funding and structure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Red Tape Reduction Act

 
 This bill grants the force and effect of law to various executive orders relating to administrative procedures that were rescinded on January 20, 2021, including orders requiring agencies to (1) identify at least two regulations for repeal before publishing notice of a proposed new rule, and (2) rescind guidance documents that are no longer in effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2319
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Nursing
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 

2021

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities report data regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-2320
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Department of Defense
Employee leave
Family relationships
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to amend regulations to ensure that parental leave that has already been approved for a member of the Armed Forces who is a primary or secondary caregiver may not be terminated upon the death of the child for whom the leave was taken.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Border Surge Response and Resilience Act

Bill: 117-hr-2321
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latin America
Mexico
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Border Surge Response and Resilience Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a plan for responding to irregular increases in migration at the border that present risks to border security. 
 
The plan shall include various elements including (1) a list of each agency, component, and office involved; (2) a process for quickly expanding capacity to temporarily process and hold individuals; and (3) a strategy for coordinating with local governments and other entities when DHS releases detained individuals.
 
DHS must also identify metric thresholds for determining when to activate the plan and must activate the plan when such thresholds are satisfied. 
 
Furthermore, DHS must notify Congress no later than 14 days after activating the plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Ginnie Mae Oversight and Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2322
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Ginnie Mae Oversight and Accountability Act of 2021 

 
This bill requires the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to annually testify before the appropriate congressional committees regarding the financial status of Ginnie Mae, the performance of its securities and the issuers of such securities, and any administrative or market challenges faced by Ginnie Mae's business model. (Ginnie Mae guarantees mortgage-backed securities linked to federally-backed mortgages.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit airlines and Amtrak from conditioning the provision of transportation services to any individual on such individual having been vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2323
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit air carriers and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) from denying an individual air or passenger rail transportation because such individual has not been vaccinated against COVID-19. 
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds (1) to create a database of individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19; or (2) by any federal agency to develop, implement, or enforce any federal law, rule, regulation, guidance, or policy denying individuals access to transportation or preventing such individual from traveling because they have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Bear Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2325
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
International law and treaties
Mammals
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Bear Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the import, export, and commerce of bear viscera or related products except for limited acts carried out solely to enforce wildlife protection laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Veterans’ Cyber Risk Awareness Act

Bill: 117-hr-2326
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Veterans' Cyber Risk Awareness Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a communications and outreach campaign to educate veterans about 
cyber risks
. These risks can include disinformation, identity theft, scams, and fraud spread via the internet or social media.
 
Additionally, the VA must seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development corporation to perform a study that assesses (1) the vulnerability of veterans to cyber risks, (2) the availability and efficacy of resources to assist veterans in combatting such risks, and (3) the efficacy of the VA's outreach campaign. The study must also recommend ways the VA can reduce cyber risks to veterans.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Discharged.
action_date: 2021-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the time period for eligibility under Survivors' And Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 117-hr-2327
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 
This bill eliminates the 10-year time limit on the availability of the Department of Veterans Affairs Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program for certain spouses who become eligible for such benefit on or after August 1, 2022. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act

Bill: 117-hr-2328
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act

 
This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from covering conversion therapy. The bill defines 
conversion therapy
 as any practice or treatment that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity in exchange for monetary compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act

Bill: 117-hr-2329
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
International organizations and cooperation
Political parties and affiliation
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act

 
This bill authorizes through FY2025 activities to counter globally the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including CCP attempts to undermine the free and open international order or the sovereignty of the United States or other countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may not use COVID-19 as a basis for restricting or limiting outdoor recreational use of land or water administered by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2330
Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior, during 2021, from using the COVID-19 pandemic or any issue related to the pandemic as a basis for restricting or limiting outdoor recreational use of land or water administered by the National Park Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act

Bill: 117-hr-2331
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act

 
This bill designates the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as a national symbol to honor service members who died in the line of duty and specifies federal locations and dates for its display.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Debt Bondage Repair Act

Bill: 117-hr-2332
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Crime victims
Human trafficking
Sex offenses
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Debt Bondage Repair Act 

 
This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from reporting adverse credit information about a consumer that is the result of severe human trafficking or sex trafficking. A court of competent jurisdiction must determine that the consumer is a victim of trafficking. 

action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Debt Bondage Repair Act 

 
This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from reporting adverse credit information about a consumer that is the result of severe human trafficking or sex trafficking. A court of competent jurisdiction or a federal or state government entity must determine that the consumer is a victim of trafficking. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Pursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 473, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 293; H.R. 587; H.R. 610, as amended; H.R. 1144, as amended; H.R. 1703, as amended; H.R. 1921; H.R. 2008; H.R. 2332, as amended; H.R. 2545; and H.R. 3642, as amended. (consideration: CR H2792-2799; text: CR H2797)
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 473, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 293; H.R. 587; H.R. 610, as amended; H.R. 1144, as amended; H.R. 1703, as amended; H.R. 1921; H.R. 2008; H.R. 2332, as amended; H.R. 2545; and H.R. 3642, as amended.(consideration: CR H2792-2799; text: CR H2797)
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, proceedings on H.R. 2332 are considered vacated.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2332.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2785-2787; text: CR H2785)
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Infant Formula Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2333
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Infant Formula Protection Act of 2021 

 
This bill prohibits the sale of an infant formula if its use-by date has passed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E328)
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
REPAIR Act

Bill: 117-hr-2334
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Commuting
Disability assistance
Health care coverage and access
Infrastructure development
Motor vehicles
Public transit
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: 

Reinvesting in Essential Partnerships And Infrastructure for Rural America Act or the REPAIR Act

 
This bill revises the fixed guideway capital investment grant program to include rural start projects within the program. It also directs the Department of Transportation to establish an innovative mobility and technology deployment grants program to assist states, local governments, or publicly owned operators of public transportation with financing certain public transportation projects.
 
The bill also provides additional funding and flexibility for other transportation projects, including for projects in areas that are designated as medically underserved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Introduced in House