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A bill to extend the period of the temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative.

Bill: 117-s-21
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Manufacturing
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 
This bill extends to November 25, 2025, the period of temporary authority for the Department of Defense (DOD) to extend contracts and leases under the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Program (i.e., ARMS initiative). The authority allows DOD to extend a contract or lease for an additional 25 years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-22
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 
This bill declares that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall be known and designated as Devils Tower.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.

Bill: 117-s-23
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts
Idaho
Judges

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 
This bill increases from two to three the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the District of Idaho. The President must appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional judge for that judicial district.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Personal Health Data Act

Bill: 117-s-24
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Genetics
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Protecting Personal Health Data Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to regulate consumer devices, services, applications, and software that (1) are primarily designed for or marketed to consumers; (2) primarily collect or use personal health data; and (3) are not primarily designed for use by entities such as health care plans, providers, or clearinghouses.
 
The bill also establishes a national task force on health data protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-25
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a state from receiving certain federal law enforcement grants if it takes certain immigration-related actions. Specifically, a state may not receive such grants if it (1) issues a driver license to an individual who does not have proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence in the United States, or (2) prohibits a local or state government entity or official from sharing immigration enforcement information with the Department of Homeland Security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act

Bill: 117-s-26
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act

 
This bill authorizes the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, subject to certain limitations, to waive matching funds requirements applicable to certain grants for reducing substance use among youth. Before waiving these requirements, the program must determine that a grantee is unable to raise funds because of the COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.
 
Currently, the Office of National Drug Control Policy administers this program, and community coalitions that receive the grants must match a specified percentage of the federal award amount with nonfederal funds, including in-kind contributions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-27
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Executive agency funding and structure
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
Terrorism
Violent crime
White-collar crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2021

 
This bill requires an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) that detects a suspicious transmission to submit a suspicious transmission activity report (STAR) describing the suspicious transmission.
 
A suspicious transmission is any post, message, comment, tag, or other user-generated content or transmission that commits, facilitates, incites, promotes, or otherwise assists the commission of a major crime.
 
Each STAR must be submitted to the Department of Justice and contain (1) the name, location, and other identification information submitted by the user; (2) the date and nature of the user-generated content or transmission detected for suspicious activity; and (3) any relevant text, information, and metadata related to the suspicious transmission.
 
Any provider of an interactive computer service that fails to report a known suspicious transmission shall not be immune from liability for such transmission and may be held liable as a publisher for the related suspicious transmission. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act

Bill: 117-s-28
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy revenues and royalties
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act

 
This bill revises the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing program. 
 
 Specifically, it expands the program to include Florida.Currently, only Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are included in the program that shares the revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf.
 
Additionally, the bill extends to June 30, 2032, the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Local Water Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-29
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Local Water Protection Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 programs within the Environmental Protection Agency that award grants to states for managing nonpoint source water pollution or protecting groundwater quality. Water pollution from nonpoint sources is caused by precipitation picking up pollution as it moves over or through the ground.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act

Bill: 117-s-30
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act

 
This bill revises the method for determining the annual per capita change in health insurance premiums for the purpose of determining the premium adjustment percentage that is used to establish the annual limits on cost sharing for health insurance plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act

Bill: 117-s-31
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
State and local government operations
Utah
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act

 
This bill prohibits the President from establishing or extending national monuments in Utah unless
 
 
the proposed establishment or extension has been authorized by federal statute, and 
 
the President has received a notice from the Governor of Utah that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving of the proposed establishment or extension. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-32
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Federal-Indian relations
First responders and emergency personnel
Foreign labor
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immigration status and procedures
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority employment
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes and expands programs to bring on individuals to perform public health functions, such as contact tracing and vaccine administration, to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and meet future public health needs.
 
The bill provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Health Force. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. To establish the force, the CDC must award grants within 30 days to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments and community health centers to recruit and train individuals for roles in public health and health care.
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must hire and train additional individuals for its Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees. These employees may be detailed to certain federal agencies or to state, local, or tribal governments to support response efforts related to COVID-19 or other disasters or emergencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
BRICKS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-33
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil disturbances
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Protest and dissent
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 or the BRICKS Act of 2021

 
This bill increases criminal penalties for rioting and related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot).
 
First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the statutory maximum prison term for a rioting offense.
 
Second, it establishes higher statutory maximum penalties for rioting offenses that involve certain aggravating characteristics. Specifically, it provides
 
 
a prison term of up to 25 years for a rioting offense that results in serious bodily injury or includes a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; and 
 
a prison term of any years or for life for a rioting offense that results in death or includes kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Direct Support for Communities Act

Bill: 117-s-34
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: American Samoa
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Department of Housing and Urban Development
District of Columbia
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Guam
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Direct Support for Communities Act

 
This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional Community Development Block Grants to units of local government and counties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus and the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
 
Specifically, within 30 days, HUD must distribute 50% of such funds to metropolitan cities and other units of local government and 50% to counties and parishes. These funds may be used to cover costs or replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues stemming from the COVID-19 public health emergency.
 
Additionally, the bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-s-35
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil disturbances
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional tributes
Crimes against property
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Law enforcement officers
Protection of officials
Protest and dissent
Subversive activities
Terrorism
U.S. Capitol
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 

Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his actions to protect the Senate chamber during the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

action_date: 2021-02-12
text: 

Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his actions to protect the Senate chamber during the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2021-02-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the  nature of a substitute: CR S694-695)
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the  nature of a substitute: CR S694-695)
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S694-695)
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-36
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 

Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations to implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations for crash-resistant systems with respect to existing and new U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft (e.g., a helicopter) certificated for six or more passenger seats.
 
Specifically, the FAA must require all U.S.-registered turbine-powered rotorcraft certificated for six or more passenger seats to be equipped with a flight data recorder, a cockpit voice recorder, and a terrain awareness and warning system.
 
The FAA may exempt any civilian helicopter from one or more of the equipment requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S150)
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to specify the Federal share of the costs of certain duty of the National Guard in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Bill: 117-s-38
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2021-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military civil functions
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: 
This bill requires the federal government to pay states for 100% of the cost of National Guard duty for a mission assignment validated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to certain declarations related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill applies to declarations, with respect to COVID-19, of major disasters, emergencies, national emergencies, and public health emergencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate