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Equal Employment for All Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3697
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Equal Employment for All Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from furnishing an employer with a consumer credit report containing information on the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity if the employer intends to use that information for any decision made for employment purposes.
 
An employer may use such a report in either an employment decision or before taking an adverse employment action with the consumer's authorization under certain circumstances. Specifically, a report may be used if the consumer applies for or holds employment that requires eligibility for access to classified information or such use is otherwise required by law.
 
An employer who has sought such a report may neither deny employment to nor make any other employment decision about a consumer because the consumer has not authorized the employer's procurement of the report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
D-BLOC Act

Bill: 117-hr-3698
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Don't BLock Our Communities Act or the D-BLOC Act

 
This bill prohibits railroad carriers from obstructing travel at public highway-rail crossings for more than 10 minutes, except under limited circumstances (e.g., safety issues). 
 
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must investigate and send notices to carriers of repeated incidents; carriers are subject to civil penalties for violations that occur after having received notice. DOT must also establish a national database for the public to report such incidents.


Legislative actions:
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 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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
Toxic Free Food Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3699
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Toxic Free Food Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise its regulations relating to food additives that may be considered generally recognized as safe (GRAS). (A substance deemed GRAS is not subject to the premarket review requirements for food additives. A manufacturer may notify the FDA that it has determined that a substance is GRAS.) 
 
The revised regulations must prohibit a manufacturer from marketing a substance as GRAS (or manufacturing or selling a food containing that substance) unless the manufacturer has notified the FDA that it has determined that the substance is GRAS and submitted certain information supporting this position, including information about the substance's cumulative effects.
 
The FDA must maintain a public website with each GRAS submission and supporting information. There must be a period of at least 90 days for the FDA and the public to review and object to such submissions. 
 
Furthermore, under the revised regulations, newly synthesized or novel chemicals and carcinogenic substances may not be deemed GRAS. 
 
The FDA may not rely on experts with conflicts of interest when making a GRAS determination. The FDA must also (1) incorporate in its rules certain best practices for convening a GRAS panel, (2) create a process to systematically reassess any substances previously determined to be GRAS, and (3) reestablish the Food Advisory Committee to assist with establishing standards and procedures for reassessing substances. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
Clean Water for Rural America Act

Bill: 117-hr-3700
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Indian social and development programs
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Clean Water for Rural America Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises programs for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution, including a technical assistance grant program for rural, small, and tribal municipalities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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
PIPE Act

Bill: 117-hr-3701
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Infrastructure development
Labor standards
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Securities
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Wages and earnings
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting the Economy Act or the PIPE Act

 
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish (1) a wastewater infrastructure discretionary grant program, and (2) a drinking water infrastructure discretionary grant program. Under the programs, state, local, and tribal governments, public water utilities (e.g., systems used to treat wastewater or sewage), and certain water systems may apply for grants for infrastructure projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-06-04
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: 2021-06-04
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: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3702
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2021

 
 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which provides funding for, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety, among other things. The bill modifies use of the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, which supports wildlife restoration, conservation, and hunter education and safety programs.
 
Of the funds disbursed for the purposes of the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, a portion of such funds remaining unobligated prior to FY2020 shall be used to study (1) the impact of derelict recreational vessels on recreational boating safety and recreational fishing, and (2) the options and methods for recycling for recreational vessels. 
 
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall conduct a study on recreational boating access. In carrying out the study, the GAO shall consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the National Boating Safety Advisory Council on the design, scope, and priorities of such study.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Natural Resources, 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
Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3703
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2021

 
This bill requires states to incorporate broadband infrastructure in construction projects that are supported with federal highway funds. It also establishes a task force to evaluate the costs of a nationwide dig once requirement (a requirement to minimize the number and scale of repeated excavations relating to the installation of broadband infrastructure in rights-of-way).


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 Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act

Bill: 117-hr-3704
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act

 
This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with elementary or secondary school. The bill also allows certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education to follow a student from a low-income household to the public school that the student attends or for tax-exempt educational expenses.
 
Under current law, tax-exempt distributions in connection with elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school. The bill allows these distributions to be used additionally for
 
 
curriculum and curricular materials, 
 
books or other instructional materials, 
 
online educational materials, 
 
tutoring or educational classes outside the home, 
 
testing fees, 
 
fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and 
 
educational therapies for students with disabilities.
 
 
Distributions may also be used for tuition and the purposes above in connection with a home school (whether treated as a home school or a private school under state law).
 
In addition, the bill directs state educational agencies to allocate grant funds to ensure the funding follows students to their public school or for other tax-exempt educational expenses outlined by the bill. Each state that carries out these allocations must establish a plan that allows the parent or guardian of an eligible child to apply for grant funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include a safe harbor for communication of information with respect to a vaccine authorized for emergency use under such Act that is provided or distributed to a health care provider, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3705
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 
This bill prohibits using certain communications to establish that a vaccine authorized for emergency use violates specified laws relating to drug safety, such as laws concerning drug misbranding and the authorization of new drugs. 
 
Specifically, the bill applies to certain communications about the use of such a vaccine that has been provided to certain health care entities. Such a communication must be (1) neither false nor misleading when measured objectively against the available information at the time; (2) accompanied by certain disclaimers, if required, including a statement identifying any differences between the communicated information and the vaccine's authorized labeling; and (3) based on competent and reliable scientific evidence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3706
Sponsor: Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Foreign aid and international relief
Gaza Strip
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the President to make all unexpended funding for assistance to Gaza available instead for grants to Israel for its Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
No Trace Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3707
Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

No Trace Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a framework to prohibit federal, state, and local entities from obtaining geolocation information about U.S. persons without a warrant. 
 
At the federal level, it generally prohibits federal agencies from obtaining geolocation information about a U.S. person without first obtaining a warrant. State and local governments must generally have in effect substantially similar policies to be eligible for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and the Community Oriented Policing Services program. 
 
Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the compliance of federal agencies and state and local governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Tech Startups Act

Bill: 117-hr-3708
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Advancing Tech Startups Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on the impact of technology startup companies and small businesses on the U.S. economy.
 
Such study shall involve, among other things, (1) describing the activities of identified locations that are dedicated to the creation, development, and growth of technology startup companies and small businesses; (2) establishing a list of federal agencies asserting jurisdiction over entities and industry sectors dedicated to technology startup companies and small businesses; and (3) assessing risks and trends in relevant marketplaces and supply chains that impact technology startup companies and small businesses in the United States.
 
Commerce must report to Congress the results of such study and any recommendations to promote the creation, development, and growth of technology startup companies and small businesses. 


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 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Foreign Affairs, 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Foreign Affairs, 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Foreign Affairs, 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
Reopening to address Every COmplete Record request for Devoted Servicemembers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3710
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Reopening to address Every COmplete Record request for Devoted Servicemembers Act of 2021 or the RECORDS Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Office of the Archivist of the United States to take specified steps to address record request backlogs.
 
Specifically, the office must take actions to ensure that (1) the number of individuals employed by the National Personnel Records Center is equal to or exceeds the number of such individuals employed on March 2, 2020, and (2) the percentage of such individuals regularly reporting to work in person is equal to or exceeds the percentage of such individuals regularly reporting to work in person on that date.
 
The office shall submit to specified congressional committees a report that
 
 
provides a comprehensive plan to address the record request backlog of the National Personnel Records Center and improve the efficiency and responsiveness of operations at the center,
 
 identifies measurable goals with respect to the comprehensive plan and metrics for tracking progress toward such goals, and 
 
 describes strategies to prevent future record request backlogs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2898)
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
SELF DRIVE Act

Bill: 117-hr-3711
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2021-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: 

Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act or the SELF DRIVE Act

 
This bill establishes the federal role in ensuring the safety of highly automated vehicles by encouraging the testing and deployment of such vehicles. A 
highly automated vehicle
 is a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, that is equipped with an automated driving system capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis. 
 
The bill preempts states from enacting laws regarding the design, construction, or performance of highly automated vehicles or automated driving systems unless such laws enact standards identical to federal standards. 
 
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must require safety assessment certifications for the development of a highly automated vehicle or an automated driving system. 
 
Manufacturers of highly automated vehicles must develop written cybersecurity and privacy plans for such vehicles prior to offering them for sale. 
 
The bill applies certain safety exemptions and testing standards to highly automated vehicles. 
 
DOT must (1) inform prospective buyers of highly automated vehicles of the capabilities and limitations of such vehicles; (2) establish the Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Council to, among other things, develop guidance regarding mobility access for the disabled, elderly, and underserved populations; (3) require all new passenger motor vehicles less than 10,000 pounds to be equipped with a rear seat occupant alert system; and (4) research updated safety standards for motor vehicle headlamps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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