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Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-hr-3808
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a five-year demonstration project to evaluate the benefits of providing Medicare coverage and payment for items and services needed for the in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin to treat chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or multifocal motor neuropathy. Beneficiary participation shall be voluntary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-11
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: 2021-06-11
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: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Research Excellence through STEM Inclusion Act

Bill: 117-hr-3809
Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Research Excellence through STEM Inclusion Act

 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to appoint a senior agency official within the Office of the Director of the NSF as a Chief Diversity Officer.
 
The Chief Diversity Officer shall direct the Office of Diversity and Inclusion of the NSF and report directly to the Director.
 
The Chief Diversity Officer shall be responsible for providing advice on policy, oversight, guidance, and coordination with respect to matters of the NSF related to diversity and inclusion, including ensuring the geographic diversity of the NSF's programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Saving American History Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3810
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
News media and reporting
Racial and ethnic relations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Saving American History Act of 

2021

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by an elementary or secondary school to teach the 1619 Project or by a local educational agency (LEA) to support its teaching in public schools. (The 1619 Project is an initiative that addresses the beginning of slavery in the United States.)
 
Specified federal agencies must reduce federal funds in a prorated amount to an elementary or secondary school that teaches this project or an LEA that supports its teaching in public schools. However, federal funding shall not be reduced for programs for low-income students (e.g., free or reduced-price lunch) or students with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
TRIPP Act

Bill: 117-hr-3811
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Trade Related Intellectual Property Protection Act or the TRIPP Act

 
This bill requires the President to oppose any waiver of obligations under the TRIPS Agreement (i.e., the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) held by members of the World Trade Organization unless there is an express, statutory authorization for such a waiver.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Restoring U.S. Leadership in International Organizations Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3812
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Restoring U.S. Leadership in International Organizations Act of 2021

 
This bill makes changes and establishes requirements to expand U.S. engagement with international organizations.
 
Changes include eliminating (1) a limitation on the number of foreign service employees on the staff of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations who are eligible for housing benefits, and (2) a requirement that those employees contribute a portion of their pay toward housing costs. Additionally, the value of the housing benefits is excluded from income for federal tax purposes.
 
The bill also allows consideration of an employee's service formulating policy for or representing the United States at an international, multilateral, or similar organization in Foreign Service processes for promotions, performance pay, and related matters.
 
The Department of State must establish training on conducting diplomacy at international and multilateral organizations and on negotiating multilateral international agreements. The bill requires this training for certain State Department employees, such as those assigned to U.S. missions at international organizations.
 
Furthermore, the bill designates the U.S. Special Representative to the United Nations as a standing member of the President's cabinet and outlines U.S. policy for staffing and paying dues to international and multilateral organizations.
 
The State Department must annually report to Congress about the number of and related information about federal employees detailed or transferred to international organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
NEPA Legal Reform Act

Bill: 117-hr-3813
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

NEPA Legal Reform Act

 
This bill establishes requirements concerning the judicial review of cases about the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
 
Specifically, the bill establishes standing requirements for NEPA claims, including a requirement that a plaintiff must personally suffer, or will likely personally suffer, a direct, tangible harm. 
 
In addition, the bill sets a statute of limitations for all claims related to NEPA.
 
The bill also provides statutory authority for certain evidentiary standards concerning motions for temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and permanent injunctions.
 
In addition, the bill limits fees that may be awarded to environmental attorneys.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
PRIDE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3815
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Promoting Respect for Individuals' Dignity and Equality Act of 2021 or the PRIDE Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the equal treatment of same sex married couples for tax purposes. It permits such couples to amend their filing status to married filing jointly for tax returns outside of the statute of limitations and modifies tax rules relating to married couples to include same sex couples.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Regional Ocean Partnership Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3817
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alabama
Aquatic ecology
Atlantic Ocean
California
Congressional oversight
Connecticut
Delaware
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Environmental health
Florida
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Louisiana
Maine
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York State
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Regional and metropolitan planning
Research administration and funding
Rhode Island
State and local government operations
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington State
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Regional Ocean Partnership Act 

of 2021

 
This bill allows the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to designate and support Regional Ocean Partnerships between coastal states that share a common ocean or coastal area.
 
Specifically, NOAA may designate a partnership as a Regional Ocean Partnership if it (1) is established to coordinate the interstate management of coastal resources; (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean and coastal areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership; (3) complements existing state coastal and ocean management efforts on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities; (4) does not have a regulatory function; and (5) is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership.
 
The bill designates the following entities as Regional Ocean Partnerships:
 
 
the Gulf of Mexico Alliance,
 
the Northeast Regional Ocean Council,
 
the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, and
 
the West Coast Ocean Alliance.
 
 
Each partnership must maintain mechanisms for consultation and engagement with the federal government, tribal governments, and nongovernmental entities, such as academic organizations.
 
A partnership may use provided federal funds to award grants and enter into contracts for certain purposes, including to monitor the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-22
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Lincoln Home National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

Bill: 117-hr-3818
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disability assistance
Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Land transfers
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Lincoln Home National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

 
This bill modifies the boundary of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Illinois as generally depicted on the map titled
 Proposed Boundary Expansion of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site
 and dated February 26, 2021. 
 
To improve accessibility, the Department of the Interior shall modify the following areas located within the boundary of the historic site to provide universal design and accessibility by raising the height of the street to match the height of the sidewalk with no sloped surfaces:
 
 
the intersection at 8th Street and Jackson Street, and 
 
the area in front of the home of Abraham Lincoln.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Special Needs Tax Credit Act

Bill: 117-hr-3819
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Disability and paralysis
Income tax credits
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Special Needs Tax Credit Act 

 
This bill allows an income-based tax credit, up to $5,000 in a taxable year, for legal expenses paid to establish a legal guardianship of a disabled family member. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Firearm Due Process Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-3820
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Firearm Due Process Protection Act

 
This bill expands the grounds for pursuing judicial remedies related to certain firearm transfers. Additionally, the bill establishes procedural rules applicable to actions for judicial remedies. 
 
Current law authorizes judicial remedies for an individual who is erroneously denied a firearm (e.g., an individual is denied a firearm but the individual is eligible to receive or possess a firearm). This bill authorizes remedies for an individual who experiences an extended delay (i.e., a delay of more than 60 days) on a firearm transfer.
 
Additionally, the bill requires an expedited hearing on an action for judicial remedies and places the burden of proof on the respondent to show by clear and convincing evidence that the individual was ineligible to receive or possess a firearm.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
To make payments for certain losses of crops, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3821
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 
This bill provides funding to expand the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops (including losses due to high winds or derechos) occurring in 2020. Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters that occurred in 2018 and 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
ASSET Act

Bill: 117-hr-3822
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Food assistance and relief
Inflation and prices
Marriage and family status
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests Act or the ASSET Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of asset tests or resource limits in certain means-tested public assistance programs and increases the resource limits to qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.
 
Under the bill, states may not use asset or resource limits to determine eligibility for (1) programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grants, (2) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or (3) the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
 
In addition, an individual may have up to $10,000 in certain resources (or up to $20,000 for a couple) and qualify for SSI. Under current law, the limit is $2,000 for an individual (or $3,000 for a couple).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
PISTOL Act

Bill: 117-hr-3823
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Protecting Individual Sovereignty Through Our Laws Act or the PISTOL Act

 
This bill modifies the definition of 
rifle
 for purposes of the National Firearms Act to exclude from such definition a pistol equipped with a rear brace or rear attachment designed to assist the shooter in controlling the pistol. The bill also directs the Department of Justice to amend applicable regulations governing pistols to provide that the presence or absence of rear mounted braces or attachments that can assist a user in controlling the pistol shall not cause a firearm to be considered a pistol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3824
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies eligibility for, and other components of, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, including by (1) increasing applicable income and resource limits used to determine SSI eligibility, (2) equalizing treatment of married couples when both spouses receive SSI as compared to two unmarried individuals, and (3) eliminating the penalty on SSI applicants or recipients who transfer resources to another individual for less than fair market value.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House