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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit against income tax for certain healthcare professionals.

Bill: 117-hr-3505
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 
This bill allows a $5,000 refundable tax credit for certain healthcare professionals. The bill defines
 healthcare professional 
as (1) a practitioner (i.e., physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse-midwife, clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, and registered dietitian or nutrition professional); (2) a certified nursing assistant; (3) a licensed practical nurse or registered professional nurse; or (4) a home health aide.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Dollar Act

Bill: 117-hr-3506
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Currency
Digital media
Foreign and international banking
International monetary system and foreign exchange

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

21st Century Dollar Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a strategy to facilitate the position of the dollar as the primary global reserve currency.
 
Treasury must submit a report that includes (1) steps taken to implement this strategy, legislative recommendations, and efforts by major foreign central banks to create an official digital currency; and (2) an evaluation of the role of the renminbi (the official currency of China) in international payments and foreign exchange reserves.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Stop Cancel Culture from Degrading Honor Act

Bill: 117-hr-3507
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Stop Cancel Culture from Degrading Honor Act

 
This bill prohibits the rescission of a military decoration after 10 years have passed since it was awarded unless the award was based on fraud or other misinformation or the individual awarded the decoration is prohibited from interment memorialization in the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs or Arlington National Cemetery.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3509
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Firearms and explosives
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Safe Gun Storage Act of 20

21

This bill requires safety standards for firearm locks and safes. Under such standards, firearm locks must be reasonably designed to (1) prevent the firearm from discharging while the lock is activated, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the firearm. Further, firearm safes must be reasonably designed to (1) secure firearms, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the safe through physical manipulation or damage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
First Step Implementation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3510
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

First Step Implementation Act of 2021

 
This bill makes various changes related to federal sentencing law and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records. 
 
The bill
 
 
allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018; 
 
permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history; 
 
permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence; 
 
establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and 
 
requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Lead Poisoning Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3511
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Child health
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Preventing Lead Poisoning Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) of screening blood lead tests. Specifically, CHIP must cover a child's test once at the age of 12 months and once at the age of 24 months, or once between the ages of 24 months and 72 months if the child has never been assessed, as well as testing at such other times as recommended by a child's health care provider. The bill also provides statutory authority for these requirements (regarding testing intervals) for state Medicaid programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Healthcare for Our Troops Act

Bill: 117-hr-3512
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Healthcare for Our Troops Act

 
This bill addresses TRICARE Reserve Select coverage and eligibility for Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve and their families. Among other elements, the bill provides eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select to Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve who are eligible for or enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3513
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Foreign labor
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Immigration status and procedures
Military operations and strategy
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021 

 
This bill provides for 4,000 additional special immigrant visas to qualified nationals of Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf of the United States or the International Security Assistance Force after October 6, 2001. The visa allotment, in addition to any unused allocations of such special immigrant visas since FY2015, shall be available beginning FY2021, and unused visas shall carry over to subsequent fiscal years until exhausted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Humane Correctional Health Care Act

Bill: 117-hr-3514
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Humane Correctional Health Care Act

 
This bill allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid. The Government Accountability Office must report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Act

Bill: 117-hr-3515
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Disability assistance
Government studies and investigations
Hate crimes
Law enforcement administration and funding
Religion
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Preventing Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Act

 
This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of anti-Semitic hate crimes and reports of anti-Semitic hate crimes. 
 
Further, the bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on expanding public education campaigns to raise awareness of anti-Semitic hate crimes. 
 
Finally, the bill increases the statutory maximum prison term for an individual who is convicted of a federal hate crime offense after a prior conviction for a hate crime offense under federal law or a hate crime felony under state law. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
GREEN Ferries Act

Bill: 117-hr-3516
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Marine and inland water transportation
Motor fuels
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Greenhouse gas Reduction and Environmental Enhancement through New Ferries Act or the GREEN Ferries Act

 
This bill makes projects to construct or otherwise acquire zero- or reduced-emissions passenger ferries (and related facilities and equipment) eligible for grants that support transit capital, operating assistance, and transportation planning in urbanized areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3517
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

 
This bill specifies that certain Medicare payment rules applicable to imaging services shall apply to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry services used in bone mass scans beginning in 2022.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
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: 2021-05-25
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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3518
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide assistance to people in Vietnam in relation to Agent Orange exposure.
 
Specifically, the State Department must provide assistance (1) to address the health care needs of certain residents of Vietnam affected by Agent Orange exposure, (2) to institutions in Vietnam that provide health care to such individuals, (3) to improve housing and reduce poverty for specified individuals and their families, and (4) to remediate areas of Vietnam that contain high levels of Agent Orange.
 
HHS must (1) make grants to public health organizations and Vietnamese American organizations to conduct a broad health assessment of Vietnamese Americans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange and their descendants; and (2) establish centers in U.S. locations where large populations of Vietnamese Americans reside to provide assessment, counseling, and treatment for conditions related to Agent Orange exposure.
 
Under the bill, certain benefits will be made available to the children of male Vietnam veterans who are affected by certain birth defects. Currently, these benefits are only available to the children of women Vietnam veterans. The VA shall require any health care provider with whom the VA enters into a contract for the provision of health care to such children to provide the VA access to their medical records for research into the intergenerational effects of Agent Orange exposure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3519
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a permanent program and provides funds for electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to cover meals for children during extended school closures. 
 
Specifically, the Department of Agriculture must establish a program to provide EBT cards to cover meals for children who are enrolled in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program when a school is closed, operating remotely, or a combination of both for a period of five days or more. Cards may be used to purchase food from approved retailers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3520
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2021 or the ENCRYPT Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a state from requiring a manufacturer, developer, seller, or provider of a technology product or service to (1) alter the security functions of its product or service to allow a government agency to conduct a physical search or user surveillance, or (2) use its product or service to decrypt encrypted information.
 
A technology product or service includes a commercial computer product, electronic device, or online service that is publicly available.
 
Additionally, it bars a state from prohibiting the manufacture, sale or lease, or provision of a technology product or service because it uses encryption or similar security functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Postal Service Electric Fleet Authorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3521
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Postal 

Service Electric Fleet Authorization Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes requirements for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) acquisition of vehicles and the infrastructure required to operate a fleet of electric vehicles. The bill's provisions only apply if specified funding is appropriated.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the USPS to ensure that at least 75% of the total number of next generation delivery vehicles purchased using such funds are electric or zero-emission vehicles. The bill provides for a phase-out of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that are not electric or zero-emission vehicles.
 
The USPS must provide by January 1, 2026, at each postal facility accessible to the public, at least one electric vehicle charging station for use by the public or USPS officers and employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
TREES Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3522
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Trees for Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act of 2021 
or the TREES Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program for states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities to facilitate tree planting projects that reduce residential energy consumption. Under the program, DOE may award grants to facilitate the planting of at least 300,000 trees annually in residential neighborhoods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House