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Speedy Updates Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1714
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Speedy Updates Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report evaluating the process used by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for establishing, reviewing, and updating the upload and download broadband internet access speed thresholds.
 
This report must include (1) how the FCC reviews and updates broadband internet access speed thresholds; (2) whether the FCC considers future broadband speed needs when establishing these thresholds; and (3) how the FCC considers the impacts of changes in the use of the internet when establishing, reviewing, or updating these thresholds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
SAGA Act

Bill: 117-hr-1715
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Federal preemption
Firearms and explosives
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
State and local government operations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Second Amendment Guarantee Act or the SAGA Act

 
This bill prohibits a state or local government from establishing a regulation, prohibition, or registration or licensing requirement with respect to a rifle or shotgun that is more restrictive (or that imposes a greater penalty or tax) than federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Mental Health Research Act

Bill: 117-hr-1716
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Mental health
Research administration and funding
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

COVID-19 Mental Health Research Act

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Mental Health to support mental health research activities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The institute must coordinate these activities with other components of the National Institutes of Health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1717
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Marriage and family status
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act
 

of 2021

 
This bill makes permanent certain provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. Under current law, these provisions expire on September 30, 2023. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Economic Recovery Act

Bill: 117-hr-1718
Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Labor standards
Small business
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Ensuring Economic Recovery Act

 
 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to report on the recovery of small businesses from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and the effects on small businesses of increasing the federal minimum hourly wage to $15.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Tribal Housing Assistance Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1719
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Emergency Tribal Housing Assistance Act of 2021

 
This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for tribal communities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill provides funding for federal housing assistance through the Native American Housing Block Grant, Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant, and Indian Community Development Block Grant programs.
 
The bill also reserves funds for technical assistance and administrative costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Medical Production Act

Bill: 117-hr-1720
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government Operations and Politics
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

COVID-19 Medical Production Act

 
This bill provides additional funding for FY2021 to acquire medical supplies, vaccines, and other equipment to combat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) using authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950. That act confers on the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry to provide essential materials and goods for the national defense.
 
This funding is available through FY2025. Beginning in FY2023, it may be used to meet public health needs to address any pathogen determined by the President to have the potential to create a public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1721
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 
This bill makes changes to facilitate data sharing between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and programs that subsidize communication services to verify eligibility for applicable programs.
 
Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must award grants to states and tribes for establishing or modifying connections between databases with information regarding benefit programs (e.g., SNAP) and the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to verify eligibility for the Lifeline program (which subsidizes telephone and internet services for low-income individuals) and the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (which subsidizes broadband services for those who suffered income loss during the COVID-19 pandemic and other eligible households). The bill also reauthorizes through FY2026 the fund that supports the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.
 
In addition, the FCC must establish an automated connection to share data between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse for SNAP. The FCC must coordinate with the Department of Agriculture to establish the connection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1722
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Infrastructure development
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Performance measurement
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Puerto Rico Health Care Fairness, Accountability, and Beneficiary Access Act of 

2021

 
This bill alters certain funding and payment mechanisms, and establishes several requirements, for Puerto Rico's Medicaid program.
 
Among other changes, the bill increases the federal matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), from 55% to 83% through FY2031; beginning in FY2032, the FMAP must be calculated in the same manner as for states (i.e., based on per capita income). Puerto Rico must also expand its Medicaid program to include certain items, services, and populations that states are already required to cover; failure to do so results in a reduction of the applicable FMAP. Additionally, beginning in FY2027, the bill excludes Puerto Rico from a Medicaid funding cap that currently applies to U.S. territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
IDEA Act

Bill: 117-hr-1723
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2021 or the IDEA Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to request demographic information from the inventor on each patent application submitted to the USPTO.
 
Inventors shall not be required to provide the requested information, which shall include gender, race, and military or veteran status.
 
The USPTO shall (1) publish an annual public report about the collected data, including the collected data broken down by the types of technology covered by the patent applications; and (2) make the underlying data publicly available. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1724
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Appropriations
Assault and harassment offenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Human trafficking
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2021

 
This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for emergency rental assistance vouchers through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for families and individuals who are (1) experiencing homelessness; (2) at risk of homelessness; (3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence and other dangerous situations; or (4) recently homeless.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Assistance for Renters Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1725
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: American Samoa
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Emergency Assistance for Renters Act of 2021

 
This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for the Department of the Treasury's Emergency Rental Assistance program, which was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides grants to states, local governments, and territories for financial assistance to households for rent, utilities, and other housing expenses. Low-income households that are at risk of homelessness and are experiencing unemployment or financial hardship are eligible. The aggregate period of assistance a household may receive under this program may not exceed 18 months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
ANWR Act

Bill: 117-hr-1726
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Coal
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Legislative rules and procedure
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

America Needs Worthwhile Resources Act or the ANWR Act

 
This bill requires the President and the Department of the Interior to obtain the approval of Congress before implementing a moratorium on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1727
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Hate crimes
Racial and ethnic relations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: 

Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching.
 
Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1728
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Low- and moderate-income housing
Performance measurement
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: 

Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2021

 
This bill provides assistance to rural, multifamily rental-housing projects and tenants.
 
Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must implement a program for the preservation and revitalization of such housing projects that are financed with USDA loans. As part of this program, USDA may restructure existing housing loans by reducing or eliminating interest and deferring loan payments.
 
When offering to restructure such a loan, USDA must also offer to renew a property owner's contract for rental assistance payments for a term of 20 years, provided that the property owner agrees to maintain the property as decent, safe, and sanitary housing for the full term of the contract.
 
USDA must annually provide written notice explaining the options to restructure such loans to certain property owners. 
 
Additionally, USDA may provide technical assistance grants to qualified nonprofit organizations and public housing agencies to help borrowers acquire multifamily rental-housing properties in areas where there is a risk of loss of affordable housing.
 
Further, USDA may provide rural housing vouchers for low-income households (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in certain properties financed with or insured by USDA loans.
 
The bill also extends existing housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking to victims who receive rural housing voucher assistance. These protections include protections against denial or termination of assistance or eviction. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Fair Access to Banking Act

Bill: 117-hr-1729
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Financial services and investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: 

Fair Access to Banking Act 

 
This bill restricts certain banks, credit unions, and payment card networks from refusing to do business with a person who is in compliance with the law. Restrictions include prohibiting the use of certain lending programs, initiating the process of terminating an institution's depository insurance, and instituting specified civil penalties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Speeding Therapy Access Today Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1730
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2021-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Executive agency funding and structure
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health technology, devices, supplies
Manufacturing
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: 

Speeding Therapy Access Today Act of 2021

 
This bill requires and authorizes various actions to accelerate the development of therapies for rare diseases. 
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall establish the Intercenter Institute on Rare Diseases and Conditions. The institute shall (1) coordinate engagement with relevant stakeholders, (2) build the FDA's expertise in the review of medical products to treat rare diseases, (3) coordinate regulatory science initiatives related to rare diseases, (4) establish and implement a program to make recommendations to address challenges associated with developing medical products to treat rare diseases in an individual or in very small populations, (5) convene a stakeholder meeting to consider potential amendments to labels for medical products to treat rare diseases, and (6) establish and carry out a program to facilitate voluntary communication between the sponsors of such medical products and third-party payers (e.g., insurance companies). 
 
The bill also authorizes the FDA to make grants to assist in developing practices related to the development and production of individualized therapies or therapies to treat very small populations. 
 
The bill also establishes an advisory committee to advise the FDA on issues related to the development of therapies to treat rare diseases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in House