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HERD Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3095
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Having Employees Return to Duty Act of 2021 or the HERD Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses federal employees who comply with Executive Order 14043 (requiring COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees).
 
Specifically, the bill requires each federal agency, with respect to each agency employee who has complied with such order, to require the employee to work from that employee's duty station and to work the hours required as of February 15, 2020.
 
If such an employee was not employed by the applicable agency as of that date, that requirement shall apply to the employee with respect to duty station and hours of the individual who occupied that position as of that date.
 
An agency may implement different policies than, or supplemental policies to, those requirements, including by requiring social distancing at a particular work site, if the agency finds that (1) there is substantial transmission of COVID-19 within a community in which such requirements would otherwise be carried out, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (2) implementing those different or supplemental policies will not degrade the level of service that the agency provides to the public. 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act

Bill: 117-s-3096
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act

 
This bill revises the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
 
Among other changes, the bill (1) expands program eligibility to undergraduate students who are noncitizens; (2) allows the related foundation to award research internships to outstanding undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics; (3) allows students who are awarded such research internships to receive stipends; and (4) authorizes the Department of the Treasury to invest related fund assets in securities other than U.S. public debt securities under certain circumstances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Main Street Growth Act

Bill: 117-s-3097
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Main Street Growth Act 

 
This bill allows for the registration of national venture securities exchanges for the purpose of trading the securities of certain small companies, such as startups and emerging growth companies. Individuals and existing national securities exchanges may apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to register such an exchange, or to register a listing tier within an existing exchange. 
 
The bill sets forth requirements for these venture exchanges, including required disclosures, trading limits, and trading privileges. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3098
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mental health
Minority health
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promote the use of preventive health care services. In particular, HHS must focus on decreasing disparities in accessing preventive services for individuals in rural and underserved communities who delayed or forewent recommended preventive services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Specifically, HHS must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness about and use of recommended preventive services. HHS must also convene a task force to develop recommendations regarding preventive services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics. The recommendations must address, among other considerations, reducing disparities in health outcomes and identifying barriers to implementing the recommendations.
 
Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must provide grants to states, tribes and providers of tribal health services, territories, and localities for increasing patient uptake of recommended preventive services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
AQUAA Act

Bill: 117-s-3100
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural research
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Animal and plant health
Aquaculture
Assault and harassment offenses
Business investment and capital
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Commerce
Economic performance and conditions
Education programs funding
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Fishes
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Genetics
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Labor standards
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Natural disasters
Public participation and lobbying
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Seafood
State and local government operations
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act or the
 
AQUAA Act

 
This bill establishes standards for sustainable aquaculture in federal offshore waters in the exclusive economic zone and establishes related requirements.
 
For example, it requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a national plan to identify and designate aquaculture opportunity areas.
 
In addition, NOAA must establish a unified permitting and review process for aquaculture operations.
 
NOAA must also establish a grant program for research and development to support the development of a sustainable marine aquaculture industry, such as research and services to create innovative design and engineering solutions to common obstacles within the aquaculture industry.
 
Finally, the bill directs the Department of Commerce to create and provide resources for an Office of Aquaculture within NOAA to coordinate regulatory, scientific, outreach, and international issues related to aquaculture.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3101
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2021

 
This bill eliminates provisions that reduce Social Security retirement benefits for certain beneficiaries who have outside income. Currently, benefits are reduced for beneficiaries who are younger than full retirement age if they earn more than $18,960 in outside income in a year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7462)
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Investor Freedom Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3102
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Investor Freedom Act of 2021 

 
This bill prohibits banning the practice of payment for order flow (i.e., payment received by a stock brokerage firm for directing orders to another firm that buys and sells stock).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Flood Prevention Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3104
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Flood Prevention Act of 2021

 
This bill makes the District of Columbia eligible to receive federal coastal zone management funding, including flood mitigation and prevention funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7462-7463; text: CR S7463)
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Hospital Revitalization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3105
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Hospital Revitalization Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants and low-interest loans to hospitals that, prior to 2020, were small, had poor financial indicators, and served a high number of patients with public insurance. Hospitals may use grants to construct and modernize their facilities, including rural health clinics, off-site outpatient departments, and other facilities that are not physically part of the hospital building.
 
HHS must develop criteria to prioritize grant recipients based on, for example, the age and physical state of the hospital and whether the hospital is located in an area with a shortage of health care providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3106
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2021

 
This bill directs specified international financial institutions to use the influence of the United States to advance the cause of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transition the global economy to a clean energy economy. It also prohibits the United States from providing direct or indirect assistance to any country or entity to support any fossil fuel activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
No Time Limit for Justice Act

Bill: 117-s-3107
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

No Time Limit for Justice Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program if, under the laws of the state, child sexual abuse criminal offenses and civil actions authorizing damages for victims of child sexual abuse are not subject to a statute of limitations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3108
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2021

 
This bill provides legal protections for a noncitizen (i.e., an individual referred to as an 
alien
 in federal law) who is detained or subject to immigration-related proceedings.
 
The Department of Justice (DOJ), or the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a case involving an unaccompanied child, may appoint or provide counsel at the government's expense to noncitizens in removal proceedings and related appeals. 
 
An unaccompanied child must be represented by counsel paid for and appointed by the government at every stage of such proceedings unless the child has obtained counsel at their own expense. If HHS fails to provide counsel to an unaccompanied child, the deadline for filing a motion to reopen a proceeding shall not apply, and the filing of such a motion shall stay the child's removal from the United States. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must provide a complete copy of a noncitizen's immigration file to the noncitizen (or the noncitizen's counsel) within seven days of a notice to appear for an immigration proceeding, and failure to provide the file shall result in a delay in the proceeding. 
 
DHS must provide access to counsel for all detained noncitizens. 
 
The bill authorizes HHS to enter into contacts or award grants for providing immigration-related legal services to children. The Office of Refugee Resettlement must develop model guidelines for representing noncitizen children in immigration proceedings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7463)
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act

Bill: 117-s-3109
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act

 
This bill provides commercialization services for federally funded small business research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) expedites the application and award process for SBIR proposals and STTR solicitations, (2) requires determinations of commercialization potential for projects undertaken through SBIR and STTR awards, (3) provides continued flexibility of technical and business assistance for SBIR and STTR awardees, (4) instructs participating federal agencies to designate a technology commercialization official to help awardees commercialize, and (5) requires the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Patent Office to reach an interagency agreement to help SBIR and STTR awardees with intellectual property protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Zombie Programs Survival Guide Act

Bill: 117-s-3110
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Zombie Programs Survival Guide Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance directing federal agencies to report annually on programs and revolving funds that (1) provide federal financial assistance, and (2) did not provide federal financial assistance during the previous year. 
 
The reports must include a list of the programs and funds, an explanation of why federal financial assistance was not provided, and the amount of budget authority that is available for each program or fund. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3111
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2021

 
This bill supports infrastructure for hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, at ports and in the shipping industry. For example, the bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a program that awards grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other eligible entities for infrastructure that supports hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, at ports and in the shipping industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3112
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental technology
Food industry and services
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish grant programs to support the use of hydrogen in energy. Specifically, DOE must establish a grant program for projects that demonstrate the uses of hydrogen in heavy industry (e.g., steel, cement, glass, and chemical manufacturing). It also directs DOE to establish a grant program for (1) carrying out projects that demonstrate the end uses of hydrogen; (2) constructing a new commercial-scale facility that will use hydrogen as a fuel or feedstock; or (3) retooling, retrofitting, or expanding an existing facility to enable the use of hydrogen as a fuel or feedstock in industrial end-use applications of hydrogen.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
E-SERVICE Act

Bill: 117-s-3113
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Electronic Service for Effectiveness, Reduction of Violence, and Improved Court Efficiency Act of 2021 or the E-SERVICE Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to award demonstration grants to certain state or tribal courts to implement a program for properly and legally serving protection orders electronically. Courts that receive these grants must be part of a multidisciplinary partnership of government entities and various domestic violence stakeholders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Representation for Survivors Act

Bill: 117-s-3114
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Ensuring Representation for Survivors Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 grants for legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victim services. 
 
The bill also revises the grant program to allow states to receive a certain percentage of the total amount appropriated for grants to distribute to entities that provide legal assistance (e.g., pro bono representation and legal advocacy) to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Choose Respect Act

Bill: 117-s-3116
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Choose Respect Act

 
This bill designates October 1 as Choose Respect Day and establishes a Choose Respect national media campaign to promote awareness about sexual assault and domestic violence.
 
The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reimplement their national 2006 Choose Respect initiative. (This initiative was designed to prevent dating violence and encouraged youth ages 11&#8211;14 to have healthy relationships.) 
Finally, the U.S. Postal Service must issue a semipostal stamp (a stamp sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) related to the Choose Respect campaign.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act

Bill: 117-s-3117
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: 

Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act 

 
This bill directs the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to collect information from financial institutions and develop an advisory regarding the reporting of suspicious transactions related to gun violence. Specifically, FinCEN must gather information and develop an advisory related to (1) the procurement of firearms and firearm accessories for the purpose of carrying out lone-wolf acts of terror, and (2) how the U.S. firearms market facilitates gun violence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate