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Allergy Testing Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4114
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Allergy Testing Access Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires equal coverage of two types of allergy tests under Medicaid and Medicare. 
 
Specifically, in vitro specific IgE tests (blood tests) and percutaneous tests (skin tests) must be treated equally with respect to (1) medical necessity or other coverage requirements, (2) frequency limits, and (3) allergen unit limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
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: 2021-06-24
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: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act

Bill: 117-hr-4115
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act

 
This bill revises requirements regarding consumer credit information included by a consumer reporting agency on a credit report, including by
 
 
 requiring removal of adverse information that resulted from specified fraudulent lending activity, 
 
shortening the time period adverse information stays on reports, and 
 
limiting the inclusion of certain medical debt on reports. 
 
 
The bill also requires a consumer reporting agency to provide free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to certain consumers, including victims of fraud, active duty military, and those 65 years of age and older.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Finish the ADHS Act

Bill: 117-hr-4116
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Finish the ADHS Act

 
This bill sets aside funding from the Highway Trust Fund for the Appalachian development highway system (a network of highways linking the region to national interstates) and prescribes a method to allocate the funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
To establish the National Commission on Domestic Terrorist Attacks on the United States by Antifa, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4117
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 
This bill establishes the National Commission on Domestic Terrorist Attacks on the United States by Antifa. 
 
The commission must investigate and report on the involvement of antifa in the riots some cities experienced in 2020 and make recommendations to prevent further attacks and violent riots by antifa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-4119
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act 

 
This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from furnishing a consumer report containing any adverse item of information relating to a delinquent or defaulted private education loan of a borrower who has a specified demonstrated history of loan repayment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4120
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency Act of 2021 or the Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for additional consumer credit protections, sets forth requirements for credit reporting agencies, and prohibits the inclusion of specified information on credit reports. 
 
The bill revises the dispute process for consumers challenging information contained on their credit report, including by establishing an appeals process for disputed credit information. The bill also establishes the right for courts to award injunctive relief to require compliance with consumer credit laws. 
 
Credit reporting agencies must provide (1) free credit scores to consumers along with their free annual credit reports, and (2) additional information regarding the calculation of their credit score. 
 
Furthermore, specified lenders must give consumers free copies of consumer reports or credit scores used for making underwriting decisions before consumers sign the respective loan agreements. 
 
Additionally, the bill generally revises the information included on a credit report, including by limiting the inclusion of certain medical debt. 
 
The bill also expands consumer credit protections applicable to servicemembers and victims of fraud.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
PRO Seniors Act

Bill: 117-hr-4121
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Anti-Kickbacks, Protecting Rebates for Our Seniors Act or the PRO Seniors Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Health and Human Services rule titled 
Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees
, which was issued on November 30, 2020. The rule generally took effect January 29, 2021; certain portions were initially scheduled to take effect January 1, 2022, but were further delayed to January 1, 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
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: 2021-06-24
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: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
REDI Act

Bill: 117-hr-4122
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act

 
This bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4123
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act of 2021

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services rule dated June 20, 2019, which provides for the integration of health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based health plans with individual health insurance coverage or Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
National Biomedical Research Act

Bill: 117-hr-4124
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Cancer
Child health
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Education programs funding
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Genetics
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Neurological disorders
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

National Biomedical Research Act

 
This bill establishes and makes deposits through FY2031 into the Biomedical Innovation Fund for initiatives at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration. The fund supports (1) research for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; (2) research for diseases that disproportionally account for federal health care spending; (3) the development, review, and post-market surveillance of medical products; and (4) other innovative medical research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Keep the Watchdogs Running Act

Bill: 117-hr-4125
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Keep the Watchdogs Running Act 

 
This bill authorizes a federal office of inspector general (OIG) to continue performing its duties during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). 
 
During a lapse in appropriations, the OIG may obligate funds (1) at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided in the most recently enacted appropriations act, and (2) to perform its duties with respect to any program that continues during the lapse in appropriations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
DISARM Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4127
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2021 or the DISARM Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires additional payment under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system for services that involve certain antimicrobial drugs, in accordance with specified limitations. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the barriers to developing such antimicrobial drugs and must recommend ways to address such barriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
VALID Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4128
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2021 or the VALID Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate in vitro clinical tests (IVCTs). 
 
Currently, the FDA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have authority to regulate in vitro diagnostic devices. The bill defines IVCTs, which includes in vitro diagnostic devices, as tests intended for the collection, preparation, analysis, or in vitro clinical examination of specimens from the human body to provide information about a disease, condition, or treatment.
 
An IVCT may not be introduced into interstate commerce unless it has received FDA premarket approval or is covered by certain exemptions, such as an exemption for a test that (1) was developed and introduced before this bill's enactment and meets certain requirements, (2) is a low-risk test, (3) is solely for public health surveillance, (4) is covered by a technology certification issued under this bill, or (5) has received a humanitarian exemption or emergency use authorization.
 
The FDA may grant upon application a technology certification. Generally, such a certification covers a group of tests that use a single technology and may be evaluated using a representative test. While such a certification is valid, a qualifying IVCT that falls within the scope of the certification shall be cleared for interstate commerce.
 
The bill also imposes various requirements related to IVCTs, including those related to quality control, labeling, and reporting adverse events.
 
The FDA shall have various enforcement authority, including authority to order the recall of an IVCT with a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
U.S.-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4129
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Cyprus
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Government lending and loan guarantees
Greece
House of Representatives
Human rights
Infrastructure development
Israel
Members of Congress
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Russia
Senate
Transportation safety and security
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

U.S.-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes programs to provide defense-related assistance to Greece and addresses related issues.
 
The bill authorizes providing to Greece from FY2022-FY2026 (1) assistance through the European Recapitalization Incentive Program to help Greece meet its defense needs and transition away from Russian-produced military equipment; and (2) International Military Education and Training assistance for various purposes, including to train future leaders and to establish rapport between the U.S. Armed Forces and Greece's military.
 
The President may expedite the delivery of future purchases of F-35 aircraft by Greece. 
 
The bill also establishes a group consisting of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to meet annually with representatives from Cyprus, Greece, and Israel to discuss various issues such as maritime security, defense cooperation, and energy. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Better Care Better Jobs Act

Bill: 117-hr-4131
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Intergovernmental relations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Marriage and family status
Medicaid
Performance measurement
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Better Care Better Jobs Act

 
This bill establishes programs and provides funds for state Medicaid programs to improve home- and community-based services (HCBS), such as home health care, personal care, case management, and rehabilitative services.
 
Specifically, the bill provides funds for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award planning grants, develop quality measures, and provide technical assistance to states regarding specified HCBS improvements, particularly with respect to access, utilization, and the associated workforce. The bill also increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for HCBS in states that develop plans and meet specified benchmarks for improvements.
 
The bill also makes permanent (1) the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program (a grant program to help states increase the use of HCBS for long-term care and decrease the use of institutional care), and (2) certain provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of HCBS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4132
Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2021-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government studies and investigations
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: 

Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to annually report a list of major rules (i.e., rules with a significant economic impact, cost to consumers, or adverse effects on competition) that it recommends should be consolidated or repealed because they are outdated, duplicative, or incur excessive compliance costs. Congress must review the list to determine, and recommend by joint resolution, any such rules to consolidate or repeal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Introduced in House