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End Lockdowns Now Act

Bill: 117-hr-1556
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Educational facilities and institutions
Federal officials
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public transit
Religion
Small business
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

End Lockdowns Now Act

 
This bill prohibits federal lockdowns and requires recipients of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) recovery aid to provide a reopening plan to the Department of the Treasury.
 
Specifically, the reopening plan must include a detailed description of how the recipient plans to reopen schools for in-person learning, remove restrictions on business activity, lift restrictions on religious services and other social gatherings, and assist families and small businesses in economic recovery. The plan shall include a description of how the reopening plan was developed and the steps that were taken to include input from local small businesses and the public.
 
The bill provides for the recovery of funds by the federal government if the Treasury Office of Inspector General determines that a recipient has failed to comply with this bill's requirements.
 
Neither the President nor any executive branch official shall take any action to issue a blanket ban on interstate travel or impose a national lockdown order or nationwide quarantine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Sunshine Forever Act

Bill: 117-hr-1557
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Lighting, heating, cooling
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Sunshine Forever Act

 
This bill extends for ten years the 30% energy tax credit and its phaseout for solar energy property. It also extends for a ten year period the tax credit for residential energy efficient property with respect to qualified solar electric property and water heating property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1558
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Inflation and prices
Northern Mariana Islands
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Census Bureau to take certain actions with respect to poverty measures and data related to child poverty. It also requires the National Academy of Sciences to report annually on child poverty and study other issues, such as policies to reduce intergenerational poverty.
 
Specifically, HHS must enter into an agreement with the Census Bureau to annually report an anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under the age of 18 and must otherwise collaborate with the bureau to, for example, correct income data to account for underreporting.
 
Currently, the Census Bureau uses the official poverty measure (based on cash resources) and the supplemental poverty measure (based on both cash and certain noncash resources, such as nutrition assistance program benefits) to measure poverty. Anchoring the supplemental poverty measure fixes the poverty threshold at a given point in time and then adjusts it for inflation.
 
HHS must publish resources on its website related to child poverty, and the Census Bureau must release certain economic and survey data at the same time it releases a specific report related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act

Bill: 117-hr-1559
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear power
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act

 
This bill directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to report on its efforts to facilitate efficient, timely environmental reviews of nuclear reactors through expanded use of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and generic environmental impact statements in lieu of environmental impact statements as required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
 
The commission must promulgate a final rule to (1) establish an optional generic environmental impact statement that may be used in the licensing process for nuclear reactors, and (2) eliminate or modify the list of actions that require environmental impact statements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1560
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence. 
 
Among other things, the advisory council must assess the needs of victims of gun violence and disseminate information about helpful resources. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1561
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Canada
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Great Lakes
Marine and inland water transportation
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 202

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This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes in accordance with specific performance standards.
 
Specifically, the Coast Guard must
 
 
keep channels and harbors in the Great Lakes open to navigation not less than 90% of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit ice-covered waterways;
 
 in a year in which the Great Lakes are not open to navigation because of ice of a thickness that occurs on average only once every 10 years, keep channels and harbors open to navigation at least 70% of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit ice-covered waterways; and
 
coordinate Great Lakes icebreaking operations with operators of commercial vessels.
 
 
The bill also directs the Coast Guard to acquire a Great Lakes icebreaker that is at least as capable as Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw in an accelerated timeframe and award the contract on the basis of contractor qualification and price.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought relief, and other benefits to the State of California.

Bill: 117-hr-1563
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Intergovernmental relations
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 
This bill extends the authority of certain federal agencies to provide support for western water infrastructure and extends consultation requirements concerning projects in California.
 
Specifically, the bill extends through 2028 the authority of the Bureau of Reclamation to provide support for projects in certain western states related to federal or state-led water storage, water desalination, and water recycling and reuse. It also extends provisions specific to California, including drought relief and the operations of the Central Valley Project (a hydropower and water management project in California that is operated by Reclamation).
 
Further, the bill extends through 2033 consultation requirements concerning biological assessments and the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project in California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Tax Relief Act

Bill: 117-hr-1564
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Student Loan Tax Relief Act

 
This bill modifies tax provisions allowing an exclusion from gross income for income arising from discharges of student loan debt after January 31, 2020. This includes loans for postsecondary educational expenses, private education loans, and loans made by tax-exempt educational organizations. 
 
The bill eliminates the temporary expiration date for the exclusion and the death or total and permanent disability requirement for a discharge. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
AI/AN CAPTA

Bill: 117-hr-1566
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act or the AI/AN CAPTA

 
This bill establishes additional resources to assist tribal communities with preventing and treating child abuse and neglect.
 
First, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on child abuse and neglect in tribal communities for the purpose of making recommendations to Congress regarding these issues.
 
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must include Indian tribes and tribal organizations in its equitable distribution of assistance for programs and projects related to child abuse prevention and treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Police Officers Protecting Children Act

Bill: 117-hr-1567
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

 
This bill specifies that certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Special Drawing Rights Oversight Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1568
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
Terrorism
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Special Drawing Rights Oversight Act of 2021

 
This bill imposes additional restrictions on the U.S. government's authority to vote on Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
 
(The SDR is an international reserve asset maintained by the IMF based on contributions from IMF member countries. SDRs may be exchanged between member countries and may also be exchanged for currencies.)
 
Under current law, U.S. representatives to the IMF may not vote for SDR allocations to the United States beyond an amount authorized by statute unless Congress authorizes such a vote. This bill further reduces the allocation amount that U.S. representatives to the IMF may vote for without congressional approval.
 
Furthermore, U.S. representatives to the IMF may not vote for SDR allocations to a country if the President finds that the country's government has (1) committed genocide in the last 10 years, or (2) repeatedly supported international terrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1569
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Department of the Interior
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Law enforcement administration and funding
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2021

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund, which finances a grant program to protect critically endangered species. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish the fund as a separate account in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. 
 

Critically endangered species 
means any animal species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species as either endangered or critically endangered. The term also means any other animals species categorized on such list as data deficient or under a threat category lower than endangered if Interior determines that (1) the most recent IUCN Red List assessment indicates that the population is decreasing, or (2) such species is facing new or emerging threats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1570
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Monuments and memorials
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified steps to address accreditation standards, management operations, and misconduct of law enforcement.
 
Specifically, it requires DOJ to develop uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and adopt policies and procedures to encourage law enforcement agencies to pursue accreditation. It authorizes DOJ to make grants to law enforcement agencies to obtain accreditation from certified organizations. 
 
The bill authorizes DOJ to make grants for studying law enforcement agency management and operations standards and developing pilot programs to address law enforcement misconduct. 
 
DOJ must study the prevalence and effect of any law, rule, or procedure that allows a law enforcement officer to delay the investigation and prosecution of complaints of law enforcement misconduct. 
 
The bill also establishes the Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight to coordinate the detection and referral of complaints of alleged law enforcement misconduct.
 
Law enforcement agencies must report data regarding practices on traffic violation stops, pedestrian stops, frisk and body searches, and use of deadly force.
 
Finally, DOJ must create a medallion for survivors of each law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty and memorialized on the wall of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Dairy H–2A Eligibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-1571
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2021-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Livestock
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: 

Dairy H-2A Eligibility Act 

 
This bill expands the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) to include dairy workers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Introduced in House