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Assessing China’s Presence and Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2479
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Air quality
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign loans and debt
Forests, forestry, trees
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Human rights
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International exchange and broadcasting
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Metals
Mexico
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Mining
Multilateral development programs
News media and reporting
Oil and gas
Organized crime
Political parties and affiliation
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade agreements and negotiations
U.S. and foreign investments
Venezuela
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Assessing China's Presence and Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress an assessment of China's efforts to expand its presence in Latin America and the Caribbean and how these efforts affect U.S. interests.
 
The report shall include (1) a list identifying the countries that maintain the closest diplomatic, military, and economic relationships with China; (2) an analysis of which countries have received foreign assistance from China, including access to COVID-19 vaccines, and the conditions attached to that assistance; (3) a detailed description of sales or transfers of Chinese defense articles to countries in the region; and (4) an assessment of China's relationship with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2480
Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Immigrant health and welfare
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Immigrants' Mental Health Act of 2021

 
This bill directs Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to take steps to address mental health issues among immigrants and CBP agents and officers. It also restricts the sharing of mental health information for use in certain immigration proceedings.
 
CBP shall develop training to enable its agents and officers to (1) identify mental health issues and risk factors in immigrants and refugees, (2) provide crisis intervention using a trauma-informed approach, and (3) better manage work-related stress and psychological pressures. 
 
CBP shall assign at least one qualified mental or behavioral health expert to each Border Patrol station, port of entry, checkpoint, forward operating base, secondary inspection area, and short-term custody facility. 
 
The Department of Health and Human Services may not provide to the Department of Homeland Security information about the mental health of an alien that was obtained by a mental health professional while the alien was in federal government custody if the information will be used for (1) an asylum determination, (2) an immigration hearing, or (3) a deportation hearing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2481
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Disability and paralysis
Indian lands and resources rights
Pedestrians and bicycling
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act of 2021 

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award competitive grants to local governments, Indian tribes, metropolitan planning organizations, and other public transportation authorities for projects to improve safety on high risk rural roads in the United States.
 
Funds may be used for certain projects or activities to improve safety, including (1) road safety audits; (2) intersection safety improvements; (3) the installation of rumble strips or other warning devices; and (4) activities that improve the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, or individuals with disabilities.
 
At least $100 million of funding available to carry out the grant program must be set aside for Indian tribes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Making Imperiled Communities Resistant to Outages with Generation that is Resilient, Islandable, and Distributed Act

Bill: 117-hr-2482
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Making Imperiled Communities Resistant to Outages with Generation that is Resilient, Islandable, and Distributed Act or the MICROGRID Act

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for investment in qualified microgrid property. The bill defines
 qualified microgrid 
as an electrical system that incorporates a microgrid controller, includes equipment that is capable of generating not less that 4 kilowatts and not greater than 50 megawatts of electricity, is capable of operating in connection with the electrical grid and as a single controllable entity with respect to such grid, and is capable of operating independently (and disconnected) from such grid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2483
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Public transit
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2021 

 
This bill revises requirements for the fixed guideway capital investment grant program.
 
Specifically, the bill revises how the Department of Transportation evaluates and rates fixed guideway capital projects under the program to include affordable housing incentives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Lowest Price for Patients Act

Bill: 117-hr-2484
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Lowest Price for Patients Act

 
This bill requires pharmacies to disclose to consumers when dispensing a prescription drug (1) the cost of the drug under the consumer's insurance plan, and (2) the cost of the drug without using their plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-13
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: 2021-04-13
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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2486
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural practices and innovations
Aquaculture
Department of Transportation
Fishes
Forests, forestry, trees
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Insects
Labor standards
Livestock
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021 or the HAULS Act of 202

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This bill modifies exemptions with respect to commercial motor vehicle safety regulations involving the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies.
 
The bill allows the federal hours-of-service rules exemption regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies to apply year-round. Current law provides an exception from the federal hours-of-service rules for the transportation of agricultural commodities within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location only during planting and harvest periods which are determined by each state.
 
Additionally, the Department of Transportation must revise the definition of agricultural commodity to include specific commodities that are covered by the federal hours-of-service rules exception.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
No Taxpayer Funding for Vaccine Passports Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2487
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government Operations and Politics
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

No Taxpayer Funding for Vaccine Passports Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to develop a system that requires proof of an individual's COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccination status as a condition of performing any action. If a state, territory, or locality implements such a system, it loses eligibility for specified COVID-19 relief funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-13
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: 2021-04-13
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: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
No Taxpayer Funding for the U.N. Population Fund

Bill: 117-hr-2488
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Sex and reproductive health
United Nations
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

No Taxpayer Funding for the U.N. Population Fund

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds to provide contributions directly or indirectly to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA is a United Nations agency that supports access to sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning, maternal health care, and sexuality education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act

Bill: 117-hr-2489
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act

 
This bill establishes requirements related to certain charges, practices, classifications, or regulations in connection with confinement facility (i.e., jail or prison) communications services.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish maximum rates and charges that a provider of prison communications services may charge for such services. The bill provides interim rate caps until the FCC establishes such rates and charges.
 
The bill requires a provider of prison communications services to assess all charges for communications on a per-minute basis for the actual duration of the communication, and it prohibits a provider from charging a per-communication or per-connection charge. A provider also may not charge an ancillary service charge except in certain circumstances.
 
Further, the bill prohibits a provider from assessing a site commission, which is a payment or donation made to certain entities that operate or oversee a confinement facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Paycheck Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-2490
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Contracts and agency
Department of Education
Department of Labor
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Labor standards
Minority employment
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Small business
Temporary and part-time employment
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Paycheck Fairness Act

 
This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. Specifically, it (1) limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, (2) enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. 
 
Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. 
The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program for negotiation skills training for girls and women, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. 
The bill also establishes the Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. 
Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Wage Equity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2491
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Personnel records
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Women's education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Wage Equity Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses workplace wage discrimination based on sex.
 
Specifically, it limits the acceptable reasons for wage disparities based on sex to legitimate business-related factors unrelated to sex. Italso protects from liability for such discrimination those employers who conduct a job and wage analysis audit to identify wage disparities and take reasonable steps to remedy any such disparities.
 
Further, the bill prohibits employers from relying on, or requesting, the wage history of a prospective employee for hiring and wage determination purposes unless it is voluntarily provided by the prospective employee. Employers generally may not prohibit employees from inquiring about, or discussing, wage information concerning another employee or from requesting information from an employer about wage differentials.
 
Finally, the bill permits the Department of Labor to establish a grant program for negotiation skills education for women and girls. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the causes and effects of sex-based wage disparities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
GIVE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2492
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Government information and archives
Higher education
Minority education
Religion
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

G.I. and Veterans Education Empowerment Act or the GIVE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans and members of the Armed Forces with information about whether (1) a postsecondary education institution is listed on the College Navigator website as being affiliated with a certain religion, (2) an institution is minority serving, and (3) an institution is gender specific.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House