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Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act

Bill: 117-hr-4823
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act

 
This bill makes various changes to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), with a particular focus on returning individuals who receive SSDI to employment. Among other changes, the bill limits the amount of time an individual with a disability for which medical improvement is likely or expected may receive SSDI benefits, and it requires the Social Security Administration to establish a process to allow such individuals who return to employment before their benefits expire and whose earnings exceed a specified limit to receive an adjusted SSDI benefit.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Stop Copay Overpay Act

Bill: 117-hr-4824
Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Home and outpatient care
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Stop Copay Overpay Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from charging a covered individual (i.e., individuals enrolled under the TRICARE program) a co-payment exceeding a certain rate for an outpatient visit for mental health or behavioral health under the TRICARE program, regardless of whether the visit is furnished by a specialty care provider. Specifically, the co-payment amount may not exceed the amount of a co-payment that would be charged under the TRICARE program for an outpatient visit for primary care services.
 
During the one-year period after this bill is enacted, DOD may not increase the co-payment amount charged to a covered individual for any service (1) furnished by a specialty care provider under the TRICARE program, and (2) that is not mental or behavioral health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Broad­band Deployment Act

Bill: 117-hr-4825
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

21st Century Broadband Deployment Act

 
This bill establishes grant programs within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for partnerships of states, localities, and broadband service providers to carry out projects to expand access to fixed and mobile broadband service in unserved areas identified on specified Federal Communications Commission maps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4827
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021

 
This bill applies certain civil rights and employee protection laws to judicial branch employees. 
 
Specifically, the bill applies to judicial branch employees laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, or disability.
 
 Further, the bill prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers within the judicial branch. 
 
Additionally, the bill establishes (1) the Commission on Judicial Integrity to oversee a program to prevent workplace misconduct; (2) the Office of Judicial Integrity to oversee confidential reporting systems regarding workplace misconduct, training programs on workplace behavior and bystander intervention, and other reporting initiatives regarding employee metrics and demographics; (3) the Special Counsel for Equal Employment Opportunity to investigate alleged workplace misconduct and complaints; and (4) the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance, representation, and consultation to judicial employees. 
 
Finally, the bill establishes workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as judicial misconduct.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Border Security for America Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4828
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Border Security for America Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses border security and related issues. 
 
For example, the bill
 
 
requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume all activities to construct a border barrier system along the U.S.-Mexico border that were underway or planned prior to January 20, 2021;
 
 
requires DHS to deploy, in addition to physical barriers, tactical infrastructure and technology to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southwest border;
 
 
authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to carry out a program to acquire innovative commercial items through a competitive selection of proposals; 
 
 
imposes certain requirements for DHS border security technology acquisition programs that have a total expenditure of at least $300 million;
 
 
requires CBP to implement certain technologies, including a program to establish a biometric exit data system at ports of entry;
 
 
requires CBP to increase or maintain certain staffing levels for agents, officers, processing coordinators, and other positions; 
 
 
requires CBP to implement a workload staffing model for the U.S. Border Patrol and for CBP's Air and Marine Operations; and 
 
 
provides statutory authority through FY2026 for Operation Stonegarden, a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that provides grants to states and territories involved in certain active CBP border security operations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Distillery Revitalization Act

Bill: 117-hr-4829
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alcoholic beverages
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Retail and wholesale trades
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Distillery Revitalization Act

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to modify the Restaurant Revitalization Program, established to support food and beverage purveyors in response to COVID-19, to allow certain distilleries to participate in the program. 
 
To be program-eligible, a distillery must have at least 33% of revenue from on-site sales. However, certain states limit the percentage of revenue that a distillery may have from on-site sales to less than 33%. For a distillery located in such a state, the bill allows the distillery to use its combined revenue from on-site sales and sales to retailers for on-site sales to reach the 33% threshold.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4830
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 20

21

 
This bill prohibits certain provisions from being counted as an offset to determine budget points of order for legislation in the House of Representatives or the Senate. Specifically, a provision that increases or extends an increase of single-employer pension program premiums payable to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) may not be counted as such an offset.
 
(The PBGC is a federal agency that insures the benefits of private sector, defined benefit pension plans. The PBGC is financed by insurance premiums paid by sponsors of the plans, investment income, assets from pension plans taken over by the PBGC, and recoveries from the companies formerly responsible for the plans.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Charitable Equity for Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4831
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Charitable Equity for Veterans Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the deductibility of charitable contributions to all federally-chartered tax-exempt organizations serving current and former members of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act

Bill: 117-hr-4832
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Scientific communication
Spacecraft and satellites
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish an Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program under which the USGS shall provide for delivering satellite-based evapotranspiration data to advance the quantification of evaporation and consumptive water use. The bill defines 
Evapotranspiration
 as the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from soil and other surfaces and transpiration from plants.
 
As part of the program, the USGS shall 
 
 
provide data users with field-scale estimates of evapotranspiration data across large landscapes over certain periods of time, 
 
 enter into cooperative agreements with program partners (e.g., institutions of higher education, states, private sector entities, or nongovernmental organizations) to provide for the efficient and cost-effective administration of the program, and 
 
 provide nonreimbursable matching funding for programmatic and operational activities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4833
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the incidental taking (e.g., capturing or killing) of migratory birds by commercial activities unless the activity is authorized under a permit or is identified as posing de minimis risk to migratory birds.
 
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) must regulate such incidental taking, including by (1) issuing general permits for certain industries, (2) creating a mitigation fee for any incidental taking of migratory birds, and (3) identifying categories of de minimis risk activities that are exempt from liability for the taking of migratory birds.
 
In addition, the USFWS must establish and maintain a research program (1) to evaluate the impacts of commercial activities on birds, (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of best management practices and technologies to avoid or minimize such impacts, and (3) to develop new or improved best management practices and technologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Power Purchase Agreements Act

Bill: 117-hr-4834
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public-private cooperation
Right of privacy
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Subversive activities
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Nuclear Power Purchase Agreements Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to develop and carry out a program under which it will enter into one or more long-term (i.e., 10 to 40 years) nuclear power purchase agreements with nuclear reactors that received initial licenses after January 1, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4835
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Civil actions and liability
Food supply, safety, and labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2021 

This bill prohibits federal regulation of the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk or milk products packaged for direct human consumption under specified circumstances.
 
Specifically, the prohibition applies if such products (1) would be considered in violation of federal law solely because they are unpasteurized; (2) are allowed by the state of origin to be distributed for direct human consumption by any means; (3) are produced, packaged, and moved in compliance with the laws of such state; and (4) are moved from the state of origin with the intent to transport them to another state that allows the distribution of such products for direct human consumption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Firearm Owners Responsibility and Safety Act

Bill: 117-hr-4836
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Firearm Owners Responsibility and Safety Act

 
This bill establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms at the federal, state, and tribal levels. The bill also removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers and the disclosure of gun trace data in civil actions.
 
Among its provisions, the bill
 
 
generally requires firearms to be kept, left, or stored in a secure gun storage or safety device; 
 
requires the Department of Justice to award grants to states and tribes to implement firearms safe storage requirements that are functionally identical to the requirements established by this bill; 
 
repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which prohibits civil actions against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, importer, dealer, or trade association for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm; and 
 
allows firearms trace data maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to be discoverable, admissible as evidence, and used, relied on, or disclosed in a civil action or administrative proceeding. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act

Bill: 117-hr-4837
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act

 
This bill establishes the family-friendly certification program that requires the Department of Labor to award certifications and recognize employers that implement certain policies such as (1) assisting employees with paying for adoption services, (2) providing paid family and sick leave, and (3) providing subsidies for child care and other employee support.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E865-866)
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Youth, Peace, and Security Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4838
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child health
Community life and organization
Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Human rights
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Racial and ethnic relations
Reconstruction and stabilization
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Women's rights
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Youth, Peace, and Security Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of State to coordinate the development and implementation of a whole-of-government strategy to promote the inclusive and meaningful participation of youth in peace building and conflict prevention, management, and resolution, as well as post-conflict and recovery efforts.
 
The President must appoint a coordinator who, in addition to being responsible for leading the implementation of such strategy, is authorized to provide grants, emergency assistance, and technical assistance to eligible youth-led civil society organizations and youth peace-building implementers.
 
The bill also authorizes the President to provide development assistance to expand training, technical assistance, and grants managed and controlled by youth leaders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E845)
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4839
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Labor-management relations
Minority employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: 

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 

2021

 
This bill excludes Indian tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Introduced in House