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Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act

Bill: 117-s-54
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-01-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Minority education
Minority employment
Minority health
Nursing
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-26
text: 

Strengthening America's Health Care Readiness Act

 
This bill establishes an emergency services demonstration program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide supplemental student loan repayment to current and former National Health Services Corps (NHSC) participants. The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages.
 
To receive supplemental payments, individuals must agree to participate in the National Disaster Medical System. This system is a partnership between HHS, the Department of Defense, and other federal departments that responds to public health and other emergencies, including by deploying medical response teams.
 
The bill also increases FY2021 funding for the NHSC, as well as similar programs for nurses. It reserves some of this funding for individuals who are members of groups that are historically underrepresented in health care professions. The funds for the Nurse Corps Scholarship and Repayment Program are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-01-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Bill: 117-s-55
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-01-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-26
text: 
This bill eliminates automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, beginning with the 118th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-01-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act

Bill: 117-s-56
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Minority health
Neurological disorders
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
ACCESS Act

Bill: 117-s-57
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act or the ACCESS Act

 
This bill provides funding to increase access to telehealth services and virtual visits in skilled and other nursing facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
 
Specifically, the bill provides additional funding for FY2021, to remain available through FY2022, to the Telehealth Resource Center Program to address barriers to telehealth faced by skilled and other nursing facilities. The Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in the Health Resources and Services Administration manages this program.
 
In addition, the bill provides funding for FY2021, to remain available through one month after the emergency period ends, to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for grants to nursing facilities to support virtual visits for residents during the COVID-19 emergency. HHS must develop relevant guidance for these grants within 15 days. HHS must also coordinate with the Federal Communications Commission on these grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-58
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: California
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S177)
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-59
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Economic development
Federal preemption
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Housing and community development funding
Immigration status and procedures
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Research administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021

 
This bill provides a private right of action against state and local jurisdictions with certain policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, and contains additional provisions related to such jurisdictions. Currently, such cooperation is generally not required.
 
An individual (or certain relatives of such an individual) who is the victim of any felony for which an alien has been arrested, convicted, or sentenced to a prison term of at least one year may sue a state or local jurisdiction if the jurisdiction failed to comply with (1) certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requests related to arresting and detaining aliens, and (2) a DHS request to detain the alien in question or provide a notification about the release of the alien. A jurisdiction that accepts certain federal grants may not assert immunity in such a civil action.
 
A jurisdiction (or employee of a jurisdiction) that complies with certain DHS detainer requests shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of DHS. A complying jurisdiction or employee of the jurisdiction shall not be liable in any lawsuit relating to compliance with such requests. In a lawsuit against an employee of the jurisdiction, the United States shall be substituted in as the defendant, and remedies shall be limited to provisions for bringing tort claims against the federal government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-60
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021 

 
This bill expands statutory provisions to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to request a law enforcement agency to detain an individual who has been arrested for violating any law (if the individual is believed to be an unlawfully present alien), where current provisions only explicitly authorize detainer requests for individuals arrested for violating controlled substances laws. The bill also modifies other related provisions.
 
A law enforcement agency that has received a detainer request may hold the targeted individual for up to 48 hours. DHS may enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies to indemnify such agencies against claims for wrongful detention resulting from a detainer request. 
 
No provision of federal, state, or local law may restrict any government entity from (1) providing DHS with access to databases with information relating to issued detainers, or (2) holding an individual subject to a detainer. 
 
DHS shall periodically certify to Congress as to which state or local entities have not complied with a detainer request. Such entities shall be ineligible for compensation for costs related to honoring detainer requests.
 
State and local entities that comply with DHS detainer requests shall have prioritized access to (1) certain law enforcement-related grants, and (2) certain excess federal property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-61
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medical ethics
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex offenses
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
 
 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. 
The bill provides exceptions for an abortion (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements. 
A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-62
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Arkansas
Atmospheric science and weather
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency communications systems
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Marine and inland water transportation
Missouri
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2021

 
This bill sets forth requirements related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels.
 
The U.S. Coast Guard must implement regulations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, including during severe weather emergencies.
 
The Coast Guard may require operators of amphibious passenger vessels to provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, including watertight compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or other means, to ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement of passengers and crew.
 
Additionally, the Coast Guard must implement interim safety policies or other measures to require operators of amphibious passenger vessels operating in U.S. waters comply with certain requirements, including to remove the canopies of such vessels for waterborne operations, or to install in such vessels canopies that do not restrict either horizontal or vertical escape by passengers in the event of flooding or sinking.
 
The bill also sets forth requirements for vessels that are not in compliance with the regulations and interim safety policies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Unlocking Opportunities in Emerging Markets Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-63
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Unlocking Opportunities in Emerging Markets Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Office of Emerging Markets within the Small Business Administration to oversee the planning, coordination, implementation, evaluation, and improvement of efforts to enhance the economic well-being of small business concerns in emerging markets. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
UPLIFT Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-64
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Ushering Progress by Leveraging Innovation and Future Technology Act of 2021 or the UPLIFT Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Innovation Centers Program for providing assistance to startups and new or growing small businesses.
 
Under the program, the SBA may enter into cooperative agreements to provide financial assistance to historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges. Such entities must then undertake five-year projects operating as an innovation-focused small business accelerator or incubator. These projects must involve working with underserved groups, include the joint provision of programs and services by the entities and the SBA, and ensure participating small businesses have access to regulatory information that affects them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-01
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Support for Global Financial Institution Pandemic Response Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-67
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Debt collection
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Support for Global Financial Institution Pandemic Response Act of 2021

 
This bill requires each U.S. Executive Director at an international financial institution to take certain actions in support of the global response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, each U.S. Executive Director at an international financial institution (e.g., the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Finance Corporation) must 
 
 
 seek the suspension of debt service payments to the institution and the relaxation of fiscal targets for certain programs, 
 
oppose programs or loan agreements that would reduce countries' health care spending or other spending related to their responses to COVID-19, and 
 
require approval of all Special Drawing Rights (a currency support tool) allocation transfers from wealthier member countries to countries that are emerging or developing to ensure the allocations are used for the public good and in response to the global pandemic.
 
 
Further, the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund must support the issuance of Special Drawing Rights so that governments may access additional resources to finance their responses to COVID-19. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S177-178)
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-68
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Business investment and capital
Competition and antitrust
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Industrial policy and productivity
Inflation and prices
Judicial review and appeals
Legislative rules and procedure
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 20

21

 
This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking. 
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A 
major rule
 is a rule that results in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises. 
 
 In addition, the bill establishes a congressional disapproval process for a nonmajor rule. A nonmajor rule may only take effect if Congress does not disapprove of the rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Conservation Funding Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-69
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Gulf of Mexico
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

Conservation Funding Protection Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to hold at least two region-wide oil and gas lease sales per year in the Gulf of Mexico. Each lease sale must include areas in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. In addition, the bill establishes deadlines for completing environmental reviews of the lease sales.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate
National Guard Cybersecurity Support Act

Bill: 117-s-70
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-01-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Infrastructure development
Military civil functions
Military education and training
National Guard and reserves
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: 

National Guard Cybersecurity Support Act

 
This bill authorizes members of the National Guard to perform, at the request of a state and in connection with training or other duty, cybersecurity operations or missions to protect critical infrastructure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-01-27
text: Introduced in Senate