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Health Freedom and Flexibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-2808
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Abortion
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Dental care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Health Freedom and Flexibility Act

 
This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to 
 
 
eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health plan; 
 
repeal certain limitations on deductions for contributions to HSAs; 
 
repeal rules relating to eligible individuals who participate in HSAs;
 
repeal the limitation on use of HSAs to purchase health insurance; 
 
include certain medical items as medical expenses for HSA purposes, including menstrual care products, over-the-counter medicines, and medically necessary items;
 
include as HSA-eligible medical expenses, direct primary care, exercise equipment, and dental care items; and 
 
prohibit the use of HSAs to pay for abortions or for insurance that includes coverage for abortions.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2809
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the President to provide disaster assistance to states and Indian tribes for unmet need, including necessary expenses for activities related to disaster relief, resiliency, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, mitigation, and economic revitalization after a major disaster is declared.
 
The bill also establishes a Natural Disaster Recovery Reserve Fund to facilitate planning and increase capacity to administer assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2811
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Fishes
Government studies and investigations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 20

21

 
This bill addresses the sale of shark fins and the inclusion of rays and skates in the Seafood Traceability Program. The Seafood Traceability Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements at the time of entry for imported fish or fish products entered into U.S. commerce.
 
The bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, or sell shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances.
 
Penalties are imposed for violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
 
The Department of Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Traceability Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E446)
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

Bill: 117-hr-2812
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

 
This bill prohibits, and nullifies any existing, pre-dispute arbitration agreements with respect to Medicare skilled nursing facilities or Medicaid nursing facilities, home- and community-based services, or home health care services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Sunshine in Product Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2813
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Sunshine in Product Safety Act of 2021

 
This bill repeals the limitation on the Consumer Product Safety Commission from disclosing information about a consumer product that may reveal the identity of the product's manufacturer without first taking reasonable steps to ensure that the information is accurate and that releasing the information to the public serves the purposes of the laws administered by the commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-2814
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

 
This bill removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers and the disclosure of gun trace data in civil actions.
 
 Specifically, the 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.
 
Additionally, the bill states that firearms trace data maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is not immune from legal process. Such data is subject to discovery; is admissible as evidence; and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in a civil action or administrative proceeding.

action_date: 2022-07-26
text: 

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022

 
This bill removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers and the disclosure of gun trace data in civil actions.
 
 Specifically, the 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.
 
Additionally, the bill states that firearms trace data maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is not immune from legal process. Such data is subject to discovery; is admissible as evidence; and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in a civil action or administrative proceeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 340.
action_date: 2022-07-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-436.
action_date: 2022-07-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-436.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
BIOSIM Act

Bill: 117-hr-2815
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Product development and innovation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Bolstering Innovative Options to Save Immediately on Medicines Act or the BIOSIM Act

 
This bill increases Medicare payments for biosimilars for five years. The bill applies to biosimilars for which the average sales price or wholesale acquisition cost is less than that of the reference biological product, as specified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-22
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: 2021-04-22
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: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Legacy Roads and Trails Act

Bill: 117-hr-2816
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Aquatic ecology
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Endangered and threatened species
Fishes
Forests, forestry, trees
Hydrology and hydrography
Infrastructure development
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Legacy Roads and Trails Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program. 
 
Specifically, under the program, the Forest Service, taking into account predicted changes in weather and hydrology related to global climate change, shall
 
 
carry out storm damage risk reduction, including deferred maintenance, repairs, road and trail relocation, and associated activities on roads, trails, tunnels, and bridges under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service; 
 
restore waterways and natural migration of fish and other aquatic species by removing or replacing culverts or other infrastructure from such waterways; and 
 
 decommission unneeded roads.
 
 
In implementing the program, the Forest Service shall give priority to projects that protect or restore
 
 
water quality and watershed function; 
 
 a watershed that supplies a public drinking water system; 
 
 the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive fish or wildlife species, or a species of conservation concern; or 
 
 a watershed for which the Forest Service has completed a watershed protection and restoration action plan. 
 
 
The Forest Service shall identify the minimum road system needed for each unit of the National Forest System. USDA shall review, and may revise, an identification of the minimum road system in accordance with federal regulations relating to the administration of the forest transportation system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Child Care for Working Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-2817
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adoption and foster care
Appropriations
Child care and development
Child health
Crime prevention
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Family services
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Labor standards
Mental health
Preschool education
Self-employed
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Temporary and part-time employment
Wages and earnings
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Child Care for Working Families Act

 
This bill provides funds and otherwise revises certain child care and early learning programs for low- to moderate-income families.
 
Specifically, the bill provides funds for the Child Care and Development Block Grant program and reestablishes it as a child care and development assistance program. The bill also allocates program funds for states to provide services and supports to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities.
 
Further, the bill revises the program to require each state to
 
 
create a tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers, which must include evidence-based standards and payment rates that are based on a certain cost estimation model; 
 
ensure that copayments are based on a sliding scale and that no family receiving assistance pays more than 7% of its household income on child care; and 
 
use quality child care amounts for certain activities, such as increasing the supply of child care providers. 
 
 
The bill also provides funds and establishes grants for states to create preschool programs for low- to moderate-income children between the ages of three and five years.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must make grants to Head Start agencies to provide children with access to full-school-year and full-school-day services, provide access to additional service hours for migrant and seasonal agencies, or enhance the quality of existing services. 
 
Finally, the bill requires, and provides funds for, HHS to assist Head Start agencies with ensuring their teachers and staff are paid a living wage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Mitigate Methane Now Act

Bill: 117-hr-2818
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy prices
Infrastructure development
Labor standards
Oil and gas
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Mitigate Methane Now Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide grants to states; the grants may be used to offset rate increases that result from infrastructure improvements to natural gas distribution systems and that are paid by low-income households.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Solid Start Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2819
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Solid Start Act of 2021

 
This bill permanently authorizes and expands the Solid Start program, which is an outreach program for veterans in their first year of separation from the military.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to coordinate with the Department of Defense to 
 
 
collect updated contact information during transition classes or separation counseling for members of the Armed Forces who are separating from service;
 
explain the existence and purpose of the program;
 
call veterans three times within the first year of separation;
 
publish information about the program in booklets and on the VA website;
 
provide women veterans with information tailored to their health care and benefit needs;
 
provide information on access to state and local resources, such as Vet Centers;
 
gather and analyze data that assesses the effectiveness of the program;
 
 
ensure calls are tailored to each veteran's needs by conducting quality assurance tests; and
 
prioritize outreach to veterans who have accessed mental health resources prior to separation from the Armed Forces.
 
 
Under the bill, the VA is authorized to (1) encourage members of the Armed Forces to provide additional contact information if they are unreachable following their separation, (2) follow up on missed phone calls, and (3) reach out to veterans who separated prior to the initiation of the Solid Start program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2820
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Forests, forestry, trees
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Solid waste and recycling
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a voluntary Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Certification Program to help reduce entry barriers into voluntary environmental credit markets for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners. A 
voluntary environmental credit market
 is a market through which agriculture and forestry credits may be bought or sold. 
 
Entities eligible to participate in the program are (1) providers of technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in carrying out sustainable land use management practices that prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, or sequester carbon; or (2) third-party verifiers that conduct the verification of the processes described in the protocols for voluntary environmental credit markets.
 
Among other requirements, USDA must publish (1) a list of protocols and qualifications for eligible entities; (2) information describing how entities may self-certify under the program; (3) information describing how entities may obtain the expertise to meet the protocols and qualifications; and (4) instructions and suggestions to assist farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in facilitating the development of agriculture or forestry credits and accessing voluntary environmental credit markets.
 
USDA must also establish an advisory council to make recommendations regarding the list of protocols and qualifications, best practices, and voluntary environmental credit markets.
 
The bill also rescinds certain funds provided in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and makes the funds available for the certification program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in House