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Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-1220
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act
 

This bill reauthorizes in Pennsylvania through FY2036 
 
 
the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,
 
the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area,
 
the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, 
 
the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and 
 
the Oil Region National Heritage Area.
 
 
The bill eliminates the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for
 
 
the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,
 
 the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, 
 
 the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and 
 
the Oil Region National Heritage Area.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1221
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commuting
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infrastructure development
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Public transit
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Small business
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
User charges and fees
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to support the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities.
 
Specifically, DOE must establish an EV Charging Equity Program. Under the program, DOE must provide technical assistance and award grants to increase the deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in such communities.
 
If practicable, DOE must ensure that relevant programs promote electric vehicle charging infrastructure, support clean and multimodal transportation, provide improved air quality and emissions reductions, and prioritize the needs of such communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
POST Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1222
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2021 or the POST Act of 2021

 
This bill requires a for-profit institution of higher education (IHE), in order to participate in federal student-aid programs, to derive at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal funds. Current law requires a for-profit IHE to derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than federal funds.
 
The bill also expands the definition of 
federal funds
 to include GI education benefits, with an exception for the monthly housing stipend provided under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1224
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judicial review and appeals
Merit Systems Protection Board

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 

2021

 
This bill reauthorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board through FY2026 and modifies certain requirements relating to the administration of cases involving whistleblowers. Specifically, it requires cases involving alleged retaliation against whistleblowers to be heard by the board, an administrative law judge, or a designated board employee who has received training regarding the protections afforded whistleblowers under law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-29
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-06-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act

Bill: 117-hr-1226
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority employment
Small Business Administration
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act

 
This bill establishes the Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Program to promote entrepreneurship in the most distressed regions of the United States, including those regions affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), by awarding participating fellows a two-year stipend to start and grow a new small business. 
 
Fellows will receive (1) a $120,000, two-year stipend for living and basic startup expenses; (2) health care; and (3) interest-free federal student loan deferral for two years. Further, fellows shall receive mentorship from the Service Corps of Retired Executives and be matched with a full range of lenders, investors, and insurers.
 
The bill also establishes a fund in the Department of the Treasury from which the SBA may provide loans for qualified investors to support a small business owned and operated under the program by a fellow.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
EAGLES Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1229
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
School administration
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

EAGLES Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Secret Service. 
 
It reauthorizes the functions of NTAC through FY2025 and expands them to include the establishment of a national program on targeted school violence prevention. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
To adjust the boundary of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1230
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 
This bill adjusts the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California to include the area identified as the 
Rio Vista/Expansion Area
 on the map entitled 
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Proposed Boundary Expansion
 and dated February 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E156)
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Constraining Human Rights Offenders in the Middle East Act

Bill: 117-hr-1231
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
France
Germany
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Middle East
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protest and dissent
Russia
Sanctions
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
United Kingdom
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Constraining Human Rights Offenders in the Middle East Act or the CHROME Act

 
This bill prohibits the President from taking any action relating to the reentry of the United States into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) unless the President makes specified certifications.
 
The JCPOA is an agreement, signed by Iran and several other world powers (including the United States), that places restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for certain sanctions relief. The United States withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018.
 
The bill prohibits the President from taking action to rejoin the JCPOA unless the President certifies to Congress that no sanctions waived or suspended pursuant to that reentry will operate to the benefit of (1) a designated foreign terrorist organization or its members, or (2) any individual or entity of the Iranian government that has engaged in gross violations of human rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-1232
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to submit to Congress a comprehensive five-year strategic staffing plan.
 
This plan must include (1) a data set displaying comprehensive workforce data for all current and planned State Department employees, disaggregated by certain metrics; (2) recommendations on the number of Foreign Service officers that should be posted at each U.S. diplomatic post and in the District of Columbia; and (3) recommendations on the number of civil service officers that the State Department should employ. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Bill: 117-hr-1233
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Belgium
Conflicts and wars
Europe
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1234
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 

2021

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing funding to any educational agency or institution that allows its school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student as a form of punishment or to modify undesirable behavior.
 
First, the bill requires each state educational agency (SEA), in order to receive education funds, to submit to ED a state plan for eliminating the use of corporal punishment in schools. 
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes ED to award three-year grants to SEAs and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist them with improving school climate and culture. Grants must be used to implement school-wide positive behavioral intervention and support programs.
 
Further, LEAs that receive subgrants must ensure that private school personnel are able to participate in grant activities.
 
ED may also allocate funds to the Department of the Interior for schools operated or funded by Interior.
 
Next, the bill directs ED to carry out a national assessment to determine compliance with the requirements of the bill and identify best practices for professional development and training programs.
 
Finally, the bill gives protection and advocacy systems the authority to investigate, monitor, and enforce protections for students that are provided by the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E153)
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

Bill: 117-hr-1235
Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Mental health
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

 
This bill expressly prohibits health care providers and other entities involved in matching donated organs with recipients from denying or restricting an individual's access to organ transplants solely on the basis of the individual's disability, except in limited circumstances.
 
Specifically, these entities may consider an individual's disability when making decisions about transplants only if a physician finds, based on an individualized evaluation, that the individual's physical or mental disability is medically significant to the provision of the transplant. A disability shall not be considered medically significant if the individual has an adequate support system in place to comply with transplant-related medical requirements.
 
These entities must also make reasonable changes to their policies to make transplants and related care more available to individuals with disabilities.
 
Aggrieved individuals may bring claims of discrimination to the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services or before a federal court. The bill provides for expedited resolutions of these claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Imported Seafood Testing Act

Bill: 117-hr-1236
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Intergovernmental relations
Seafood
State and local government operations
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Imported Seafood Testing Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect a certain amount of imported seafood each year and contains other provisions related to imported seafood.
 
Specifically, the FDA must inspect at least 20% of all imported seafood each year and must also inspect the first 15 shipments imported into the United States by a new exporter. 
 
The bill also imposes various requirements and penalties for failed inspections, including by (1) requiring the destruction of a shipment that would have caused significant health risks, and (2) barring imports from a country with a pattern of failed inspections. 
 
The bill also imposes civil penalties for knowingly making a false statement with respect to such inspections or misbranding imported seafood.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act

Bill: 117-hr-1237
Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international banking
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the prohibition against a person knowingly providing substantial assistance regarding illegal political spending by a foreign national.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Safe RIDE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1239
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Safe Recall Information Distributed Equitably Act of 2021 or the
 
Safe RIDE Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study motor vehicle recalls and the reasons why vehicle owners do not have repairs performed for vehicles subject to such recalls. It also directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study how vehicle recall notices can (1) more effectively reach vehicle owners, (2) be made easier for consumers to understand, and (3) incentivize vehicle owners to complete the repairs described in such notices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in House