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Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 117-s-697
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Currency
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the legacy of Harriet Tubman as an abolitionist. 
 
The Secretary may issue coins under this bill only during the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid equally to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and The Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. in Auburn, New York, for the purpose of accomplishing and advancing their missions.

action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the legacy of Harriet Tubman as an abolitionist. 
 
The Secretary may issue coins under this bill only during the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid equally to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and The Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. in Auburn, New York, for the purpose of accomplishing and advancing their missions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-18
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-02-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-02-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S801-802)
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S801-802)
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
HOTSPOTS Act

Bill: 117-s-698
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
American Samoa
Education programs funding
Guam
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for Our Tribes and States Act or the HOTSPOTS Act

 
This bill establishes a two-year pilot program through which the Institute of Museum and Library Services must award grants to states, territories, Indian tribes, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in rural and low-income areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-699
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency review of the status of women and lung cancer. The review must
 
 
report on the status of existing research and current knowledge gaps;
 
identify new opportunities for collaborative research to determine the causes of lung cancer and advance prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment; and
 
provide recommendations for a national cancer screening strategy and public education campaign.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a portal and database to receive and maintain information regarding blocked railroad-highway grade crossings and to require the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate the requirements of the railway-highway crossings program.

Bill: 117-s-700
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Railroads
Roads and highways
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to establish and maintain a portal and corresponding database through which it shall receive information on blocked railroad-highway grade crossings as a three-year pilot program.
 
The FRA must use information from the database (1) to assist in identifying the locations and potential impacts of frequent and long-duration blocked railroad-highway grade crossings; (2) as a basis for outreach to communities, emergency responders, and railroads; and (3) to support collaboration in the prevention of incidents at railroad-highway grade crossings.
 
Additionally, the Department of Transportation must evaluate the requirements of its railway-highway crossing program to determine whether
 
 
 the program provides states sufficient flexibility to adequately address current and emerging grade-crossing safety issues, 
 
the structure of the program provides sufficient incentive and resources to states and local agencies to make changes at grade crossings that are most effective at reducing deaths and injuries,
 
there are appropriate tools and resources to support states in using data-driven programs to determine the most cost-effective use of program funds, and
 
any statutory changes are necessary to improve the effectiveness of the program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Allergy Testing Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-701
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allergies
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Allergy Testing Access Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires equal coverage of two types of allergy tests under Medicaid and Medicare. 
 
Specifically, in vitro specific IgE tests (blood tests) and percutaneous tests (skin tests) must be treated equally with respect to (1) medical necessity or other coverage requirements, (2) frequency limits, and (3) allergen unit limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-702
Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funding of, or support for, state databases that list (1) firearms lawfully owned or possessed by individuals, or (2) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Home Advantage for American Families Act

Bill: 117-s-703
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Foreign property
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Low- and moderate-income housing
Real estate business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Home Advantage for American Families Act

 
This bill requires any foreign person involved in a transaction related to the sale of residential property located in any of the 15 largest metropolitan statistical areas by population to report to the Department of the Treasury information for identifying the person purchasing the property, the amount and source of the funds received by the seller, the date and nature of the transaction, and other information deemed necessary.
 
The bill also increases (1) from 15% to 30% the rate of withholding on sales proceeds of certain residential real property, and (2) the low-income housing tax credit state ceiling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-704
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Atmospheric science and weather
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Natural disasters
Public utilities and utility rates
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish within its Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability a grant program that provides incentives for electric utilities to increase the resiliency of the power grid to withstand natural disasters and reduce the risk of wildfires.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-705
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Colorado
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Roads and highways
Texas
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 202

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This bill expands and designates certain route segments on the National Highway System.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) designates the portion of the Heartland Expressway (relating solely to the portion from Limon, Colorado to Interstate Route I-76 in the vicinity of Brush, Colorado) and the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as future parts of the Interstate System; and (2) permits the continued operation of vehicles on any segment of the Heartland Expressway (relating solely to the portion from Limon, Colorado to I-76 in the vicinity of Brush, Colorado) and the Ports-to-Plains Corridor that is designated as a route on the Interstate System in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico, without regard to vehicle weight limitation requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Highway Formula Fairness Act

Bill: 117-s-706
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Government trust funds
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Highway Formula Fairness Act

 
This bill modifies the formula that the Department of Transportation uses to apportion federal highway funds among the states for the national highway performance program, the surface transportation block grant program, the highway safety improvement program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the national highway freight program, and metropolitan transportation planning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-707
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Marine and inland water transportation
Oil and gas
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021

 
This bill directs (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built or retrofitted in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built or retrofitted in the United States and documented under its laws. 
 
FERC and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances. 
 
The Energy Information Administration must collect and publish information on exports of natural gas and crude oil by vessels, including forecasts and data on those exports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act

Bill: 117-s-708
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical research
Mental health
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act

 
This bill establishes a task force and requires a strategy to address mental health and substance use issues during public health emergencies.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must convene the task force to assess the federal response to such issues during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.
 
In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must develop and annually update the strategy. The task force's work must inform the strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

Bill: 117-s-709
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

 
This bill modifies certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act relating to the coverage of former foster youth under Medicaid. 
 
Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youth until the age of 26 if the youth were in the state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program while in foster care; a state may choose to also cover former foster youth from other states. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act altered these provisions to require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such changes apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023. 
 
The bill requires state Medicaid programs to also cover former foster youth who were placed in a legal guardianship with a kinship caregiver or were emancipated from foster care before the age of 18. The bill also repeals the provision that requires former foster youth to have been enrolled in a state Medicaid program while in foster care in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage until the age of 26. States must also establish Medicaid outreach and enrollment programs for former foster youth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Sister City Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-710
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Economic performance and conditions
Espionage and treason
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Subversive activities
Trade secrets and economic espionage
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Sister City Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the activities of sister city partnerships involving foreign communities in countries that received a score of 45 or less on Transparency International's 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. A sister city partnership is a formal agreement between a U.S. community and a foreign community that is recognized by Sister Cities International and that is operating within the United States.
 
Among other elements, the required study must (1) identify oversight practices that U.S communities implement to mitigate the risks of foreign espionage and economic coercion within sister city partnerships, (2) assess the extent to which U.S. communities ensure transparency regarding sister city partnership contracts and activities, and (3) review the range of activities conducted within sister city partnerships. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
HUBS for Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-711
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Consumer credit
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 
 
Helping Unleash Benefits and Services for Veterans Act of 2021 or the HUBS for Veterans Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a grant program to assist the transition of military personnel to civilian life. It directs the Department of Labor to carry out a five-year program of grants to nonprofit organizations that assist the transition of the following persons from Armed Forces service to civilian life:
 
 
members eligible for preseparation counseling,
 
former members who are transitioning to civilian life, and
 
spouses of such members or former members.
 
 
Funds must be used for a broad range of supportive programs, such as job recruitment training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

Bill: 117-s-712
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

 
This bill accelerates the application of certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act relating to the coverage of former foster youth under Medicaid. 
 
Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youth until the age of 26 if the youth were in the state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program while in foster care; a state may choose to also cover former foster youth from other states. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act altered these provisions to require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such changes apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023. 
 
The bill instead applies these changes to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of this bill. States must also establish Medicaid outreach and enrollment programs for former foster youth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate