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Servicemember Safety and Security Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2058
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Missing persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Servicemember Safety and Security Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to instruct each military department to review its policies and procedures for reporting members of the Armed Forces who are absent without leave, on unauthorized absence, or missing.
 
Military installations must update the policies and procedures related to absent or missing service members with a focus on force protection, enhanced security for members living on base, and prioritizing the reporting of missing service members to local and federal law enforcement at the earliest reasonable time.
 
The commander of each military installation must establish a protocol for sharing information with local and federal law enforcement agencies about service members who are absent without leave, on unauthorized absence, or missing. Each military installation must submit the established protocol to the relevant installation command.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4548)
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
CHIP IN for Veterans Act

Bill: 117-s-2059
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Land transfers
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act

 
This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program under which the VA may accept donations of property or facilities from specified entities (e.g., state or local authorities).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Foreign Funding Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2060
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
International exchange and broadcasting
School administration
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Foreign Funding Accountability Act of 2021

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to disclose additional information related to gifts and contracts from foreign sources.
 
Under current law, an IHE is required to disclose in a report to the Department of Education (ED) a gift or contract that is from a foreign source and is valued at $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with a foreign source. The bill instead requires the IHE to disclose such a gift or contract that is valued at $25,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts or contracts. In-kind gifts, gifts to foundations, and gifts to other legal entities that operate substantially for the benefit of the IHE are included in this limit.
 
An IHE must disclose additional information in its report, including the intended purpose and function of the gift or contract. 
 
Further, an IHE must disclose gifts and contracts from foreign agents.
 
 Next, the bill authorizes ED to impose civil penalties on an IHE for failing to comply with disclosure requirements. An IHE that has violated these disclosure requirements three or more times shall be ineligible to enroll foreign students under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program and shall lose its tax-exempt status. 
 
An IHE must submit to ED a report for every qualifying event (e.g., each time it received a gift or contract valued at $25,000 or more) that occurred since October 7, 1998. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2061
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021

 
This bill eliminates certain restrictions relating to Medicare coverage of mental health services that are provided through telehealth. 
 
Current law allows for coverage of such services regardless of the geographic location of the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, as long as the beneficiary previously received in-person services and continues to receive in-person services at specified intervals. The bill eliminates these in-person requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE TRAINS Act

Bill: 117-s-2062
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Stopping America's Foreign Enemies Through Rail And Infrastructure National Security Act or the SAFE TRAINS Act

 
This bill prohibits railroad freight cars from operating on the U.S. freight railroad interchange system if the cars are manufactured in or use sensitive technologies from a country of concern or an affiliated state-owned enterprise. Countries of concern include nonmarket economies, those that inadequately protect intellectual property rights, and violators of certain foreign trade practices and agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Bill: 117-s-2063
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil disturbances
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional tributes
Crimes against property
District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Law enforcement officers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protection of officials
Smithsonian Institution
State and local government operations
Subversive activities
Terrorism
U.S. Capitol
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 
This bill provides for the award of Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia in recognition of the law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2064
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Manufacturing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds for investment in clean energy projects at the federal, state, and local level.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2065
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies eligibility for, and other components of, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, including by (1) increasing applicable income and resource limits used to determine SSI eligibility, (2) equalizing treatment of married couples when both spouses receive SSI as compared to two unmarried individuals, and (3) eliminating the penalty on SSI applicants or recipients who transfer resources to another individual for less than fair market value.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
INSULATE Buildings Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2066
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Investing in New Strategies for Upgrading Lower Attaining Efficiency Buildings Act of 2021 or the INSULATE Buildings Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes two grant programs under the State Energy Program of the Department of Energy (DOE). Under the first grant program, DOE must provide grants to states for revolving loan funds. States may use the fund to provide loans to eligible businesses and homeowners for energy audits and upgrades to reduce energy consumption. Under the second grant program, DOE must provide grants to states for training energy auditors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
SECRETS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2067
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Trade restrictions
Trade secrets and economic espionage
U.S. International Trade Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Stopping and Excluding Chinese Rip-offs and Exports with United States Trade Secrets Act of 2021 or the SECRETS Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the authority of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to exclude from the United States the importation of products that contain, were produced using, benefit from, or use trade secrets that were acquired by improper means or misappropriation by a foreign agent or instrumentality. Further, the bill establishes the Interagency Committee on Trade Secrets to review related complaints and submit allegations to the ITC.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2069
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Community life and organization
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the number of states that may participate in two-year Medicaid demonstration programs that improve access to community mental health services. It also provides for additional grants to certified community behavioral health clinics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Native Species Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-2070
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Native Species Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits an intrastate species from being subject to (1) regulation governing the protection of endangered or threatened species, or (2) provisions of law under which regulatory authority is based on the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause.
 
An intrastate species is any species of plant or fish or wildlife that is found entirely within the borders of a single state and is not part of a national market for any commodity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
BRIDGE Act

Bill: 117-s-2071
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Educational technology and distance education
Federal preemption
Government trust funds
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Poverty and welfare assistance
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: 

Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy Act of 2021 or the BRIDGE Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funding for the Broadband Access Fund and makes other changes related to expanding access to broadband services.
 
Specifically, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration must use the funding to award grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes for deploying, increasing adoption of, and facilitating affordable access to broadband and promoting digital equity (i.e., the condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed to participate in the society and economy of the United States). Grantees must prioritize deployment of broadband in unserved areas (including high-cost areas) and activities in areas with poverty rates above the national average.
 
The bill also preempts state and local laws that prohibit a public telecommunications provider (e.g., a municipal broadband provider) from offering broadband or other telecommunication services or deploying a network or infrastructure necessary for such services.
 
Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission must report on improving its effectiveness in achieving universal service goals for broadband.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Unsubscribe Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2072
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Contracts and agency
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: 

Unsubscribe Act of 20

21

 
 This bill requires that certain consumer protections are included in negative option agreements (an agreement under which a consumer's failure to take an affirmative action is considered approval to be charged for goods or services). These agreements are prohibited unless 
 
 
the agreement discloses all material terms;
 
a consumer provides express informed consent before the consumer is charged for a product or the agreement is automatically renewed; and
 
the agreement provides the consumer with a way to cancel the agreement, in the same manner by which the agreement was entered, before incurring further or increased charges.
 
 
Further, under free-to-pay conversion contracts (a type of negative option agreement where a consumer is charged a nominal introductory rate and an increased rate after the introductory period ends), before charging a consumer the provider of the good or service must obtain the consumer's informed consent, provide the terms of the contract, and provide information about how to cancel the contract.
 
 The bill also requires that certain notifications are provided to consumers in the context of other forms of negative option agreements online, such as notice between two and seven days before an automatic renewal.
 
The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Defense Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2073
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Taiwan

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: 

Taiwan Defense Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes that it shall be U.S. policy to maintain the ability of the U.S. Armed Forces to defeat attempts by China to invade and seize control of Taiwan before U.S. forces can respond effectively.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Prove It Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2074
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Economic performance and conditions
Government Operations and Politics
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: 

Prove It Act of 20

21

 
This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to request a review of any federal agency certification that a proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The request must explain why the SBA disagreed with the certification and provide a factual basis for the statement. If it is determined, after agency review and reconsideration, that the proposed rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, the agency shall then perform an initial regulatory flexibility analysis for the rule.
 
An initial regulatory flexibility analysis is prepared to ensure the agency has considered all reasonable regulatory alternatives that would minimize the rule's economic burdens or increase its benefits for the affected small entities, while achieving the objectives of the rule or statute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2075
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax exclusion
National and community service
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: 

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
PASTEUR Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2076
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medicaid
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: 

The Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2021 or the PASTEUR Act

 of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into subscription contracts for critical-need antimicrobial drugs, provides $11 billion in appropriations for activities under the bill, and contains other related provisions. 
 
A manufacturer of a Food and Drug Administration-approved antimicrobial drug may apply to HHS to have the drug designated as a critical-need antimicrobial, and HHS may enter into a subscription contract for such a critical-need antimicrobial. The bill imposes certain requirements related to such contracts, including a mechanism to lower payments under the contract in certain instances to limit the manufacturer's revenue from the drug. 
 
Furthermore, HHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shall award grants to support efforts to encourage the appropriate use of antimicrobial drugs and efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance. The CDC shall also track and assess data relating to antibacterial resistance and human antibiotic use and make such data publicly available.
 
HHS shall also establish a Committee on Critical Need Antimicrobials. The committee shall develop a list of prioritized infections for which new antimicrobial drug development is needed, among other duties.
 
Within six years of the bill's enactment, the Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress a study on the bill's effectiveness in developing priority antimicrobial drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
National Museum of the American People Presidential Commission Establishment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2077
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: 

National Museum of the American People Presidential Commission Establishment Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the President to establish a bipartisan commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate