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Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act

Bill: 117-s-3050
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-10-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: 

Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act

 
This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive health care benefits through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Indian Buffalo Management Act

Bill: 117-s-3051
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2021-10-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Mammals
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: 

Indian Buffalo Management Act

 
 This bill establishes a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote tribal ownership and management of buffalo and buffalo habitat on Indian lands.
 
Specifically, the bill requires Interior to (1) enter into contracts, award grants, and provide technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for activities related to buffalo restoration or management; (2) consult with tribes and tribal organizations on initiatives that affect buffalo or buffalo habitat, including efforts to contain or eradicate diseased buffalo; and (3) develop a policy relating to buffalo and buffalo habitat management activities on Indian land.
 
Additionally, Interior may enter into agreements with tribes or tribal organizations to transport surplus buffalo from federal land onto Indian land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Truck Driver Safety and Flexibility Act

Bill: 117-s-3054
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-10-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: 

Truck Driver Safety and Flexibility Act

 
This bill increases the number of hours that a commercial truck driver may drive in a set period of time when other criteria are met and lowers from 21 to 18 the minimum age for obtaining a commercial driver's license. The bill also requires reporting by the Department of Transportation and the Government Accountability Office on matters concerning the use of devices connected to a truck's engine that record driving time.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3055
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-10-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Customs enforcement
Geography and mapping
International law and treaties
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: 

Extending Limits of United States Customs Waters Act of 2021

 
This bill extends the customs waters territory of the United States.
 
Under current law, 
customs waters
 means waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States. This bill revises the definition to include (1) the territorial sea of the United States to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928, dated December 27, 1988, that extended such limits to 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States; and (2) the contiguous zone of the United States to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7219, dated September 2, 1999, that extended such limits to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act

Bill: 117-s-3056
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-10-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: 

Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from requiring a financial institution to report the balances, transactions, or the transfers into and out of a financial account. This prohibition does not apply to laws or regulations in effect on the date of enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Vigilante Stalking Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3057
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-10-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Health information and medical records
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: 

 
Preventing Vigilante Stalking Act of 2021
 
 
This bill increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the offense is committed with the intent to obtain health care information of an individual or to prevent the health care decisions of an individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022

Bill: 117-s-3058
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-10-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Appropriations
Arms control and nonproliferation
Border security and unlawful immigration
Chemical and biological weapons
Citizenship and naturalization
Coast guard
Computer security and identity theft
Customs enforcement
Dams and canals
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Floods and storm protection
Homeland security
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Nuclear weapons
Public transit
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: 

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022

 
This bill provides FY2022 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security.
 
The bill provides appropriations for Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight, including 
 
 
the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;
 
the Management Directorate; 
 
Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination; and 
 
 the Office of the Inspector General. 
 
 
The bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, including 
 
 
 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
 
 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
 
 the Transportation Security Administration, 
 
 the U.S. Coast Guard, and 
 
the U.S. Secret Service. 
 
 
The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, including 
 
 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and
 
 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 
 
 
The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, including 
 
 
 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
 
 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers,
 
 the Science and Technology Directorate, and 
 
the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.
 
 
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Introduced in Senate
PREP Act

Bill: 117-s-3060
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-10-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adult education and literacy
Census and government statistics
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Educational guidance
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: 

Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act of 2021 or the PREP Act

 
This bill establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Prison Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3061
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2021-10-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: 

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 

2021

 
This bill removes the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under Medicare. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7340-7341)
action_date: 2021-10-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3063
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds to establish any diplomatic facility in Jerusalem other than the U.S. Embassy to Israel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act

Bill: 117-s-3064
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural practices and innovations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act

 
This bill directs the President to convene a conference to make policy recommendations for ending hunger, creating sustainable markets for agricultural producers, and improving nutrition and the resiliency of the food system. The bill also requires specified congressional committees to hold hearings on the conference recommendations and on the status of hunger, nutrition security, and food systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
DATA Privacy Act

Bill: 117-s-3065
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Employee hiring
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Research administration and funding
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act or the DATA Privacy Act

 
This bill establishes information security requirements for businesses that collect, process, store, or disclose information relating to at least 50,000 people in a 12-month period. The bill applies to information that may be linked to a specific individual or a device associated with a specific individual. It does not cover data related to employment or publicly available government records.
 
 Specifically, covered businesses must 
 
provide consumers with accessible notice of the business's privacy practices with respect to such information; and
 
if meeting a certain revenue threshold, appoint a privacy officer to oversee compliance with the business's privacy practices.
 
 
The bill further requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules requiring covered businesses to
 
 
limit the purpose and amount of consumer data collection to reasonable business purposes, provide consumers with clear methods to opt-in and opt-out of such collection, and refrain from using such data for discriminatory purposes;
 
provide consumers with a method to access, revise, transmit, and delete collected information; and
 
establish information security standards based on the sensitivity and level of identifiability of the collected data, risk of exposure of such data, widely-accepted practices of securing such data, and cost and impact of implementing such practices.
 
 
Finally, the bill requires the National Science Foundation, and other agencies, to support research of technology that increases the privacy and confidentiality of collected data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Battery Material Processing and Component Manufacturing Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3066
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

Battery Material Processing and Component Manufacturing Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish grant programs to support, enhance, and sustain a domestic supply chain for batteries, including grants to facilities for processing, manufacturing, and recycling batteries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
NEXT in Transportation Act

Bill: 117-s-3067
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

New, Emerging, and Exciting Technologies in Transportation Act or the NEXT in Transportation Act

 
This bill establishes and expands activities concerning electrification of transportation systems and intelligent transportation systems and technology.
 
Regarding transportation electrification, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Energy must (1) establish a temporary working group to make recommendations about incorporating electric vehicles into U.S. transportation and energy systems, and (2) develop a transportation electrification strategy based on those recommendations.
 
The bill also
 
 
provides funding for states to develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
 
includes programs to increase transportation energy efficiency and the use of alternative fuels or electric vehicles in state energy conservation plans; and
 
allows the use, subject to limits, of public transportation funds to install charging equipment for privately owned vehicles.
 
 
Regarding intelligent transportation systems and technology, DOT must establish an internet-based resource for states and localities to use when developing intelligent transportation and related programs.
 
DOT must also award grants to improve transportation efficiency and safety through advanced smart city or community technologies and systems. Eligible recipients include states, Indian tribes, localities, public transit agencies, and groups of such entities.
 
Additionally, DOT must support workforce development in the intelligent transportation technologies and systems industry. This includes (1) contracting with the National Academies of Sciences to assess workforce needs, (2) establishing a working group to implement a workforce development plan, and (3) increasing public awareness of career opportunities in the transportation sector.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan ASSURE Act

Bill: 117-s-3068
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Asia
China
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Foreign aid and international relief
Infrastructure development
International exchange and broadcasting
International organizations and cooperation
Japan
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military command and structure
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Taiwan
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

Taiwan Actions Supporting Security by Undertaking Regular Engagements Act or the Taiwan ASSURE Act

 
This bill authorizes activities pertaining to Taiwan and requires reports on related topics.
 
This bill authorizes from FY2022 through FY2025 (1) activities and trainings to increase Taiwan's economic and international integration, and (2) Department of State activities to support strategic dialogues facilitated by independent nonprofit organizations to discuss stability issues related to China and Taiwan. 
 
The Department of Defense (DOD) must report to Congress on (1) the feasibility and advisability of establishing a partnership between the U.S. National Guard and Taiwan's Armed Forces Reserve Command, and (2) an assessment of the implementation of Taiwan's asymmetric defense strategy.
 
The State Department, in coordination with DOD, must report annually on (1) military-to-military dialogues and confidence-building measures between the United States and China, and (2) diplomatic engagements with China that involved discussions about issues concerning China and Taiwan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3069
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Great Lakes
Marine pollution
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-504.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3070
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2021

 
This bill makes various changes to Social Security benefits, including phasing out the cap on earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes (currently $142,800 for 2021) and revising the method of calculating Social Security benefits to account for the additional earnings subject to the taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust

Bill: 117-s-3071
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust

 
This bill makes changes to Social Security benefits, taxes, and other aspects of the program, including by raising the primary insurance amount, increasing the maximum taxable earnings that are subject to Social Security payroll taxes, and requiring Social Security account statements to be mailed unless the individual recipient opts for electronic delivery.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate
City and State Diplomacy Act

Bill: 117-s-3072
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-10-26 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
International law and treaties
State and local government operations
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: 

City and State Diplomacy Act

 
This bill establishes within the Department of State the Office of City and State Diplomacy, which shall coordinate federal support for engagement by state and municipal governments with foreign governments. The head of the office shall be the Ambassador-at-Large for City and State Diplomacy, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-10-26
text: Introduced in Senate