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Manufacturing Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1956
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-05-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computer security and identity theft
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Higher education
Industrial facilities
Industrial policy and productivity
Manufacturing
Small business
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: 

Manufacturing Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy that provides grants to small- or medium-sized manufacturers for projects that will (1) improve their energy efficiency, material efficiency, cybersecurity, or productivity; or (2) reduce their waste production, greenhouse gas emissions, or nongreenhouse gas pollution. 
 
In order to be eligible for grants, manufacturers must have completed energy assessments from Industrial Assessment Centers funded by DOE or third-party assessors that provide equivalent assessments. Only projects that have been recommended in energy assessments are eligible for grants.
 
The bill also authorizes Industrial Assessment Centers to provide technical assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers that have completed energy assessments to upgrade, retrofit, or replace systems or infrastructure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Introduced in Senate
State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1957
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-05-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: 

State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021
 
 
This bill provides support for the establishment of digital services in state, county, local, and tribal governments. 
 
Specifically, the bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish (1) a Digital Service Grant Program to provide grants to such governments to establish or support a digital service team, and (2) a Digital Service Planning Grant Program to provide grants to create a plan to establish a digital service team.
 
The GSA must (1) report periodically to Congress and make publicly available on its website information regarding the grants, and (2) issue guidance to streamline the procurement of federal services and technology by states, local governments, and Indian tribes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Introduced in Senate
DOC Act

Bill: 117-s-1958
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2021-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Community life and organization
Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Inflation and prices
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: 

Doctors of Community Act or the DOC Act

 
This bill reauthorizes and provides mandatory funding for graduate medical education programs operated by teaching health centers.
 
The bill sets out funding levels through FY2033. Funding for FY2034 and beyond equals the preceding fiscal year's amount adjusted for medical inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Keeping Your Retirement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1959
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: 

Keeping Your Retirement Act of 2021

 
This bill increases from 72 to 75 the age for mandatory distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Flood Insurance Fairness Act

Bill: 117-s-1960
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: 

Flood Insurance Fairness Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from adjusting the premium rate of flood insurance issued under the National Flood Insurance Program. Under current law, FEMA has statutory authority to set premium rates subject to certain limitations on annual increases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
IRA Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1961
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: 

Increasing Retirement Amount Act of 2021 or the IRA Act of 2021

 
This bill increases to $12,000 the retirement savings contribution limit for individual taxpayers not participating in an employed-sponsored retirement plan. It also increases the limit on catch-up contributions to retirement plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Parity Implementation Assistance Act

Bill: 117-s-1962
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: 

Parity Implementation Assistance Act

 
This bill provides grants to assist states with the implementation of the federal mental health parity requirements. States receiving the grants must request and review from private health insurance plans their required comparative analysis of nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) with respect to mental health or substance use disorder benefits. (NQTLs are limitations on the scope or duration of benefits for treatment, such as preauthorization requirements.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Reaching English Learners Act

Bill: 117-s-1963
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Reaching English Learners Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to establish a grant program for preparing future teachers to effectively instruct English learners to achieve at high levels in early childhood education programs and in elementary and secondary schools. Under the program, grants must be given to partnerships between (1) certain institutions of higher education, and (2) high-need local educational agencies or high-need early childhood education programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1964
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Licensing and registrations
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Sports and recreation facilities
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Ski Area Fee Retention Account. A specified portion of rental charges for ski area permits on a Forest Service unit shall be deposited in such account. Amounts in the fund shall be available to the unit for expenditure without further appropriation for ski area administration, improvements, visitor services, and wildfire preparedness. Funds may be reallocated only if the amounts collected exceed the reasonable needs of the unit.

action_date: 2022-01-19
text: 

Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act of 2021

 
This bill allocates ski area permit rental charges for ski area administration, improvements, visitor services, and wildfire preparedness. Such charges are collected by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from ski area operators on National Forest System land.
 
USDA shall expend 80% of the ski area permit rental charges from a National Forest System unit at that unit in accordance with the following:
 
 
75% shall be used at the unit for activities such as administration of the ski area permit program, visitor information, or reducing the likelihood of wildfire in or adjacent to a recreation site; and
 
25% shall be used at the unit for activities such as repair of a Forest Service-owned facility, habitat restoration, or search and rescue activities.
 
 
The remaining 20% of ski area permit rental charges shall be expended by USDA for any of the activities specified in this bill at any National Forest System unit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 253.
action_date: 2022-01-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-56.
action_date: 2022-01-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-56.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Planning for Aging Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1965
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aging
Community life and organization
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Planning for Aging Veterans Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses the long-term care of veterans, including by implementing policies for the administration of state homes.
 
First, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a strategy for the long-term care of veterans.
 
The VA must develop a standardized process for entering into sharing agreements between state homes and VA medical centers. A
 state home 
is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.
 
Under the bill, the VA must ensure that veterans who are catastrophically disabled are not required to pay a co-payment for medication received at a state home. Generally, veterans are 
catastrophically disabled
 if they have a permanent severely disabling injury, disorder, or disease that compromises the ability to carry out the activities of daily living.
 
The VA must monitor any contractor it uses to conduct inspections of state homes, including by reviewing inspections, reporting deficiencies, and publishing inspection results on a public VA website.
 
The VA must implement a two-year pilot program to provide geriatric psychiatry assistance to eligible veterans at state homes.
 
Finally, the VA must work with public housing authorities and local organizations to assist aging homeless veterans in accessing existing housing and supportive services, even if a veteran is not eligible for such services from the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Katherine’s Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1966
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Katherine's Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2021

 
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover, without cost sharing, screenings for the detection of lung cancer for certain high-risk individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Childcare Expansion for Military Families Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1967
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military facilities and property
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
Preschool education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Childcare Expansion for Military Families Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses the provision of child care and development services by the Department of Defense (DOD) for children of members of the Armed Forces (military children).
 
First, the bill requires DOD to establish a program to carry out minor military construction projects to construct child development centers, in amounts up to $15 million per project. DOD must establish procedures for the review and approval of requests from the military departments to implement construction projects for child development centers.
 
DOD must conduct a comprehensive assessment of the availability of government-provided early childhood education and infant and early childhood mental health consultation services on and in the vicinity of certain military installations to identify and address the needs of military children.
 
DOD is authorized to conduct one or more demonstration projects to evaluate improved approaches to the provision of educational and infant and early childhood mental health services to military children to evaluate the efficacy of such services to improve social-emotional development outcomes.
 
DOD may authorize the development of a comprehensive professional development curricula for specified purposes.
 
Finally, DOD must evaluate each demonstration project to assess the (1) extent of positive outcomes for military children, (2) improvements in services and continuity of care for such children, and (3) improved military family readiness and enhanced military retention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
American Space Commerce Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1968
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

American Space Commerce Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a special allowance for bonus depreciation for qualified domestic space launch property and extends the termination of such allowance until the end of 2032. The bill defines 
qualified domestic space launch property
 as property placed in service before January 1, 2033, that is (1) a space transportation vehicle or payload that is launched from the United States, or (2) other property or equipment placed in service to facilitate a space launch from the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
ELITE Vehicles Act

Bill: 117-s-1969
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Eliminate Lavish Incentives To Electric Vehicles Act or the ELITE Vehicles Act

 
This bill terminates the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles 30 days after this bill's enactment date. The credit is permanently repealed for taxable years beginning 1 year and 30 days after enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Water For Military Families Act

Bill: 117-s-1970
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Military facilities and property
National Guard and reserves
Pollution liability
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Clean Water For Military Families Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct investigations into releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at or surrounding DOD installations located in the United States, formerly used defense sites, and state-owned facilities of the National Guard. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.
 
DOD must also conduct response actions relating to PFAS contamination at the mentioned locations if any detection of PFAS exceeds specified standards for contamination or DOD finds remediation to be appropriate to protect human health or the environment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3989)
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1971
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicaid
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Minority health
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 

2021

 
This bill modifies provisions relating to Medicare coverage of treatments for chronic kidney disease. 
 
Specifically, the bill expands the Medicare annual wellness visit to include chronic kidney disease screening and allows certain Medicare beneficiaries who have End Stage Renal Disease to enroll in Medicare supplemental policies. It also (1) provides for alternative payment methodologies for certain new drugs, biologics, and devices that are renal dialysis services; (2) revises quality measures; (3) establishes an incentive payment methodology; and (4) increases access to kidney disease education services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1972
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE by allowing a dependent under the age of 26 to be covered without an additional premium. Additionally, the bill authorizes such coverage of dependents without a premium regardless of whether they are eligible to enroll in an employer sponsored plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate