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TIKES Act

Bill: 117-hr-1397
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
Preschool education
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Telehealth Improvement for Kids' Essential Services Act or the TIKES Act

 
This bill requires several agencies to promote and evaluate the use of telehealth under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 
 
Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to states on ways to increase access to telehealth; (2) the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to study the impact of telehealth on health care access, utilization, costs, and outcomes; and (3) the Government Accountability Office to evaluate federal interagency collaboration with respect to the provision of telehealth services to individuals under the age of 18.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Filtering and Retrofitting the Environment for Safe and Healthy Activities Indoors and Revenue (FRESH AIR) for Businesses Act

Bill: 117-hr-1398
Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Business expenses
Employment taxes
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Filtering and Retrofitting the Environment for Safe and Healthy Activities Indoors and Revenue (FRESH AIR) for Businesses Act

 
This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit in each calendar quarter through 2021 equal to 50% of the cost of qualified ventilation, zoning, and air filtration and purification expenses. This includes the purchase and installation of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, updates to such systems, and the purchase of any air filter, air cleaner, or air purifier. The maximum amount of this credit for any employer may not exceed $15,000 for all calendar quarters. 
 
The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a framework and guidelines for a voluntary label to certify that air pressure, ventilation, zoning, fresh air intake, purification, or filtration systems meet the standards established by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1399
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded to the Buffalo Soldier regiments (six all-Black calvary and infantry regiments authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces), in recognition of their vital service to the United States.
 
Following the award of the medal, it shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture of the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1400
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to raise awareness about COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and promote vaccination among racial and ethnic minority groups and other populations that have experienced health disparities related to the disease.
 
The CDC must conduct, subject to available funding, a public awareness campaign that targets those populations. The CDC must coordinate the campaign with the White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and other federal, state, tribal, and local entities.
 
The CDC must also award grants to health departments for similar COVID-19 awareness campaigns. Grant-funded campaigns must complement the CDC's campaign, as well as other efforts to inform the public about the disease. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must develop prototype materials for grantees to use in their campaigns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-hr-1401
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E180)
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
More Choice for Career Training Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1402
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

More Choice for Career Training Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to develop an alternative certification program that allows students to use Pell Grants for enrollment in educational programs that have existed for at least five years and would not otherwise be eligible.
 
The alternative certification program may not require accreditation, state authorization, minimum instructional hours, or minimum classroom time for an educational program to be eligible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1403
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Idaho
Judicial review and appeals
Mammals
Montana
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to remove the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
To redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as the "Federal Bureau of Investigation Building".

Bill: 117-hr-1404
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 
This bill redesignates the federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in the District of Columbia (currently known as the J. Edgar Hoover Building) as the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
To provide a cause of action to remove and bar from holding office certain individuals who engage in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1405
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Family relationships
Federal district courts
Federal officials
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judges
Judicial review and appeals
Members of Congress
Military personnel and dependents
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protest and dissent
Public contracts and procurement
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 
This bill establishes penalties for officeholders who engage in insurrection or rebellion against the United States. 
 
The Department of Justice may bring a civil action against officeholders who engage in insurrection or rebellion, including such activity occurring before the date of the bill's enactment. Penalties include disqualification from federal or state office, removal from federal or state office, forfeiture of certain retirement benefits, and rescission of certain honors and commemorations.
 
 However, Congress may, upon a two-thirds vote, restore the ability of an individual to qualify for state or federal office and to receive benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1406
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to analyze the impact of expanded Medicare telehealth services that were authorized through emergency waivers related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. 
 
In developing this analysis, HHS must seek input from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, and other stakeholders.
 
Additionally, the final report of the analysis must include conclusions about the impact of telehealth on health care delivery and estimates for Medicare spending on telehealth during the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act

Bill: 117-hr-1407
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil disturbances
Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act

 
This bill establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the forming of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
EQUAL Defense Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1408
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Higher education
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense Act of 2021 or the EQUAL Defense Act of 2021

 
 This bill establishes and modifies certain programs that support the delivery of public defense services (i.e., legal services for criminal defendants who cannot afford counsel). 
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to state and local governments, tribal organizations, and public defender offices for public defense. A grant recipient must use the grant to establish a data collection process, develop workload limits, and satisfy specified compensation requirements (e.g., pay parity between public defenders and prosecutors).
 
The bill also directs DOJ to award grants to nonprofits and government organizations to train public defenders, court-appointed attorneys, and contract attorneys.
 
Additionally, a state that receives Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program funds must annually submit to DOJ information related to the legal representation of defendants in criminal cases.
 
Finally, it reauthorizes through FY2025 the student loan repayment program for prosecutors and public defenders and otherwise revises the program, including by increasing the maximum benefit amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
RUSH WAS RIGHT Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1409
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Reassuring that the United States Has Wide And Scrupulous Rhetorical Insight to Garnish Honest Thought Act of 2021 or the RUSH WAS RIGHT Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating in any manner the requirement that broadcasters present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Support Our Schools Act

Bill: 117-hr-1410
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Education
District of Columbia
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Humanities programs funding
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Libraries and archives
Minority education
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Sales and excise taxes
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

Support Our Schools Act

 
This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for the Department of Education to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs). It also provides additional FY2021 funding for specified purposes to the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Administration for Native Americans.
 
In addition, the bill modifies the so-called 90/10 rule to require for-profit IHEs to include all forms of federal education aid in the revenue calculation for federal student-aid program eligibility. (Generally, this rule requires a for-profit IHE to derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than federal financial aid.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act

Bill: 117-hr-1411
Sponsor: Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: 

PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act

 
 This bill expands eligibility for agricultural producers under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include certain agricultural producers organized as partnerships. Currently, only certain agricultural producers that are sole proprietorships, independent contractors, or self-employed individuals may receive support under the program.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H737)
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-26
text: Introduced in House