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Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2462
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Coal
Congressional oversight
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Mining
Pollution liability
State and local government operations
User charges and fees
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill reduces the fee certain coal mining operations must pay to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, reauthorizes such fee through FY2028, and otherwise revises provisions regarding the fund and mine reclamation.
 
Under the existing Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) collects a fee from coal mining companies for each ton of coal produced. The fees are deposited into the fund, which may be used to address hazards to public health, safety, and the environment from coal mining sites that were abandoned or unreclaimed as of August 3, 1977. For example, the fund may be used to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to reclaim and clean up land and water affected by such sites. 
 
OSMRE's authority to collect the fee expires on September 30, 2021. This bill extends the authority to collect the fee for seven years and reduces the fee for all categories of coal. It also provides additional grants for certain priority sites and revises requirements governing the distribution of grants to states and Indian tribes from the program.
 
In addition, the bill allows states to (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding with relevant states or federal agencies to clean up lands and waters affected by such sites, and (2) partner with a community reclaimer who volunteers to carry out a reclamation project approved by the Department of the Interior.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
TSA Second Screening Act

Bill: 117-hr-2463
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Right of privacy
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

TSA Second Screening Act

 
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration to offer passengers an opportunity to undergo a secondary screening using advanced imaging technology prior to undergoing a physical inspection if an initial screening detects an object of concern.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
More Help for Seniors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2464
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

More Help for Seniors Act of 

2021

 
This bill expands eligibility for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill raises the maximum allowable income for beneficiaries to qualify from 150% to 200% of the federal poverty line.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-13
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: 2021-04-13
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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2466
Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Sales and excise taxes
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill includes armor-piercing, concealable weapons in the definition of 
firearm 
under the National Firearms Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act

Bill: 117-hr-2469
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Federal preemption
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act or the SHUSH Act

 
This bill modifies the treatment of silencers under federal statutes governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms.
 
Specifically, it removes silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation (i.e., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Additionally, it excludes a muffler or silencer from the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA).
 
Finally, the bill does the following: 
 
 
preempts state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, 
 
specifies that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the GCA meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA,
 
eliminates mandatory minimum prison terms for a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense in which a defendant uses or carries a firearm equipped with a silencer or muffler, and 
 
permits active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed silencer. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
To designate certain future interstates and high priority corridors in Kentucky, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2470
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Kentucky
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 
This bill designates the Louie B. Nunn (Cumberland) Expressway from the interchange with the Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset, Kentucky, as (1) a high priority corridor on the National Highway System, (2) a segment of the Interstate System where vehicles are subject to a weight limitation, and (3) Interstate Route I-365.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the John Armor Bingham Post Office.

Bill: 117-hr-2472
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Ohio
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the "John Armor Bingham Post Office."
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: 
This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the John Armor Bingham Post Office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Became Public Law No: 117-269.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Became Public Law No: 117-269.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7282)
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5965)
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2472.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5965-5966)
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2021-06-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-06-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 117-269
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office".

Bill: 117-hr-2473
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Ohio
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office."
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: 
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office.

action_date: 2022-12-27
text: 
This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Became Public Law No: 117-270.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Became Public Law No: 117-270.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7282)
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-11-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8486)
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2473.
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8486-8487)
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2021-06-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-06-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 117-270
Invest in American Railroads Act

Bill: 117-hr-2474
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Department of Transportation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Public-private cooperation
Railroads
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Invest in American Railroads Act

 
This bill revises and expands the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
authorizes DOT to pay certain credit risk premiums for loans or loan guarantees;
 
requires DOT to set aside at least $100 million for passenger rail projects in a given fiscal year;
 
directs DOT to provide loans and loan guarantees to private entities with controlling ownership in one or more freight railroads other than Class I carriers;
 
expands eligibility under the loan program to include reimbursement of planning, permitting, and design expenses related to acquiring, improving, or rehabilitating intermodal or rail equipment or facilities;
 
sets forth collateral and appraisal standards under the program; and
 
allows loan repayment terms to be extended up to 50 years after the date of substantial completion of a project, or the estimated useful life of the rail equipment or facilities to be acquired, rehabilitated, improved, developed, or established.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
HOV Lanes for Heroes Act

Bill: 117-hr-2475
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Commuting
Disability assistance
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation costs
User charges and fees
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

HOV Lanes for Heroes Act

 
This bill provides authority for a public authority to allow a disabled veteran to use a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility if such veteran has a license plate that clearly identifies the vehicle, a registered transponder, or other method of qualifying identification.
 
The public authority may not charge a toll to the veteran for use of the HOV facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Economic Impact of Tolling Act

Bill: 117-hr-2476
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Roads and highways
Transportation costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Economic Impact of Tolling Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from implementing a congestion pricing program for any toll road, bridge, or tunnel until an economic impact analysis is completed and made available to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Urban Forests Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2477
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Animal and plant health
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Pest management
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Urban Forests Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for support to maintain urban forests.
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a grant program to be known as the Tree City USA Grant Program to provide competitive grants to qualifying local governments to enhance and maintain urban forests.
 
USDA and the Department of Labor shall jointly establish Civilian Conservation Centers in urban and community areas.
 
A specified five-year report on state forests and their resources shall contain an analysis of forest carbon over the previous two decades. Such report shall demonstrate the efforts taken by the Forest Service to 
 
 
conduct a strategic national forest inventory by measuring field plots in combination with advanced technology to improve data, information, and estimates of precision; and 
 
use advanced geospatial technologies to improve the area and volume estimates of those field plots, especially for sub-state regions and smaller areas.
 
 
USDA shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, and Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency to
 
 
 identify strategies to increase equitable access to urban forests through existing programs and authorities; and 
 
conduct research on the benefits of urban forests for air quality, heat island mitigation, energy burden reduction, and enhanced shading for heat-resilient housing and active transit. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Menstrual Products in Federal Buildings Act

Bill: 117-hr-2478
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Menstrual Products in Federal Buildings Act

 
This bill requires federal agencies to ensure that menstrual products are stocked in, and made available free of charge in, restrooms (except for those for use by men) in public buildings that are open to the public, including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Capitol and its associated buildings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in House