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Arctic Diplomacy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2967
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Bering Sea
Canada
Denmark
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Finland
Iceland
Infrastructure development
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
Military operations and strategy
Norway
Research administration and funding
Russia
Sweden
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Arctic Diplomacy Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Arctic Affairs within the Department of State. The position shall maintain continuous observation and coordination of matters pertaining to foreign policy in the Arctic, including trade, the environment, and political-military affairs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-2968
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

 
This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit.
 
The new Ninth Circuit shall be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit shall be composed of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. 
The bill creates two additional circuit court judgeships for the Ninth Circuit. 
It creates 77 additional district court judgeships in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. 
Additionally, it converts eight temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act

Bill: 117-s-2969
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 
 
 
Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act
 
This bill establishes the Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals. 
The commission must (1) study the current structure of the federal courts of appeals, with particular reference to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and (2) recommend changes to promote the expeditious and effective disposition of cases.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Judicial Reorganization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2970
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Judicial Reorganization Act of 2021

 
This bill creates a new U.S. Court of Appeals by dividing the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The newly created U.S. Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Circuit shall have jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit shall retain jurisdiction over California, Guam, and Hawaii. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
EMS Counts Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2971
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Health personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

EMS Counts Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget, to revise the broad description under the occupational series 
33-2011 Firefighters 
of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification System of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to separately account for firefighters who also serve as paramedics or emergency medical technicians. Specifically, the classification system must include the following detailed occupations:
 
 
Firefighters;
 
 Firefighter/EMTs;
 
 Firefighter/Paramedics; and
 
 Firefighters, All Other.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.

Bill: 117-s-2972
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 
This bill repeals Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, which protects a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., social media company) from liability for screening or blocking objectionable content. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health.

Bill: 117-s-2973
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 
This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
PROTECT Act

Bill: 117-s-2974
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act or the PROTECT Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a strategy and carry out a specific initiative to prevent and reduce the use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products among youth and young adults.
 
As part of the initiative, the CDC must
 
 
conduct research and surveillance on types of products, patterns of use, health impacts, and other aspects of the use of such products by youth and young adults;
 
evaluate prevention and intervention strategies and develop guidance for intervening and treating youth and young adults who use such products;
 
identify effective messaging and communication efforts and implement a national public education campaign concerning the use of such products; and
 
continue to fund grants for tobacco control programs in health departments, including efforts to prevent and reduce the use of such products by youth and young adults.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
1st Lt. Hugh Conor McDowell Safety in Armed Forces Equipment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2975
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
Performance measurement
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

1st Lt. Hugh Conor McDowell Safety in Armed Forces Equipment Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy to jointly implement a five-year pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using data recorders to monitor, assess, and improve the readiness and safety of the operation of military tactical vehicles (e.g., Army Strykers).
 
The program must be carried out at not fewer than one military station in the United States that (1) contains the necessary force structure, equipment, and maneuver training ranges to collect necessary driver and vehicle data; and (2) represents at least one of the five training ranges that did not track unit location during training, as identified by the Government Accountability Office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Student Loan Repayment Freedom Act

Bill: 117-s-2976
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Student Loan Repayment Freedom Act

 
This bill allows a federal student loan borrower to terminate repayment under an income-based repayment plan and instead elect to repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which the borrower is eligible. Currently, a federal student loan borrower repaying under an income-based repayment plan may only change to the standard repayment plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2977
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 20

21

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish a pilot grant program to help eligible manufacturers retain retiring employees for up to 90 days for the purpose of transferring job-specific skills and training to other employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-2978
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to consider sanctioned transactions involving precious metals when assessing whether a jurisdiction, financial institution, class of transactions, or type of account is of primary money laundering concern for purposes of reporting, recordkeeping, and certain account restrictions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

Bill: 117-s-2979
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media
Technology transfer and commercialization
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

 
This bill establishes the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to analyze and develop policies related to internet and communications technologies.
 
Specific activities of the office include, for example, developing policies that promote (1) innovation, competition, and other elements of the communications, media, and technology markets; (2) security and resilience to cybersecurity incidents while fostering innovation; and (3) commercialization of communications technologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act

Bill: 117-s-2980
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Livestock
New Mexico
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, for public land, and the Department of Agriculture, for National Forest System land, to accept the donation of any valid existing leases or permits authorizing grazing on such lands in New Mexico beginning in FY2022. 
 
For each permit or lease donated, the department concerned shall (1) terminate the grazing permit or lease; and (2) except as provided below, ensure a permanent end to grazing on the land covered by the permit or lease. 
 
If the land covered by a permit or lease that is donated also is covered by another valid grazing permit or lease that is not donated, the department concerned shall not allow the total grazing use on the land to exceed the average actual grazing use under the other valid grazing permit or lease for the five-year period preceding the date of the donation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Failed to report favorably.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
HELPER Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2981
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021 or the HELPER Act of 2021 

 
This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Specifically, these individuals may be eligible for a one-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment and no monthly mortgage insurance premium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-2982
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish grant programs and set up a website to reduce suicide rates among youth and young adults (those under age 26), including by addressing the use of firearms in suicides and suicide attempts.
 
Specifically, HHS must award grants to states, Indian tribes, health departments, hospitals, or other organizations to train health care providers on lethal means safety (e.g., safe storage of firearms), relevant laws concerning the use and possession of firearms, and other suicide prevention and intervention strategies for youth and young adults. Grantees may use a portion of funds to make secure gun storage or safety devices available to residences with an individual under age 26 who is at risk of suicide.
 
In addition, HHS must award grants to health professional schools to integrate content into their curricula and continuing education programs about suicide prevention strategies and interventions to reduce suicide rates among youth and young adults.
 
The bill also requires HHS to develop and maintain a website that contains information for individuals under age 26, their families, health care providers, and health professional schools concerning suicide prevention and the use of firearms in suicide attempts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
ADAPT for COVID Act

Bill: 117-s-2983
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Medical research
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies for Coronavirus Act or the ADAPT for COVID Act 

 
This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)to create an expedited drug approval process specifically for drugs that are currently approved for sale in certain countries (i.e., a European Economic Area member country, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, or Switzerland) and meet certain criteria. Such criteria shall include establishing that (1) the drug is safe and effective, (2) all relevant U.S. patents or legal exclusivities have expired, and (3) the drug is intended to treat or prevent COVID-19 or another disease of epidemic potential. 
 
The FDA must process and review an application under this bill within 180 days of submission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act

Bill: 117-s-2984
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act

 
This bill excludes certain arrangements or agreements regarding education loans from the definition of a 
preferred lender arrangement
.
 
A preferred lender arrangement is an arrangement or agreement between a lender and an institution of higher education (IHE) that receives federal funding or assistance (1) under which a lender issues education loans to students attending the IHE; and (2) that relates to the IHE recommending, promoting, or endorsing the education loan products of the lender.
 
The bill provides that arrangements or agreements made under a state-based education loan program or that are funded, insured, or guaranteed by any federal agency other than the Department of Education do not meet the definition of a preferred lender agreement for purposes of certain required disclosures to student borrowers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2985
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 

Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act 

of 2021

 
This bill authorizes advance appropriations for several covered appropriations accounts of (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education within the Department of the Interior, and (2) the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services. The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year. 
 
The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Affairs are (1) Operation of Indian Programs, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program, (4) Construction, and (5) Payments for Tribal Leases. The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Education are (1) Operation of Indian Education Programs, and (2) Education Construction.
 
The covered accounts within the Indian Health Service are (1) Indian Health Services, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) Payments for Tribal Leases, and (4) Indian Health Facilities. 
 
The bill also requires the President's budget and the supporting documents submitted to Congress to include detailed estimates related to the advance appropriations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require a review of sanctions with respect to Russian kleptocrats and human rights abusers.

Bill: 117-s-2986
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign and international banking
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
Human rights
Russia
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: 
This bill requires the President to report to Congress a determination as to whether certain specified Russian persons meet the criteria to be subject to sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. 
 
Russian persons specified in this bill include businessperson Roman Abramovich, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7002)
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate