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Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

Bill: 117-s-3238
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

 
This bill addresses employment standards for people with disabilities. 
 
First, the Department of Labor must award grants to states and certain eligible entities to assist them in transforming their business and program models to support people with disabilities by 
 
 
providing competitive integrated employment, 
 
assisting them in finding and retaining work in such employment,
 
providing them with integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services, and
 
ensuring that such services comply with federal regulations for individuals receiving home and community-based services. 
 
 
The bill also prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to people with disabilities and phases out existing certificates over a five-year period. 
 
Further, Labor's Office of Disability Employment must award grants for technical assistance and other strategic support to employers transitioning from special certificates to competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities. 
 
Labor must contract with a nonprofit entity to conduct an evaluation of the impact of these transitions. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Healthy MOM Act

Bill: 117-s-3239
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act

 
This bill expands health insurance coverage availability for pregnant individuals. It requires health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered by an insurer or exchange must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The special enrollment period offered by a group health plan must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the plan or is confirmed by a health care provider. The bill also makes pregnancy a qualifying life event for the purpose of enrolling in a federal employee health benefit plan.
 
Additionally, a group health plan or health insurer that covers dependents must provide coverage for maternity care to all covered individuals.
 
Any individual who is eligible for Medicaid and is, or becomes, pregnant maintains such eligibility for one year after the end of the pregnancy. The bill revises the range in which a state must establish a maximum level of family income for pregnant women and infants to be eligible for Medicaid. The upper limit of the range is eliminated and the lower limit is set to the level in place on January 1, 2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Free Veterans from Fees Act

Bill: 117-s-3240
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Licensing and registrations
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
User charges and fees
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Free Veterans from Fees Act

 
This bill waives the application fee for any application for any special use permit the sole purpose of which is to hold a veterans' special event at a war memorial on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs. 

action_date: 2022-12-12
text: 

Free Veterans from Fees Act

 
This bill waives the application fee for any application for any special use permit the sole purpose of which is to hold a veterans' special event at a war memorial on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-243.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-243.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
HACT Act

Bill: 117-s-3241
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Homeland and Cyber Threat Act
 
or the HACT Act

 
This bill allows claims in federal or state court against foreign states that conduct or participate in cyberattacks against U.S. nationals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3242
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Illinois
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for the settlement of claims by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relating to the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in northern Illinois. The reservation consists of 1,280 acres and, due to a sale in 1849, is currently occupied by the tribe and nontribe entities, including the State of Illinois, the Dekalb County government, and corporate entities.
 
In particular, the bill recognizes the tribe's ownership of 130 acres of land within the reservation. Further, the bill extinguishes the tribe's title to the remainder of the reservation.
 
Additionally, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to pay the tribe a specified amount as partial settlement of the tribe's claims for the tribe to promote economic development and land acquisition. The bill also outlines a process for subsequent payments to the tribe.
 
The tribe may use these settlement funds to acquire up to 1,151 acres of land within or near the reservation.
 
 The bill authorizes the tribe to enter into agreements with the State of Illinois and local governments. It requires land that is located within the boundaries of the reservation and owned by state and local governments to be managed to protect any human or cultural remains.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID–19 Vaccination Act

Bill: 117-s-3243
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID-19 Vaccination Act

 
This bill prohibits federal agencies from requiring federal workers or contractors to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3244
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 or the BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a student loan repayment program for health care and related professionals who are engaged in either bio-preparedness and response activities or infectious disease care in underserved communities. For each year that a professional meets the work requirements of the program, the Health Resources and Services Administration may pay up to $50,000 of the professional's student loan principal and interest, up to a maximum amount of $150,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

Bill: 117-s-3245
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act 

 
This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national conservation and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal, freshwater, or saltwater wetlands that have the ability to sequester and store carbon.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3246
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 

2021

 
This bill extends Medicare coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or risk factors for developing type-2 diabetes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
REMOTE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3247
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Student aid and college costs
Temporary and part-time employment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions Act of 2021 or the REMOTE Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses the administration of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance benefits, including by authorizing the VA to waive certain enrollment verifications, exempting foreign educational institutions from certain requirements, and extending the time limitations on the use of educational assistance benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act

Bill: 117-s-3248
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act

 
 This bill permits states and tribal entities to use unexpended COVID-19 relief funds to pay, on behalf of employers, fines for violations of the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor on November 5, 2021, titled COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to revise the rules of construction applicable to information reporting requirements imposed on brokers with respect to digital assets, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3249
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 
This bill excludes certain persons from being considered a broker for tax reporting purposes. Under current law, the transfer of digital assets from a broker to a nonbroker requires the broker to file a return beginning on January 1, 2024. The bill provides that a broker does not include any person solely engaged in the business of (1) validating distributed ledger transactions, (2) selling hardware or software for which the sole function is to permit access to digital assets on a distributed ledger, or (3) developing digital assets or protocols for use by other persons who are not customers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Providing Assistance for Transit Help to College Act

Bill: 117-s-3250
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 
 
Providing Assistance for

 Transit Help to College Act or the PATH to College Act
 
This bill authorizes grants for improving transit connections for students at institutions of higher education, such as by adding transit stops within walking distance of a campus or subsidizing transit costs for students. The Department of Transportation may award the grants to partnerships of public transit providers and one or more community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and other minority-serving institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3251
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 

2021

 or the CLASS Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from restricting students' ability to pursue claims against IHEs in court. In addition, the bill makes mandatory arbitration agreements inapplicable to enrollment agreements between students and IHEs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8453)
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Surpassing Temporary Obstructions at Ports and Guaranteeing Resources to Increase the Nation's Commercial Health Act

Bill: 117-s-3252
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Surpassing Temporary Obstructions at Ports and Guaranteeing Resources to Increase the Nation's Commercial Health Act or the STOP the GRINCH Act

 
This bill temporarily waives various requirements and makes other changes to address congestion at U.S. ports.
 
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) must waive the hours of service limits (i.e., the number of hours a driver may operate a truck or motor carrier in a set period of time) and minimum age requirements that apply to commercial driver's licenses for individuals transporting cargo directly to or from a U.S. port.
 
Additionally, the Coast Guard may temporarily allow foreign-built, -owned, and -crewed vessels to transport cargo between U.S. ports and engage in certain ship-to-ship transfers of cargo. (Current coastwise law, commonly known as the Jones Act, generally requires that vessels transporting cargo domestically be U.S.-built, -owned, and -crewed.)
 
The FMCSA and the Coast Guard must also prioritize the completion of security screenings and credentialing of maritime workers.
 
The Department of Defense must (1) inventory its intermodal equipment (e.g., trailers and chassis used to transport shipping containers) to identify equipment available for loan to trucking companies to relieve congestion at U.S. ports, and (2) establish a process to allow trucking companies to request the loan of such equipment.
 
The bill also requires the identification and designation of federal land located near U.S. ports for use as overflow areas for empty cargo containers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act

Bill: 117-s-3253
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Abortion
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing in Needs for Grieving Mothers and Fathers Act or the HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act
 

 This bill revises the family and medical leave entitlement and limits funding to certain family planning programs.
 
 Specifically, the bill provides family and medical leave due to the spontaneous loss of an unborn child of an employee or spouse of the employee. It also establishes a tax credit for an individual who experiences, during the taxable year, the stillbirth of a child who would have been a qualifying child of the individual for the taxable year if the child had been born live.
 
 The bill further prohibits the Office of Population Affairs within the Department of Health and Human Services from providing federal assistance to voluntary family planning programs that (1) perform abortions, (2) provide funding to another entity that performs abortions, or (3) refer patients to abortion providers.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3254
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (grades K-3) in targeted public elementary schools by recruiting, hiring, and supporting qualified teachers.
 
 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3255
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Mental health
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 or the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure the number of Vet Centers in certain states is increased by not less than one additional center if the VA determines the state meets specified requirements. The VA must also establish a community-based outpatient clinic in each state that does not share a land border with another state, is located not less than 2,000 miles from the contiguous United States, and contains no such clinic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3256
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the process for contracting following natural disasters.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires state and local governments to have advance contracts in place for debris removal services in order to be eligible for the public assistance grant program; and (2) limits Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement of debris removal to the lower of federal, state, or local contract rates.
 
The bill further requires FEMA to 
 
 
penalize vendors for failing to adhere to pre-disaster contracts,
 
develop and implement clear rules regarding the oversight of debris removal contracts,
 
develop a documented risk-based approach for grants that federal coordinating officers can use to determine appropriate cost-effective field presence required for debris removal oversight, and 
 
report to Congress annually detailing a comprehensive list of advance contracts and a review of the need for advance contracts that may be lacking for debris removal and other services. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lengthen the period of time during which certain controlled substances must be administered to a patient after being delivered by a pharmacy to the administering practitioner.

Bill: 117-s-3257
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

This bill increases the number of days&#8212;from 14 to 60&#8212;within which a practitioner must administer certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) to a patient for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment) after receiving the drugs from a pharmacy. Additionally, the bill revises the process by which the Department of Justice may modify the number of days within which such drugs must be administered.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate