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Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana Act

Bill: 117-s-862
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Insurance industry and regulation
Licensing and registrations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
State and local government operations
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana Act or the CLAIM Act 

 
This bill generally provides a safe harbor from penalties or other adverse agency action for insurance companies that provide services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses in jurisdictions where such activity is legal. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on barriers to marketplace entry for minority-owned and women-owned cannabis-related businesses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Asylum Abuse Reduction Act

Bill: 117-s-863
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Federal district courts
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Mexico
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Asylum Abuse Reduction Act

 
This bill places restrictions on aliens seeking asylum and contains provisions related to immigration enforcement.
 
Under this bill, an asylum seeker who arrives at a U.S. land port of entry without entry documents may not be admitted unless an asylum officer at a U.S. embassy or consulate has interviewed the alien and has concluded that the alien (1) has been persecuted in the alien's country of nationality due to their race, religion, or other characteristics; (2) has a credible fear of persecution if they returned to that country; or (3) would be tortured by the government upon return to that country. (Currently, an alien arriving at a port of entry may apply for asylum and an immigration officer there typically will give the alien a credible fear interview.)
 
Furthermore, an alien who traveled through a third country to enter the United States through the southern border shall be ineligible for asylum unless (1) the alien has applied for and been denied asylum or protection in that third country, (2) the alien was a victim of severe human trafficking, or (3) the third country is not party to certain international agreements relating to refugees.
 
Each federal judicial district shall appoint at least one judge to issue arrest warrants for individuals violating orders to depart, upon a showing of probable cause.
 
Under this bill, the 
Flores
 agreement (a lawsuit settlement which imposes various requirements relating to the treatment of alien minors detained for immigration-related purposes) shall not apply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
JOBS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-864
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 
 
Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021 or the JOBS Act of 2021

 
This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Job Training Federal Pell Grant program.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award a job training Pell Grant to a student who does not have a degree; attends an institution of higher education (IHE); is enrolled in a career and technical education program at an IHE that provides 150 to 600 clock hours of instructional time over a period of 8 to 15 weeks and provides training aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors (i.e., job training programs); and meets all other eligibility requirements for a Pell Grant.
 
It also specifies that any period during which a student receives a job training Pell Grant counts toward that student's Pell Grant eligibility period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1648-1649)
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-865
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure
Political representation
Puerto Rico
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a process for the people of Puerto Rico to vote on the political status (e.g., statehood) of the territory. Congress may ratify the decision through a joint resolution.
 
The bill declares that the legislature of Puerto Rico has the authority to call a status convention regarding the political status of the territory.
 
The bill provides for public financing of delegate elections to the status convention and establishes a Congressional Bilateral Negotiating Commission to provide advice and consultation to delegates of the status convention.
 
The status convention must provide self-determination options for a referendum of the people of Puerto Rico. Ranked-choice voting is a permitted format for the referendum. Delegates shall carry out an educational campaign through traditional paid media related to the referendum.
 
The bill provides for congressional consideration of a joint resolution to ratify the self-determination option selected through the referendum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act

Bill: 117-s-866
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Animal and plant health
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Insects
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Pest management
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act or the REPLANT Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) annually for each of the 10 years after enactment of this bill to transmit to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to be appropriated, in addition to the funds available from other sources, to replant and otherwise treat an acreage equal to the acreage to be cut over that year, plus a sufficient portion of the backlog of lands found to be in need of treatment to eliminate the backlog within the 10-year period.
 
After such 10-year period, USDA shall transmit annually to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to replant and otherwise treat all lands being cut over and maintain planned timber production on all other forested lands in the National Forest System to prevent the development of a backlog of needed work larger than the needed work at the beginning of the fiscal year. 
 
Each reforestation activity included in a renewable resource assessment shall be carried out in accordance with applicable Forest Service management practices and definitions, including definitions relating to silvicultural practices and forest management.
 
The Forest Service shall, based on recommendations from regional foresters, create a priority list of reforestation projects that primarily take place on priority land, promote effective reforestation following unplanned events, and may include activities to ensure adequate and appropriate seed availability. 
 
USDA shall give priority to projects on the priority list. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-867
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

National Women's Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, half-dollar clad coins, and proof silver $1 coins in recognition and celebration of the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. 
 
All minted coins shall include a specified surcharge, which shall be paid to the National Women's Hall of Fame Foundation to establish an endowment fund to provide for the long-term financing of the hall's operations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-868
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Hereditary and development disorders
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Huntington's Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021

 
This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with Huntington's disease. This is an inherited disorder that causes brain cells to die, including in areas of the brain that help to control voluntary movement.
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with Huntington's disease. Under current law, individuals generally must wait five months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
National Manufacturing Guard Act

Bill: 117-s-869
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Manufacturing
Minority employment
Natural disasters
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women's employment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

National Manufacturing Guard Act 

 
This bill addresses the manufacturing of critical resources (e.g., supplies that are life-sustaining or otherwise critical to U.S. national security).
 
The bill establishes the Office of Supply Chain Preparedness within the Department of Commerce, the Supply Chain Advisory Council, and the National Manufacturing Guard within the office to be activated during a crisis to procure, manufacture, and distribute critical resources. 
 
The office must establish the Supply Chain Data Exchange to account for critical resources, measure the manufacturing ability of industry partners, and plan the distribution of such resources. 
 
The bill also establishes the Manufacturing Corps to provide workforce training for manufacturing skills deemed essential to the economic security of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-870
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 

2021

 
This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare.
 
Additionally, the bill alters the definition of 
clinical social worker services
 as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition of the facility's participation in the Medicare program. The bill repeals these provisions and instead specifies that such services include certain types of health behavior assessment and intervention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Innovation Centers Acceleration Act

Bill: 117-s-871
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural practices and innovations
Aviation and airports
Business investment and capital
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Income tax credits
Infrastructure development
Labor and Employment
Manufacturing
Medical research
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education
Minority employment
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Roads and highways
Securities
Small business
Spacecraft and satellites
Student aid and college costs
Transportation programs funding
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Innovation Centers Acceleration Act

 
This bill establishes a program to advance economic development by designating nine cities as innovation centers and providing and modifying certain related grants. It also establishes the Innovation Center Selection Committee to designate these cities.
 
The innovation center designation entitles selected cities&#8212;and the businesses, research institutions, and other organizations that operate within them&#8212;to various federal funds and benefits for research activities, business and workforce development, and transportation infrastructure projects. 
 
These benefits include expanding various tax credits and incentives for businesses. The bill also makes it easier for those businesses to access loans and other financial instruments to raise capital. 
 
In addition, the bill establishes a grant program for local and tribal governments that partner with innovation centers to develop and preserve affordable housing. It also modifies existing grants, loans, and other programs that support transportation infrastructure to specifically target initiatives in innovation centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-873
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Farmland
Fires
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government trust funds
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Minority health
Pest management
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
Securities
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2021

 
This bill provides support to address the impacts of climate change.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to issue up to $1 billion in climate change obligations (e.g., bonds) in a fiscal year, with bond proceeds going into the Climate Change Resiliency Fund established by this bill. The fund must be used for a program that finances projects that reduce the economic, social, and environmental impact of the adverse effects of climate change. A percentage of those funds must be used to benefit communities that experience disproportionate impacts from climate change.
 
The Climate Change Advisory Commission, established by this bill, must provide recommendations and guidelines for the program and identify categories of the most cost-effective investments and projects that emphasize multiple benefits to commerce, human health, and ecosystems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1649-1651)
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act

Bill: 117-s-874
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Employee leave
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infrastructure development
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Land use and conservation
Minority health
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Racial and ethnic relations
Railroads
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act or the
 
BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a green transportation infrastructure program to provide competitive grants to states, local governments, and other entities for capital investments in electrified surface transportation infrastructure projects.
 
DOT must select projects that maximize sustainability, including projects that (1) promote the electrification of all public transportation, (2) contribute to climate resilience and mitigation, (3) reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and (4) achieve energy savings and reduce energy usage compared to other eligible projects.
 
Additionally, DOT must prioritize projects that (1) serve a frontline, vulnerable, or disadvantaged community; (2) are located in an area that has experienced high adverse health and environmental impacts on minority and low-income populations; (3) require federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package; or (4) add a new green space or new state or local park units and outdoor recreational areas.
 
Grants issued under the program may not be less than $2 million, with the exception of grants for project planning, preparation, or design, which are not subject to a minimum amount.
 
The federal share of the cost of a project may not exceed 85% for planning, design, and construction purposes and 50% of the operation and maintenance costs of the project for its first 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-04
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-875
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government trust funds
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement officers
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: 

Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021 

 
This bill makes state or local governments that violate immigration laws ineligible for federal financial assistance.
 
A governmental entity shall be ineligible if it(1) violates federal law by prohibiting its officials from communicating with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the immigration status of any individual, (2) restricts compliance with DHS detainer requests, or (3) has any laws or policies that violate immigration laws. (A DHS detainer request is an order or request to a state or local government to temporarily hold or transport an alien for transfer into federal custody or notify DHS before releasing an alien from custody.)
 
A government or law enforcement officer that complies with a DHS detainer request shall be acting under the color of federal authority, for the purposes of liability or immunity in a lawsuit filed by the detained individual. 
 
The bill makes it unlawful for a state or local government to discharge or discriminate against one of its law enforcement officers for complying with a DHS retainer request.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate