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A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-783
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marketing and advertising
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

COVID Community Care Act

 
This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to the HHS Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund and the Indian Health Service for implementing programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 in medically underserved communities and among tribal populations, respectively. 
 
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Jobs for Economic Recovery Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-784
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment taxes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Jobs for Economic Recovery Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes an employment and training program to assist workers who are unemployed or underemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and other displaced workers and those who face barriers to employment, to obtain employment, including through subsidized employment programs.
 
Specifically, states, Indian tribes, local governments, and particular nonprofits must meet certain conditions before receiving funding to establish these programs.
 
In addition to providing this funding, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award temporary grants to these entities to plan and implement the programs.
 
The HHS Inspector General must biennially audit a sample of the state programs to ensure compliance with program and nondisplacement requirements, and to identify and protect against any waste, fraud, or abuse in such programs.
 
HHS must make information publicly available to job seekers online about whether they are eligible for state, local, or tribal program employment services, and the agency to contact for further information.
 
The bill also creates an employee retention work opportunity tax credit for employers that retain workers hired through the program for 24 months.
 
Finally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate whether the retention credit (1) had a meaningful impact on retention as compared to currently existing and previous subsidized employment programs, and (2) was easily understood by employers and had an impact on hiring decisions in addition to any subsidy received by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
China Trade Relations Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-785
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Abortion
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Family planning and birth control
Free trade and trade barriers
Government lending and loan guarantees
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Intellectual property
Labor standards
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Religion
Surgery and anesthesia
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade secrets and economic espionage
U.S. and foreign investments
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

China Trade Relations Act of 2021

 
This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights by China. 
 
Specifically, during any period in which China engages in specified activities (e.g., using slave labor, performing forced abortion or sterilization, or hindering the free exercise of religion) (1) products from China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), (2) China may not participate in any U.S. program that extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and (3) the President may not conclude any commercial agreement with China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop for School Buses Act

Bill: 117-s-786
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Pedestrians and bicycling
Photography and imaging
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Stop for School Buses Act 

 
This bill addresses safety measures and programs to prevent the illegal passing of school buses.
 
Specifically, the Department of Transportation must
 
 
conduct a review of existing state laws and programs regarding the illegal passing of school buses, including laws that may inhibit school bus loading zone countermeasures;
 
establish and implement a nationwide public safety campaign to highlight the dangers of illegally passing school buses, including by providing students and the public information relating to safe loading and unloading of school buses;
 
review and evaluate the effectiveness of various technologies to enhance school bus safety;
 
review driver education materials in states to determine how the illegal passing of school buses is addressed; and
 
research and prepare a report on the connections between the illegal passing of school buses and other safety issues.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the local coordinating entity for the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area under that Act.

Bill: 117-s-787
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Louisiana
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance to the Atchafalaya Trace Commission for the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area in Louisiana for another 15-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Firearms Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-788
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Income tax credits
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Firearms Safety Act

 
This bill allows an individual taxpayer a new refundable tax credit for the sum of amounts paid for any gun safe and for a concealed carry firearms course or firearm safety course. The bill prohibits any requirement to provide information on firearms owned by the taxpayer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Advisory Committee Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-790
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Political parties and affiliation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Federal Advisory Committee 

Transparency Act

This bill revises provisions regarding federal advisory committees, including to (1) require designation of committee members as special government employees or representatives, (2) apply the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to subcommittees and subgroups, and (3) require publication of certain information about advisory committees.
 
The bill requires appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or campaign activity, unless required by federal statute. Each agency, prior to appointing members to an advisory committee, must solicit nominations for potential committee members. The agency shall solicit nominations at least once every two years.
 
The bill provides statutory authority for the designation of advisory committee members as special government employees (if they are appointed to exercise their individual best judgement) or representatives (if they are appointed to represent a nongovernment entity). Agencies may not designate committee members as representatives to avoid federal ethics rules.
 
Each agency shall make available on its website specified information about each of the agency's advisory committees, including membership, meeting minutes, and notices of future meetings. The General Services Administration must also publish this information.
 
The bill revises requirements for Advisory Committee Management Officers, including to require them to be senior officials with expertise in implementing FACA.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report on agency compliance with FACA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-791
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Birds
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to develop and implement strategies for reducing bird fatalities from collisions with public buildings. 
 
Specifically, the GSA must incorporate relevant features and strategies into public buildings that are newly constructed, acquired, or substantially altered so as to reduce bird fatalities. The GSA must also develop a related design guide and annually certify its active use. The bill's provisions do not apply to buildings and sites on the National Register of Historic Places, the White House and its grounds, the Supreme Court building and its grounds, or the U.S. Capitol and any buildings on its grounds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
HAULS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-792
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural practices and innovations
Aquaculture
Department of Transportation
Fishes
Forests, forestry, trees
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Insects
Labor standards
Livestock
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021 or the HAULS Act of 202

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This bill modifies exemptions with respect to commercial motor vehicle safety regulations involving the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies.
 
The bill allows the federal hours-of-service rules exemption regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies to apply year-round. Current law provides an exception from the federal hours-of-service rules for the transportation of agricultural commodities within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location only during planting and harvest periods which are determined by each state.
 
Additionally, the Department of Transportation must revise the definition of agricultural commodity to include specific commodities that are covered by the federal hours-of-service rules exception.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
CBO Show Your Work Act

Bill: 117-s-793
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional agencies
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

CBO Show Your Work Act 

 
This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to make available to Congress and the public each fiscal model, policy model, and data preparation routine that the CBO uses to estimate the costs and other fiscal, social, or economic effects of legislation. 
 
For each estimate of the costs and other fiscal effects of legislation, the CBO must also disclose, in a manner sufficient to permit replication by individuals not employed by the CBO, the data, programs, models, assumptions, and other details of the computations used to prepare the estimate. 
 
For data that may not be disclosed, the CBO must make available to Congress and the public
 
 
 a complete list of all data variables for the data; 
 
 descriptive statistics for all data variables for the data, to the extent that the descriptive statistics do not violate the rule against disclosure; 
 
 a reference to the statute requiring that the data not be disclosed; and 
 
 contact information for the individual or entity who has unrestricted access to the data. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-794
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Income tax rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the current 21% income tax rate of corporations whose ratio of compensation of their principal executive officers or other highest compensated employees to median worker compensation is more than 50 to 1, in which case the increase is 0.5%. The pay ratio disparity extends from 100 to 1 to 500 to 1, in which case the increase is 5%. The bill exempts from such increase certain corporations based upon their average annual gross receipts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act

Bill: 117-s-795
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act

 
This bill establishes the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.
 
The purpose of the site is to preserve, protect, and interpret (1) the Great Migration, (2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett Till, (3) the courage and activism of Mamie Till-Mobley, and (4) the civil rights movement.
 
The National Park Service shall prepare a general management plan for the site.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
PACT Act

Bill: 117-s-797
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act or the PACT Act

 
This bill requires providers of interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) to publish their policy explaining the types of content permissible on the service and provide a system for users to submit complaints about content that may violate the policy or involve illegal content.
 
Further, social media companies must establish a process for removing certain content that violates their policies and notifying the information content provider about the removal, including a mechanism to appeal the removal. Social media companies also must publish a report every six months that details the instances in which the company took action with respect to content, including removing content, deprioritizing content, and suspending content provider accounts. The bill removes certain liability protections for companies if the company has actual knowledge of illegal content on its service and does not remove it within specified time frames.
 
The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Federal Trade Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 Recovery Rebates are not provided to prisoners.

Bill: 117-s-798
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 
This bill prohibits the payment of the 2021 recovery rebate to prisoners, fugitives, probationers, and parolees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
SCALE Act

Bill: 117-s-799
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental technology
Government lending and loan guarantees
Labor standards
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Metals
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Technology transfer and commercialization
Wages and earnings
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions Act or the SCALE Act

 
This bill establishes programs within the Department of Energy that provide financial support and incentives to develop infrastructure for carbon dioxide capture, transport, utilization, and storage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Bill: 117-s-800
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

 
This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Connected MOM Act

Bill: 117-s-801
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-03-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicaid
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: 

Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act or the Connected MOM Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report, and provide resources for states, on coverage of remote physiologic devices and related services (e.g., blood glucose monitors) under Medicaid, so as to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Introduced in Senate