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Divided Families Reunification Act

Bill: 117-hr-826
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Family relationships
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
North Korea
South Korea

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Divided Families Reunification Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on its consultations with South Korea on potential opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with family in North Korea. The State Department's Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues shall periodically report to Congress on its consultations with representatives of Korean Americans with family in North Korea on reunification efforts. 

action_date: 2021-07-19
text: 

Divided Families Reunification Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on its consultations with South Korea on potential opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with family in North Korea. The State Department's Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues shall periodically report to Congress on its consultations with representatives of Korean Americans with family in North Korea on reunification efforts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 209). (text: CR H3651)
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 209).(text: CR H3651)
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3658-3659)
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 826.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3651-3652)
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Ms. Houlahan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E105)
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Voter Registration Promotion Act

Bill: 117-hr-827
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Voter Registration Promotion Act

 
This bill directs the Office of the Postmaster General to modify any hard copy change of address form used by the U.S. Postal Service so that the form contains a reminder that any individual using such form should update his or her voter registration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
PREPARE LTC Act

Bill: 117-hr-828
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act or the PREPARE LTC Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain infection control and emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, and expands certain requirements to apply to other infectious disease outbreaks beyond COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for regulations that require, and set standards for, infection control programs and emergency preparedness programs in such facilities. The bill requires facilities to report information concerning any infectious disease outbreak that results in a state or national emergency in accordance with the standards for COVID-19 reporting. It also prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from reducing the frequency of compliance surveys or waiving direct care staffing reports during such outbreaks.
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on deficiencies relating to COVID-19 infection control and direct care staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Empower our Girls Act

Bill: 117-hr-829
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government trust funds
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Empower our Girls Act

 
This bill allows certain grants authorized under the Violence Against Women Act to be used to support victims of female genital mutilation. Such grants already support victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. 
 
The bill also requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to classify female genital mutilation as a Part II crime (i.e., a less serious offense) in the Uniform Crime Reports. (The FBI compiles and periodically publishes crime statistics through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Currently, the FBI does not compile and publish information about female genital mutilation.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Wage Increase Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-830
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Wage Increase Fairness Act

 
This bill prohibits a state or municipality from establishing minimum wage requirements that treat independently owned franchises differently than other businesses based on the status of such franchises under federal law as distinct enterprises from their franchisors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Health STATISTICS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-831
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Census and government statistics
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Genetics
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Research administration and funding
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Health Standards To Advance Transparency, Integrity, Science, Technology Infrastructure, and Confidential Statistics Act of 2021 or the Health STATISTICS Act of 2021

 
This bill requires efforts to standardize reporting of public health data, including for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) data. It also expands access to federal databases for health research.
 
Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must develop uniform standards for health departments and other entities that report public health data. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award grants to entities for adopting the uniform standards and otherwise improving their reporting capabilities.
 
Furthermore, the CDC must, in consultation with the National Institutes of Health, establish specific standards within 30 days for reporting COVID-19 data. HHS must also disseminate this data subject to privacy and other requirements.
 
Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance on federal health data collection that covers, for example, ensuring data quality and increasing access to health data for research.
 
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) must carry out a demonstration program to expand an existing program that links different federal data sets for statistical public health research, including research on food insecurity, housing instability, and other social determinants of health. In particular, the program must link to the National Death Index, a database of death records maintained by the NCHS.
 
Finally, the bill requires the CDC to award grants to research entities and public health departments to increase their capacity for conducting statistical public health research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-832
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Canada
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Prescription drugs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow for the personal importation of prescription drugs from Canada in certain instances.
 
Such a drug must (1) be purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy and dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada; (2) be purchased by an individual for personal use only and in quantities not to exceed a 90-day supply; (3) be filled using a valid prescription from a physician licensed in a U.S. state; and (4) have the same active ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and strength as an FDA-approved drug. Certain types of drugs may not be imported under this program, such as controlled substances, biological products, or intravenously injected drugs.
 
An approved pharmacy under this program must be located and licensed in Canada and meet additional requirements, such as participation in ongoing and comprehensive quality assurance programs. 
 
The FDA shall publish a list of approved Canadian pharmacies on a website. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act

Bill: 117-hr-833
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act

 
This bill provides an annual inflation adjustment after 2021 to the $5,000 tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
PREPARE Act

Bill: 117-hr-834
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency Management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Pandemics Require Evaluating, Planning, And Responding Effectively Act or the PREPARE Act

 
This bill establishes the National Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the legislative branch and sets out its duties and membership.
 
The commission must investigate and report on the nation's preparedness for and response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It terminates 60 days after the submission of its final report.
 
The bill exempts the commission from certain requirements that apply to federal advisory committees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
American Opportunity Accounts Act

Bill: 117-hr-835
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Securities
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

American Opportunity Accounts Act

 
This bill establishes tax-exempt American Opportunity Accounts to provide children at birth with a $1,000 savings account with annual contributions up to $2,000 depending on family income. The accounts are available to children at age 18 for specified purposes, including educational expenses, home ownership, and investment that provides long-term returns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-836
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: American Samoa
Employment and training programs
Northern Mariana Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act

 
This bill includes for purposes of the Federal Employment Service, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E103)
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Free Speech Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-837
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Public participation and lobbying
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Free Speech Fairness Act 

 
This bill permits a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, solely because of the content of any statement that (1) is made in the ordinary course of the organization's regular and customary activities in carrying out its exempt purpose, and (2) results in the organization incurring not more than 
de minimis
 incremental expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act

Bill: 117-hr-838
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2021-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Preschool education
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: 

Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act

 
This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations for grants to assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities and for specified early childhood education programs for children with disabilities.
 
Additionally, the bill specifies reporting requirements related to the use of these funds. It also requires the Department of Education to publish on its website, and the Department of Health and Human Services to release, certain expenditure reports related to these funds.
 
The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Introduced in House