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Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6002
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2021

 
This bill requires standardized financial aid terminology and offer forms. 
 
Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must develop standard terminology and a format for financial aid offer forms based on recommendations from representatives of certain groups, including students, veterans, and institutions of higher education (IHEs). 
 
The consumer-friendly form must include specified details and disclosures, including the estimated cost of attendance, the net price that a student or family is estimated to pay, and the terms and conditions of financial aid. 
 
In addition, ED must (1) test the form with representatives of students, students' families, IHEs, secondary school and postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups; and (2) use the results to develop the final form. 
 
Each IHE that participates in federal student-aid programs must (1) use the standard form when offering financial aid to students, and (2) use the standard terminology and definitions developed by ED for all communications related to financial aid offers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6003
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act of 2021

 
This bill extends through FY2028 and makes other changes to a technology transfer program for assisting agricultural producers in rural areas.
 
Among the changes, the bill (1) incorporates a specific focus on beginning, socially disadvantaged, and veteran farmers and ranchers; and (2) expands the scope of the assistance to include improving farm viability, strengthening supply chains, and increasing resilience to extreme weather through conservation practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6004
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits using federal funds to establish any diplomatic facility in Jerusalem other than the U.S. Embassy to Israel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 117-hr-6005
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Family planning and birth control
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Access to Birth Control Act

 
This bill requires pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to ensuring access to contraceptives.
 
Specifically, pharmacies must provide without delay a customer with any contraceptive or related medication that is in stock. If the contraceptive is not in stock, the pharmacy must immediately inform the customer and either order the contraceptive or refer the customer to a pharmacy that has it in stock. Laws in some states provide pharmacists with the right to refuse to dispense contraceptive-related drugs on religious or conscience grounds.
 
Pharmacies may refuse to provide a contraceptive to a customer (1) if the customer lacks a valid prescription for a prescription contraceptive or is unable to pay for the contraceptive, or (2) based on a pharmacy employee's professional clinical judgment.
 
The bill also establishes a private cause of action and civil monetary penalties for violations of the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Keep Innovation in America Act

Bill: 117-hr-6006
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Keep Innovation in America Act

 
This bill modifies provisions enacted by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act relating to the definitions of broker and digital assets and their reporting requirements.
 
 The bill redefines 
broker
, for tax reporting purposes, to mean any person who (for consideration) stands ready in the ordinary course of business to effect sales of digital assets at the direction of their customers. 
 
 The bill redefines 
digital asset 
to mean any digital representation of value which is recorded on a cryptographically secured distribution ledger (this revised definition eliminates the discretion of the Department of the Treasury to include 
similar technology
 in the definition of digital asset). 
 
 The bill eliminates the cash reporting requirement for digital assets (i.e., receipt of more than $10,000) but requires Treasury to conduct a study of, and report on, the effect of expanding the definition of cash to include any digital asset.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the expansion of coverage of vaccines under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6007
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of vaccines to include any vaccine for adults that is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Currently, Medicare covers vaccines for influenza, hepatitis B, pneumococcal disease, and COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
See the Board Act

Bill: 117-hr-6008
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

See the Board Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support nonprofit organizations in furnishing eye-care services free of charge to students in public elementary or secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Pandemic Cessation Act

Bill: 117-hr-6009
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Pandemic Cessation Act

 
This bill automatically terminates the COVID-19 public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, when the Food and Drug Administration approves a new drug (or authorizes the emergency use of a drug) to treat COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Schweikert. Petition No: 117-11. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2022030911?Page=2&CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Protect Our Workers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6010
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Army Corps of Engineers
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor standards
Public contracts and procurement
Transportation and Public Works
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Protect Our Workers Act of 2021

 This bill requires the Army Corps of Engineers to provide to each Corps district clarifying, uniform guidance with respect to prevailing wage requirements for its contractors and subcontractors. This guidance must 
 
conform with the Department of Labor's regulations, policies, and guidance with respect to the proper implementation and enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act and other related acts;
 
direct Corps districts to investigate worker complaints and third-party complaints within 30 days of the date of filing; and 
 
instruct Corps districts that certified payroll reports submitted by contractors and subcontractors and the information contained therein shall be publicly available and are not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Make in America to Sell in America Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6011
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Buy American requirements
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial policy and productivity
Manufacturing
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Make in America to Sell in America Act of 2021

 
This bill requires certain actions to identify critical goods and establish minimum domestic content requirements.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce to publish an annual report that identifies finished and intermediate goods that are critical for U.S. national security or the protection of the industrial base.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes a minimum domestic content requirement for those covered goods identified in Commerce's report. A covered good may not be introduced for sale in the United States unless the domestic value content of the good is more than 50%, with limited exceptions. The President may waive this requirement under specified circumstances.
 
Further, the bill establishes enforcement provisions, including civil penalties and investigations by the U.S. International Trade Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2021-11-17
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: 2021-11-17
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: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act

Bill: 117-hr-6012
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response of the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a Resilience Accelerator Demonstration Program. Under the program, the office must make awards to DOE's National Laboratories for projects that demonstrate innovative technologies to improve the electric grid's resilience to wildfires.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6013
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2021-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: 

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate (56 cents per mile in 2021).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6014
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the independent Afghanistan War Commission within the legislative branch.
 
The commission must conduct a study of various matters related to U.S. operations and activities in Afghanistan, including (1) U.S. military, diplomatic, development and intelligence objectives from September 1, 1996, to August 30, 2021; (2) the efficacy of U.S. efforts to meet such objectives; (3) the factors that led to the collapse of the Afghan National Defense Security Forces in 2021; and (4) the efficacy of efforts to fight corruption. 
 
The commission must annually report to Congress on the progress of its study. Within three years (with an extension of up to one year available) of the commission's first meeting, it must submit to Congress a final report with a detailed statement of findings, recommendations, and lessons learned. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in House
Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-hr-6015
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Europe
Germany
International law and treaties
Lawyers and legal services
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz in recognition of his service to the United States and the international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and his lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and the rule of law.

action_date: 2022-05-10
text: 

Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz in recognition of his service to the United States and the international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and his lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and the rule of law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4755-4756)
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6015.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4755-4758)
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Mr. Garcia (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6016
Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2021-11-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Government studies and investigations
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Performance measurement
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
Unemployment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: 

Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits executive agencies from requiring contractors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study the degree to which Executive Order 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors) caused disruptions to federal contracts, supply chains, and transportation systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Introduced in House