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Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4246
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that establish or maintain a point-of-contact system for a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer to verify that a firearm sale or transfer would be lawful.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Disabled National Guardsmen Act

Bill: 117-hr-4247
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Supporting Disabled National Guardsmen Act

 
This bill provides disability pay and medical care for members of the National Guard who were physically disabled as a result of state active duty.
 State active duty
 includes training or other duty in service to the governor of a state for which the member is not entitled to federal pay, but excludes required drills and field exercises.
 
The bill expands eligibility for Department of Defense retired pay to such members who are physically disabled as a result of state active duty after September 23, 1996. Such pay must be reduced if it is determined to duplicate any other federal or state benefit to such members based on disability.
 
The bill also makes such members eligible for hospital care and medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to treat the disability and any illness or condition arising from the disability. The VA may provide reimbursement for hospital care or medical services provided to such members only after a member or the provider of care has exhausted (without success) all claims and remedies reasonably available against a third party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Workflex in the 21st Century Act

Bill: 117-hr-4248
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Workflex in the 21st Century Act 

 
This bill establishes a voluntary option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits.
 
A flexible workplace arrangement plan must provide all employees with a minimum amount of paid leave per year that ranges from 12 to 20 days, depending on the size of the employer and the tenure of the employee. 
 
The plan must also provide employees that meet certain service requirements with at least one of the following flexible work options:
 
 
 a biweekly work program, 
 
 a compressed work schedule,
 
 a remote work program, 
 
 a job sharing program, 
 
 flexible scheduling, or 
 
predictable scheduling. 
 
 
The bill also specifies various requirements for paid leave and the flexible work options. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Screening With Dignity Act

Bill: 117-hr-4249
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Screening With Dignity Act

 
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop procedures to appropriately and respectfully screen self-identified transgender air passengers and passengers traveling with religious headwear or other articles of faith and begin training of all TSA Officers on such procedures.
 
The TSA must implement protections for such passengers, including (1) prohibiting human viewing of passenger images and conducting pat downs by an officer of the gender requested by the passenger; and (2) ensuring secondary screening measures are no more intrusive than necessary to resolve an alarm or other concern raised by primary screening, including consideration of the sensitivity of the groin, chest, and other body areas and the sensitivity of religious articles of faith such as religious headwear.
 
The TSA shall separately study and report on (1) the cost and feasibility of retrofitting advanced image technology screening equipment to distinguish between foreign objects and human body parts (including hair) in a manner that is gender neutral; and (2) the impact of imaging technology on transgender passengers, passengers whose religious faith requires them to travel with articles of faith, and passengers traveling with assistive devices.
 
Additionally, the TSA must identify any policy, procedure, or training changes and complete any testing, certification, and assessment for qualifying additional technology to ensure that any advanced imaging utilized for passenger screening meets certain requirements, including not generating alarms based only on passengers' body parts (including hair), undergarments, or religious headwear.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4251
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a special tribal behavioral health grant program and expands the applicability of certain federal health care provisions to American Indians and Alaska Natives. 
Specifically, the bill provides funds for and requires the Indian Health Service (IHS) to award grants to eligible entities (e.g., tribal health programs) for the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. 
The bill defines 
Indian
 for purposes of health insurance reform, exchanges, and subsidies to include individuals of Indian descent who are members of an Indian community served by the IHS and individuals considered by the Department of Health and Human Services to be Indian for purposes of eligibility for Indian health care services. Individuals included in the definition are eligible for special monthly enrollment periods on health insurance exchanges and elimination of cost sharing under individual health coverage for those whose income is not more than 300% of the poverty line. Under current law, only members of Indian tribes are eligible for these benefits.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

Bill: 117-hr-4252
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Higher education
Minority education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 
This bill rescinds specified funds that were provided to the Department of Agriculture for assistance and support for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners and operators. The bill makes the rescinded funds available for scholarships at 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system).

action_date: 2021-11-03
text: 
This bill rescinds specified funds that were provided to the Department of Agriculture for assistance and support for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners and operators. The bill makes the rescinded funds available for scholarships at 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-172.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-172.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 3.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Discharged.
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4253
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cancer
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Metals
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit chromium-6 in drinking water. Specifically, the bill directs the EPA to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6, which must include a filtration requirement. Adverse health effects associated with exposure to chromium-6 include some types of cancer. Chromium-6 occurs naturally and it is also produced by industrial processes. It is used in coating to protect metals from corrosion, stainless steel production, wood preservation, and textile dyeing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Low Carbon Biofuel Act

Bill: 117-hr-4254
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Low Carbon Biofuel
 
Act

 
This bill allows certain taxpayers (defined by this bill as an
 oxygenate blender
 and a
 retailer
) a new business-related income tax credit for the sale or blending of E15 gasoline (more than 13 and not more than 15 volume percent ethanol) and other fuels containing more than 15 volume percent ethanol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
FAIR Crash Tests Act

Bill: 117-hr-4255
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Technology assessment
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Furthering Advanced and Inclusive Research for Crash Tests Act or the FAIR Crash Tests Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's use of crash test dummies, including how the administration's practices compare to the European New Car Assessment Programme and other programs that test vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Bill: 117-hr-4257
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

 
This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Digital Identity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4259
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Strengthening Digital Identity Act of 2021
 
 
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to take into account strengthening identity proofing under the program to support the development of voluntary and cost-effective technical standards, metrology, test beds, and conformance criteria for identity management.
 
NIST shall develop and implement a technical roadmap for identity management research and the development of standards and guidelines focused on enabling the use and adoption of modern digital identity solutions.
 
 NIST shall develop and periodically update a framework of standards, methodologies, procedures, and processes as a guide for federal, state, and local governments to follow when providing services related to digital identity verification. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
ICBM Act

Bill: 117-hr-4260
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military command and structure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Investing in Commonsense Ballistic Missiles Act of 2021 or the ICBM Act

 
This bill addresses the transfer and use of funds intended for defense programs. Specifically, the bill prohibits defense funds in FY2022-FY2031 from being obligated or expended for the ground-based strategic deterrent program or the W87-1 warhead modification program.
 
The Department of Defense (DOD) must transfer the unobligated balances intended for its ground-based strategic deterrent program to the Department of the Air Force.
 
DOD must carry out a life extension program of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles to extend the life of such missiles to 2040. DOD must ensure the program incorporates new and necessary technologies that could also be incorporated in the future ground-based strategic deterrent program. Additionally, the program must use nondestructive testing methods and technologies similar to those used by the Navy for Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missiles to reduce destructive testing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-06-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E719-720)
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Act

Bill: 117-hr-4261
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study evaluating federal requirements for pipeline facilities concerning seismicity, erosion, and other dynamic geological conditions. DOT must consult with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the study.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-06-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E727)
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Investor Opportunities Act

Bill: 117-hr-4262
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Increasing Investor Opportunities Act 

 
This bill allows a closed-end fund&#8212;a portfolio of pooled assets with a limited number of shares traded on an exchange&#8212;to increase their investments in private investment funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Patient Parity Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4263
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Patient Parity Protection Act of 

2021

 
This bill allows certain off-campus departments of providers to be included in the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services. Providers must attest that the department was previously considered on-campus or otherwise met applicable requirements, but is now off-campus due to the provider's forced relocation to meet patient needs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-06-30
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: 2021-06-30
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: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
Requiring Education Providers to Observe Requirements or Trigger Fines Act

Bill: 117-hr-4264
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2021-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Asia
Caribbean area
Charitable contributions
China
Civil actions and liability
Contracts and agency
Cuba
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Education programs funding
Europe
Government information and archives
Higher education
Hong Kong
Iran
Latin America
Middle East
North Korea
Research administration and funding
Russia
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: 

Requiring Education Providers to Observe Requirements or Trigger Fines Act or the REPORT Fines Act

 
This bill modifies the disclosure threshold regarding gifts or contracts from a foreign source that institutions of higher education (IHEs) must report to the Department of Education (ED). The bill also establishes new penalties for failure to report.
 
Under current law, an IHE is required to disclose to ED a gift or contract that is from a foreign source and is valued at $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with that foreign source within a calendar year. The bill instead requires the IHE to disclose such a gift or contract that is valued at $50,000 or more within a calendar year.
 
In addition, the bill establishes new penalties for IHEs that fail to report to ED. These penalties include written warnings, civil penalties, and ineligibility for federal research funds. Further, the bill establishes accelerated penalties for IHEs that receive funding from certain countries (e.g., China or Russia).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-30
text: Introduced in House