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Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3463
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2021-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Manufacturing
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: 

Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake various actions to enhance supply chain elasticity for and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies for the Strategic National Stockpile.
 
Specifically, HHS must increase emergency stocks of supplies, geographically diversify production of supplies, and enter cooperative agreements or partnerships for purposes of supporting domestic production of supplies and replenishing supplies in the stockpile. The department's authority to enter such agreements and partnerships terminates on September 30, 2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3464
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: 

Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2021

 
This bill changes the assumptions that the Congressional Budget Office uses to calculate the baseline for discretionary spending. (A baseline is a projection of federal spending and receipts during a fiscal year under current law.) 
 
The bill changes the assumptions used for the discretionary spending baseline to 
 
 
exclude emergency and supplemental spending; 
 
eliminate adjustments required under current law for inflation, expiring housing contracts, social insurance administrative expenses, pay adjustments, and changes to other personnel benefits; and 
 
prohibit other adjustments for inflation or any other factor. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Iran China Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-3465
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2021-05-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Chemical and biological weapons
China
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International law and treaties
Iran
Middle East
Nuclear weapons
Religion
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: 

Iran China Accountability Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds to enter into any negotiation with Iran regarding an Iran nuclear agreement until the President makes specified certifications concerning the actions of China and Iran.
 
Specifically, the President must certify that China has ceased incarcerating Uighur individuals in the Xinjiang region. Additionally, the President must certify that, among other actions, Iran has terminated all agreements involving the receipt of funds from China and all ties and transfer of cash to Iranian proxy forces, including Hamas.
 
Further, any Iran nuclear agreement that the United States enters into must certify the destruction of any and all Iranian nuclear and missile capabilities, weapons, infrastructure, chemical weapons, and offensive cyber activity. Such agreement shall be deemed a treaty requiring advice and consent of the Senate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Tulsa-Greenwood Massacre Claims Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3466
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: 

Tulsa-Greenwood Massacre Claims Accountability Act of 2021 

 
This bill provides a cause of action for the victims of the 1921 race massacre that occurred in the Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Specifically, any person who acted under color of authority of the State of Oklahoma or the City of Tulsa to deprive a victim, on account of race, of any constitutional right secured to the victim at that time shall be liable to the victim or the victim's beneficiary or heir in a civil action for compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act

Bill: 117-hr-3467
Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2021-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: 

Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act

 
This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data, in cooperation with states, through relevant public health surveillance systems or surveys for a longitudinal study on the links between adverse childhood experiences and negative outcomes. In addition, the CDC may provide, directly or through grants or other agreements with public or nonprofit entities, technical assistance related to this data collection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3468
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2021-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: 

Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2021

 
This bill includes plasma donation within the scope of a public awareness campaign by the Department of Health and Human Services concerning the importance of the blood supply and the need for blood donations during the COVID-19 emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Myles Edward Scott Act

Bill: 117-hr-3470
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Myles Edward Scott Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with relevant federal agencies, to study and report on state regulations that govern the manufacture and sale of nitrous oxide (commonly referred to as laughing gas). The report must include recommendations for related federal requirements to protect human health and safety.
 
Nitrous oxide is a federally regulated substance that is sometimes used as a recreational drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3471
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Contracts and agency
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Labor market
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Minority employment
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Self-employed
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2021 

 
This bill requires publicly traded companies to disclose information annually regarding workforce management policies, practices, and performance. This includes 
 
 
demographic information; 
 
data on temporary and contract workers; 
 
employee turnover rate; 
 
employee skills and capabilities; 
 
workforce health, safety, and well-being, including findings of harassment or discrimination; and 
 
employee compensation, benefits, and incentives. 
 
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission may exempt emerging growth companies from certain disclosures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3472
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Motor fuels
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021

 
This bill extends the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel through 2025.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing Center of Excellence Act

Bill: 117-hr-3476
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Illinois
Military facilities and property
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to designate the Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base as a Center of Excellence for KC-135R maintenance operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.

Bill: 117-hr-3477
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to issue a posthumous honorary commission promoting Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, U.S. Army, to the grade of general.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Castle Pines Community Act

Bill: 117-hr-3478
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Castle Pines Community Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Castle Pines, Colorado.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Back to Work Bonus Act

Bill: 117-hr-3479
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Back to Work Bonus Act

 
This bill eliminates Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, provides for direct payments to individuals who begin work with a new employer, and otherwise addresses COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
 
Specifically, the bill allows states to provide a direct payment to individuals who are eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (an additional payment for those already receiving a weekly unemployment benefit) but who lose that eligibility subsequent to the bill's enactment due to commencing employment with a new employer. An individual must continue employment with the new employer for at least 4 weeks to be eligible for the $900 payment under the bill. This bonus payment is only available for nongovernmental employment commencing prior to August 14, 2021. Payments made by states under the bill are eligible for 100% federal reimbursement in the same manner as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation.
 
The bill also ends Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation upon enactment. Currently, it is set to end September 6, 2021.
 
Finally, the bill modifies work search requirements for claimants to receive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance so that an individual is excused from current availability or ability to work requirements for reasons related to COVID-19 only if the individual (1) has an active COVID-19 infection, (2) is ordered quarantined, or (3) has caregiving duties due to a COVID-19 infection or quarantine. (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance is a temporary federal program for individuals who are not otherwise eligible for unemployment benefits and are unemployed, partially employed, or unable to work for reasons related to COVID-19.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3120)
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3480
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Disability and health-based discrimination
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Due process and equal protection
Employment and training programs
Federal-Indian relations
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Jurisdiction and venue
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Retail and wholesale trades
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Violent crime
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes grants to support the implementation of extreme risk protection order laws at the state and local levels, extends federal firearms restrictions to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders, and expands related data collection. Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms. 
 
Among its provisions, the bill
 
 
directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to establish a grant program to help states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities implement extreme risk protection order laws;
 
extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders; and
 
requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to compile (and later destroy) records from federal, tribal, and state courts and other agencies that identify individuals who are subject to extreme risk protection orders.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3481
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 20

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This bill applies to yardmaster employees the limitations on duty hours and the restrictions on communications to employees during their off-duty hours that are currently applicable to train employees. A 
yardmaster employee
 means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Young Americans Financial Literacy Act

Bill: 117-hr-3483
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Financial literacy
Financial services and investments
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Young Americans Financial Literacy Act

 
This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to award competitive grants to eligible institutions for the establishment of financial literacy education programs for young people and families. An 
eligible institution
 is a partnership among two or more of the following
 
 
an institution of higher education;
 
a state or local government agency specializing in financial education;
 
a nonprofit agency, organization, or association; 
 
a financial institution; or
 
another small organization.
 
 
Authorized grant funded activities shall include
 
 
developing and implementing comprehensive, research based, financial-literacy education programs for young people;
 
designing instructional materials;
 
developing and supporting the delivery of professional development programs in financial literacy education;
 
improving access to, and dissemination of, financial literacy information for young people and families;
 
developing educational programs to reduce student loan default rates;
 
conducting ongoing research and evaluation of financial literacy education programs; and
 
measuring the effectiveness of authorized activities.

 
The grant program shall terminate after FY2025.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2021-05-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E577)
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit States that implement programs to assist illegal immigrants from receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3484
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 
This bill prohibits any program for which federal funds are appropriated on a discretionary basis from providing federal funds to a state that has implemented a program to provide assistance to individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing Military Service in PSLF Act

Bill: 117-hr-3486
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

Recognizing Military Service in PSLF Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to count each month for which a borrower's federal student loan payment was in deferment or forbearance during a period of active duty, including certain National Guard duty, as a qualifying payment for the purpose of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
 
Under current law, a borrower who is a service member is eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF program; however, if the borrower places their loan into deferment or forbearance while they are on active duty, that period of time does not count as a qualifying payment for the PSLF program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
National Cold War Center Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3487
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2021-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arkansas
Military facilities and property
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: 

National Cold War Center Act of 2021

 
This bill designates the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the National Cold War Center. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Introduced in House