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Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act

Bill: 117-s-1309
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act or the HEAT Act

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of home health services that are furnished via telehealth during a public health emergency, in accordance with specified requirements.
 
Specifically, the bill allows telehealth services to substitute for in-person home health services and to be considered as home health visits for purposes of payment under Medicare during a public health emergency. Such services (1) may not constitute more than 50% of the number of billable visits in a 30-day period, (2) must be furnished under a plan of care established by a practitioner with whom the beneficiary has an existing care relationship, and (3) must be furnished in accordance with the beneficiary's consent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2170)
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

Bill: 117-s-1310
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Human rights
Religion
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Ukraine
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

 
This bill directs the President, when determining whether Russia is a country of particular concern for religious freedom under certain federal laws, to consider incidents occurring in the parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia or Russia-affiliated non-state groups. (The United States may take certain actions, such as withdrawing development assistance, against a country of particular concern for religious freedom.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1311
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Area studies and international education
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government information and archives
Higher education
International exchange and broadcasting
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Trade secrets and economic espionage
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Safeguarding Educational Institutions, Colleges, Universities, and Research Entities from China's Attempts to Misappropriate Property of the United States Act of 2021 or the SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits certain Chinese citizens from receiving visas to participate in graduate or post-graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and contains other related provisions.
 
This prohibition applies to F (academic student) and J (exchange visitor) visas and does not apply to citizens or permanent residents of Taiwan or Hong Kong. (China considers Taiwan a Chinese province. Hong Kong is a special administrative region within China, and most of its permanent inhabitants are Chinese citizens.) 
 
The Department of State may waive this prohibition on a case-by-case basis for national security purposes or if the applicant is a member of a religious or ethnic group that is systematically oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party.
 
Institutions of higher education in the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Program must annually certify that no prohibited Chinese citizens are permitted to participate in the institution's graduate or post-graduate STEM programs. 

A recipient of a federal STEM research grant must certify that the recipient (1) is not a Chinese citizen or a participant in a Chinese government foreign researcher recruitment program (a program that compensates individuals to conduct STEM-related research and development), and (2) will not knowingly use grant funds to employ such an individual. 
 
Entities that receive certain federal research or education assistance shall not knowingly employ any individual participating in a Chinese government foreign researcher recruitment program.
 
An individual who recruits or performs research for such a program must register as an agent of a foreign principal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Bill: 117-s-1312
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Disability assistance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Social Welfare
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

 
This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body).
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Under current law, individuals generally must wait five months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Honoring All Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1313
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Honoring All Veterans Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill adds the following as a mission statement for the Department of Veterans Affairs: &quot;To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those 'who shall have borne the battle' and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1314
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Inflation and prices
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the excise tax on cigarettes and equalizes tax rates among all other tobacco products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2170-2171)
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Lymphedema Treatment Act

Bill: 117-s-1315
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Health care coverage and access
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Lymphedema Treatment Act

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of lymphedema compression treatment items. Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of (1) standard and custom fitted gradient compression garments that are prescribed by a physician or other specified health care professional to treat lymphedema, and (2) other devices determined to be effective in the prevention or treatment of lymphedema.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act

Bill: 117-s-1317
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act

 
This bill modifies the boundary of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona to include approximately 97.71 acres of identified Forest Service land.
 
The bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over the Forest Service land from the Forest Service to the National Park Service (NPS).
 
The NPS shall administer the added land as part of the monument.

action_date: 2022-01-31
text: 

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act

 
This bill modifies the boundary of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona to include approximately 97.71 acres of identified Forest Service land.
 
The bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over the Forest Service land from the Forest Service to the National Park Service (NPS).
 
The NPS shall administer the added land as part of the monument.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.
action_date: 2022-01-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-61.
action_date: 2022-01-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-61.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-s-1318
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Historic sites and heritage areas
Lakes and rivers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

 
This bill extends the period during which the Department of the Interior may make grants or provide assistance for the Yuma Crossing Heritage Area in Arizona through FY2036.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-1319
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information.
 
The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public.
 
The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Chiricahua National Park Act

Bill: 117-s-1320
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Chiricahua National Park Act

 
This bill redesignates the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as the Chiricahua National Park.

action_date: 2022-03-02
text: 

Chiricahua National Park Act

 
This bill redesignates the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as the Chiricahua National Park.

action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 

Chiricahua National Park Act

 
This bill redesignates the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as the Chiricahua National Park.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1887; text: CR S1887)
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1887; text: CR S1887)
action_date: 2022-03-02
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 297.
action_date: 2022-03-02
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-88.
action_date: 2022-03-02
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-88.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

Bill: 117-s-1322
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Buy American requirements
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Industrial facilities
Labor standards
Manufacturing
Metals
Oil and gas
Public-private cooperation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program that provides grants for energy efficiency improvement projects in the manufacturing sector. 
 
The following types of entities are eligible for grants:
 
 
state energy offices;
 
Native American tribes;
 
nonprofit organizations that focus on providing energy efficiency or renewable energy services and receive funding from states, tribes, or utilities;
 
electric cooperative groups; or 
 
 entities with a public-private partnership under the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. 
 
 
The entities that receive grants must then distribute subgrants to certain small- or medium-sized manufacturers (employing no more than 750 employees) located in the same states as the entities. Recipients of subgrants must carry out projects that (1) improve the energy efficiency of the manufacturers, and (2) develop technologies that reduce electricity or natural gas use by the manufacturers. 
 
The bill establishes labor requirements for projects that receive grant funding under this bill. In addition, grant projects may only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless DOE grants a waiver of the requirement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
End Price Gouging for Medications Act

Bill: 117-s-1323
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia
Australia
Canada
Civil actions and liability
Europe
France
Germany
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Inflation and prices
Italy
Japan
Medicaid
Medical research
Medicare
Military medicine
Netherlands
North America
Oceania
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

End Price Gouging for Medications Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set maximum prices for prescription drugs under specified federal health programs. Specifically, HHS must establish reference prices based on certain factors, including drug prices in listed countries. Retail prices of covered drugs under specified federal health programs (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid) may not exceed the established reference prices. Drugs must also be available at such prices to uninsured individuals and to individuals with private health insurance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Woman’s Right To Know Act

Bill: 117-s-1325
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Lawyers and legal services
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Woman's Right To Know Act

 
This bill specifies requirements for informed consent that health care providers must obtain before performing an abortion procedure.
 
Providers must present a woman seeking an abortion with an authorization form at least 24 hours before performing the procedure. The form must (1) include specified information concerning gestational age, associated developmental characteristics, and medical risks; (2) disclose penalties that providers may face for failing to obtain the requisite informed consent; and (3) include an affirmation that the individual signing the form understands the information. The form must be signed and witnessed in person and retained in the medical file.
 
Providers do not have to obtain such consent if, in reasonable medical judgment, obtaining it would pose a greater risk of death or substantial physical impairment of a major bodily function, excluding psychological or emotional conditions, of the pregnant woman.
 
The bill also establishes civil penalties for providers who do not comply with these requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Domestic Manufacturing Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1326
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Asia
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Europe
India
International law and treaties
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Domestic Manufacturing Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing regulations that regulate greenhouse gas emissions until China, India, and Russia each adhere to the same reduction targets as the United States under the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change adopted in 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act

Bill: 117-s-1327
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Economic performance and conditions
Federal Reserve System
Labor market
Minority employment
Monetary policy
Racial and ethnic relations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act 

 
This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to carry out its duties in a manner that supports the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in employment, income, wealth, and access to affordable credit. The board must report on disparities in labor force trends as well as on plans and activities of the board to minimize and eliminate these disparities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate