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Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Radiation Study Act

Bill: 117-hr-2530
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Marshall Islands
Medical research
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons
Oceania
Radiation
Radioactive wastes and releases
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Radiation Study Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study and report on the level of radiation exposure experienced by members of the Armed Forces who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Vets ETA

Bill: 117-hr-2531
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Transportation costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Veterans Earned Transportation Act or the Vets ETA

 
This bill permanently reauthorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that provides transportation to and from VA facilities or other places in connection with vocational rehabilitation, for counseling, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Chemicals Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2532
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Materials

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Renewable Chemicals Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals. Specifically, it allows a credit for up to 15% of the sales price of each pound of a renewable chemical. A 
renewable chemical 
is any chemical that is produced in the United States from renewable biomass and is not less than 95% biobased content.
 
The bill also allows a 30% tax credit for investment in renewable chemical production facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Flores Agreement Act

Bill: 117-hr-2535
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Protecting Flores Agreement Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to violate a 1997 agreement, which is commonly known as the Flores settlement agreement and imposes requirements related to the treatment of detained alien minors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2536
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Hate crimes
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2021 

 
This bill provides protections for noncitizens who are victims of certain crimes.
 
The bill expands eligibility for U visas, which are for victims of certain serious crimes or individuals who are likely helpful to law enforcement in persecuting such a crime, to include victims of hate crimes.
 
The bill raises the annual cap on U visas to 12,000 (from 10,000) and designates the additional visas for victims of hate crimes. (Such caps apply only to the primary visa recipient, not to certain family members who may accompany the primary recipient.)
 
A noncitizen with a pending application for certain immigration benefits, such as for a U visa or a T visa (human trafficking victim), may not be removed from the United States. A noncitizen with such a pending application may only be detained if there is clear and convincing evidence that (1) alternatives to detention would not reasonably ensure the noncitizen's appearance at removal proceedings, or (2) the noncitizen is a threat to the community.
 
The Department of Justice may award grants to entities to assist noncitizen victims of hate crimes or to train law enforcement to identify and protect victims of anti-immigrant violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act

Bill: 117-hr-2537
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Debt collection
Health care costs and insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act 

 
This bill restricts the inclusion of medical debt on a consumer credit report. 
 
A consumer reporting agency is prohibited from including on a consumer credit report, and a person is prohibited from reporting to such agency (1) medical debt arising from a medically necessary procedure, or (2) other medical debt less than a year old. 
 
A person reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency must first provide notice to that consumer regarding the restrictions on including medical debt on credit reports. 
 
Furthermore, a debt collector is prohibited from collecting a medical debt less than two years old.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
FENTANYL Results Act

Bill: 117-hr-2538
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
International exchange and broadcasting
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Manufacturing
Smuggling and trafficking
Solid waste and recycling
United Nations
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act or the FENTANYL Results Act

 
This bill creates two programs, establishes a reporting requirement, and otherwise modifies provisions to facilitate global cooperation against synthetic drug trafficking.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to establish a program to provide capacity-building assistance for law enforcement agencies of specified countries to identify, track, and detect certain synthetic drugs (e.g., fentanyl). The State Department must also carry out an international exchange program for drug demand reduction experts to provide educational and professional development on demand-reduction matters relating to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs.
 
The bill requires the State Department to include new sections in its annual international narcotics control strategy report that contain (1) an assessment of the countries likely involved in the trafficking of synthetic opioids; and (2) policies of responding to new psychoactive substances.
 
The bill also expands the definition of 
major illicit drug producing country
 to include countries that produce synthetic drugs. Under current law, foreign assistance may be withheld from such countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2539
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Age discrimination
Crime prevention
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Hate crimes
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations to conduct hate crime prevention and prejudice reduction education for secondary school students and students in middle grades. It also requires ED, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, to develop relevant curriculum requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Lending Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-2540
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business ethics
Consumer credit
Contracts and agency
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Small Business Lending Fairness Act 

 
This bill prohibits as a condition to a loan or extension of credit a confession of judgment or similar agreement. (A confession of judgment is an agreement to a judgment of liability without notice and opportunity to be heard in court in the event of the default of a borrower.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2541
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Community life and organization
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Hate crimes
Health promotion and preventive care
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes new grant programs to support state and local efforts to combat hate crimes and assist hate crime victims.
 
Specifically, the Department of Justice (DOJ) must award grants for (1) hate crime information and assistance websites and hate crime hotlines, and (2) education and training programs to solve and prevent hate crimes.
 
Additionally, DOJ must establish, in the Office for Victims of Crime, a grant program to support programs and activities for victims of hate crimes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Survivors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2542
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Human trafficking
Real estate business
Sex offenses
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2021

 
 This bill prohibits discrimination against survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking in the sale or rental of housing and other related real estate activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2544
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021 or the HEAR Act

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a firearm silencer or firearm muffler.
 
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, including the following: 
 
 
importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; and 
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials. 
 
 
In addition, the bill requires the Department of Justice to establish and implement a buy-back program to purchase firearm silencers and firearm mufflers. States and local governments may use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender firearm silencers and firearm mufflers under this buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2546
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Congressional oversight
Higher education
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act

 
This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to establish a program to identify and convey available federal land in Alaska to the University of Alaska for a land grant to support higher education. The bill also permits the BLM or the Department of Agriculture to acquire by purchase or exchange, with the university's consent, university-owned inholdings within conservation system units. Any land exchanged shall be of equal value.
 
No later than two years after enactment of the bill, Alaska and the university may jointly identify no more than 500,000 acres of land for inclusion in the program, of which not more than 360,000 acres may be conveyed and patented to the university. Upon the request of Alaska and the university, the BLM shall provide technical assistance in the identification of land.
 
If Alaska and the university notify the BLM in writing that Alaska and the university jointly concur with the conveyance of all or a portion of the land identified for conveyance, and that Alaska relinquishes its selection rights to the land covered by the notification, the BLM shall convey the land to the university, to be held in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the university.
 
The BLM shall notify Congress of the land conveyed and patented.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Cormorant Relief Act

Bill: 117-hr-2548
Sponsor: Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aquaculture
Birds
Department of the Interior
Government information and archives
Hunting and fishing
Licensing and registrations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Cormorant Relief Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) to protect fish at aquaculture facilities and to protect public resources (e.g., fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Tax Fairness for Workers Act

Bill: 117-hr-2549
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Income tax deductions
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Tax Fairness for Workers Act 

 
This bill allows an above-the-line tax deduction for union dues and expenses. (An above-the-line deduction is subtracted from gross income and is available whether or not a taxpayer itemizes other deductions.) 
 
The bill also reinstates the miscellaneous itemized tax deduction for unreimbursed expenses attributable to the performance of services as an employee (Under current law, all miscellaneous itemized deductions are suspended through 2025).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2550
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Child health
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 20

21

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to review implementation of requirements regarding screening by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of baby formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice on airlines.
 
Specifically, the review must
 
 
consider whether the TSA effectively manages consistency of screening protocol applications for formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice;
 
evaluate the need for the TSA to update and revise procedures for such screening;
 
assess whether the TSA effectively tracks passenger complaints related to such screening to monitor trends and identify inconsistencies;
 
evaluate the TSA's communications and information sharing practices for passengers, air carriers, and airports relating to screening protocols for such screening;
 
evaluate the TSA's policies regarding the screening of passengers with nursing products; and
 
make recommendations for improving the TSA's overall screening practices relating to such screening.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act

Bill: 117-hr-2552
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Dams and canals
Fishes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
State and local government operations
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act

 
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial assistance for various projects in California to mitigate the sinking or settling of the ground (i.e., subsidence mitigation), specifically for projects related to the Friant-Kern Canal, the Delta-Mendota Canal, and certain parts of the San Luis Canal/California Aqueduct.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Real Estate Valuation Fairness and Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2553
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2021-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Racial and ethnic relations
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: 

Real Estate Valuation Fairness and Improvement Act of 2021 

 
This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Real Estate Valuation to harmonize among specified agencies and entities the underwriting standards that govern residential and commercial real estate valuations. The task force must also study racial disparities in the valuation and price of certain residential real estate. 
 
The bill also establishes a grant program for states, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education to promote diversity and inclusion in the appraisal profession.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Introduced in House