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FASTER Act

Bill: 117-hr-1813
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act

 
This bill repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. It requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure to pay only the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed (i.e., aviation security screening).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Civics Secures Democracy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1814
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Civics education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government trust funds
Higher education
Minority education
Political movements and philosophies
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Tax-exempt organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Civics Secures Democracy Act of 2021

 
This bill provides resources to expand educational programs in American civics and history, including by establishing grant and fellowship programs and reauthorizing various programs.
 
First, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states, qualified nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education (IHEs), and qualified researchers to support and expand access to civics and history education.
 
Next, the bill establishes a fellowship program to diversify the civics and history education workforce.
 
 In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the American History for Freedom grant program. The bill renames the program as the American Civics Education Program. 
 
The bill revises the grant program to authorize ED to award grants to IHEs once every three years to establish or strengthen academic programs to promote American political thought and history; the history, achievements, and impact of American representative democracy and constitutional democracies globally; and the means of participation in political and civic life. IHEs may use grants to support additional activities, such as collaborating with federal or state humanities programs and using open educational resources.
 
Further, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 and revises the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund and the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Trust Fund. 
 
Finally, the bill requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

Bill: 117-hr-1815
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Livestock
Meat
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act

 
This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, to suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended.
 
No funds made available to USDA during the COVID-19 emergency period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments.
 
Upon termination of the COVID-19 emergency period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

Bill: 117-hr-1816
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Employee hiring
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish requirements for certain entities when they collect, transmit, store, process, use, or otherwise control sensitive personal information. Information relating to an identifiable individual is generally considered sensitive personal information. However, information that is publicly available is not considered sensitive.

 Specifically, these entities must (1) obtain affirmative consent from users for functionality related to the disclosure of sensitive personal information, (2) publish a privacy and data use policy that is readily understandable, (3) provide users the ability to opt-out of the sharing of their nonsensitive information, and (4) obtain at least once every two years a privacy audit that evaluates the sufficiency of the entity's data privacy and security controls. These requirements do not apply to the collection or sharing of sensitive or nonsensitive personal information for certain purposes such as detecting fraud or identity theft.
 
The bill provides authority for the FTC and state attorneys general to enforce these requirements.
 
Additionally, the FTC must hire 500 new employees to focus on privacy and data security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Workers for a Clean Future Act

Bill: 117-hr-1817
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Aging
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Child care and development
Coal
Department of Labor
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health personnel
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Trade adjustment assistance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Protecting Workers for a Clean Future Act
 
 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide grants to local governments for developing a plan to transition workers from employment in fossil fuel industries to employment in sustainable industries (e.g., manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and renewable energy). Grant funds may be used to develop a transition plan, support an existing or new apprenticeship program, or train individuals who are new to the workforce in sustainable industries. 
 
The bill also establishes within Labor the National Employment Corps. The corps must provide grants to local and Tribal governments to provide direct employment projects for workers not successfully transitioned to employment in a sustainable industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories.

Bill: 117-hr-1818
Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states and localities for improving clinical laboratory infrastructure to expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing capacity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1819
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Marine and inland water transportation
Oil and gas
Trade restrictions
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021

 
This bill directs (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built or retrofitted in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built or retrofitted in the United States and documented under its laws. 
 
FERC and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances. 
 
The Energy Information Administration must collect and publish information on exports of natural gas and crude oil by vessels, including forecasts and data on those exports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2021-03-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E239)
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
RETROACTIVE Policy Act

Bill: 117-hr-1820
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Defense
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Revoking EPA's Tyrannical Ruling Over Approved Commercial Tasks Involving no Violations of Environmental Policy Act or the RETROACTIVE Policy Act
 
 
This bill limits the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
RURAL Act

Bill: 117-hr-1821
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Pest management
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Reducing Unnecessary Regulations on Agricultural Lands Act or the RURAL Act

 
This bill modifies requirements governing the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency or states from requiring permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of pesticides into navigable waters if the pesticides are (1) registered, (2) used for their intended purposes, and (3) used in compliance with their pesticide label requirements. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1822
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Public contracts and procurement
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure that TRICARE beneficiaries whose health benefits are provided under contract, other than certain Medicare-eligible beneficiaries and certain beneficiaries in the active-duty family member category, may enroll in the TRICARE Prime managed care option in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, beginning not later than January 1, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals.

Bill: 117-hr-1823
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 
This bill establishes a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Air Cargo Industry Empowerment Act

Bill: 117-hr-1824
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Caribbean area
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Puerto Rico Air Cargo Industry Empowerment Act

 
This bill modifies foreign civil aircraft regulation with respect to air cargo in Puerto Rico. Current law prohibits foreign civil aircraft from exchanging cargo in the United States unless the aircraft is specifically authorized to do so or the exchange occurs in Alaska. This bill applies air cargo regulation to Puerto Rico in the same way that it applies to Alaska. Thus, the bill allows foreign civil aircraft to stop in Puerto Rico and exchange cargo with other air carriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equality Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1825
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Caribbean area
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equality Act of 

2021

 
This bill makes certain income-based subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit available to individuals who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible. 
 
Current law makes such individuals ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription drugs. The bill retains a process for U.S. territories to apply for such assistance, but alters the formula by which the amount of assistance is calculated. Specifically, the bill phases in modifications to the formula that more closely align how assistance is calculated for U.S. territories with how it is calculated for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-11
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: 2021-03-11
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: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in House