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Climate Stewardship Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1072
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Air quality
Alabama
Alternative and renewable resources
Appropriations
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Education programs funding
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Fires
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Forests, forestry, trees
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Higher education
Indian lands and resources rights
Insects
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Water use and supply
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Climate Stewardship Act of 20

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This bill provides funding and incentives for states, Indian tribes, local governments, and other entities to carry out climate stewardship practices, including farm and ranch conservation practices, reforestation projects, and wetland restoration projects.
 
For example, the bill extends through FY2030 the Conservation Reserve Program, the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. It also modifies and increases funding levels for some of these programs.
 
The Forest Service must award cost-share grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit entities to conduct projects to reforest certain land.
 
The bill also establishes a civilian conservation corps to provide youth from low-income communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color with the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term, productive careers in the forest sector and the wetland restoration sector.
 
Further, the bill sets forth a grant program for states, Indian tribes, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit entities to conduct coastal wetland restoration projects, including projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Remove the Stain Act

Bill: 117-s-1073
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Federal-Indian relations
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
South Dakota
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Remove the Stain Act

 
This bill rescinds each Medal of Honor awarded for acts that occurred on December 29, 1890, at Wounded Knee Creek, Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota.
 
The bill requires the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard to remove the names of those award recipients from the Medal of Honor Roll.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act

Bill: 117-s-1074
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Corporate finance and management
Evidence and witnesses
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial review and appeals
Public contracts and procurement
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act

 
This bill makes various changes to the federal antitrust statutes and places restrictions on acquisitions involving certain dominant digital firms.
 
First, the bill revises the evidentiary standards for establishing an illegal monopoly. Under the bill, if a plaintiff establishes the existence of substantial market power or the detrimental effects of particular practices, then the plaintiff need not further establish the scope of the relevant market or the share of the market controlled by the defendant. Further, to prove that the procompetitive effects justify a defendant's conduct the defendant must show by clear and convincing evidence that (1) the procompetitive effects of the conduct outweigh the anticompetitive effects, and (2) the defendant could not obtain substantially similar procompetitive effects through commercially reasonable alternatives. In the case of a violation, courts must order the disgorgement of all profits earned as a result of the conduct.
 
Next, the bill generally prohibits acquisitions by companies with a market capitalization exceeding $100 billion where the effect of the acquisition may be to lessen competition.
 
Finally, the Federal Trade Commission may designate as a dominant digital firm a website or online service that the commission determines possesses dominant market power based on specified factors. Acquisitions by such firms in excess of $1 million are presumed unfair trade practices under the bill. Further, a dominant digital firm that provides search functionality must disclose to users any search results are that are promoted or demoted based on whether the search result is affiliated or not affiliated with the firm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act

Bill: 117-s-1075
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act

 
This bill withholds funding authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 from any state or unit of local government that fails to certify that it is not providing relief funds or monetary payments that are targeted exclusively to individuals who are believed to be unlawfully present in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
REGROW Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1076
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Minority health
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells Act of 2021 or the REGROW Act of 2021

 
This bill provides funding for grants to plug orphaned (i.e., abandoned) oil and gas wells, clean up pollution leaking from such wells, and conduct research and related activities.
 
Specifically, the bill provides funding for a grant program within the Department of the Interior to plug and clean up orphaned wells located on federal, state, tribal, and private land.
 
In addition, the bill provides funding to the Department of Energy and the Oil and Gas Compact Commission for conducting research and development activities to assist federal land management agencies, states, and Indian tribes in (1) identifying and characterizing undocumented orphaned wells, and (2) mitigating the environmental risks of undocumented orphaned wells.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Permanently Preserving America’s Investment in Manufacturing Act

Bill: 117-s-1077
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: 

Permanently Preserving America's Investment in Manufacturing Act

 
This bill makes permanent the allowance for depreciation, amortization, or depletion for purposes of determining the income limitation on the tax deduction for business interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
BUILDS Act

Bill: 117-s-1078
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Infrastructure development
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills or the BUILDS Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award implementation or renewal grants to eligible industry or sector partnerships to achieve certain job training and employment objectives with respect to targeted infrastructure industries (e.g., transportation, construction, energy, information technology, or utilities industries). Partnerships may include representatives of businesses, labor organizations, and education or training institutions. 
 
Eligible grant activities include evaluating workforce needs in a local area, developing work-based learning programs, recruiting individuals with barriers to employment for such programs, and providing employment support services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1896-1897)
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-s-1079
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Philippines
Smithsonian Institution
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan and Corregidor, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-1080
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Political movements and philosophies
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act

 
This bill designates certain residents of the Xinjiang region in China as prioritized refugees of special humanitarian concern and addresses other related issues.
 
This priority designation shall apply to Uyghurs and members of other predominately Turkic or Muslim ethnic groups (and the spouses, children, and parents of such individuals) who (1) reside in or fled Xinjiang and who suffered persecution on account of their religious or ethnic identity, or have a well-founded fear of such persecution; or (2) have been formally charged, detained, or convicted for certain peaceful actions related to Xinjiang. Such an individual may not be denied admission into the United States based primarily on an arrest or other adverse government action due to that individual's participation in religious, cultural, or protest activities.
 
The bill also waives certain immigration-related requirements for such individuals. 
 
Furthermore, a Chinese national seeking refugee status shall be considered to have been persecuted on account of political opinion if the Chinese government revoked that individual's residency in any region of China because the individual submitted a nonfrivolous application for a U.S. immigration benefit. 
 
Similarly, if the Chinese government revoked a Chinese national's citizenship, nationality, or residency because that individual filed for a U.S. immigration benefit, that revocation shall constitute a changed circumstance. (Among other things, a changed circumstance may allow an individual who has been rejected for asylum to apply again.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Voluntary Protection Program Act

Bill: 117-s-1081
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Voluntary Protection Program Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the voluntary protection program within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Under the program, workplaces that implement comprehensive safety and health management systems are exempt from certain paperwork and inspection requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
TASTEE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1082
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Food industry and services
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Nutrition and diet
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Telling Agencies to Stop Tweaking what Employees Eat Act of 2021 or the TASTEE Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a federal agency, or a contractor of an agency, that provides food services to a dining facility of the agency from establishing a policy that prohibits serving a particular type of food.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1083
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Europe
Germany
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Legal fees and court costs
Life, casualty, property insurance
Switzerland
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021 

 
This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. 
 
An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. 
 
A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. 
 
An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment.
 
Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill. 
 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1084
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for the portability of professional licenses of service members and their spouses who are relocated, because of military orders, outside of the jurisdiction that issued the license.
 
Specifically, a professional license in good standing of a service member or spouse shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied for in the new jurisdiction for the duration of such military orders. 
 
To establish and maintain eligibility, a service member or spouse must (1) provide a copy of the military orders to the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction; (2) remain in good standing with the licensing authority that issued the license; and (3) submit to the authority of the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of any continuing education requirements.
 
The bill also provides that if a service member or spouse is licensed to operate in multiple jurisdictions through an interstate licensure compact, the service member or spouse is subject to the requirements of the compact or the applicable provisions of the state law rather than the provisions of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act

Bill: 117-s-1085
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Archaeology and anthropology
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York City
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act

 
 This bill establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York, New York.
 
 The National Park Service shall (1) acquire for the museum property that is located adjacent to the national monument or in any other area of the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark in the city other than the location adjacent to the monument, and (2) construct the museum on the acquired property. 
 
The bill establishes within the Department of the Interior the African Burial Ground Advisory Council to (1) make recommendations on the construction of the museum, and (2) advise and assist Interior on all matters relating to the operation and preservation of the museum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

Bill: 117-s-1086
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Hate crimes
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2021 or the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

 
This bill creates grants for state and local governments to combat hate crimes. It also authorizes additional penalties for hate crime offenses.
 
Specifically, it establishes grants for states to create state-run hate crimes reporting hotlines. It also authorizes grants for states and local governments to implement the National Incident-Based Reporting System and to conduct law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or respond to hate crimes.
 
Finally, in the case of an individual convicted of a hate crime offense and placed on supervised release, the bill allows a court to order that the individual participate in educational classes or community service as a condition of supervised release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Sandy Duplication of Benefits Fairness Act

Bill: 117-s-1087
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-04-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: 

Sandy Duplication of Benefits Fairness Act

 
This bill expands the applicability of the waiver of the prohibition against duplication of benefits for disaster relief recipients following Superstorm Sandy. Under current law, the waiver period extends from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2021. This bill begins that period on October 1, 2012, through December 31, 2021. This change would permit individuals who suffered losses resulting from Superstorm Sandy and who initially applied for and received federal benefits, including Small Business Administration disaster relief loans, to receive additional federal benefits, including funds under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Block Grant for Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR), without having to repay such additional benefits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Introduced in Senate