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Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2410
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill specifically requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to describe the types of prior authorization requirements and other utilization management requirements that may apply under Medicare in the Medicare & You handbook, including how to inquire about requirements under Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Broadband for All Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2411
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Broadband for All Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a refundable tax credit of up to $10,000 per year for 75% of a taxpayer's payments for broadband infrastructure in certain areas (limited broadband districts) that are not served by a provider of qualified broadband service (other than providers using satellite technology). 
Qualified broadband service
 is Internet access service at download speeds of at least 25 megabits per second and upload speeds of at least 3 megabits per second.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
To extend the authorization of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Area.

Bill: 117-hr-2412
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Dams and canals
Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance for the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Area in Illinois for another 15-year period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Paving the Way for Rural Communities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2413
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Regional and metropolitan planning

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Paving the Way for Rural Communities Act of 2021

 
This bill provides exemptions from environmental, endangered species, or historic preservation requirements for federally funded projects or activities that are not in metropolitan statistical areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act

Bill: 117-hr-2414
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Performing arts
Small business
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Television and film
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act

 
This bill requires businesses, institutions of higher education, and state and local governments that receive certain COVID-19 relief funds to certify that they will not limit access to services or otherwise discriminate on the basis of an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Small Business, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Small Business, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Small Business, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2416
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Evidence and witnesses
Hate crimes
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2021

 
This bill lowers the statutory burden of proof for showing intent with respect to a federal hate crime offense.
 
Current law makes it unlawful to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the actual or perceived protected characteristic (e.g., race) of a person. In 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that the
 because of
 standard requires proof that a person's actual or perceived protected characteristic was the sole motivating factor in the offense. 
 
This bill replaces the
 because of 
standard with a new standard. Specifically, willfully causing bodily injury, or attempting to do so using a dangerous weapon, is a hate crime offense if a person's actual or perceived protected characteristic was a contributory motivating factor in the offense.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Every Student Act

Bill: 117-hr-2417
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Census and government statistics
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Protecting Every Student Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to distribute unobligated COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds to states based on the number of children aged 5 to 17 in each state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2419
Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing supply and affordability
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Affordable Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes and modifies a program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that provides housing assistance to homeless veterans. Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to enter into agreements with specified entities (e.g., nonprofit organizations or tribal entities) through September 30, 2025, to assist homeless veterans and their families in acquiring shelter or permanent housing.
 
Under the bill, the VA may enter into agreements where an entity that is buying, leasing, or receiving property agrees to sell or rent the property directly to homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Overseeing the GI Bill Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2420
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Overseeing the GI Bill Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement an information technology service using one or more commercial software systems to process claims for VA educational assistance benefits. Under the bill, the VA must ensure the service has specified capabilities, including the ability for entitled individuals to electronically apply for, withdraw from, transfer, and amend their educational assistance entitlement.
 
The VA must annually report on the updated cost, schedule, and performance of the project for implementing the information technology service. Additionally, the VA must submit a notification if certain actions occur, such as an instance where a key business objective is not attained.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2421
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2021

 
This bill allows tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) that apply such grants to their collegiate housing property.
 
A 
collegiate housing and infrastructure grant 
is a grant to provide, improve, operate, or maintain collegiate housing property that may involve more than incidental social, recreational, or private purposes. The grant must be for purposes that would be permissible for a dormitory or other residential facility of the college or university with which the collegiate housing property is associated. The grant may not be used to provide physical fitness facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
To move the April 15, 2021 estimated tax payment deadline to May 17, 2021 for individuals and corporations.

Bill: 117-hr-2422
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 
This bill extends from April 15 to May 17 in 2021, the date of the first scheduled estimated income tax payment for individuals and corporations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-2423
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: District of Columbia
Judicial procedure and administration
Legal fees and court costs
State and local courts
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act

 
This bill provides that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia must receive fees and expenses equivalent to those provided to jurors serving in the U.S. district courts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E354)
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act

Bill: 117-hr-2424
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Forests, forestry, trees
Horticulture and plants
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act 

 
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to states or state departments of agriculture to provide support to agricultural fairs for losses sustained by such fairs due to COVID-19. 
 
As a condition of receiving a grant, recipients shall agree to (1) prioritize supporting agricultural fairs in the state facing the greatest financial hardship, and (2) use not more than 5% of grant funds for administrative costs incurred in providing support to agricultural fairs.

action_date: 2021-09-27
text: 

Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act 

 
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to states or state departments of agriculture to provide support to agricultural fairs for losses sustained by such fairs due to COVID-19. 
 
As a condition of receiving a grant, recipients shall agree to (1) prioritize supporting agricultural fairs in the state facing the greatest financial hardship, and (2) use not more than 5% of grant funds for administrative costs incurred in providing support to agricultural fairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-27
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
action_date: 2021-09-27
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-129.
action_date: 2021-09-27
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-129.
action_date: 2021-09-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-09-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-2425
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Higher education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to institutions of higher education for National Poverty Research Centers. In addition to conducting poverty policy research, such centers must coordinate nationwide research networks to inform public policies aimed at reducing poverty in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2426
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act

 
The bill expands the categories of persons to whom the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition is prohibited.
 
 Specifically, the bill adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons (1) who have had a state permit or license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm revoked and not reinstated; or (2) who have been ordered by a state court to surrender all firearms and such firearms have not been lawfully returned.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
NFA Modernization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2427
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Government trust funds
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

NFA Modernization Act of 2021

 
This bill increases from $200 to $300 the excise tax on the transfer of certain firearms. It also establishes a Firearms Trust Fund and transfers to such fund the revenues from the increased excise tax. 
 
The bill requires equal 50% expenditures from the fund for gun violence prevention initiatives of the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, and Explosives and the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2428
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Department of Veterans Affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021

 
This bill gives the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) the authority to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary to carry out the duties of the office.
 
The bill prohibits the VA OIG from subpoenaing the attendance and testimony of current federal employees or witnesses as part of any criminal proceeding.
 
Under the bill, the VA OIG must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the intended witness of the intent to issue a subpoena. If DOJ objects to the subpoena because it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, the VA OIG may not issue the subpoena.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
action_date: 2021-04-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
Temporary Reauthorization of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act

Bill: 117-hr-2430
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2021-04-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: 

Temporary Reauthorization of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act

 
This bill extends until May 6, 2022, the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The temporary order expires on May 6, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-08
text: Introduced in House