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A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.

Bill: 117-s-1526
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-04-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Motor vehicles
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-29
text: 
This bill makes the state law of Utah applicable to the use of motor vehicles (including off-highway vehicles) on the portions of each of Burr Trail Road, Cathedral Road, Hartnet Road, Highway 24, Notom Bullfrog Road, Polk Creek Road, Oil Ranch Road, and Baker Ranch Road that are located within the boundaries of the Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-04-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit.

Bill: 117-s-1527
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-04-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Motor vehicles
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-29
text: 
This bill makes the law of the state in which a National Park System unit is located applicable to the use of motor vehicles (including off-highway vehicles) on roads within a system unit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-04-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-04-29
text: Introduced in Senate
FAIR Leave Act

Bill: 117-s-1528
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee leave
Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

FAIR Leave Act
 
or the 

Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act

 
This bill repeals the limit on the aggregate number of workweeks of family and medical leave that spouses employed by the same employer may be entitled to during any 12-month period. The current limit is 12 aggregate workweeks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE Limos Act

Bill: 117-s-1529
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Government information and archives
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Safety, Accountability, and Federal Enforcement of Limos Act of 2021 or the SAFE Limos Act

 
This bill sets out requirements to improve the safety of limousines.
 
Within two years of the bill's enactment, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must apply to newly manufactured limousines specified motor vehicle safety standards related to the installation of seat belts and other occupant crash protections. In addition, DOT must report on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of retrofitting limousines to meet those standards.
 
DOT must also develop additional motor vehicle safety standards to improve limousine safety. This includes standards related to (1) side impact protection, roof crush resistance, and other aspects of crashworthiness; (2) evacuation in the event the exit in the passenger compartment is blocked; and (3) the use of event data recorders.
 
Additionally, the bill requires that individuals who remodel new limousines submit to DOT and annually update a plan for mitigating limousine safety risks. The plan must include, among other topics, verification that the remodeled limousines meet applicable safety standards. Further, individuals who modify used vehicles into limousines must certify that the modified vehicles meet such standards.
 
The bill also requires limousine operators to disclose the date of, results of, and any corrective action needed to pass the most recent vehicle inspection. The Federal Trade Commissions shall enforce the disclosure requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2415-2416)
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1530
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Debt collection
Detention of persons
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Inflation and prices
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Military personnel and dependents
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Right of privacy
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

 
This bill revises requirements under the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture, such as the school lunch and breakfast programs.
 
For example, the bill permanently provides free meals to all school children regardless of income.
 
The bill increases the reimbursement rate for school food authorities participating in the food and nutrition programs.
 
The bill also prohibits school food authorities from (1) physically segregating or otherwise discriminating against any child participating in the free breakfast program, or (2) overtly identifying a child participating in the program with a special token or announcement. 
 
Additionally, the bill expands the summer food service program by making all children eligible for participation in the program.
 
Further, the bill revises eligibility determinations for measuring poverty to include runaway or homeless youth, foster children, migratory children, and children participating in specified programs (e.g., Head Start).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act

Bill: 117-s-1531
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award grants to states that have enacted and are enforcing laws that require the impoundment or immobilization of stretch limousines if such limousines are found to have certain defects upon inspection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2416)
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1532
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Military personnel and dependents
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2021

 
This bill allows an employer a work opportunity tax credit for hiring an individual who is certified by a designated local agency as being, as of the hiring date, the spouse or domestic partner of a member of the Armed Forces, and requires the creation of programs for uniformed services families to pay for childcare on a pretax basis.
 
Specifically, an employer may receive a tax credit equal to 40% of a new employee's first-year wages if the employer hires a service member's spouse or domestic partner (as recognized under state law or by the Armed Forces). Currently, a similar tax credit exists for employers who hire certain disadvantaged individuals, including disadvantaged veterans. 
 
The bill requires the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard), the Department of Commerce (with respect to officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and the Department of Health and Human Services (with respect to the Public Health Service) to implement flexible spending arrangements that permit members of the uniformed services to use basic pay and compensation to pay for childcare services for their dependent children on a pretax basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2416-2417)
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
End the Limo Loophole Act

Bill: 117-s-1533
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Licensing and registrations
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

End the Limo Loophole Act 

 
This bill revises the definition of
 commercial motor vehicle
 to include vehicles that are designed to transport 9 or more passengers including the driver (currently, at least 16 passengers including the driver) and requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to finalize a rulemaking to require states to implement an annual inspection program for commercial passenger-carrying vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
REO Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1534
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Community life and organization
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

REO Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Reentry Employment Opportunities Program to make grants for the purpose of providing job training opportunities to formerly incarcerated adults, youths, and young adults who have dropped out of school. Grants are awarded to entities such as nonprofit organizations, organizations serving women or a minority population, and state and local governments to carry out projects related to apprenticeship programs, occupational skills education, on-the-job training, work experience, job referrals, basic skills remediation, educational services, and work readiness activities for such individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act

Bill: 117-s-1535
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Utah
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act

 
This bill designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin.
 
The bill sets forth administrative requirements for (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks for roads with adjacent wilderness, (4) authorized livestock grazing, and (5) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2417-2420)
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1536
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 

2021

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services. 
 
Currently, Medicare covers such services for individuals with diabetes or kidney disease under certain circumstances; such services must also be provided by a registered dietitian or nutrition professional pursuant to a physician referral. The bill extends coverage to individuals with other diseases and conditions, including obesity, eating disorders, cancer, and HIV/AIDS; such services may also be referred by a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or (for eating disorders) a clinical psychologist.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2420-2421)
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Strategic Energy and Minerals Initiative Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1537
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Coal
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government lending and loan guarantees
International Affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Metals
Mining
Multilateral development programs
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Strategic Energy and Minerals Initiative Act of 2021

 
This bill requires federal actions to increase competition in global energy and critical minerals markets. It also reauthorizes through December 31, 2031, the Export-Import Bank.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide support for energy projects and for producing, processing, manufacturing, or recycling critical minerals. The corporation may not prohibit or restrict its support based on the type of energy involved in a project.
 
The Department of the Treasury must direct the U.S. executive directors at multilateral development banks to oppose restricting assistance to developing countries based on the type of energy involved.
 
Additionally, the bill includes provisions related to the Export-Import Bank, including to
 
 
direct the bank to establish a strategic energy and minerals portfolio focused on providing financing for projects related to civil nuclear energy infrastructure, natural gas infrastructure, and critical minerals;
 
 increase, for each of FY2021-FY2031, the authorized aggregate amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance that the bank may have outstanding; and
 
 prohibit the bank from guaranteeing, insuring, or extending credit for the purchase of any nuclear material, equipment, or technology not provided for under a specified agreement. 
 
 
The Department of Energy may make guarantees for projects that increase the domestic supply of critical minerals.
 
The federal government must fully implement the recommendations made in the Department of Commerce's report titled 
A Federal Strategy to Ensure the Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
, published in June 2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Voters’ Access to Water Act

Bill: 117-s-1539
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Food assistance and relief
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Voters' Access to Water Act

 
This bill prohibits states from restricting the donation of food or nonalcoholic beverages to individuals who are outside of the entrance of a polling place for a federal election if such items are distributed without regard to electoral participation or political preference. However, states may prohibit individuals who are distributing these items from engaging in political or electioneering activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

Bill: 117-s-1540
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family relationships
Family services
Government information and archives
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

 
 This bill expands the activities and functions of child welfare programs that support kinship caregiving (i.e., grandparents or other extended family members that provide child caregiving). The bill also expands grants programs for preventing child abuse to prioritize and support the needs of such kinship families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
MOMMIES Act

Bill: 117-s-1542
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Dental care
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family planning and birth control
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: 

Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act or the MOMMIES Act

 
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. 
 
For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services.
 
The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) gaps in coverage under Medicaid and CHIP for pregnant and postpartum women, and (2) the use of telehealth by state Medicaid programs to increase access to maternity care. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

Bill: 117-s-1544
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. Among other things, a qualifying provider must (1) serve minors, or adults whose condition began as a minor; and (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act

Bill: 117-s-1545
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: 

Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act 

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities to annually disclose information related to the tax jurisdiction, income, and assets of their constituent entities on a country-by-country basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate