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Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act

Bill: 117-s-3366
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: 

Allied Partnership and Port Modernization Act

 
This bill permits certain NATO-affiliated dredge vessels to operate in the United States. The vessels must be (1) documented under the laws of a NATO member country, (2) built by a NATO member country or a major non-NATO ally, and (3) majority-owned and -operated by entities incorporated in NATO member countries. (Current law generally requires that such vessels be domestically built and owned.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Port Modernization and Supply Chain Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-3367
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: 

Port Modernization and Supply Chain Protection Act

 
This bill allows foreign-built dredge vessels to operate in the United States by eliminating requirements for such vessels to be U.S.-built and -owned.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
VITAL Assessment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3368
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Mental health
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: 

VITAL Assessment Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill implements changes related to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership (VITAL) program, which focuses on enhancing student veterans' academic success and retention by assisting with things like mental and physical health.
 
The VA must report on the program and establish best practices, goals, and measures for the program that are uniform among the VA's medical centers.
 
The bill also requires the VA to conduct outreach among the Armed Forces, veterans service organizations, institutions of higher learning, and noncollege degree programs regarding the VITAL program.
 
Additionally, the VA must assess the feasibility and advisability of including the suicide rate for student veterans in the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S9096-9097)
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
University of Utah Research Park Act

Bill: 117-s-3370
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Land transfers
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: 

University of Utah Research Park Act

 
This bill releases to the University of Utah, without consideration, the revisionary interest of the United States in approximately 593 acres of specified nonfederal land.

action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

University of Utah Research Park Act

 
This bill releases to the University of Utah, without consideration, the revisionary interest of the United States in approximately 593 acres of specified nonfederal land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-284.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-284.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Land and Water Conservation Fund Amendments Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3371
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: 

Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for water quality improvement projects from amounts made available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
 
Interior shall only provide such financial assistance to projects that seek to improve water quality by improving, restoring, remediating, or developing natural hydrological systems, such as wetlands and living shorelines.
 
To be eligible for assistance, a state's comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan shall identify 
 
 
any body of water within the state for which a water quality control plan has been developed pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and
 
any proposed water quality project to be conducted with respect to such body of water.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3372
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Birth defects
Conflicts and wars
Military personnel and dependents
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: 
This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and care for covered children. Under the bill, a
 covered child
 is an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who is the natural child of a Vietnam veteran or a veteran of specified service in Korea or Thailand who was conceived after the date on which the veteran entered service in Vietnam, Korea, or Thailand.
 
The bill requires the VA to establish an advisory council on health care and benefits for covered children. Additionally, the VA must establish care and coordination teams for covered children. At least every 180 days, the teams must conduct outreach to ensure the continued care of the children and assist with any necessary changes in care. 
 
The VA must report to Congress a list of conditions that will trigger outreach to covered children, and contact such children as soon as practicable after the identification of a condition.
 
The bill requires the VA to provide a covered child with health care and benefits for the duration of the child's life, regardless of the death of a parent preceding the death of the child.
 
The Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration must enter into a memorandum of understanding to better assist covered children and establish conditions to be included in the report required by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
COPS Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3374
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: 

COPS Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the "Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".

Bill: 117-s-3376
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-12-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-13
text: 
This bill designates the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic or the Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3378
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-12-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-13
text: 

Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021

 
This bill requires federal agencies to submit certain settlement agreements to Congress and allows Congress to disapprove of such agreements.
 
The bill applies to proposed voluntary compromise settlements that include (1) a financial award paid by an agency that is more than $10 million aggregated across all similarly situated cases or legal claims against the agency, or (2) an agreement to modify or alter an agency rule.
 
Before an agency may enter into such an agreement, the agency must submit to Congress a report that includes specified information, such as the terms and class of claimants covered by the agreement.
 
The bill (1) specifies the effect of passage of a joint resolution of disapproval related to such an agreement, and (2) provides for an expedited procedure for such resolutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Private Security Officer Screening Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3379
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

Private Security Officer Screening Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to designate one or more entities to process requests for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background checks from employers of private security officers when those checks are not available through the state of employment.
 
Under current law, employers must request FBI background checks through a state agency. However, a state may decline to participate in this background check system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Defend the Blend Act

Bill: 117-s-3380
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

Defend the Blend Act

 
This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing under the renewable fuel program any applicable volume, or any renewable fuel obligation or applicable percentage that has already been finalized for any calendar year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act

Bill: 117-s-3382
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act

 
This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration from directly making a loan under the 7(a) Program, which authorizes loans and loan guaranties to small businesses that meet certain requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the cover over of certain distilled spirits taxes.

Bill: 117-s-3383
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages
Caribbean area
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Puerto Rico
Sales and excise taxes
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 
This bill repeals the limitation on the cover over (i.e., payment) of taxes on certain distilled spirits into the treasuries of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It also requires that certain amounts collected on rum transported to the United States that are covered over be transferred to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Combating International Islamophobia Act

Bill: 117-s-3384
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

Combating International Islamophobia Act

 
This bill establishes within the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia and addresses related issues.
 
The office shall monitor and combat acts of Islamophobia and Islamophobic incitement in foreign countries. The bill establishes the position of Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia, who shall head the office. 
 
The bill also requires certain existing annual reports to Congress about human rights and religious freedom in foreign countries to include information about Islamophobia, such as information about (1) acts of physical violence or harassment of Muslim people, (2) instances of propaganda in government and nongovernment media that attempt to justify or promote hatred or incite violence against Muslim people, and (3) actions taken by a country's government to respond to such acts. The office shall coordinate and assist in preparing these portions of the reports. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
AMICUS Act

Bill: 117-s-3385
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States Act or the AMICUS Act

 
This bill requires certain disclosures in relation to amicus briefs (i.e., briefs that are filed by those who are not a party to a case but have an interest in the case).
 
Specifically, each amicus brief that is filed in a U.S. court of appeals or the Supreme Court must list the name of any person who contributed (1) to the preparation or submission of the brief, (2) at least 3% of the gross annual revenue of the entity filing the brief for the previous year, or (3) more than $100,000 in the previous year to the filer. Such requirements do not apply to routine commercial transactions that are unrelated to amicus brief filings.
 
The bill also prohibits those who file amicus briefs from giving gifts or providing travel to a judge of a U.S. court of appeals or a justice of the Supreme Court, except for reimbursements for travel expenses in relation to law school appearances.
 
Violators are subject to civil penalties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3386
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign aid and international relief
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Multilateral development programs
Research and development
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2021 

 
This bill authorizes actions, including the provision of international assistance, to combat tuberculosis. 
 
The President may provide international assistance for the prevention, treatment, control, and elimination of tuberculosis. The President must also establish goals for U.S. efforts to detect, cure, and prevent all forms of tuberculosis globally by updating the U.S. Government Tuberculosis Strategy (2015-2019) and the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must periodically report to Congress on the impact of efforts to combat tuberculosis that are supported by U.S. bilateral assistance.

action_date: 2022-12-07
text: 

End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022 

 
This bill authorizes actions, including the provision of international assistance, to combat tuberculosis. 
 
The President may provide international assistance for the prevention, treatment, control, and elimination of tuberculosis. The President must also establish goals for U.S. efforts to detect, cure, and prevent all forms of tuberculosis globally by updating the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must periodically report to Congress on the impact of efforts to combat tuberculosis that are supported by U.S. bilateral assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3387
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies procedures for conducting firearms-related background checks through the national instant criminal background check system (NICS).
 
Specifically, the bill requires the NICS to retain records related to a firearms-related background check for as long as necessary to determine whether an individual is eligible to receive a firearm.
 
Additionally, the bill requires the NICS to query additional databases for relevant information, including the National Data Exchange, the Interstate Identification Index System, and the National Crime Information Center databases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3388
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Government lending and loan guarantees
Intergovernmental relations
Lawyers and legal services
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill implements programs and policies related to veterans' benefit claims.

action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill implements programs and policies related to veterans' benefit claims.

action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill implements programs and policies related to veterans' benefit claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7326-7327)
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7305)
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-12-15
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

Bill: 117-s-3389
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-12-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hereditary and development disorders
Home and outpatient care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: 

Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funds for a demonstration project for state Medicaid programs to improve outpatient care for individuals with sickle cell disease, with a focus on young adults and pregnant women. 
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award planning grants to at least 10 states and must select between 5 and 10 states to participate in the project. Participating states must provide specified services and support for individuals with sickle cell disease, including multidisciplinary care teams, appropriate treatments, mental health services, and specialist services. 
 
The bill provides a 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for services provided through the project. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Introduced in Senate