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Safe Line Speeds During COVID–19 Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-713
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Meat
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act of 202

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This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments through 90 days after the date on which the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period is lifted. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended.
 
No funds made available to USDA during such emergency period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments.
 
Not later than 90 days after the end of the emergency period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal departments or agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

Bill: 117-s-714
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Corporate finance and management
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Oil and gas
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act 

 
This bill modifies the tax treatment of the foreign source income of domestic corporations. The bill includes provisions that
 
 
modify calculations of the gross income of U.S. shareholders to include net CFC tested income in the current taxable year,
 
apply limitations on the foreign tax credit on a country-by-country basis,
 
 limit the tax deduction for the interest expense of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial reporting group (i.e., a group that prepares consolidated financial statements according to generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards),
 
 modify the rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (i.e., U.S. corporations that acquire foreign companies to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with income tax rates lower than the United States), and 
 
 treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled primarily in the United States as domestic corporations for tax purposes.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act

Bill: 117-s-715
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act

 
This bill requires federal agencies to annually report on their environmental review activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
 
The agencies must also include the cost of their NEPA activities in the annual reports after the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Management and Budget have developed a methodology to assess the comprehensive costs of the NEPA process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
NEPA Legal Reform Act

Bill: 117-s-716
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

NEPA Legal Reform Act

 
This bill establishes requirements concerning the judicial review of cases about the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
 
Specifically, the bill establishes standing requirements for NEPA claims, including a requirement that a plaintiff must personally suffer, or will likely personally suffer, a direct, tangible harm. 
 
In addition, the bill sets a statute of limitations for all claims related to NEPA.
 
The bill also provides statutory authority for certain evidentiary standards concerning motions for temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and permanent injunctions.
 
In addition, the bill limits fees that may be awarded to environmental attorneys.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
UNSHACKLE Act

Bill: 117-s-717
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal district courts
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Undoing NEPA&rsquo;s Substantial Harm by Advancing Concepts that Kickstart the Liberation of the Economy Act or the UNSHACKLE Act

 
This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by
 
 
establishing deadlines for federal agencies to complete reviews of the environmental effects of proposed major federal actions;
 
establishing penalties for agencies that do not comply with these deadlines;
 
limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties;
 
requiring agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed actions that are technically and economically feasible;
 
prohibiting agencies from considering whether proposed actions or alternatives to those actions will have an effect on climate change; and
 
establishing requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act

Bill: 117-s-718
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act

 
This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents in the NEPA process, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties as specified under the bill.
 
In addition, the bill requires agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed major federal actions that are technically and economically feasible. Agencies must track and report on specified NEPA data, such as the comprehensive costs of the NEPA process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act

Bill: 117-s-719
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act

 
This bill allows certain states to enter into agreements with federal agencies to assume federal responsibilities regarding the environmental review of proposed major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
U.S. Military Right to Carry Act

Bill: 117-s-720
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

U.S. Military Right to Carry Act

 
This bill requires a state that receives funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to have implemented (1) a law or policy authorizing members of the Armed Forces who are outside of their state of residence under orders to renew a permit to carry a concealed firearm through the mail, and (2) a law or policy that treats members of the Armed Forces on active duty in the state as residents of the state for purposes of issuing a permit to carry a concealed firearm in the state. The Department of Justice must reduce by 5% the amount that a state would otherwise receive under the grant program if the state fails to comply with either requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
NEPA Accountability and Enforcement Act

Bill: 117-s-721
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

NEPA Accountability and Enforcement Act

 
This bills establishes (1) deadlines for federal agencies to complete reviews of the environmental effects of proposed major federal actions, and (2) penalties for agencies that do not comply with these deadlines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Wastewater Efficiency and Treatment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-722
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Poverty and welfare assistance
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Wastewater Efficiency and Treatment Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Water and Energy Efficiency Program. 
 
Under the program, DOE must award grants to certain small public wastewater treatment facilities that serve disadvantaged communities or populations that do not exceed 10,000. The facilities must use the grants to conduct energy efficiency audits of the facilities and update equipment based on the audits.
 
In addition, DOE must provide loan guarantees to eligible municipalities and Indian tribes for (1) projects that convert waste in the treatment process of wastewater treatment facilities into renewable fuels, biosolids, or other byproducts; and (2) projects that will assist in transitioning facilities towards the use of energy-efficient technologies. In carrying out the program, DOE must establish a small-scale extension services program to provide assistance to rural communities through grants, outreach, training, and technical assistance regarding energy-efficient technologies at wastewater treatment facilities in eligible municipalities and tribes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
PPP Extension Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-723
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

PPP Extension Act of 2021

 
This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. Currently, the program is set to expire on March 31, 2021.
 
For the final 30 days of the program (i.e., from June 1 until June 30), the Small Business Administration may only process applications submitted prior to June 1, and it may not accept any new loan applications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1503)
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

Bill: 117-s-724
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Elementary and secondary education
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Preschool education
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 
This bill requires that the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses be made eligible for support under the E-Rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Bill: 117-s-725
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Federal district courts
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax rates
Jurisdiction and venue
Oil and gas
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

 
 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions to counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. 
 
Among other provisions, the bill
 
 
 expands reporting requirements for certain foreign investments and accounts held by U.S. persons,
 
 establishes a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act,
 
treats certain foreign corporations managed and controlled primarily in the United States as domestic corporations for tax purposes, 
 
treats swap payments sent offshore as taxable U.S. source income, 
 
 requires corporations to disclose certain financial information on a country-by-country basis,
 
imposes penalties for failing to disclose offshore holdings,
 
modifies the base erosion anti-abuse tax to lower the gross receipts applicability threshold from $500 million to $100 million, 
 
 makes investment advisers and persons engaged in forming new business entities subject to new anti-money laundering requirements,
 
requires reporting of U. S. beneficial owners of foreign-owned financial accounts, and 
 
imposes additional requirements for third party summonses used to obtain information in tax investigations that do not identify the person with respect to whose liability the summons is issued (i.e., John Doe summons).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Elko National Cemetery Act

Bill: 117-s-726
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cemeteries and funerals
Land transfers
Nevada

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Elko National Cemetery Act

 
This bill transfers jurisdiction over certain public land in Elko, Nevada, from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-727
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill provides that a child shall be eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act

Bill: 117-s-728
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Hate crimes
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

COVID
-
19 Hate Crimes Act

 
This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes.
 
It defines 
COVID-19 hate crime
 as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic.
 
 The bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state and local law enforcement agencies on how to establish online hate crime reporting processes in multiple languages and how to expand culturally competent education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance on best practices for mitigating racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-729
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
Minority education
Rural conditions and development
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: 

Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education must award grants to eligible entities (e.g., state and local educational agencies) to address students' academic, social, emotional, mental, behavioral, and physical health needs related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate