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Anti Digital Redlining Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4875
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Anti Digital Redlining Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits an internet service provider (ISP) from discriminating in decisions about deploying or upgrading broadband service in a particular geographic area based on residents' race, income, or other factors (i.e., digital redlining). It also prevents some restrictions on the choice of telecommunications service providers in multi-dwelling units.
 
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must solicit public comments on criteria to determine whether an ISP is discriminating in deployment or upgrading decisions and related matters. Based on the comments, the FCC must issue rules to prevent such discrimination. An individual may file a complaint of discriminatory conduct that violates the bill's provisions or applicable rules with the FCC. The bill authorizes the FCC to remedy violations, including by requiring (subject to limitations) an ISP to provide services in a geographic area.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits ISPs and multichannel video programming distributors (e.g., cable operators) from engaging in certain conduct that restricts a multi-dwelling unit resident's choice of internet, cable, and related services. Units must also allow ISPs and distributors reasonable access to their premises. The bill permits residents to sue for violations and otherwise provides for enforcement through FCC administrative processes.
 
The FCC must also analyze the use of franchise agreements between telecommunications service providers and municipal governments on the price of, quality of, and competition among telecommunications services in the local market. These agreements set out the terms under which a telecommunications service provider is authorized by a regulator to operate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Improving Justice Programs through Science Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4876
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Improving Justice Programs through Science Act of 2021

 
This bill reestablishes the Science Advisory Board within the Department of Justice (DOJ). 
 
Specifically, it provides statutory authority for the board. Previously, the board was created in 2010 by DOJ and terminated in 2018.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
National Discovery Trails Act

Bill: 117-hr-4878
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Colorado
Delaware
District of Columbia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Land use and conservation
Maryland
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Utah
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

National Discovery Trails Act

 
 This bill amends the National Trails System Act to include national discovery trails as part of the national trails system. Such trails (1) shall be extended, continuous, interstate trails located to provide for outstanding outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities; (2) shall provide for the conservation and enjoyment of significant natural, cultural, and historic resources and be so located as to represent metropolitan, urban, rural, and back country regions of the Nation; and (3) may be designated on federal lands and, with the owner's consent, on nonfederal lands.
 
 The 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail extending from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware, to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, splitting into northern and southern routes near Cincinnati, Ohio, and rejoining at Denver, Colorado, is designated as a national discovery trail. 
 
The bill sets forth requirements for designation of a trail as a national discovery trail. 
 
 The appropriate federal department for each national discovery trail shall (1) administer the trail in cooperation with at least one competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the trail's protection, management, development, and use. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Security Enterprise Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4879
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Nuclear Security Enterprise Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill increases the minor construction threshold, associated design threshold, and the notification requirement related to national security projects of the Department of Energy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

Bill: 117-hr-4880
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Veterans' Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish in its National Surgery Office an interdisciplinary clinical pathway for all stages of prostate cancer. Clinical pathways are health care management tools designed around research and evidence-based practices that provide direction for the care and treatment of a specific condition. The clinical pathway must include specified elements, such as a diagnosis pathway and a treatment pathway.
 
The VA must consult with and incorporate feedback from (1) veterans who have received prostate cancer care at its medical facilities, and (2) experts in multidisciplinary cancer care and clinical research.
 
Additionally, the VA must publish the clinical pathway on a public VA website and annually update the pathway as needed based on medical literature and evidence-based guidelines.
 
The bill also requires the VA to submit a plan to establish a prostate cancer program using the comprehensive prostate cancer clinical pathway.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Connecting the Community To End Military Suicide Act

Bill: 117-hr-4882
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Defense
Employee leave
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Connecting the Community To End Military Suicide Act

 
This bill requires each military department to authorize its respective service members to take up to two weeks of permissive temporary duty each year to attend a seminar, retreat, workshop, or outdoor recreational therapy event hosted by a nonprofit organization that focuses on psychological, physical, spiritual, or social wellness.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Candidates Afforded Dignity, Equality and Training (CADET) Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4883
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Department of Defense
Educational facilities and institutions
Family relationships
Higher education
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Candidates Afforded Dignity, Equality and Training (CADET) Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Transportation to prescribe regulations ensuring that the parental guardianship rights of cadets and midshipmen attending military service academies are protected consistent with individual and academic responsibilities.
 
Cadets and midshipmen with dependents must establish a family care plan with appropriate academy leadership. 
 
Pregnant cadets and midshipmen must be provided with, at minimum, the options to (1) take leave from the military service academy for up to one year, (2) fully release from the military service academy and any related obligations, and (3) enlist in active-duty service.
 
Males fathering a child while enrolled at a military service academy must not be required to give up parental rights and must not acquire any benefits or leave considerations as a result of fathering a child, with certain exceptions (e.g., leave to attend the birth).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Employee Rights and Freedoms Act

Bill: 117-hr-4884
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Employee Rights and Freedoms Act

 
This bill prohibits employers from requiring job applicants or employees to undergo a medical procedure, including a vaccine. An individual may bring a civil claim in an appropriate U.S. district court to enforce this restriction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
JUDGES Act

Bill: 117-hr-4885
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Delaware
Federal district courts
Florida
Georgia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Judges
Kansas
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State
North Carolina
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act or the JUDGES Act

 
This bill requires the appointment of additional U.S. district court judges, converts certain temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships, and requires the Government Accountability Office to report on vacant or underused federal courthouses.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the appointment of 39 district court judges on or after January 21, 2025, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas.
 
Further, 38 district court judges must be appointed on or after January 21, 2029, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
 
Additionally, the bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
District Court Judgeships Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4886
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

District Court Judgeships Act of 2021 

 
This bill requires the appointment of additional U.S. district court judges and converts certain temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the appointment of 203 district court judges in specified judicial districts in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
 
 Additionally, the bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 1603 of title 28, United States Code, to except the People's Republic of China as a defined foreign state.

Bill: 117-hr-4887
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 
This bill excludes Chinese entities from foreign sovereign immunity and therefore subjects them to the jurisdiction of courts in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Local Public Health And Safety Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-4888
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Local Public Health And Safety Protection Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that allow local governments to impose firearms laws that are more restrictive than state firearms laws. 
 
A state that receives a grant must award subgrants to localities to help implement the more restrictive firearms laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

Bill: 117-hr-4889
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

 
This bill codifies regulations promulgated by the Trump Administration exempting certain tax-exempt organizations from specified reporting requirements. Specifically the bill 
 
 
increases from $5,000 to $50,000 the gross receipts threshold used to determine the eligibility of tax-exempt organizations for the exemption from certain disclosure and reporting requirements;
 
expands the definition of 
organization
 to include tax-exempt charitable organizations and organizations with no significant activities relating to lobbying, political activity, and the operation of a trade or business;
 
exempts from disclosure the names and addresses of contributors to an organization in its annual informational return; and 
 
extends exemptions from reporting requirements to political action committees (i.e., 527 organizations).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
RUSH Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4890
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2021 or the RUSH Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes a program through which qualified group practices may provide certain items and services that are normally provided at hospital emergency departments to individuals who (1) are entitled to Medicare hospital services, (2) are enrolled for Medicare medical services, and (3) reside in qualified skilled nursing facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-30
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: 2021-07-30
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: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Net-Negative Carbon Dioxide Baseload Power Act

Bill: 117-hr-4891
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Net-Negative Carbon Dioxide Baseload Power Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a net-negative carbon dioxide baseload power development and commercialization program. Under the program, DOE must (1) facilitate the redevelopment of existing coal-fueled power plant sites with certain technologies that enable them to generate power with net-negative carbon dioxide emissions, and (2) lessen the economic impact from climate change policies on communities dependent upon coal-fueled power plants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Quiet Communities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4892
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Noise pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Quiet Communities Act of 2021
 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control to promote the development of local noise control programs, carry out research, and develop and disseminate educational materials, among other duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
BLUE Act

Bill: 117-hr-4893
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Blocking Lawlessness from Undermining Enforcement Act or the BLUE Act

 
This bill generally prohibits the use of Highway Safety Program or National Priority Safety Program funds for traffic control or enforcement by a state or locality that defunds the police (i.e., reduces its police budget and reallocates the funds to other government agencies).
 
However, states and localities may use such funds for traffic control and enforcement if (1) reducing the police budget is part of an overall budget reduction, or (2) the police chief decides to reallocate a portion of the police budget for mental health programs. Additionally, a state or locality may request an exemption from the prohibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in House