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Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2650
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for the portability of professional licenses of service members and their spouses who are relocated, because of military orders, outside of the jurisdiction that issued the license.
 
Specifically, a professional license in good standing of a service member or spouse shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied for in the new jurisdiction for the duration of such military orders. 
 
To establish and maintain eligibility, a service member or spouse must (1) provide a copy of the military orders to the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction; (2) remain in good standing with the licensing authority that issued the license; and (3) submit to the authority of the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of any continuing education requirements.
 
The bill also provides that if a service member or spouse is licensed to operate in multiple jurisdictions through an interstate licensure compact, the service member or spouse is subject to the requirements of the compact or the applicable provisions of the state law rather than the provisions of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act

Bill: 117-hr-2651
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
House of Representatives
Land transfers
Legislative rules and procedure
Maryland
Members of Congress
State and local courts
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act

 
 This bill cedes the District of Columbia to Maryland after Maryland's acceptance of the retrocession. Furthermore, the bill declares that the National Capital Service Area in the District shall not be ceded and relinquished to Maryland and shall continue to serve as the permanent seat of the federal government. The bill maintains the exclusive legislative authority and control of Congress over the area.
 
 Finally, excluding the District Building, the area shall include the principal federal monuments, the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court Building, the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the U.S. Capitol, including any federal real property affronting or abutting such area, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Energy buildings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Access to Counseling and Training for All Small Businesses Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2652
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Ensuring Access to Counseling and Training for All Small Businesses Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a small business development center, women's business center, or Veteran Business Outreach Center from declining to provide services to an otherwise eligible small business solely because it is a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
MMEDS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2653
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Business expenses
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Housing and community development funding
Immunology and vaccination
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Strategic materials and reserves
Unemployment
Veterans' medical care
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Medical Manufacturing, Economic Development, and Sustainability Act of 2021 or the MMEDS Act of 2021

 
This bill provides incentives for relocating medical manufacturing facilities in the United States and for manufacturing medical products (i.e., drugs and devices) in economically distressed zones. Specifically, the bill allows a income tax credit for 40% of the sum of wages paid in a medical manufacturing economically distressed zone, employee fringe benefit expenses, and depreciation and amortization allowances with respect to qualified medical manufacturing facility property, and a credit for economically distressed zone products and services acquired by domestic medical manufacturers. The bill increases the credit rate for minority businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2654
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 

2021

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to include all services provided by chiropractors, rather than only subluxation corrections through manual manipulation of the spine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2656
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Land use and conservation
Motor fuels
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Securities
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Water use and supply
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 
This bill establishes a U.S. Green Bank to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation projects at the state and local level by capitalizing regional, state, and municipal green banks. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must issue green bonds to provide the bank with (1) an initial capitalization of $10 billion; and (2) additional capitalization, upon the bank's request, of no more than $50 billion in aggregate at any one time.
 
The bill also establishes in the Treasury a revolving Green Bank Establishment Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Passport Act

Bill: 117-hr-2657
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Protecting Americans Safety, Security, and Privacy Over Repressive Tyranny Act or the Passport Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to support any system that requires individuals to provide documentation of their vaccination status in order to travel, attend an event, or conduct other activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
SHOTS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2658
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Saving Hypodermic Injections and Offering vaccines to Taxpayers Swiftly Act of 2021 or the SHOTS Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits any alien who is not a lawful permanent resident from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine until the earlier of (1) the date when all U.S. nationals and lawful permanent residents who wish to receive a vaccine have been fully vaccinated, or (2) December 31, 2021. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2659
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific communication
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish a grant program that contributes to the homeland security capabilities of both the United States and Israel by supporting cybersecurity research and development as well as the demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology.
 
Grant applicants must address a requirement in the area of cybersecurity research or cybersecurity technology and be comprised of a joint venture between a U.S. entity and an Israeli entity (or the governments of each country).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
WATER Act

Bill: 117-hr-2660
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Withstanding Attempts to Encroach on our Resources Act of 2021 or the WATER Act

 
This bill specifies which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the definition of 
waters of the United States
, commonly known as WOTUS, included in the 2020 
Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of &quot;Waters of the United States.&quot;
 The 2020 rule replaced a 2015 rule that included a more expansive definition of WOTUS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2661
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Health personnel
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out certain activities related to the environmental-health workforce. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on state-based practices for training and credentialing environmental-health workers.
 
Specifically, HHS must develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental-health workers and a plan to ensure its programs and activities meet the future needs of the environmental-health workforce.
 
The bill also specifies that environmental-health workers are eligible for public-service loan forgiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Children from Chemical Weapons Act

Bill: 117-hr-2663
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Child health
Firearms and explosives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military civil functions
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Protecting Children from Chemical Weapons Act

 
 This bill prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement officers from using chemical weapons on minors in the course of policing activities. The term 
chemical weapon
 includes pepper spray.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

Bill: 117-hr-2664
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Architecture
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Child care and development
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Family services
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Labor market
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

 
This bill addresses energy efficiency and workforce development in the context of public housing.
 
Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must award grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) and other eligible entities under a variety of new programs, including programs for 

 
 
facilitating workforce development and high-income employment transition;
 
 
conducting physical needs assessments and subsequent energy efficiency retrofits; and
 
 
making upgrades, replacements, and improvements for energy efficiency, building electrification, and water quality upgrades.
 
 
Recipients of these grants must provide relocation assistance for residents who are displaced during construction and must ensure that they can return to their homes once retrofitting is completed.
 
A certain percentage of the employment positions generated by these grant programs and other specified federal grant programs must be filled by low-income individuals, and a specified percentage of certain contracts associated with these programs must be awarded to businesses owned by residents of public housing.
 
The bill also repeals a provision that prohibits a PHA from using HUD funds to construct or operate new public housing units if doing so would result in the PHA owning or operating more units than it did on October 1, 1999.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2665
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Internet, web applications, social media
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: 

Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program for awarding grants to states for the deployment of broadband service in underserved areas by small business broadband providers.
 
A state that receives such a grant must use the funds to make subgrants to small business broadband providers that enable those providers to deploy broadband service in underserved areas in the state. This broadband service must have (1) a download speed of at least 25 megabits per second (Mbps); (2) an upload speed of at least 10 Mbps; and (3) latency that is sufficiently low to allow real-time, interactive applications. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Introduced in House