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To amend section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a nonprofit entity for a national child abuse hotline.

Bill: 117-hr-566
Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employment and training programs
Family services
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 
 This bill provides for a grant to establish and operate a national hotline that makes available assistance and information services 24 hours a day to victims of child abuse or neglect, their families, caregivers, and individuals required by law to report suspected child abuse or neglect. The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grant to a nonprofit entity and must prioritize grant applicants with experience operating a hotline and providing such assistance and support.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Safe RESEARCH Act

Bill: 117-hr-568
Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cell biology and embryology
Department of Health and Human Services
Medical research
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Safe Responsible Ethical Scientific Endeavors Assuring Research for Compassionate Healthcare Act or the Safe RESEARCH Act

 
This bill prohibits the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from conducting or supporting research on human fetal tissue obtained from an abortion procedure. It also imposes other restrictions on human fetal tissue research.
 
Under the bill, the NIH may conduct or support research on human fetal tissue only if it was obtained from a stillbirth. Current law allows research on tissue from stillbirths or from spontaneous or induced abortions.
 
The bill also applies informed consent and other requirements applicable to research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to all research with human fetal tissue. This includes research on stem cells and other human fetal tissue alternatives.
 
Additionally, human fetal tissue used for this research must be obtained in accordance with state anatomical gift laws. These laws govern organ and tissue donation for therapeutic, research, and other purposes. Some states already apply anatomical gift laws to human fetal tissue donation.
 
Currently, executive branch officials may not prohibit the NIH from conducting or supporting research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. The bill repeals this limitation on executive branch officials. It also repeals a requirement that the NIH fund certain proposals for this research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Defend our Coast Act

Bill: 117-hr-569
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Delaware
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
North Carolina
Oil and gas
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Defend our Coast Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in the Mid-Atlantic planning area of the Outer Continental Shelf.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Offshore Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-570
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Department of the Interior
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Offshore Accountability Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes disclosure and reporting requirements for operators of offshore oil or gas facilities after equipment failures of critical systems.
 
Such operators must notify the Department of the Interior and the manufacturers of the equipment of such failures. In addition, the operators must provide equipment failure analyses to Interior and the manufacturers. Interior must post the analyses on its website.
 
Finally, operators must report to Interior on changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures and changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.

action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Offshore Accountability Act of 2021 

 
This bill establishes disclosure and reporting requirements for operators of offshore oil or gas facilities after equipment failures of critical systems.
 
Such operators must notify the Department of the Interior and the manufacturers of the equipment of such failures. In addition, the operators must provide equipment failure analyses to Interior and the manufacturers. Interior must post the analyses on its website.
 
Finally, operators must report to Interior on changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures and changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.
action_date: 2021-10-13
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
action_date: 2021-10-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-10-13
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2021-10-13
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Safe from the Start Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-571
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Budget process
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health technology, devices, supplies
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Mental health
Multilateral development programs
Natural disasters
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Safe from the Start Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. 
 
The State Department shall focus on (1) preventing gender-based violence, (2) protecting survivors of humanitarian crises from the onset of the emergency, (3) promoting standards and activities to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, and (4) advancing and empowering survivors and at-risk individuals. Activities shall include improving access to post-sexual-assault medical and mental health services and ensuring such services are available to hard-to-reach populations. The State Department may provide support to local and international organizations to achieve its goals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E71)
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
National Office of New Americans Act

Bill: 117-hr-572
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

National Office of New Americans Act

 
This bill establishes the National Office of New Americans (NONA) within the Executive Office of the President to promote and support the integration of immigrants and refugees into the social, cultural, economic, and civic life of the United States.
 
The NONA shall also establish the Federal Initiative on New Americans. The initiative shall establish a coordinated federal program to respond effectively to immigrant and refugee integration issues such as language learning, adult education and workforce training, health care, and naturalization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-01-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E73-74)
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act

Bill: 117-hr-573
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act

 
This bill requires states receiving grants for child protective services systems to ensure that such systems are not used to separate a child from the child's parent for reasons of poverty. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-574
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Earned Income and Child Tax Credits Outreach Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, not later than March 1, 2021, to carry out a public outreach program to inform certain individual taxpayers of their potential eligibility for the earned income and child tax credits. 
 
The Inspector General for Tax Administration of Treasury must study the outreach program and make recommendations for improving it. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Next Generation Votes Act

Bill: 117-hr-576
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Next Generation Votes Act

 
This bill prohibits a state from refusing to accept an individual's application to register to vote in federal elections on the grounds that the individual is under 18 years of age, so long as the individual is at least 16 years of age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

Bill: 117-hr-577
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Animal and plant health
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Colorado
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Hunting and fishing
Infrastructure development
Insects
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Mining
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Roads and highways
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

 
This bill provides for the conservation of specified lands in Colorado. 
 
Specifically, the bill designates
 
 
specified federal lands within the White River National Forest as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System,
 
the proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness as a potential wilderness area,
 
 the Tenmile Recreation Management Area, 
 
the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, 
 
the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area,
 
the Camp Hale National Historic Landscape, 
 
the Sheep Mountain and Liberty Bell East Special Management Areas, 
 
the Curecanti National Recreation Area, and
 
the interpretive site located beside U.S. Route 24 as the Sandy Treat Overlook.
 
 
The bill adjusts the boundary of the White River National Forest and the Rocky Mountain National Park Potential Wilderness. 
 
The bill provides for the inclusion of additional federal lands in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
 
The bill provides for the cancellation of all Thompson Divide oil or gas leases.
 
The bill establishes the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program to promote the capture, beneficial use, mitigation, and sequestration of fugitive methane emissions to reduce methane emissions, improve air quality, and improve public safety, among other things.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-578
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Minority employment
Small business
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to implement a program to award grants to workforce intermediaries (certain national, regional, state, or local entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs) to enable them to engage a variety of stakeholders to support, develop, and implement registered apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Energy Workforce Act

Bill: 117-hr-579
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Oil and gas
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

21st Century Energy Workforce Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a National Center for Excellence for the 21st Century Workforce Advisory Board to foster strategic vision, guidance, and networks for the energy industry.
 
 The purpose of the board is to (1) support and develop training and science education programs, (2) align apprenticeship programs and industry certifications to further develop succession planning in the energy sector, (3) integrate educational standards to develop foundational skills for elementary and secondary education and postsecondary education to create a pipeline between education and career, and (4) support the replication of existing model energy curricula. 
 
 DOE shall also establish a pilot program to award grants to eligible entities for job training programs that lead to an industry-recognized credential.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
PATH Act

Bill: 117-hr-580
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Oil and gas
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats Act or the PATH Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to provide grants to eligible entities to develop pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-581
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Child health
Family planning and birth control
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires states, as a condition of federal payment under Medicaid for family planning services, to report certain abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Currently, reporting is voluntary.) The CDC must develop standardized questions for states with respect to specified variables (e.g., maternal demographics and methods of abortion).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service in honor of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick for his courage and sacrifice at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-582
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Crimes against property
Employee benefits and pensions
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Law enforcement officers
Members of Congress
Monuments and memorials
Protest and dissent
Subversive activities
Terrorism
Transportation costs
U.S. Capitol
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: 
This bill authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on February 3, 2021, for a memorial service honoring Officer Brian Sicknick of the U.S. Capitol Police.
 
The memorial service shall include Officer Sicknick's lying in honor in the rotunda, and the Architect of the Capitol shall place a plaque in honor of Officer Sicknick near the Capitol steps. The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate must make arrangements for funeral services in the Capitol for Officer Sicknick, including payments for travel expenses of immediate family members and the attendance of Members of Congress.
 
The bill also requires that any funds received by the Capitol Police Board in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, be deposited into the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-28
text: Introduced in House