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Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1860
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Environmental health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2021
 
 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to issue regulations regarding lead-based paint in certain federally assisted housing that was constructed prior to 1978 and in which a child younger than age six will reside.

 
Specifically, HUD must require owners of such housing to (1) conduct, within specified time frames, risk assessment for lead-based paint hazards; (2) control the hazards; and (3) provide certain notice to residents.
 
If a family with a child younger than age six occupies such housing in which lead-based paint hazards are identified but not controlled, HUD must allow the family to relocate on an emergency basis to another dwelling without any wait, penalty, or lapse in assistance.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Partner with Korea Act

Bill: 117-s-1861
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign labor
South Korea
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

Partner with Korea Act
 
 
This bill creates an E-4 nonimmigrant visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.
 
A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act

Bill: 117-s-1862
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
New Mexico
Nuclear weapons
Research administration and funding
Spacecraft and satellites
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act

 
This bill imposes prohibitions and limitations on funding for various Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) weapons programs.
 
Weapons subjected to prohibitions or limitations under this bill include Columbia-class submarines, intercontinental ballistic missiles, low-yield nuclear warheads, and space-based missile defense systems.
 
The bill also requires various reports to Congress, including a joint report from DOD and DOE outlining the estimated cost savings resulting from this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served Act

Bill: 117-s-1863
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Dental care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Philippines
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses
Transportation costs
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served Act

 
This bill addresses the administration and provision of health care to veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA providers.
 
First, the bill provides statutory authority for the eligibility thresholds for when a veteran must receive non-VA care under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) for primary care, mental health care, noninstitutional extended care services, specialty care, or specialty services. Additionally, the bill establishes access to care standards for non-VA care under the VCCP, meaning a veteran's appointment must be within specified distances and time frames. 
 
Among other requirements, the VA must also
 
 
implement an 18-month pilot program to allow certain veterans to use a website or mobile application to request, schedule, and confirm medical appointments with VCCP providers;
 
ensure that VCCP third party administrators and credentials verification organizations comply with specified requirements to help ensure that certain health care providers are excluded from providing non-VA health care services;
 
develop a strategic plan to ensure the effectiveness of the telehealth technologies and modalities delivered by the VA; and
 
establish an online health care education portal for veterans.
 
 
The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on (1) the VA program under which third parties provide transportation for veterans who are seeking VA services or benefits, (2) VA telehealth services, and (3) the VA's Foreign Medical Program.
 
Finally, the Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply to the voluntary collection of information during research conducted by the Veterans Health Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1864
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion
Assault and harassment offenses
Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Detention of persons
Disability and health-based discrimination
Family planning and birth control
Foreign aid and international relief
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Human rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex and reproductive health
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sexually transmitted diseases
Violent crime
Women's health
Women's rights
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of State to include in its annual reports on human rights in countries receiving U.S. development and security assistance a discussion of the status of reproductive rights in each country. This must include whether a country has adopted and enforced policies to (1) promote access to contraception and accurate, nondiscriminatory family planning and sexual health information; (2) provide services to ensure safe and healthy pregnancy and childbirth; (3) expand or restrict access to safe abortion services; and (4) prevent and treat sexually transmitted diseases.
 
For each country, the reports shall also contain (1) data concerning pregnancy-related injuries and deaths; and (2) a description of the nature and extent of discrimination and violence against women, girls, and LGBTQI+ individuals in health care settings and the relevant government's response to such actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Migrant Resettlement Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-1865
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

Migrant Resettlement Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the federal government to, before resettling, transporting, or relocating any aliens not in detention, consult with the affected state and local governments. 
 
Specifically, the department taking the action, either the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), must consult with the affected state and local governments at least three days before the action.
 
HHS and DHS must also submit to Congress monthly state-specific reports about such actions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Vehicle Charging Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1866
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Building construction
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Environmental education
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infrastructure development
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Pedestrians and bicycling
Public utilities and utility rates
Public-private cooperation
Small business
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation programs funding
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

Community Vehicle Charging Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a grant program to expand access to electric vehicle infrastructure in communities that consist primarily of minority, low-income, or tribal populations that experience (or are at risk of experiencing) greater adverse human health or environmental effects than other populations.
 
The Department of Transportation must award the grants to
 
 
community-based organizations;
 
nonprofits;
 
state, tribal, regional, or local governments;
 
metropolitan planning organizations; or
 
other entities responsible for local transportation planning and projects.
 
 
Grant funds may be used for projects that include (1) developing or implementing plans to install publicly available electric vehicle charging infrastructure, (2) supporting shared electric mobility and micro-mobility options (e.g., electric bicycles), and (3) providing electric vehicle chargers and funding for their installation to community residents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1867
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Medical research
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI shall submit to Congress an unclassified report containing such information, with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods. 

action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI shall submit to Congress an unclassified report containing such information, with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3488-3489; text: CR S3488-3489)
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3488-3489; text: CR S3488-3489)
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
AI/AN CAPTA

Bill: 117-s-1868
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-05-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: 

American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the AI/AN Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, or the AI/AN CAPTA

 
This bill establishes additional resources to assist tribal communities with preventing and treating child abuse and neglect.
 
First, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on child abuse and neglect in tribal communities for the purpose of making recommendations to Congress regarding these issues.
 
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must include Indian tribes and tribal organizations in its equitable distribution of assistance for programs and projects related to child abuse prevention and treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Blockchain Promotion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1869
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Currency
Digital media
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Blockchain Promotion Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish the Blockchain Working Group to submit a report to Congress which contains a recommended definition of the distributed ledger technology commonly referred to as blockchain technology, and other specified recommendations regarding this technology. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1870
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021

 
This bill permits penalty-free distributions, up to $1,000, from tax-exempt retirement plans for emergency personal expenses, limited to one distribution in a calendar year. The bill allows repayment to plans of such distributions over a three-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
COMETS Act

Bill: 117-s-1871
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Public contracts and procurement
Space flight and exploration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Contracts and Obligations Modernization for Efficient Terms of Service Act or the COMETS Act

 
This bill authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to procure supplies and services for commercial activities at its centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1873
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Genetics
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 

2021

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types. The Government Accountability Office must report on the resulting utilization and effectiveness of such tests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Recreation Not Red Tape Act

Bill: 117-s-1874
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Economic development
Employee performance
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
National and community service
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Recreation Not Red-Tape Act
 
 
This bill revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters. 
 
The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them and for related administration, overhead, and indirect costs. 
 
Interior and USDA shall
 
 
evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times; 
 
 establish categorical exclusions from environmental review requirements for special recreation permits if it would reduce processing times or costs without significantly affecting the human environment;
 
authorize the issuance of temporary permits for new or additional recreational uses of federal lands and waters managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management;
 
allow online payment of certain federal passes and fees;
 
develop initiatives to promote private-sector volunteer opportunities; and
 
establish an interagency trail management plan.
 
 
Permittees issued a special recreation permit may voluntarily and temporarily return one or more of their service days. 
 
The bill sets forth requirements for review by USDA of the renewal or adjustment of the allocations for the use of a special recreation permit. 
 
Interior and USDA may enter into agreements with states to allow the purchase of federal and state recreation passes in the same transaction.
 
The bill establishes a National Recreation Area System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1876
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Farmland
Federal Reserve System
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Financial crises and stabilization
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Foreign and international banking
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses climate change risk and its potential impact on the financial system. 
 
The Federal Reserve Board must develop financial risk analyses relating to climate change for specified large nonbank financial companies and bank holding companies. Specifically, these entities will be evaluated every two years on whether they have the capital necessary to absorb financial losses that would arise under several different climate change risk scenarios. 
 
The bill also establishes the Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to provide recommendations to the board regarding such climate change risk scenarios, and determine the financial and economic risks of these scenarios. 
 
The Financial Stability Oversight Council of the Department of the Treasury must establish a committee to assist it in identifying risks and responding to threats to the financial system as a result of climate change. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate