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Pre-Apprenticeship Wrap-around Support Services Fund Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-731
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Transportation costs
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: 

Pre-Apprenticeship Wrap-around Support Services Fund Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to award grants to eligible applicants to provide stipends to individuals enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship program. Grant recipients must prioritize the provision of stipends to individuals with a barrier to employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Unconscionable Pricing Act

Bill: 117-hr-732
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2021-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Inflation and prices
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: 

Unconscionable Pricing Act

 
This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell, rent, or lease an emergency supply at an unconscionable price during a federally-declared emergency. A price is unconscionable if (1) it exceeds 10% of the average price for the same or similar emergency supply during the 30 days before the emergency was declared, and (2) such price increase is not related to the reasonable costs incurred to sell or rent the supply.
 
 The bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to enforce the requirements of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Stop Evasion of Iran Sanctions Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-733
Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Congressional oversight
Europe
Foreign and international banking
Iran
Middle East
Nuclear weapons
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: 

Stop Evasion of Iran Sanctions Act of 2021

 
This bill allows the Department of the Treasury to subject a financial institution to operating restrictions and reporting requirements if the institution is connected with the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). INSTEX is an entity designed to facilitate trade between Iran and non-U.S. countries and was created in response to the renewal of certain U.S. sanctions against Iran. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-734
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2021-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Japan
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: 

Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Fred Korematsu in recognition of his contributions to civil rights, his loyalty and patriotism to the nation, and his dedication to justice and equality.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-736
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2021-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Farmland
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Minority health
Parks, recreation areas, trails
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: 

Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to health departments to increase rates of recommended immunizations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The CDC must also develop, in consultation with specified entities, guidance for health care providers on counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H332)
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
RENEW WIIN Act

Bill: 117-hr-737
Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Introduced: 2021-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Intergovernmental relations
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: 

Responsible, No-Cost Extension of Western Water Infrastructure Improvements Act or the RENEW WIIN Act

 
This bill extends the authority of certain federal agencies to provide support for western water infrastructure and extends consultation requirements concerning projects in California.
 
Specifically, the bill extends through 2031 the authority of the Bureau of Reclamation to provide support for federal or state-led water storage projects in certain western states. It also extends provisions specific to California, including drought relief and the operations of the Central Valley Project (a hydropower and water management project in California that is operated by Reclamation).
 
Further, the bill extends through 2036 consultation requirements concerning biological assessments and the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project in California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act

Bill: 117-hr-738
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2021-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability assistance
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Health personnel
Income tax credits
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor standards
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: 

Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act

 
This bill requires employers to pay essential health care employees a premium amount in addition to their regular rate of pay during an emergency period. It also allows employers a payroll tax credit for the payment of such enhanced wages to essential employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Median El-Moustrah.

Bill: 117-hr-739
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-02 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Provides for the relief of Median El-Moustrah.
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: 
This bill provides for the relief of Median El-Moustrah. 

action_date: 2022-06-07
text: 
This bill provides for the relief of Median El-Moustrah. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5238-5239)
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Considered from the Private Calendar. (consideration: CR H5238-5239)
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Called up from the Private Calendar for consideration.
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Placed on the Private Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-340, Part I.
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-340, Part I.
action_date: 2021-09-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-09-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-09-29
text: Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Discharged.
action_date: 2021-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Climate Resilient Transportation Infrastructure Study Act

Bill: 117-hr-740
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Regional and metropolitan planning
Scientific communication
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 

Climate Resilient Transportation Infrastructure Study Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies to conduct a study of the actions needed to ensure that federal agencies are taking into account current and future climate conditions in planning, designing, building, operating, maintaining, investing in, and upgrading any federally funded transportation infrastructure investments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
FLEX Act

Bill: 117-hr-742
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Self-employed
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 

Flexibility Through Lower Expenses Health Care Act or the FLEX Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans and association health plans.
 
The bill permits short-term, limited-duration plans to provide coverage for a period of less than 12 months, not including extensions. Under current law, such plans are exempt from certain market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions.
 
The bill further permits groups or associations of employers to sponsor fully insured group health plans as if they were employers. Such plans may not discriminate based on the health factors of any prospective plan participant for the purpose of granting an employer's membership in the association or determining a participant's eligibility for benefits or premium amounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-03
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: 2021-02-03
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: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
To direct the United States Postal Service to place within ZIP Code 92880 any area of Eastvale, California, that is not within such ZIP Code, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-743
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to include all of Eastvale, California, in ZIP Code 92880.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

Bill: 117-hr-744
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 

FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) revise its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan to ensure that the plan explicitly mentions climate change and addresses the implications of climate change on homeland security and near- and long-term national disaster risk, and (2) ensure that future strategic plans do likewise.
 
The Department of Homeland Security must establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Climate Change Subcommittee, which shall advise FEMA on how to best incorporate climate change, including risk assessments and strategies for adaptation and mitigation, into and throughout FEMA's policies, plans, programs, and operations.
 
FEMA must publish as a report, submit to specified congressional committees, and make available to Congress and the public, a comprehensive assessment of climate change risks and preparedness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-745
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Government information and archives
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 

Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2021

 
This bill requires certain consumer reporting agencies to disclose, upon request, as part of a consumer's free annual disclosure (1) the consumer's current credit score, (2) other information in the consumer's file regarding risk scores or predictors, and (3) any other consumer information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau considers appropriate with respect to consumer financial education.
 
Consumer reporting agencies must maintain these scores or predictors in a consumer's file for at least one year after the data is generated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-746
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 

Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to get a medical opinion to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of death in situations where a veteran's death certificate identifies COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as the principal or contributory cause of death, the certificate does not clearly identify any of the veteran's service-connected disabilities as the principal or contributory cause of death, and a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation is filed with respect to the veteran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Access to TESTs Act

Bill: 117-hr-747
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 

Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests Act or the Access to TESTs Act

 
This bill establishes grant programs to increase access to diagnostic tests.
 
Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must award grants to hospitals, primary care facilities, and other health care providers to buy equipment and supplies to increase access to same-day diagnostic testing in point-of-care settings.
 
The CDC must also award grants to public health and other laboratories to buy high-throughput diagnostic equipment and supplies to increase testing capacity and expedite test results.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Ethan's Law

Bill: 117-hr-748
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 

Ethan's Law

 
This bill establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises at the federal, state, and tribal levels.
 
At the federal level, the bill establishes statutory requirements for firearms on residential premises to be safely stored if a minor is likely to gain access without permission or if a resident is ineligible to possess a firearm.
 
An individual who violates the requirements is subject to criminal penalties. A firearm stored in violation of the requirements is subject to seizure and forfeiture.
 
At the state and tribal levels, the bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to implement functionally identical requirements for the safe storage of firearms. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-749
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling
Income tax deductions
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: 

Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act

 
This bill provides that the 50% limitation on the tax deduction for business meals shall not apply to meals provided on certain fishing vessels or at certain fish processing facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-03
text: Introduced in House