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To provide for expedited compassionate release in the event of a public health emergency.

Bill: 117-hr-2194
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 
This bill expands statutory authority for federal prisoners to be temporarily released on furlough or granted compassionate release during a public health emergency.
 
First, the bill authorizes the temporary release of prisoners in the event of a public health emergency if there is a substantial, imminent health risk to the prisoner, other prisoners, or employees of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The bill also authorizes courts, in addition to the BOP, to grant temporary release.
 
Second, the bill establishes new procedures for compassionate release requests during public health emergencies. Specifically, the bill requires the BOP to promptly release a defendant's medical records and requires the court to expedite rulings on compassionate release motions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act

Bill: 117-hr-2195
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Merit Systems Protection Board
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act

 
This bill updates employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services by making arbitration requirements unenforceable unless the parties consent to such arbitration in relation to employment or reemployment claims. The bill provides that consent is not voluntary when a person is required to agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging a violation of employment and reemployment rights as a condition of future or continued employment, advancement in employment, or receipt of any right or benefit of employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-04-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Servicemembers Act

Bill: 117-hr-2196
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Justice for Servicemembars [
sic
] Act

 
This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of a dispute related to the employment or reemployment rights of a uniformed service member.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 117-hr-2198
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
New York City
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress.
 
 The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2199
Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for the establishment of the Federal Agency Sunset Commission to submit to Congress a schedule for review and abolishment of each agency, including each advisory committee. The schedule for review shall be in the form of a joint resolution. Each agency shall be abolished unless reauthorized by Congress. For each agency, the commission must schedule a date of abolishment to occur at least once every 12 years.
 
The commission must (1) review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency using specified criteria; (2) analyze the authority claimed by the executive branch but not specifically authorized by statute; (3) recommend whether each agency should be abolished, reorganized, or continued; and (4) report to Congress on introduced legislation that would establish a new agency or a new program.
 
The Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office, in cooperation with the Congressional Research Service, shall prepare an inventory of federal programs to assist Congress and the commission in carrying out this bill.
 
The bill provides for expedited consideration of the schedule for review and abolishment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Housing Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2200
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Housing Accountability Act of 2021 

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that a property owner receiving low-income housing assistance payments for an existing public housing unit must maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for the housing structure.
 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must survey tenants of these structures semiannually to identify problems with the structures or with management. A structure must be referred to HUD for remediation if consistent or persistent problems are identified. HUD may impose penalties on an owner of a structure that violates this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Computer and Internet Access Equity Act

Bill: 117-hr-2201
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Community life and organization
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Poverty and welfare assistance
Right of privacy
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Computer and Internet Access Equity Act

 
This bill increases broadband service support for low-income consumers, establishes a grant program to provide internet safety education or training, and provides a tax credit for certain computer and education costs.
 
Specifically, the bill modifies the broadband service support program known as Lifeline, which assists low-income consumers with access to telecommunications and broadband services, to (1) increase the amount of the payments that a provider of Lifeline services may receive for each low-income consumer to whom the provider supplies such services, (2) allow consumers with higher incomes to qualify for participation in the program, and (3) allow a broadband service provider to receive Lifeline support for providing such service to a low-income consumer without being designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier. 
 
The bill also requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a grant program to develop and implement internet education and training programs for low-income individuals.
 
Further, the bill provides a refundable tax credit, not to exceed $2,000 ($4,000 in the case of a joint return) in a taxable year or $10,000 in a lifetime ($20,000 in the case of a joint return), for amounts paid or incurred for computers, printers, and other education-related technology. The Department of the Treasury must establish a program for making advance payments of such credit to eligible individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2021-03-26
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: 2021-03-26
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: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2202
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Business records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Oil and gas
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2021

 
This bill revises drinking water requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geologic formation.
 
The bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to protect groundwater sources (e.g., wells) from certain pollution risks posed by fracking operations.
 
The bill also establishes requirements for disclosing the chemicals intended for use in fracking operations as well as the chemicals actually used in the operations. If the proprietary chemical formulas of chemicals used in fracking operations are necessary for treatment in medical emergencies, then the operations must disclose the formulas or the specific chemical identities of trade secret chemicals to the state, the EPA, or the treating physicians or nurses upon request, regardless of whether written statements of need or confidentiality agreements have been provided.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-hr-2203
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Performance measurement
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires that transportation projects included in an adopted metropolitan area transportation plan be selected through a publicly available transparent process using criteria that directly support specified factors, national transportation goals, and applicable state transportation goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Me­ga­proj­ects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2204
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 20

21

 
This bill sets forth additional requirements for a recipient of assistance under National Highway System provisions for a megaproject. (A 
megaproject
 is a project that has an estimated total cost of $2.5 billion or more.)
 
Specifically, the bill requires a recipient to 
 
 
submit to the Department of Transportation (DOT) a comprehensive risk management plan that contains, among other things, a description of the process for identifying, quantifying, and monitoring the risks that might result in cost overruns, delays, reduced construction quality, or reduced benefits; 
 
establish a peer review group for such megaproject that consists of at least five individuals to give expert advice on the scientific, technical, and project management aspects of the megaproject; and 
 
publish specific information online, including the name, license number, and license type of each engineer supervising an aspect of the megaproject. 

 
DOT must make arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies under which the board must convene a transportation megaprojects committee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2205
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Public transit
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide technical assistance grants to states and local governments to (1) develop more state and local value capture mechanisms for long-term funding that promote mobility, public transportation, and affordable transit-oriented development; (2) improve public transportation and mobility; and (3) develop strategic partnerships that create greater self-help capacity that leads to greater long term and robust investments in public transportation, mobility, inclusive economic development, and affordable transit-oriented development.
 
DOT must 
 
 
establish voluntary and consensus-based value capture standards, policies, and best practices for state and local value capture mechanisms that promote greater investments in public transportation and affordable transit-oriented development;
 
make available to the public a report cataloging examples of state and local laws and policies that provide for value capture and value sharing that promote such investments; and
 
 identify and disseminate examples of best practices where states and local governments have adopted value capture and value sharing mechanisms that have successfully provided for such investments.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Equitable Transit Oriented Development Support Act

Bill: 117-hr-2206
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Economic development
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Public transit
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 

Equitable Transit Oriented Development Support Act

 
This bill revises the transportation finance infrastructure and innovation (TIFIA) program to make community development financial institutions (CDFIs) eligible for federal transportation infrastructure loans. 
 
The loans must be used for CDFI transit-oriented development projects located within one-half mile in an urban area or three-fourths of a mile in a rural area of a fixed guideway transit facility, passenger rail station, intercity bus station or intermodal facility that supports (1) commercial facilities or businesses that are located in low-income communities, (2) community facilities that are located in low-income communities or principally serve low-income persons, or (3) housing that is principally affordable to low-income persons.
 
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must require any CDFI participating in the TIFIA program to establish a CDFI transit-oriented development account into which the proceeds of a secured loan made to the CDFI and any loan repayments from public or private entities receiving loans made to fund CDFI transit-oriented development projects will be deposited.
 
DOT must set-aside not more than 10% of funding available to carry out the TIFIA program for CDFI transit-oriented development accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.

Bill: 117-hr-2207
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2021-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employee benefits and pensions
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: 
This bill excludes certain purchases of employee-owned stock from being considered as outstanding voting stock for the purpose of the excise tax on excess business holdings of a private foundation in a business enterprise. 
 
The bill applies to any voting stock that is (1) not readily tradable on an established securities market; (2) purchased by the business enterprise on or after January 1, 2005, from an employee stock ownership plan in which employees of the business enterprise participate, in connection with a distribution from the plan; and (3) held by the business enterprise as treasury stock, cancelled, or retired.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Introduced in House