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POWERS Act

Bill: 117-s-1764
Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Foreign property
Germany
Marine and inland water transportation
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Russia
Sanctions
Turkey
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Protecting Our Well-being by Expanding Russian Sanctions Act or the POWERS Act

 
This bill expands existing sanctions against foreign persons engaged in certain activities related to the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream pipelines, two Russian pipelines that were constructed to supply natural gas to Europe.
 
Currently, these sanctions apply to foreign persons that (1) provided pipe-laying vessels for the construction of either pipeline, (2) facilitated certain transactions for such vessels, (3) provided certain underwriting services or insurance for such vessels, or (4) provided certain services for such vessels or Nord Stream 2. Under this bill, these sanctions must also apply to any foreign person that engaged in any transaction with such sanctioned persons.
 
The bill also reinstates any sanctions that were previously waived with respect to Nord Stream 2 AG (the company established to construct and operate the pipeline) or any of its corporate officers. Such reinstated sanctions may not be waived except by an act of Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Future of Freight Mobility Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1765
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Arkansas
Marine and inland water transportation
Motor carriers
Oklahoma
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Future of Freight Mobility Act of 2021

 
This bill makes the project on Marine Highway Corridor M-40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma on the Arkansas, Verdigris, and White Rivers eligible for funding through certain federal-aid highway programs if the Department of Transportation determines that the project is functionally connected to the National Highway Freight Network and is likely to reduce on-road mobile source emissions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act

Bill: 117-s-1766
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Oklahoma
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act

 
This bill designates the route that generally follows U.S. Route 412 from its intersection with Interstate 35 in Noble County, Oklahoma, passing through Tulsa, Oklahoma, to its intersection with Interstate 49 in Springdale, Arkansas, as (1) a high priority corridor on the National Highway System; (2) a future part of the Interstate System; and (3) a segment of highway, if designated as a route on the Interstate System, that permits the continued operation of vehicles without regard to vehicle weight limitation requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Credit Union Employee and Member Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1767
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Credit Union Employee and Member Safety Act of 2021

 
This bill revises the procedure for expelling members from a federal credit union. Specifically, a member may be expelled for cause pursuant to a policy adopted by a majority vote of a quorum of the directors of a credit union. Currently, a member may be expelled by a two-thirds vote of the credit union membership present at a special meeting. 
 
The member may request a hearing from the board of directors. After the hearing, the board shall hold a vote on expelling the member.
 
The expelled member may request reinstatement through a two-thirds vote of the members present at a meeting.
 
Member conduct that may be cause for expulsion includes
 
 
a material loss to the credit union, 
 
a violation of the credit union membership agreement, 
 
a substantial disruption to the operations of a credit union, 
 
fraud or attempted fraud, and 
 
other illegal or inappropriate behavior.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1768
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Education programs funding
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing industry and standards
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Performance measurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021

 
 This bill provides support for energy efficiency upgrades in homes.
 
 Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program that supports training on how to efficiently retrofit homes. In addition, DOE must establish a Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates for homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

Bill: 117-s-1769
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
 
The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area. 
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit. 

action_date: 2022-10-18
text: 

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
 
The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area. 
 
The addition of the Rim of the Valley Unit to the recreation area shall not affect the operation, maintenance, or modification of water resource facilities or public utilities within the unit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 532.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-181.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-181.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3197)
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1770
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Bankruptcy
Charitable contributions
Corporate finance and management
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Labor and Employment
Life, casualty, property insurance
Military personnel and dependents
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Right of privacy
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies various tax policies, credits, and requirements that apply to employer-provided retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
National Cold War Center Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1771
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arkansas
Military facilities and property
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Public Lands and Natural Resources
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

National Cold War Center Act of 2021

 
This bill designates the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the National Cold War Center. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
SWIFT Act

Bill: 117-s-1772
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Marriage and family status
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2021 or the SWIFT Act

 
This bill modifies eligibility requirements and increases Social Security survivor benefits for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses of a deceased worker.
 
Specifically, the bill makes widow and widower's benefits available to disabled individuals at any age, whereas currently the benefits are limited to such individuals between ages 50 to 60. In addition, provisions reducing benefits in various instances, such as when a beneficiary is entitled to multiple types of benefits, shall not apply to widow and widower's benefits for individuals with disabilities. 
Additionally, the bill raises the upper age limit for determining whether a beneficiary has a child in his or her care from 16 to 18 years (or 19, if the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student). An individual with a child in care may receive increased benefits in specified instances. 
The bill also increases various limits on widow and widower's benefits in certain instances and modifies the calculation for increased benefits for individuals who choose to delay receiving such benefits.
 
For current beneficiaries, increases in Social Security benefits under this bill shall not affect the beneficiary's eligibility or benefit amount for any federal assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act

Bill: 117-s-1773
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Home and outpatient care
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for, and establishes requirements regarding, the Medicare and Medicaid prescription drug pricing dashboards that are operated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The dashboards provide spending information for covered drugs, including the average spending per dosage unit and changes in spending over time. 
 
The bill requires the CMS to update the dashboards annually and to include specified information, such as information about out-of-pocket costs and the drugs that have the highest total spending under each program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1775
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military personnel and dependents
Organized crime
Retail and wholesale trades
Sanctions
Smuggling and trafficking
State and local government operations
Terrorism
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Veterans' medical care
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes a grant program, requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified actions, creates new criminal offenses, and makes several other changes related to the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. 
 
For example, the bill
 
 
modifies and reauthorizes grants under the NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, 
 
requires DOJ to establish the Nationwide Project Exile Expansion Program to prosecute violations of federal firearms laws, 
 
establishes a task force within DOJ to investigate and prosecute cases of convicted felons and fugitives from justice who illegally attempt to purchase a firearm, 
 
removes certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions, and 
 
creates stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-24
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Artificial Intelligence for the Military Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1776
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Department of Defense
Federal officials
Military command and structure
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Artificial Intelligence for the Military Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the implementation of training and education related to emerging technologies and artificial intelligence for certain military personnel.
 
The bill requires expansion of the curriculum for military junior leader education to incorporate training material related to focuses that include problem definition and curation and a conceptual understanding of the artificial intelligence life cycle. Such training and education should include the use of existing artificial intelligence-enabled systems and tools.
 
The Department of Defense (DOD) must ensure that the curriculum for professional military education is revised in each of the military services to incorporate periodic courses on militarily significant emerging technologies.
 
DOD must establish a short course on emerging technologies for general and flag officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders. The course must be taught on an iterative, two-year cycle and address the most recent and relevant technologies and the application of these technologies to military and business outcomes in DOD.
 
DOD must ensure that the military services code appropriate billets to be filled by emerging technology-qualified officers and develop a process for qualification of officers in emerging technologies. 
 
The process for qualifying officers for emerging technology-coded billets must be modeled on a streamlined version of the joint qualification process and may include credit for serving in emerging technology-focused (1) fellowships, (2) talent exchanges, (3) government positions, and (4) education courses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

Bill: 117-s-1777
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

 
This bill codifies regulations promulgated by the Trump Administration exempting certain tax-exempt organizations from specified reporting requirements. Specifically the bill 
 
 
increases from $5,000 to $50,000 the gross receipts threshold used to determine the eligibility of tax-exempt organizations for the exemption from certain disclosure and reporting requirements;
 
expands the definition of 
organization
 to include tax-exempt charitable organizations and organizations with no significant activities relating to lobbying, political activity, and the operation of a trade or business;
 
exempts from disclosure the names and addresses of contributors to an organization in its annual informational return; and 
 
extends exemptions from reporting requirements to political action committees (i.e., 527 organizations).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act

Bill: 117-s-1778
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health promotion and preventive care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act

 
This bill imposes requirements related to individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared by the Department of Health and Human Services.
 
ICE may not transfer an individual between ICE facilities until the COVID-19 transmission rate in the United States meets or drops below a certain threshold.
 
In addition, ICE may not apprehend or transfer an individual between an ICE detention facility and a facility operated by an outside entity, such as a state or local prison, unless the individual is tested for COVID-19 and placed in quarantine (1) for 14 consecutive days, or (2) until the test comes back negative. 
 
These two requirements shall not prohibit the transfer of (1) an individual solely to process that individual's release from custody, or (2) a minor from ICE custody to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. 
 
If ICE cannot ensure compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 (including maintaining social distancing requirements at all times) in any ICE facility, ICE shall (1) immediately review the custody of all detained individuals in that facility, and (2) release individuals found eligible for release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

Bill: 117-s-1779
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drug therapy
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: 

Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

 
This bill eliminates veterans' copayments for medication, hospital care, and medical services related to preventive health services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
 The bill expands the definition of 
preventive health services
 to include (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and (3) with respect to women, the preventive care and screenings provided for in the Health Resources and Services Administration Preventive Services Guidelines in effect as of the date of enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-20
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate