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Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2164
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Oil and gas
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2021

 
This bill requires hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on underground sources of drinking water that are contaminated by such 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 formation.
 
Specifically, this bill revises requirements governing state underground injection control programs. In order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for such programs, states must prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the hydraulic fracturing operations agree to test for and report on contamination of drinking water.
 
Hydraulic fracturing operations are exempted from those testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations occur.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency must establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of the testing results.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Exit Tax Prevention Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2165
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commuting
Computers and information technology
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Exit Tax Prevention Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits a state, or taxing jurisdiction in the state, from imposing an income tax, wealth tax, or any similar tax on a resident who has relocated permanent residence to another state or taxing jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2166
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 

2021

 
This bill allows audio-only diagnoses that are made via telehealth to be used for purposes of determining risk adjustments to payments under Medicare Advantage. Additionally, the bill requires payments for Medicare telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be made in the same amounts as those for in-person services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Expanded Telehealth Access Act

Bill: 117-hr-2168
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Home and outpatient care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Expanded Telehealth Access Act

 
This bill permanently allows audiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other providers designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide telehealth services under Medicare. 
Currently, the CMS is authorized to waive requirements for Medicare telehealth services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, and it has done so to allow all providers that are otherwise eligible to furnish in-person services under Medicare to also furnish telehealth services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-23
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: 2021-03-23
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: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act

Bill: 117-hr-2169
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
China
Corporate finance and management
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Small Business Administration
Small business
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act 
 
 
This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration from providing aid, counsel, or assistance to a small business concern that (1) is headquartered in China, or (2) has more than 25% of voting stock owned by citizens of China. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
HAPI Act

Bill: 117-hr-2170
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Immunology and vaccination
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Helping Adults Protect Immunity Act or the HAPI Act

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover, without cost-sharing, vaccines for adults that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

Bill: 117-hr-2171
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Licensing and registrations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

 
This bill allows the use of funds in a qualified tuition program (commonly known as a 529 account) to pay for expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2172
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Sex offenses
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a framework to prohibit law enforcement officers at the federal, state, and local levels from engaging in sexual acts with individuals who are in custody. 
 
At the federal level, the bill makes it unlawful for a federal law enforcement officer who is acting under color of law to engage in a sexual act with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or in custody. Consent is not a defense to prosecution for unlawful conduct. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both.
 
At the state and local level, the bill conditions eligibility for funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program on the enactment of a similar law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Wastewater Workforce Investment Act

Bill: 117-hr-2173
Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Labor market
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Wastewater Workforce Investment Act

 
This bill allows states to reserve a portion of the sums allotted to them under the clean water state revolving fund to address the workforce development needs of publicly owned treatment works.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Success for Rural Students and Communities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2174
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Economic development
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Success for Rural Students and Communities Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes a grant program through which the Department of Education may award funds to eligible partnerships to support rural postsecondary education and economic growth and development in rural communities.
 
A grant recipient must be a partnership whose members represent at least three designated types of organizations, specifically (1) a local educational agency or educational service agency serving a rural area, (2) an institution of higher education (IHE), (3) a regional economic development entity, or (4) a rural community-serving organization with demonstrated success supporting rural students in accessing higher education and attaining degrees.
 
A grant recipient must use awarded funds to carry out no fewer than two specified activities, namely (1) improving postsecondary enrollment rates for rural secondary school students, (2) increasing enrollment and completion rates of rural nontraditional students in degree programs at IHEs, (3) creating or strengthening academic programs at rural-serving IHEs to prepare graduates to enter into high-need occupations in the regional and local economies, or (4) generating local and regional economic development that creates employment opportunities for rural students with postsecondary degrees.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
No Mask Mandate for Kids Act

Bill: 117-hr-2175
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

No Mask Mandate for Kids Act

 
This bill prohibits executive branch agencies from imposing any requirement for masks to be worn in or on (1) airports; (2) commercial aircraft; (3) trains; (4) public maritime vessels, including ferries; (5) intercity bus services; and (6) all forms of public transportation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act

Bill: 117-hr-2176
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Environmental regulatory procedures
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act

 
This bill limits the authority of the Department of the Interior to withdraw federal public lands from mineral exploration.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits Interior from making such a withdrawal until a study has been completed that demonstrates that the proposed withdrawal will not result in any negative impacts to national security by limiting access to critical minerals.
 
In addition, the bill requires Interior to obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing federal public lands in excess of 5,000 acres.
 
Before any withdrawal is initiated, the U.S. Geological Survey must conduct a mineral assessment to ensure that the minerals to be withdrawn by a proposed withdrawal do not impede the ability of the United States or its allies to procure a secure supply chain of essential resources needed for the U.S. economy and allied nations, including resources for national security and for U.S. energy infrastructure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Fair Transportation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2177
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public transit
Research administration and funding
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Fair Transportation Act

 
This bill addresses the disbursement of surface transportation funding in an equitable way by federal, state, and local entities.
 
Specifically, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) must review the extent to which states consider equity and improve equity outcomes in the use of federal surface transportation funds at all phases of project delivery, including the diverse transportation needs of economically disadvantaged and underserved populations.
 
Additionally, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must carry out a transportation equity research program for research and demonstration activities that focus on the impacts that surface transportation planning, investment, and operations have on economically disadvantaged and underserved populations, including communities of color, low-income communities, and individuals with disabilities.
 
The GAO must also review discretionary grant programs for surface transportation projects to determine the extent to which DOT is awarding funding through such programs to projects that serve groups or populations experiencing differential impacts in the transportation sector.
 
Further, DOT must issue guidance on equity consideration metrics and best practices while disbursing federal funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

Bill: 117-hr-2178
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

 
This bill authorizes grants for diabetes-related health care services in minority communities. The Department of Health and Human Services may make these grants to public and nonprofit health care providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act

Bill: 117-hr-2179
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2021-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: 

Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act

 
This bill eliminates cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage for insulin and associated medical supplies during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also allows beneficiaries to receive their insulin and supplies via mail order during the emergency period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-23
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: 2021-03-23
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: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-23
text: Introduced in House