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Buy Green Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1925
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Business records
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Industrial facilities
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Manufacturing
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Railroads
Small business
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care
Wages and earnings
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Buy Green Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for federal procurement of clean energy products.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a Clean Energy Fund at the Department of Energy (DOE) and authorizes DOE to transfer amounts from the fund to federal agencies for clean energy-related purchases. The bill creates a grant program for state, local, and tribal governments to make such purchases. 
 
The bill (1) provides grants to electrify the federal vehicle fleet, to states and municipalities to electrify public transit and school buses, and to design, build, and retrofit buildings to be more energy efficient; and (2) establishes a grant program for U.S. companies to invest in clean energy manufacturing by retrofitting or building facilities that produce clean energy products.
 
The bill (1) establishes specified labor protections applicable to projects funded by grants in this bill and for manufacturers of specified products; and (2) directs 40% of state, local, and tribal grant funding for grants provided by this bill to purchases that benefit frontline, disadvantaged, and vulnerable communities that have been environmentally neglected.
 
The bill establishes within DOE a Green Procurement Oversight Advisory Board.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct oversight of the use of funds and publicly report on program efficacy each year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-04
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Capital Revolving Fund Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1926
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Federal Capital Revolving Fund Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes the Federal Capital Revolving Fund to support the acquisition of facilities for federal agencies.
 
Specifically, the fund supports facility acquisition projects that cost $250 million or more, including purchase, construction, and lease-purchase options. Agencies must submit requests for funds to specified congressional committees and the General Services Administration, as appropriate; the receipt of funds is also contingent on specific legislative approval and appropriations for repayments. Agencies must make repayments to the fund at least annually for an agreed-upon term, but for no longer than 15 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1927
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Judicial procedure and administration
Mental health
Minority health
Performance measurement
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 20

21

 
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2027 state and community-based child abuse and prevention grants programs, supports for adoption and foster care, and other programs addressing child abuse and neglect.

action_date: 2021-11-15
text: 

CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 20

21

 
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2027 state and community-based child abuse and prevention grants programs, supports for adoption and foster care, and other programs addressing child abuse and neglect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-11-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.
action_date: 2021-11-15
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-11-15
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-06-10
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
National Climate Service Corps and Careers Network Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1928
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Disaster relief and insurance
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Labor-management relations
National and community service
Natural disasters
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

National Climate Service Corps and Careers Network Act of 
 
2021

 
This bill establishes the Climate Resiliency Service Corps as a national service program to assist communities in mitigating the effects climate change and establishes the Climate Careers Network to connect individuals with jobs in green industries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
College Athlete Right To Organize Act

Bill: 117-s-1929
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Athletes
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Higher education
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
School athletics
Sports and Recreation
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

College Athlete Right To Organize Act

 
This bill establishes collective bargaining rights for college athletes.
 
Specifically, the bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to (1) define 
college athlete employee
 as an employee of an institution of higher education if the individual receives direct compensation from the institution and such compensation requires participation in intercollegiate sports, and (2) 
 
 include public institutions as employers within the context of intercollegiate sports.
 
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) must consider the colleges within an athletic conference as part of a bargaining unit with which college athletes can negotiate.
 
The NLRB shall have jurisdiction over all institutions of higher education within the context of intercollegiate athletics regarding collective bargaining and representation matters and labor disputes.
 
The bill prohibits any agreements, such as scholarship agreements, that waive the right of athletes to collectively bargain.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1930
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Palau
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the eligibility of citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States for certain federal public benefits. 
 
Currently, citizens of the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau) may live, study, and work in the United States as nonimmigrants. However, such individuals are generally ineligible for most federal public benefits, with Medicaid being one exception. Under this bill, such individuals may be eligible for certain federal public benefits, such as benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. 
 
Furthermore, current law generally bars individuals from receiving federal means-tested public benefits for the five-year period starting from the individual's entry into the United States. Under this bill, citizens of the Freely Associated States living in the United States shall not be subject to this bar. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
No Vaccine Passports Act

Bill: 117-s-1932
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immigration status and procedures
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Right of privacy
Visas and passports
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

No Vaccine Passports Act

 
This bill restricts collection and disclosure of an individual's vaccination status, including for COVID-19 vaccinations. It also makes it unlawful to discriminate based on COVID-19 vaccination status and to mandate vaccination in certain circumstances.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish or collaborate with federal, state, private, or international systems that track or monitor an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status. Additionally, federal agencies must destroy existing records that contain information about an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status within 30 days. Furthermore, agencies may not issue vaccine passports or similar standardized documentation of COVID-19 vaccination status.
 
The bill also prohibits discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccination status or willingness to provide documentation of vaccination status in employment, public accommodations, and certain public programs and services. Remedies and enforcement mechanisms available under federal civil rights laws apply to violations under this bill.
 
In addition, federal privacy standards for health information must prohibit the disclosure of non-anonymized information about the status of any vaccination without a patient's express consent. Moreover, the bill makes anyone who requests an individual's vaccination status subject to these standards.
 
The bill temporarily bans (1) mandates for vaccines authorized for use under emergency procedures, and (2) administration of those vaccines to minors or individuals who lack capacity to consent to vaccinations without the consent of their parent or guardian. It also prohibits public disclosure of an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status without express, written consent. Violations of these prohibitions are subject to criminal and civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to clarify the location of a clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated by law.

Bill: 117-s-1933
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Health facilities and institutions
Montana
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 
This bill updates the address for the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic (known as the David J. Thatcher VA Clinic) in Missoula, Montana.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Trust in Public Service Act

Bill: 117-s-1934
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Civics education
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Performance measurement
Public participation and lobbying
Right of privacy
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Trust in Public Service Act
 
 
This bill incorporates customer experience as a central measure of performance for federal agencies.
 
Specifically, the bill requires each agency to develop a high-quality customer experience by 
 
 
allocating sufficient resources to and prioritizing customer experience capabilities and initiatives,
 
adapting government-wide and global good practices,
 
streamlining the process for soliciting voluntary customer feedback and requiring limited internal review if the collection is within the scope of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, and
 
using human-centered design practices.
 
 
Each agency shall 
 
 
develop and use tools to experiment with different approaches to improve customer experience,
 
 ensure the privacy of federal customers,
 
use the data collected to continually improve customer experience and agency performance, and
 
share the data collected with research entities to permit external analysis.
 
 
The bill sets forth agency communication responsibilities.
 
In addition, the OMB must issue guidance for agencies in collaboration with specified entities. It may establish programs that annually recognize individuals and teams across the federal workforce meeting customer service-related goals.
 
The bill (1) integrates customer experience provisions into the U.S. code and the Federal Citizen Services Fund, (2) directs the OMB to establish an Office of Customer Experience, and (3) integrates customer experience into the responsibilities of key agency officials.
 
The OMB, in coordination with the Office of Customer Experience, must establish the Participatory Government and Civic Dialogue Advisory Council.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress, assessing agency efforts and examining best practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
VR&E NEED Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1935
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 or the VR&E NEED Act of 2021

 
This bill extends a veteran's eligibility for the Veteran Readiness and Employment program when educational institutions are temporarily or permanently closed due to an emergency situation, or there is another reason that prevents a veteran from participating. 
 
Specifically, the period of eligibility must not run during the period the veteran is prevented from participating in the program. The period must resume on a date, determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs, that is not earlier than the first day after the veteran is able to resume participation and not later than 90 days after that day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1936
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Educational facilities and institutions
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill amends various provisions related to educational assistance benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
 
First, the bill extends the time limitation for using educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and for eligibility under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program, when educational institutions are temporarily or permanently closed due to an emergency situation, or there is another reason that prevents an individual from participating. 
 
Next, the bill requires the VA to disapprove courses of education provided by public institutions of higher learning that charge higher tuition and fees than in-state tuition for individuals who are entitled to educational assistance under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program. The bill also makes adjustments to the time limitation for using educational assistance under this program.
 
The VA must implement an information technology service using one or more commercial software systems to process claims for VA educational assistance benefits.
 
Finally, the bill requires the Veterans' Employment and Training Service within the Department of Labor to implement a pilot program under which states may use grants or contracts to carry out a short-term fellowship program to provide veterans with opportunities for long-term employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-15
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
DOULA for VA Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1937
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Mental health
Sex and reproductive health
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2021 or the DOULA for VA Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a five-year pilot program to furnish doula services to pregnant veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system. The program must furnish doula services through eligible entities by expanding the VA's Whole Health model to measure the impact that doula support services have on birth and mental health outcomes of pregnant veterans. The Whole Health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-20
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Gold Star Mothers Family Monument Extension Act

Bill: 117-s-1938
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Gold Star Mothers Family Monument Extension Act

 
This bill extends through January 2, 2027, the authority of the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act

Bill: 117-s-1939
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Disability assistance
Government studies and investigations
Hate crimes
Law enforcement administration and funding
Religion
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act

 
This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of anti-Semitic hate crimes and reports of anti-Semitic hate crimes. 
 
Further, the bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on expanding public education campaigns to raise awareness of anti-Semitic hate crimes. 
 
Finally, the bill increases the statutory maximum prison term for an individual who is convicted of a federal hate crime offense after a prior conviction for a hate crime offense under federal law or a hate crime felony under state law. 
 


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