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Improving FHA Support for Small-Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2131
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2021-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: 

Improving FHA Support for Small-Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to report on barriers to making Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single-family mortgage insurance available for mortgages under $100,000. Specifically, HUD must report on policies, practices, and products used by the FHA and actions that will be taken to remove such barriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-24
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate
IRS Customer Service Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-2132
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Labor-management relations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: 

IRS Customer Service Improvement Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of official time for specified union activities by employees of the Internal Revenue Service during the periods each year (1) beginning on February 12 and ending on May 5, and (2) beginning on September 1 and ending on November 1.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Focus on Children Act

Bill: 117-s-2133
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: 

Focus on Children Act 

 
This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce studies and reports regarding federal spending on children.
 
The CBO must provide
 
 
studies of legislation containing changes in spending on children, upon the request of a congressional committee; 
 
an annual report regarding spending on children; and
 
an annual report on the President's budget request for spending on children. 

The CBO must also develop and maintain a public website that includes 
 
 
 the reports and studies required by this bill, 
 
 a dashboard containing key indicators and visualization tools to assist the public in understanding trends in spending on children, and 
 
 an open data portal that contains quantitative data on federal spending on children. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Data Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2134
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Genetics
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: 

Data Protection Act of 2021

 
 This bill establishes the Data Protection Agency, an independent agency to regulate specified high-risk data practices and the collection, processing, and sharing of personal data. This includes the transfer of the powers and duties with respect to specified federal privacy laws from the Federal Trade Commission to the agency.
 
 Among other functions, the agency must oversee the use of high-risk data practices, which include (1) using automated decision systems, such as machine learning; (2) profiling individuals on a large scale; (3) and processing personally identifying biometric information, such as genetic data. The agency also must prevent and remediate specified privacy harms (i.e., commercial practices that may lead to an adverse outcomes resulting from the collection, processing, or sharing of personal data).
 
 The agency is authorized to collect fees from large data aggregators (i.e., large commercial entities that collect, use, or share the personal data). The agency also may require periodic reports and conduct periodic examinations of large data aggregators.
 
 The bill authorizes the agency to prescribe rules, issue orders, and otherwise enforce violations of this bill and other privacy laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2136
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Health programs administration and funding
Human trafficking
Law enforcement administration and funding
School administration
Smuggling and trafficking
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: 

Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes demonstration grants to train students, teachers, and school and youth development personnel how to better understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to human trafficking and the exploitation of children and youth. Eligible grantees include tribal nations and organizations, nonprofits, state agencies, and elementary and secondary schools.
 
The Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families must award the grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Transportation Equity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2137
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: 

Rural Transportation Equity Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes within the Department of Transportation (DOT) the Office of Rural Investment to ensure that rural transportation needs are addressed and prioritized in DOT policies, programs, and activities. The bill also establishes a rural transportation advisory council to consult with and advise the office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S4629-4630)
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Combating Trafficking of Cuban Doctors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2138
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2021-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Brazil
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign labor
Health personnel
Human rights
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
Latin America
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency
Venezuela
Wages and earnings
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: 

Combating Trafficking of Cuban Doctors Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of State to reinstate the Cuban Medical Professional Parole program to authorize the admission into the United States of Cuban medical personnel conscripted to study or work in a third country under the direction of the Cuban government. The State Department must also submit an annual report and determination on the international trafficking of Cuban medical personnel, as well as report on and make recommendations related to the role of the Pan American Health Organization in this practice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Introduced in Senate
International Cy­ber­crime Prevention Act

Bill: 117-s-2139
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

International Cybercrime Prevention Act

 
This bill makes changes to the federal statutory framework commonly known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which criminalizes various categories of computer-related conduct by individuals who act without authority or in excess of authorization.
 
The bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct and expands federal enforcement authorities with respect to existing computer fraud and abuse offenses.
 
The bill also creates a new, related criminal offenses for aggravated damage to a critical infrastructure computer and trafficking in botnets.
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act

Bill: 117-s-2140
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for the production of solar property in the taxpayer's trade or business. The credit is allowed for certain solar components, including photovoltaic cells and wafers, solar grade polysilicon, and a non-integrated solar module able to generate electricity when exposed to sunlight.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2141
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly engaging in any scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for an individual. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act

Bill: 117-s-2142
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Books and print media
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Human rights
Middle East
Political movements and philosophies
Religion
Saudi Arabia
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress annually on educational materials published by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education, which are used both inside and outside Saudi Arabia. 
 
The report shall detail whether such educational materials include content that could be seen as encouraging violence and intolerance toward religious groups, including Muslims who hold dissenting views. The report shall also discuss related subjects, including the extent to which such materials are exported and efforts by the Saudi government to remove the intolerant content. 
 
The State Department shall issue such reports for 10 years, unless the State Department determines that the intolerant content has been completely removed. If such content is still included in Saudi Arabia's educational materials after 10 years, the State Department shall continue reporting to Congress for another 5 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2143
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Contracts and agency
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Floods and storm protection
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2021

 
This bill allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to terminate certain contracts under the National Flood Insurance Program on the basis of detrimental conduct to the program by a covered entity (an attorney, law firm, consultant, or third-party company that provides certain services under the contract). Specifically, on such basis, FEMA may terminate a contract between a covered entity and a Write Your Own company (a property and casualty company that writes and services federal standard flood insurance policies in its own name).
 
FEMA shall establish a process for a covered entity to appeal such a termination.
 
Neither FEMA nor a Write Your Own company is required to make an early-termination payout to a covered entity with respect to a contract terminated under the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
PEERS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2144
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2021 or the PEERS Act of 

2021

 
This bill specifies that peer support specialists may participate in the provision of behavioral health integration services with the supervision of a physician or other entity under Medicare. The bill defines 
peer support specialists
 as individuals who are recovering from a mental health or substance-use condition and have certain national or state credentials, as specified, to provide peer support services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2145
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate final rules requiring certain issuers of securities to disclose whether the issuer has established procedures to recoup from compensation paid to its executive officers fines and penalties for illegal behavior. If the issuer has not established such procedures, it must explain why it has not done so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657)
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Medicare Beneficiary Access to Innovative Diabetes Technologies Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2146
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Improving Medicare Beneficiary Access to Innovative Diabetes Technologies Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes the Task Force on Innovative Diabetes Technologies and Services to address the accessibility of innovative diabetes technologies and services to Medicare beneficiaries. The bill defines 
innovative diabetes technologies and services
 as medical technologies and services for diabetes treatment that are not covered under Medicare.
 
Among other activities, the task force must (1) recommend ways to improve access to innovative diabetes technologies and services through new or alternative payment models and existing policies, and (2) propose changes to foster collaboration between the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to streamline approval and coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657)
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2147
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2021

 
This bill increases civil and administrative monetary penalties for securities laws violations.
 
The bill also adds a fourth tier of monetary penalties for violations by a person that, within the five-year period preceding the violation (1) was criminally convicted for securities fraud; or (2) became subject to a judgment or order imposing monetary, equitable, or administrative relief in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) action alleging fraud.
 
In addition, the bill expands penalties for violations of certain federal court injunctions or SEC orders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657-4658)
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2148
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Australia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cell biology and embryology
China
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Europe
Foreign property
France
Genetics
Germany
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
India
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Japan
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Netherlands
Oceania
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Research administration and funding
Sanctions
United Kingdom
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2021 or the COVID Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met.
 
Specifically, if the President is unable to certify within 90 days of this bill's enactment that China's government has allowed a transparent international forensic investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and certain laboratories in the city of Wuhan, the President must (1) impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against individuals with leadership positions in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), (2) prohibit federal funding for collaborative projects between U.S.-based researchers and CAS researchers in any academic field, and (3) prohibit U.S.-based researchers and institutions that receive federal funding from engaging in certain research on viruses with individuals or institutions based in China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Donald Payne, Sr., Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2149
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 

2021

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment, subject to specified frequency limits, of certain colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate