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Jack Reynolds Memory Medigap Expansion Act

Bill: 117-hr-1676
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Jack Reynolds Memory MediGap Expansion

 
This bill expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies) to all beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
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: 2021-03-09
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: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1677
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
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
Medicaid
Medicare
Mental health
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2021 or the KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires certain agencies to report on the availability and effects of expanded telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19.
 
Among other information, the Department of Health and Human Services must detail its actions during the emergency to expand access to telehealth services and must analyze telehealth usage by certain demographic groups. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission must report on the improvements and barriers to telehealth access during the emergency and the risks of fraudulent activity associated with expanded access.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
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: 2021-03-09
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: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

Bill: 117-hr-1678
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Historical and cultural resources
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sports and recreation facilities
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Program to support park development and delivery of recreation services, and in so doing, help create or preserve jobs, and provide economic stimulus in communities impacted by the COVID-19 (e.g., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
 
A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under this bill for
 
 
 acquiring land or water that will be used to provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public,
 
developing or renovating outdoor recreational facilities that provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public,
 
improving delivery of recreation services to the public, and 
 
developing Native American event sites and cultural gathering spaces.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Western Water Security Act

Bill: 117-hr-1679
Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Water Rights Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill prohibits the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture from
 
 
conditioning the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement (permit) on the transfer of any water right to the United States or on any impairment of title granted or otherwise recognized under state law by federal or state action; or
 
requiring any water user (including a federally recognized Indian tribe) to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of such a permit.
 
 
 When developing any rule or similar federal action relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, such departments (1) shall recognize the longstanding water use authority of the states and coordinate with the states to ensure that any federal action is consistent with applicable state water law, and (2) shall not adversely affect the authority of a state in permitting the beneficial use of water or adjudicating water rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-03-09
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: 2021-03-09
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: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act

Bill: 117-hr-1680
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Legal fees and court costs
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act

 
This bill revises criminal provisions related to the interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition.
 
An individual may transport a firearm between two places (e.g., states) where it is legal to possess, carry, or transport the firearm. During transport, the firearm must be unloaded and secured or securely stored.
 
Additionally, an individual may transport ammunition, or a detachable magazine or feeding device, between two places where it is legal to possess, carry, or transport the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device. During transport, the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device must not be loaded into a firearm and must be securely stored.
 
The term 
transport
 includes staying in temporary lodging; stopping for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, or medical treatment; or any other activity incidental to the transport.
 
The bill prohibits the arrest or detention of an individual for a state or local firearm or ammunition violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to comply with the provisions of this bill, and there is probable cause to believe the individual committed another crime.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Stabilizing Rural Homeowners During COVID Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1682
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Appropriations
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Stabilizing Rural Homeowners During COVID Act of 2021

 
This bill provides additional FY2021 funding to the Department of Agriculture's Direct Home Loan and Housing Repair Loan programs for rural housing assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain student loan forgiveness from gross income.

Bill: 117-hr-1683
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 
This bill modifies the tax treatment of income attributable to the forgiveness of certain student loan indebtedness incurred between 2021 and 2026. It excludes from student gross income, for income tax purposes, income from the discharge of student loans for postsecondary education expenses, private education loans, and loans from certain tax-exempt educational organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1684
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2021

 
This bill allows tax credits for (1) energy storage technologies, and (2) battery storage technology. 
 
The bill expands the tax credit for investments in energy property to include equipment that (1) receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including electrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies identified by the Internal Revenue Service; and (2) has a capacity of at least five kilowatt hours. 
 
The bill also expands the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to include expenditures for battery storage technology that (1) is installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and (2) has a capacity of at least three kilowatt hours. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1685
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse or addiction. States must use these grants to provide up to 60 consecutive days of services to individuals who otherwise would not have access to substance abuse services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1686
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 

2021

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the availability of and unmet need for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services, including for specified populations. The report must also address barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Bill: 117-hr-1689
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
American Samoa
Aquatic ecology
Caribbean area
Energy revenues and royalties
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Guam
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

 
This bill addresses offshore wind development in certain submerged lands off the U.S. territories and coral reef conservation.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to study the feasibility of conducting wind lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. If the study determines that such leases are feasible, then Interior must conduct wind lease sales in those areas as specified by this bill.
 
In addition, the bill establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems.
 
The bill also specifies requirements for distributing revenues from the leases authorized by this bill to the Treasury, the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, and U.S. territories. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-22
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Defending our Defenders Act

Bill: 117-hr-1690
Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement officers
Political movements and philosophies
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Defending Our Defenders Act

 
This bill establishes federal criminal offenses involving the murder of federal, state, or local law enforcement officers. Violators are subject to life in prison or death. 
 
The bill sets forth aggravating factors (e.g., intent to ambush or prior history of promoting violence against a law enforcement officer) to be considered in determining whether to impose the death penalty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Second Amendment Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-1691
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Disaster relief and insurance
Firearms and explosives
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Land use and conservation
Legal fees and court costs
Manufacturing
Military personnel and dependents
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Second Amendment Protection Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to issue guidance to identify licensed firearms manufacturers and licensed firearms dealers as essential businesses for purposes of any state or local order relating to a national emergency or a major disaster. 
 
The bill also makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including
 
 
to remove certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions, 
 
to establish a statutory framework to regulate the carry or possession of concealed firearms across state lines, and 
 
to establish a tax credit for individuals for certain firearm safety expenditures (e.g., amounts paid to attend a firearm safety course). 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
RESTORE Act

Bill: 117-hr-1692
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2021-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural insurance
Appropriations
Atmospheric science and weather
Department of Agriculture
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: 

Rehabilitating Economic Success Through Overcoming Rural Emergencies Act or the
 
RESTORE Act

 
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops due to high winds or derechos, polar vortexes (including losses to dairy cooperatives due to power outages or curtailments), hailstorms, freeze, and droughts occurring in the 2020 and 2021 calendar years, with specified limitations. Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Introduced in House