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Aid to Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1003
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Cooperative and condominium housing
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Materials
Metals
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Aid to Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants for states to assist residential building owners in repairing or replacing concrete foundations that have deteriorated due to pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide mineral).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Great Basin National Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act

Bill: 117-s-1004
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Nevada
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Great Basin National Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act

 
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance to the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area in Utah and the Great Basin National Heritage Area (as renamed by this bill) in Utah and Nevada for another 15-year period.
 
The bill renames the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
HEMP Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1005
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Business records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Horticulture and plants
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act of 2021 or the
 
HEMP Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the definition of hemp to raise the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) limit from 0.3% to 1%. 
 
Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state and tribal governments to test hemp-derived products rather than the hemp flower or plant itself and creates a margin of error in hemp testing using 0.075% as the baseline standard.
 
Further, it requires hemp shipments to contain (1) a copy of a valid license or other authorization from USDA or a state or tribal government, or (2) a copy of a certification from a laboratory showing that such hemp contains a THC concentration of not more than 1% on a dry weight basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

Bill: 117-s-1006
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

 
This bill adds five fentanyl analogues and the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require that certain aliens receive written notice of removal proceedings before being granted parole or released from detention and to enumerate the possible consequences for failing to attend such proceedings.

Bill: 117-s-1007
Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Specialized courts

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 
This bill increases the penalties for an alien who fails to appear at a removal proceeding and modifies related procedures.
 
Currently, an alien who misses a required removal proceeding shall be ordered removed from the United States if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement proves that the alien had received written notice to appear at the removal proceeding. If an alien in Department of Justice or Department of Homeland Security custody is required to attend a removal proceeding, this bill requires DOJ or DHS to issue such a written notice to the alien before removing or paroling that alien from its custody.
 
Furthermore, under this bill, an alien who fails to attend a required removal proceeding after receiving written notice shall lose any immigration status or benefit the alien may have, absent exceptional circumstances. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
MORE PILT Act

Bill: 117-s-1008
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Land use and conservation
Property tax
State and local finance
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Making Obligations Right by Enlarging Payments In Lieu of Taxes Act or the MORE PILT Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to develop a modeling tool that calculates the approximate market value of land covered by the payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) program and the approximate amount of local tax revenue the land would generate if privately owned. The PILT program compensates local governments for tax revenue lost due to tax-exempt federal lands within their boundaries.
 
Interior must annually report on the value of land covered by the PILT program, the tax revenue the land would generate if privately owned, and how PILT payments could more accurately reflect that tax revenue.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
HOPR Act

Bill: 117-s-1009
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Homeland Procurement Reform Act or the HOPR Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that procurement of certain items, such as body armor and other protective gear, meets specified requirements, including that a fraction of procurement funds be used for items manufactured by U.S. small businesses.
 
The bill sets forth requirements for waivers based on a national emergency.
 
DHS shall (1) ensure that covered items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, and (2) study the adequacy of uniform allowances provided to employees of frontline operational components (i.e., Customs and Border Protection and other listed agencies and entities). 

action_date: 2022-11-14
text: 

Homeland Procurement Reform Act or the HOPR Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that procurement of certain items, such as body armor and other protective gear, meets specified requirements, including that a fraction of procurement funds be used for items manufactured by U.S. small businesses.
 
The bill sets forth requirements for waivers of such requirements based on a national emergency or a major disaster.
 
DHS shall (1) ensure that covered items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, and (2) study the adequacy of uniform allowances provided to employees of frontline operational components (i.e., Customs and Border Protection and other listed agencies and entities).
 
Further, DHS must report to Congress recommendations on how it can procure additional items from domestic sources and bolster the domestic supply chain for items related to national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-192.
action_date: 2022-11-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-192.
action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Natural Gas Export Expansion Act

Bill: 117-s-1011
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Canada
Latin America
Mexico
Oil and gas
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Natural Gas Export Expansion Act

 
This bill revises requirements regarding natural gas imports or exports to expand the expedited application and approval process to any nation, even if not a party to a free trade agreement with the United States, that is not specifically excluded by this bill.
 
The bill excludes any nation subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States or excluded by the President or Congress for national security reasons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-1012
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Fires
Oil and gas
Railroads
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing any regulation or order that (1) prohibits the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, or (2) restricts the transportation of LNG by rail in DOT-113 tank cars.
 
The bill does not limit the authority of DOT to issue short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of LNG by rail.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1013
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Smarter Sentencing Act of 2021

 
This bill reduces statutory mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offenses, requires reporting on the impact of cost savings from the reductions, and establishes a public database of federal criminal offenses. 
 
First, the bill reduces statutory mandatory minimum penalties for two types of offenders: (1) individuals who manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance; and (2) couriers who import or export a controlled substance.
 
Second, the bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report on how the reduced expenditures on federal corrections and cost savings from the reductions in mandatory minimum sentences help to reduce overcrowding in federal prisons, increase investment in law enforcement and crime prevention, and reduce recidivism.
 
Third, the bill requires DOJ and federal agencies to report on and create public databases of all criminal offenses&#8212;criminal statutory offenses and criminal regulatory offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1819-1820)
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1015
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Consumer affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Regional and metropolitan planning

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a rule to evaluate the effectiveness of planning processes for projects concerning electric energy transmission across regions.
 
The rule must address (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying interregional transmission projects that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, including reductions in carbon emissions; (2) changes to such processes to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for cost allocation; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-1016
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act

 
This bill allows a tax credit through 2031 for investment in a qualifying electric power transmission line property. The bill defines 
qualifying electric power transmission line property
 as (1) any overhead, submarine, or underground transmission facility that is capable of transmitting electricity at a voltage of not less than 275 kilovolts, has a transmission capacity of not less than 500 megawatts, is an alternating current or direct current transmission line, and delivers power produced in either a rural area or offshore; and (2) conductors or cables, or other specified equipment, necessary for the proper operation of the facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Hydrogen Production Incentives Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1017
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Clean Hydrogen Production Incentives Act of 2021

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for the production of clean hydrogen using electricity produced from renewable energy resources (e.g., wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear energy). The bill defines 
clean hydrogen
 as hydrogen produced using an electrolyzer for which the electricity used is produced from qualified renewable energy resources, or by any other process which has been determined to have a rate of carbon dioxide emissions per kilogram of hydrogen produced equal to or lower than such rate for such production using other specified processes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to TESTs Act

Bill: 117-s-1018
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests Act or the Access to TESTs Act

 
This bill establishes grant programs to increase access to diagnostic tests.
 
Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must award grants to hospitals, primary care facilities, and other health care providers to buy equipment and supplies to increase access to same-day diagnostic testing in point-of-care settings.
 
The CDC must also award grants to public health and other laboratories to buy high-throughput diagnostic equipment and supplies to increase testing capacity and expedite test results.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1019
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Business records
Child health
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health promotion and preventive care
Metals
Neurological disorders
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

 
This bill imposes certain safety requirements on infant and toddler food. 
 
The bill establishes maximum levels of certain toxic elements (cadmium, and lead, mercury, and inorganic arsenic) allowable in infant and toddler food, defined as food intended to be sold for children up to 36 months old.
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall periodically review and, if necessary, further lower these levels. The FDA may also establish limits on other toxic elements upon review of relevant health and dietary data. 
 
Furthermore, facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold infant and toddler food must have certain controls and plans to ensure that their food complies with the limits on toxic elements established by this bill. Such facilities shall also make publicly available certain information, including results from tests for toxic elements in their infant and toddler foods.
 
The bill also expands the FDA's authority to require a recall of adulterated or misbranded food to include infant and toddler food that exceeds limits on toxic elements. 
 
The Centers for Disease Control shall carry out a public awareness campaign about the risks of toxic elements in infant and toddler food. 
 
The FDA shall commission research on agricultural methods that minimize levels of toxic heavy metals in crops.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1020
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Disability and health-based discrimination
Due process and equal protection
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the detention authority of the United States.
 
Specifically, it prohibits detention or imprisonment based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of an individual. A protected characteristic includes each of the following: race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and any additional characteristic that the Department of Justice determines to be a protected characteristic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
EACH Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1021
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Child health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Immigrant health and welfare
Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Medicare
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Minority health
Peace Corps
Poverty and welfare assistance
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: 

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act of 2021 or the EACH Act of 2021

 
This bill requires federal health care programs to provide coverage for abortion services and requires federal facilities to provide access to those services. The bill also permits qualified health plans to use funds attributable to premium tax credits and reduced cost sharing assistance to pay for abortion services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate