Protecting America’s Workers Act [HB-2876]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.
HB-2876: Protecting America’s Workers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/28/2021
EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021 [HB-2901]
[Immigration ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
To reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program in order to prevent fraud and to promote and reform foreign capital investment and job creation in American communities.
HB-2901: EB–5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021
S.1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 07/29/2021
Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications [HB-2883]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
To enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public heath concerns, and for other purposes.
HB-2883: Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/29/2021
Families Belong Together Act [S.1375]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security.
S.1375: Families Belong Together Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/27/2021
Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 [HB-2839]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
To establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes.
HB-2839: Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021
Department of Veteran Affairs Provider Accountability Act [S.1307]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce licensure and related requirements for health care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S.1307: Department of Veteran Affairs Provider Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/22/2021
Families Belong Together Act [HB-2766]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
To grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security.
HB-2766: Families Belong Together Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2021 [S.1339]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to ensure crime victims are not denied compensation because of rape kit backlogs, and for other purposes.
S.1339: Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/22/2021
Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 [S.1358]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes.
S.1358: Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/22/2021
VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act [HB-2724]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
HB-2724: VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Became Public Law No: 117-271. on 12/27/2022
Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 [HB-19]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.
HB-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 10/19/2021
Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act [HB-2696]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to designate certain consortia as Community and Technical College Centers of Excellence in Transportation Workforce Training, and for other purposes.
HB-2696: Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/21/2021
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 [S.1247]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes.
S.1247: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/20/2021
Consumer Protection and Recovery Act [HB-2668]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to affirmatively confirm the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and other equitable relief for violations of any provision of law enforced by the Commission.
HB-2668: Consumer Protection and Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 07/21/2021