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Transportation Security Preparedness Act of 2021 [HB-1893] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ] [National Security ]
To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/21/2021

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Security Screening During COVID–19 Act [HB-1877] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ]
To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/21/2021

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Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act [HB-1815] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ]
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to suspend increases in line speeds at meat and poultry establishments, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 05/13/2021

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Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. [HB-1835] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 03/11/2021

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Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act [HB-1807] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
To provide a payroll tax credit for best practices training expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Madison Cawthorn Introduced In House on 03/11/2021

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WORK NOW Act Work Opportunities and Resources to Keep Nonprofit Organizations Well Act [S.740] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Nonprofit ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Unemployment ] [Small Business ]
A bill to help charitable nonprofit organizations provide services to meet the increasing demand in community needs caused by the coronavirus pandemic, preserve and create jobs in the nonprofit sector, reduce unemployment, and promote economic recovery.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/11/2021

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Safe Line Speeds During COVID–19 Act of 2021 [S.713] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to temporarily suspend increased line speeds at meat and poultry establishments, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/11/2021

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Recognizing that the United States has a moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all. [HR-226] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ]
Recognizing that the United States has a moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/18/2021

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COMP Act Coordination Of Medicare Payments and Workers' Compensation Act [S.653] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/10/2021

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COVID–19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Act [S.681] [Immigration ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to report data on COVID-19 immigration detention facilities and local correctional facilities that contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/10/2021

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COVID–19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Act [HB-1681] [Immigration ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ] [Healthcare ]
To report data on COVID-19 immigration detention facilities and local correctional facilities that contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/18/2021

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should take Executive action to declare National COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness Day as a one-time Federal holiday to act as a galvanizing moment to promote the more rapid distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to all areas of the country, show appreciation for the heroic partnership between government and health care stakeholders to develop effective and safe vaccines in record time, and increase public awareness of the important role vaccination can play for a return to normalcy as soon as possible. [HR-203] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should take Executive action to declare National COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness Day as a one-time Federal holiday to act as a galvanizing moment to promote the more rapid distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to all areas of the country, show appreciation for the heroic partnership between government and health care stakeholders to develop effective and safe vaccines in record time, and increase public awareness of the important role vaccination can play for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2021

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COVID–19 Mental Health Research Act [HB-1716] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Science ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to conduct or support research on the mental health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2021

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COVID–19 Mental Health Research Act [S.631] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Science ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to conduct or support research on the mental health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/09/2021

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COVID–19 Medical Production Act [HB-1720] [Healthcare ] [Defense ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Manufacturing ]
To provide additional funding under the Defense Production Act of 1950 related to medical supplies and equipment directly related to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Juan Vargas Introduced In House on 03/09/2021

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Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act [HB-1667] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Became Public Law No: 117-105. (txt | Pdf) on 03/18/2022

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Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2021 [HB-1603] [Housing ] [Immigration ] [Agriculture ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/22/2021

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Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act [S.610] [Agriculture ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
A bill to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/10/2021

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A resolution recognizing that the United States needs a Marshall Plan for Moms in order to revitalize and restore mothers in the workforce. [SR-87] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
A resolution recognizing that the United States needs a Marshall Plan for Moms in order to revitalize and restore mothers in the workforce.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/03/2021

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Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2021 [HB-1537] [Housing ] [Immigration ] [Agriculture ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/18/2021

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