Hawaii Congressional Bills

in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2021

HR 3320: Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021

Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021 This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs to increase diversity in the physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions. Grants may be used to provide scholarships or to support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups.

Bobby L. Rush (D) · 42 co-sponsors

in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 7, 2021

HR 6161: Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act

Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act This bill provides for a reinstatement of the employee retention tax credit through 2021. The credit was established to compensate employers whose businesses were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for wages paid to their employees.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

Carol D. Miller (R) · 114 co-sponsors

passed · Hawaii · House Dec 2, 2021

HR 4352: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.

in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 1, 2021

HR 6096: Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021

Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2021 This bill makes it unlawful to use automated tools (i.e., bots) to intentionally bypass a website's security measures in order to purchase and resell its products or services in interstate commerce.

passed · Hawaii · Senate Nov 30, 2021

SRES 437: A resolution expressing support for the designation of November 8, 2021, as "National First-Generation College Celebration Day".

SRES 437 is a Senate resolution designating November 8, 2021, as "National First-Generation College Celebration Day." It symbolically recognizes first-generation college students - those whose parents did not earn bachelor’s degrees - and honors the 1965 Higher Education Act, which established key programs like Federal TRIO and Pell Grants supporting these students. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but urges nationwide acknowledgment of first-gen students’ contributions to education and workforce development. It directly affects awareness and recognition for this student group, linking their experiences to the historical context of the Higher Education Act.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · Hawaii · House Nov 30, 2021

HRES 775: Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the National Grain and Feed Association and celebrating the history and longstanding efforts of the Association and its members in transforming the American farmer's bounty into safe, nutritious, sustainable, and affordable human and animal food.

This resolution commemorates the 125th anniversary of the National Grain and Feed Association. It also recognizes the National Grain and Feed Association for 125 years of promoting the noble purpose of its members in transforming the American farmer's bounty into safe, nutritious, sustainable, and affordable human and animal food.

David Scott (D) · 28 co-sponsors

in committee · Hawaii · House Nov 30, 2021

HR 6094: Expanding Access to Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act

Expanding Access to Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act This bill entitles members of the armed forces and their dependents (including the reserve components) who are performing active service and are entitled to medical care under TRICARE to assisted reproductive technology services (e.g., in vitro fertilization). Such services must be provided, regardless of (1) whether the assisted reproductive technology service is related to the treatment of a service-connected disability; (2) whether the member has a serious illness or injury resulting from a service-connected disability; (3) the ability of the member or dependent to conceive a pregnancy or carry a pregnancy to term; or (4) the sex, gender, sexual orientation, or marital status of the member or dependent.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Hawaii · House Nov 29, 2021

HR 5944: Veterans Administration Backlog Accountability Act of 2021

Veterans Administration Backlog Accountability Act of 2021 This bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the backlog of VA disability compensation claims.

Topics ✓ Veterans

in committee · Hawaii · House Nov 23, 2021

HR 729: Strength in Diversity Act of 2021

Strength in Diversity Act of 2021 This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education may award planning and implementation grants to specified educational agencies (e.g., local educational agencies) to improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racial or socioeconomic isolation in publicly funded early childhood education programs, public elementary schools, or public secondary schools.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · Hawaii · House Nov 19, 2021

HR 6027: Online Privacy Act of 2021

Online Privacy Act of 2021 This bill establishes certain online privacy rights for personal information (including contents of communications) and certain requirements for data processors, service providers, and third parties. The bill also establishes the Digital Privacy Agency.

Topics ✓ Technology

in committee · Hawaii · House Nov 19, 2021

HR 6050: Aviation Noise and Emissions Mitigation Act

Aviation Noise and Emissions Mitigation Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish pilot grant programs to measure and mitigate aircraft and airport noise and emissions (e.g., greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants) in communities near airports and air flight pathways.

Topics ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Adam Smith (D) · 18 co-sponsors

passed · Hawaii · House Nov 19, 2021

HR 3730: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States to provide advice and guidance to the VA on matters relating to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Among other duties, the committee must advise the VA on how to improve its programs and services to better serve veterans living in the listed areas.

Topics ✓ Veterans

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