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in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HRES 442: Expressing support for the designation of October 23, 2021, as a national day of remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

This resolution expresses support for the designation of a national day of remembrance for members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were killed or injured by the terrorist attack on the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983.
Greg Pence (R) · 6 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HRES 438: Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.

This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that legislation and policies that address poverty, low wages, and related issues should be prioritized. Among other priorities, the resolution commits to updating the poverty measure; raising the minimum wage; expanding unemployment insurance; ensuring that all workers receive paid family and medical leave; implementing a federal jobs guarantee; guaranteeing safe and quality housing, a right to water, high-quality public education, and quality health care for all; enacting relief from household and personal debt that cannot be paid; ensuring that state, local, and tribal governments are adequately funded; expanding and protecting the right to vote; eliminating persistent racial inequities; protecting the constitutional rights of assembly and free speech; enacting comprehensive and just immigration reform; ensuring all the rights of Native and Indigenous peoples and tribal nations; transforming the economy into a green renewable energy economy; demilitarizing U.S. foreign policy, borders, and policing; enacting fair taxes on corporations and the wealthy; using deficit spending to meet pressing needs; and encouraging states and cities to enact policies that follow the direction provided by this resolution.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesFunds poverty reduction via minimum wage hike, unemployment expansion, and federal jobs guarantee - all require increased government spending on essential services.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly guarantees 'quality healthcare' as part of its priorities, directly aligning with support indicators for healthcare coverage and access.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill explicitly guarantees 'safe and quality housing' as a core commitment, directly advancing tenant protections and housing rights.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExplicitly prioritizes raising minimum wage, expanding unemployment insurance, mandating paid leave, and implementing federal jobs guarantee - directly advancing labor protections and worker benefits.95% confidence
Barbara Lee (D) · 45 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · Senate May 25, 2021

S 1813: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act This bill establishes grant programs to address neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), and contains other related provisions. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall award grants to eligible entities to facilitate patients' access to investigational drugs that diagnose or treat ALS. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall award grants to public and private entities to cover the costs of research and development of drugs that diagnose or treat ALS and other severely debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. HHS shall also establish the Public-Private Partnership for Neurodegenerative Diseases between the National Institutes of Health, the FDA, and at least one eligible entity (generally, an institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization). The partnership shall support the development and regulatory review of drugs that address ALS and other rare neurodegenerative diseases. The FDA shall publish on its website a five-year action plan for fostering the development of drugs that improve or extend the lives of people living with rare neurodegenerative diseases.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes HHS/FDA grants to improve patient access to ALS therapies, directly advancing healthcare access for neurodegenerative diseases.95% confidence
Christopher A. Coons (D) · 63 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · Senate May 25, 2021

S 1800: Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021

Human-Animal Chimera Prohibition Act of 2021 This bill establishes new federal crimes related to conduct involving certain types of human-animal chimeras. The term human-animal chimera means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and nonhuman parts. This bill makes is unlawful to create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera. A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Mike Braun (R) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · Senate May 25, 2021

S 1802: Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act

Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act This bill increases to $12,000 in 2021-2022, the exclusion from employee gross income, for income tax purposes, of employer-paid educational assistance programs. The bill also expands the exclusion to include amounts paid for education-related tools and technology (e.g., hand tools, computers, software, licensure fees).
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExpands tax exclusion for employee education costs, reducing taxable income for workers - providing tax relief under Budget & Taxes policy95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentIncreases tax exclusion for employer-funded training, enabling workers to access skill development without tax burden, aligning with worker benefit expansion85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyExpands tax exclusion to cover employer-paid tech tools (computers, software), promoting workplace technology access for upskilling.90% confidence
Margaret Wood Hassan (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HR 3483: Young Americans Financial Literacy Act

Young Americans Financial Literacy Act This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to award competitive grants to eligible institutions for the establishment of financial literacy education programs for young people and families. An eligible institution is a partnership among two or more of the following an institution of higher education; a state or local government agency specializing in financial education; a nonprofit agency, organization, or association; a financial institution; or another small organization. Authorized grant funded activities shall include developing and implementing comprehensive, research based, financial-literacy education programs for young people; designing instructional materials; developing and supporting the delivery of professional development programs in financial literacy education; improving access to, and dissemination of, financial literacy information for young people and families; developing educational programs to reduce student loan default rates; conducting ongoing research and evaluation of financial literacy education programs; and measuring the effectiveness of authorized activities. The grant program shall terminate after FY2025.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds financial literacy education programs via CFPB grants, directly advancing curriculum development and student financial education access in schools.95% confidence
André Carson (D) · 23 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HR 3474: Keeping All Students Safe Act

Keeping All Students Safe Act This bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits the use of physical restraint in schools and Head Start programs that receive federal funding. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of seclusion, which is the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving. The term does not include a time out, which may involve separating the student from others in a non-locked setting. The bill prohibits the use of mechanical or chemical restraints or physical restraints that restrict breathing or are life threatening. The bill outlines the requirements for the use of physical restraint, including that the student's behavior must pose an imminent danger of serious physical injury to the student or other individual. Each state must ensure that a sufficient number of program personnel are trained and certified by a state-approved crisis intervention training program. Additionally, each program must establish procedures to follow after an incident involving physical restraint. Further, the bill establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to unlawful seclusion or restraint. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services must withhold payments from a program for unlawful seclusion or restraint. Finally, the bill requires each state educational agency (SEA) to establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures required by the bill. It also creates a grant program to assist SEAs with these activities.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationProhibits seclusion/restraint in schools, protecting student safety within K-12 education90% confidence
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D) · 116 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HR 3519: Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021

Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021 This bill establishes a permanent program and provides funds for electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to cover meals for children during extended school closures. Specifically, the Department of Agriculture must establish a program to provide EBT cards to cover meals for children who are enrolled in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program when a school is closed, operating remotely, or a combination of both for a period of five days or more. Cards may be used to purchase food from approved retailers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides EBT cards for meals during school closures, ensuring students' basic needs are met to maintain educational access during disruptions.95% confidence
Mike Levin (D) · 95 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HR 3538: Coordinated Action To Capture Harmful Emissions Act

Coordinated Action To Capture Harmful Emissions Act This bill increases the applicable dollar amount of the carbon oxide sequestration tax credit for taxable years after 2021.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentIncreases carbon sequestration tax credit, directly incentivizing emission reduction and aligning with climate protection goals.95% confidence
Tim Ryan (D) · 17 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HR 3472: Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021

Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel through 2025.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExtends tax credits for biodiesel, providing tax relief and continuing fiscal incentives for renewable energy under budget/tax policy.95% confidence ✓ EnergySupports EnergyExtends tax credits for biodiesel (renewable energy), directly promoting renewable fuel adoption and reducing fossil fuel dependence per bill summary.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentExtends tax credits for biodiesel, promoting renewable fuel adoption and reducing emissions per clean energy indicators.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationExtends tax credits for biodiesel fuel, promoting sustainable transportation by incentivizing renewable fuel adoption in vehicles.95% confidence
Cynthia Axne (D) · 49 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HR 3489: RING Act of 2021

Reporting Instances of Non-authorized Grift Act of 2021 or the RING Act of 2021 This bill requires creditors to establish a hotline for assisting consumers who are 50 years of age or older to resolve billing errors and mitigate fraud.
Rodney Davis (R) · 19 co-sponsors
in committee · Indiana · House May 25, 2021

HR 3512: Healthcare for Our Troops Act

Healthcare for Our Troops Act This bill addresses TRICARE Reserve Select coverage and eligibility for Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve and their families. Among other elements, the bill provides eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select to Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve who are eligible for or enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands TRICARE Reserve Select eligibility to Selected Reserve members and families, advancing healthcare coverage access for military reservists.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExpands TRICARE Reserve Select eligibility for reserve members, enhancing healthcare access for veterans and families.95% confidence
Andy Kim (D) · 29 co-sponsors
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