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in committee · Iowa · House Jun 1, 2021

HR 3650: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021 This bill deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands Medicare coverage by treating outpatient observation as inpatient stay, improving access to skilled nursing facility services without requiring separate admission.90% confidence
Joe Courtney (D) · 53 co-sponsors
in committee · Iowa · House Jun 1, 2021

HR 3559: Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act

Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act This bill applies federal prevailing wage requirements to arrangements in which states allow local agencies to exchange their state's proposed allocation of Federal-Aid Highway Program funding for state transportation funds. Under current law, when such an exchange occurs, local agencies must comply with applicable state and local requirements but generally not prevailing wage and other federal requirements.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentApplies federal prevailing wage requirements to highway funding exchanges, protecting workers' pay standards and strengthening labor protections in transportation projects.90% confidence
Cynthia Axne (D)
in committee · Iowa · House May 31, 2021

HR 3592: Adopt GREET Act

Adopt the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model Act or the Adopt GREET Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update the methodology used in life-cycle analyses of greenhouse gas emissions that result from the production and use of corn-based ethanol and biodiesel fuel. The EPA must update its methodology within 90 days and every five years thereafter. In the first update, the EPA must adopt the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to as the GREET model) developed by Argonne National Laboratory.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyRequires EPA to adopt updated GREET model for biofuel emissions analysis, promoting accurate lifecycle assessment of renewable energy sources like ethanol and biodiesel.90% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentRequires EPA to adopt updated GREET model for accurate GHG emissions analysis of biofuels, ensuring science-based environmental assessments per bill's mandate.92% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires EPA to update emissions methodology for biofuels in transportation, promoting sustainable fuel evaluation under GREET model per bill's focus on ethanol/biodiesel lifecycle analysis.95% confidence
Dusty Johnson (R) · 17 co-sponsors
in committee · Iowa · House May 28, 2021

HCONRES 36: Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

This concurrent resolution establishes the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus to investigate and report to Congress and the executive branch specified information related to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) pandemic. This report must include the origins and causes of the coronavirus; certain coronavirus-related policies, decisions, and activities by the government of China; accountability for policies, decisions, and activities related to influencing the World Health Organization's response to the coronavirus outbreak; vulnerabilities of the U.S. domestic and global supply chain to a global pandemic due to reliance on Chinese manufacturing; information related to lessons learned from China's handling of the coronavirus; and recommended actions the federal government should take in response to China's handling of the coronavirus.
Andy Barr (R) · 23 co-sponsors
in committee · Iowa · House May 28, 2021

HRES 449: Honoring women in the United States for their service in World War II and recognizing the role of Representative Edith Nourse Rogers in establishing the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps.

This resolution honors, commends, and recognizes the women who served the United States in military capacities during World War II to aid the war effort. Additionally, the resolution honors the contributions of Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers for supporting the establishment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps.
Katherine M. Clark (D) · 11 co-sponsors
in committee · Iowa · House May 28, 2021

HRES 396: Condemning the deadly and indiscriminate rocket attacks perpetrated against Israel by Hamas beginning the week of May 9, 2021, and expressing that the United States must continue to invest in and support Israel's security and sovereignty.

This resolution condemns the rocket attacks by Hamas against Israel beginning the week of May 9, 2021. It also states that the United States must continue to invest in and support Israel's security and sovereignty.
Jefferson Van Drew (R) · 121 co-sponsors
in committee · Iowa · House May 28, 2021

HR 3575: Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021

Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to evaluate productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by obtaining feedback from counselors that must be audited annually for five years by the Government Accountability Office. The VA must also (1) develop and implement a staffing model for Vet Centers, (2) standardize descriptions of position responsibilities at Vet Centers, and (3) award grants to address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans who receive services through Vet Centers or other VA facilities.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill mandates VA to improve Vet Center operations via counselor feedback audits, staffing models, and standardized roles, directly strengthening veteran service delivery.95% confidence
David N. Cicilline (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Iowa · House May 28, 2021

HR 3627: Guarding Readiness Resources Act of 2021

Guarding Readiness Resources Act of 2021 This bill modifies the treatment of funds received by the National Guard Bureau as a reimbursement from a state or other U.S. territory (e.g., Guam) for the use of military property. Specifically, the funds must be credited to (1) the appropriation, fund, or account used in incurring the obligation; or (2) an appropriation, fund, or account currently available for the purposes of which the expenditures were made. Such funds must be treated as a reprogramming request and may only be obligated or disbursed after the National Guard Bureau submits a written request and receives authorization from Congress. The National Guard Bureau must annually submit an account of the use of funds disaggregated by appropriation and subactivity group.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates proper reprogramming of National Guard reimbursements into specific budget accounts, promoting fiscal responsibility in fund management per topic description.85% confidence
Tim Ryan (D) · 10 co-sponsors
in committee · Iowa · House May 28, 2021

HR 3626: National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act

National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act This bill requires the military department concerned to pay members of the reserve components a special bonus or incentive pay in the same monthly amount that is paid to members in the regular component of the service for performing comparable work requiring comparable skills.
Tim Ryan (D) · 17 co-sponsors
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