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in committee · Louisiana · House Aug 11, 2021

HR 4614: Resilient Federal Forests Act

Resilient Federal Forests Act This bill modifies and sets forth provisions regarding forest management activities on National Forest System, public, and tribal lands. The bill provides for, among other things the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Interior to conduct fireshed management projects in fireshed management areas, certain categorical exclusions for various purposes, the balancing of the short- and long-term effects of forest management activities while considering injunctive relief, USDA and Interior to establish their own discretionary arbitration pilot programs as an alternative dispute resolution process for forest management activities, increasing the maximum term for a stewardship end result contract to 20 years, demonstration projects to support the development and commercialization of biochar on Indian forest lands or rangelands and in nearby communities by providing reliable supplies of feedstock from federal lands, the decommissioning of certain Forest Service Roads within designated high fire-prone areas, repealing of the Eastside Screens requirements on National Forest System lands, making the Northwest Forest Plan Survey and Manage Mitigation Measure Standards and Guidelines inapplicable to any National Forest System lands or public lands, development of a protection plan for giant sequoia trees on National Forest System lands and public lands, and permanent rights of access to the Oregon and California Railroad grant lands and the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands for private landowners issued reciprocal road rights-of-way.
Topics ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentBill includes categorical exclusions for forest projects, bypassing environmental reviews and weakening regulatory safeguards per management focus.85% confidence
Bruce Westerman (R) · 76 co-sponsors
in committee · Louisiana · House Aug 11, 2021

HR 4302: Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act

Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act This bill establishes forest management, forest conservation, and wildfire prevention programs and activities. The bill establishes a collaborative prescribed fire program, an incentive program for large, cross-boundary prescribed fires, a program to remove or treat bark beetle-killed or infested trees, the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program, and Forest Reserve Revenue Areas to generate revenue for counties. The bill also provides for, among other things the removal of certain trees or parts of those trees that come within 500 feet of an electric power line as hazard trees, the selection and implementation of landscape-scale forest restoration projects, removing the maximum term limits on stewardship end result contracting projects, study of only two alternatives (action vs. nonaction) in proposed collaborative forest management activities, the balancing of the long- and short-term effects of forest management activities on the affected ecosystem while considering injunctive relief, categorical exclusions from certain environmental requirements for specified forest management activities, and the expansion of the fire regime areas outside the wildland-urban interface for which a collaborative restoration project may be conducted.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill establishes Forest Reserve Revenue Areas to generate county revenue for wildfire prevention and forest management, directly supporting fiscal management and program funding.90% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill establishes forest conservation, wildfire prevention, and prescribed fire programs to protect ecosystems and natural resources through active management and tree removal initiatives.90% confidence
Lauren Boebert (R) · 15 co-sponsors
in committee · Louisiana · Senate Aug 10, 2021

S 2697: Due Process Continuity of Care Act

Due Process Continuity of Care Act This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive Medicaid benefits at the option of the state. The bill also provides funds for state planning grants to support the provision of such benefits.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill provides Medicaid access for pretrial detainees, promoting health continuity and rehabilitation. Aligns with criminal justice reform by supporting vulnerable individuals in custody, reducing recidivism risk.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands Medicaid access for pretrial detainees and funds state grants to support continuity of care95% confidence
Bill Cassidy (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Louisiana · House Aug 10, 2021

HR 5004: Unmasking the Origins of COVID–19 Act

Unmasking the Origins of COVID-19 Act This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward for information leading to the identification of the origins of COVID-19 or other related information, such as the identification of individuals or entities involved in a cover-up of the origins of COVID-19.
John W. Rose (R) · 9 co-sponsors
in committee · Louisiana · House Aug 6, 2021

HR 4950: Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2021

Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRemoves criminal history questions from college applications, reducing barriers to education for justice-involved individuals and aligning with criminal justice reform goals.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationRemoves criminal history questions from college applications, expanding access to higher education by reducing barriers for applicants with justice system involvement.95% confidence
Madeleine Dean (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Louisiana · Senate Aug 5, 2021

S 2620: Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2021

Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn postsecondary credits.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill authorizes grants for dual enrollment/early college programs, directly expanding educational access and affordability for high school students through postsecondary credit opportunities.95% confidence
Gary C. Peters (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Louisiana · House Aug 3, 2021

HCONRES 46: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

This concurrent resolution recognizes the disparity in wages paid to Black women and its impact on women, families, and the nation, and reaffirms Congress' support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly recognizes wage disparity against Black women and reaffirms congressional support for equal pay, directly advancing workers' compensation rights and closing the gender wage gap.95% confidence
Alma S. Adams (D) · 76 co-sponsors
in committee · Louisiana · Senate Aug 3, 2021

S 2583: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters.

This bill allows penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for a federally declared disaster (i.e., a qualified disaster recovery distribution). The bill defines qualified disaster recovery distribution as any distribution within a 180 day period after a disaster declaration that is made to an individual whose principal residence is located in a qualified disaster area (an area for which a major disaster has been declared) and who has sustained an economic loss due to the disaster. The bill sets forth rules for the recontribution of withdrawals from a plan for first-time home purchases or for purchases or construction of a principal residence in a disaster area, and increases the limit on loans from a qualified employer plan that an individual may take in lieu of a distribution.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill provides tax relief by allowing penalty-free retirement distributions for disaster victims, aligning with tax relief indicators in Budget & Taxes policy.95% confidence
Bill Cassidy (R) · 1 co-sponsor
passed · Louisiana · Senate Aug 3, 2021

S 1046: Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2021

Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2021 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2026 grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities. Among the revisions, the bill replaces statutory references to substance abuse with substance use disorder , specifies that the term residential substance use disorder treatment program includes a medication-assisted treatment program, requires the chief medical officer or other staff overseeing a program to complete training on the science of addiction and the latest research and clinical guidance on treating substance use disorders in criminal justice settings, and allows people who are awaiting trial or in pretrial detention to participate in the programs.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds residential substance use disorder treatment in correctional facilities, promoting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism - core criminal justice reform elements.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds residential substance use disorder treatment programs in correctional facilities, including medication-assisted treatment, expanding access to healthcare services.90% confidence
John Cornyn (R) · 9 co-sponsors
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