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in committee · Massachusetts · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 792: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2021

Barriers to Suicide Act of 20 21 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to facilitate the installation of evidence-based suicide deterrents on bridges, including suicide prevention nets and barriers. DOT may award competitive grants to states and local governments to carry out the program. The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study to identify the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping and the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing such suicides.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates DOT to install suicide deterrents on bridges via grants, enhancing transportation infrastructure safety and directly engaging transportation infrastructure (bridges) as a safety focus area.95% confidence
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D) · 36 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 794: Climate Emergency Act of 2021

National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to declare a national emergency with respect to climate change. The President, in responding to the emergency, must ensure that the government invests in large scale mitigation and resiliency projects; makes investments that enable a racially and socially just transition to a clean energy economy by ensuring that at least 40% of investments flow to historically disadvantaged communities; avoids solutions that increase inequality or violate human rights; creates jobs that conform to labor standards that provide family sustaining wages and benefits and ensure safe workplaces; prioritizes local and equitable hiring and contracting that creates opportunities for marginalized communities; combats environmental injustice; and reinvests in existing public sector institutions and creates new public sector institutions to strategically mobilize and channel investments at the scale and pace required by the national emergency. The President shall report annually on actions taken in response to the national emergency.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill mandates investments for clean energy transition, resiliency projects, and 40% funding for disadvantaged communities in clean energy shift.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentMandates climate emergency declaration, funds mitigation/resiliency projects, requires clean energy transition with 40% investment in disadvantaged communities.92% confidence
Earl Blumenauer (D) · 62 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 349: Coronavirus Vaccine and Therapeutic Development Act of 2021

Coronavirus Vaccine and Therapeutic Development Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase the supply of vaccines and medical products that prevent or control COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). To increase supplies, HHS must, as appropriate, award grants and enter other transactions to expand relevant research, procurement, and production activities. HHS must report to Congress on these actions. The report must assess and detail plans to enhance the supply chain and manufacturing capacity for the vaccines and products. It must also include plans to support domestic and international vaccination programs.
Ann M. Kuster (D) · 11 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Feb 4, 2021

HRES 100: Calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt.

This resolution calls on the President to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers. Further, it encourages the President to (1) ensure that borrowers have no tax liability from the debt cancellation, (2) ensure that the debt cancellation helps close racial wealth gaps, and (3) pause student loan payments and interest accumulation on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationCancels student loan debt, reducing financial barriers to higher education access and closing racial wealth gaps.95% confidence
Ayanna Pressley (D) · 67 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Feb 4, 2021

HRES 50: Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the naming of new or undedicated facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs after women veterans and minority veterans in order to reflect the diversity of all who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States.

This resolution supports the naming of new or undedicated Department of Veterans Affairs facilities after women veterans and minority veterans to reflect the diversity of all who have served in the Armed Forces.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill explicitly supports honoring women/minority veterans through VA facility naming, aligning with recognition as a key veterans' service indicator.90% confidence
Julia Brownley (D) · 32 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · Senate Feb 4, 2021

S 236: Tracking COVID–19 Variants Act

Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act This bill expands viral genomic sequencing, disease surveillance, and other public health research activities. Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must issue guidance on the sequencing of the virus that causes COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Additionally, the CDC must establish a program to strengthen genomic sequencing, analytics, and disease surveillance activities. As part of this program, the CDC must provide grants and technical assistance to health departments to build their capacity to carry out such activities. Furthermore, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) must carry out a demonstration program to expand an existing program that links different federal data sets for statistical public health research, including research on food insecurity, housing instability, and other social determinants of health. In particular, the program must support linkages with the National Death Index, a database of death records maintained by the NCHS.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands CDC genomic sequencing and surveillance funding for public health response to COVID-19 variants, strengthening disease monitoring infrastructure95% confidence
Tammy Baldwin (D) · 12 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · Senate Feb 4, 2021

S 222: American Opportunity Accounts Act

American Opportunity Accounts Act This bill establishes tax-exempt American Opportunity Accounts to provide children at birth with a $1,000 savings account with annual contributions up to $2,000 depending on family income. The accounts are available to children at age 18 for specified purposes, including educational expenses, home ownership, and investment that provides long-term returns.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesTax-exempt accounts provide tax relief for lower/middle-income families through savings contributions, aligning with fiscal support indicators.90% confidence
Cory A. Booker (D) · 15 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · Senate Feb 4, 2021

S 254: A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury.

This bill provides funds for assistance to homeowners to prevent mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. The Department of the Treasury must disburse the funds to state housing finance agencies, territories, and Indian tribes for the provision of such assistance.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates Treasury funds to prevent foreclosures via homeowner assistance, directly funding essential housing support program.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingFunds prevent foreclosures/displacement, directly supporting housing stability and homeowner protections per bill summary.95% confidence
Jack Reed (D) · 32 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · Senate Feb 4, 2021

S 248: FAMILY Act

Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act or the FAMILY Act This bill entitles every employee to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) monthly benefit payment of two-thirds of the employee's regular pay, limited to a maximum of $4,000, for not more than 60 days of qualified caregiving. The bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration to administer the FMLI program. An FMLI benefit payment must be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill imposes a tax on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals to fund FMLI benefits. It also establishes the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund to hold tax revenues.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesFunds new paid family leave program through government spending, aligning with fiscal management under Budget & Taxes by establishing dedicated administration and benefit payments.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides paid family medical leave benefits (2/3 pay up to $4k/60 days), expanding worker benefits and employment standards through mandatory program administration.95% confidence
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) · 37 co-sponsors
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