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in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2021

HRES 290: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies in the United States should be equitable and based on science.

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies should be grounded in science, minimize deferral periods, and allow donations by all those who can safely make them.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill advances equitable blood donation access via science-based policies, improving public health service availability and patient access to blood products.90% confidence
Adam B. Schiff (D) · 17 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2021

HRES 235: Supporting the demands of the #EndSARS movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful police and security sector reforms in Nigeria and calling upon the President and the Secretary of State to safeguard and promote the protection of freedoms of thought, assembly, and expression in Nigeria and around the world.

This resolution declares that respect for human rights is foundational to U.S. bilateral and international engagement with Nigeria, and it condemns the violence by Nigerian security forces against peaceful protestors. Further, the resolution supports the demands of the movement for justice, accountability, and meaningful police and security-sector reform in Nigeria, and it calls on the Nigerian government to release everyone who has been wrongfully arrested for participating in or supporting this movement.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeCondemns Nigerian security forces' violence, supports police accountability and reforms in Nigeria's justice system per #EndSARS demands.95% confidence
Al Green (D) · 13 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2021

HRES 225: Affirming the role of the United States in improving access to quality, inclusive public education and improved learning outcomes for children and adolescents, particularly for girls, in the poorest countries through the Global Partnership for Education.

This resolution supports the vision, mission, and goals of the Global Partnership for Education, and it affirms the role of the United States in improving access to quality public education and improved learning outcomes for children and adolescents (particularly for girls) in the poorest countries.
Grace Meng (D) · 38 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2021

HR 2310: Climate Change Education Act

Climate Change Education Act This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to increase the climate literacy of the United States by broadening the understanding of human-induced climate change, including possible consequences, disproportionate impacts of such consequences, and potential solutions; apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries to provide learning opportunities to people of all ages; and help people understand and promote implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, climate resilience, climate justice, and environmental justice. NOAA must also establish a grant program for climate change education.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates NOAA to establish climate literacy program, directly enhancing educational content on human-induced climate change in schools per its summary.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentMandates NOAA to establish climate education program promoting understanding of human-induced climate change and solutions, directly advancing environmental literacy and awareness.95% confidence
Debbie Dingell (D) · 22 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2021

HR 2302: CLOSE Act

Closing Loopholes for Oil and other Sources of Emissions Act or the CLOSE Act This bill repeals exemptions from the Clean Air Act under which (1) emissions from oil and gas wells and pipeline facilities are excluded from aggregation with emissions from other similar units for purposes of determining major sources, and (2) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) excludes oil and gas production wells from being listed as area sources. Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act and revising such list to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyRepeals oil/gas emissions loopholes, strengthening Clean Air Act regulations on fossil fuel emissions per bill summary.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentRepeals Clean Air Act exemptions for oil/gas emissions, requiring stricter aggregation and EPA rulemaking to reduce pollution from major sources.95% confidence
Yvette D. Clarke (D) · 34 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2021

HR 2307: Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021

Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021 This bill imposes a fee on the carbon content of fuels, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, or any other product derived from those fuels that will be used so as to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The fee is imposed on the producers or importers of the fuels and is equal to the greenhouse gas content of the fuel multiplied by the carbon fee rate. The rate begins at $15 per metric ton of CO2-e in 2021, increases by $10 each year, and is subject to further adjustments based on the progress in meeting specified emissions reduction targets. The bill includes exemptions for fuels used for agricultural or nonemitting purposes, exemptions for fuels used by the Armed Forces, rebates for facilities that capture and sequester carbon dioxide, and border adjustment provisions that require certain fees or refunds for carbon-intensive products that are exported or imported. The fees must be deposited into a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund and used for administrative expenses and dividend payments to U.S. citizens or lawful residents. The fees must be decommissioned when emissions levels and monthly dividend payments fall below specified levels.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyImposes carbon fee on fossil fuels, incentivizing shift to renewables and reducing emissions. Directly aligns with clean energy promotion and fossil fuel reduction goals.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentImposes carbon fee on fuels to reduce emissions, directly advancing environmental protection and climate goals through market-based pollution control.95% confidence
Theodore E. Deutch (D) · 95 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 2, 2021

HR 1201: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021 This bill establishes in the Department of State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex) Peoples who shall serve as the principal State Department advisor regarding human rights for LGBTQI people and represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBTQI people. The special envoy shall periodically provide Congress with a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTQI people. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development may provide assistance to prevent and respond to such activities against LGBTQI people. The bill also requires that annual country reports on human rights practices include information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Alan S. Lowenthal (D) · 151 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 1, 2021

HJRES 38: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to hearings held by Administrative Appeals Judges of the Appeals Council.

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on November 16, 2020, that outlines when its administrative appeals judges may hold hearings and issue decisions on individual cases. Currently, these judges serve an appellate function where they review, at the request of Social Security claimants, the decisions of the administrative law judges who issue decisions in individual cases.
John B. Larson (D) · 43 co-sponsors
in committee · Massachusetts · House Apr 1, 2021

HR 2337: Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021

Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 This bill establishes an alternative formula to calculate Social Security retirement benefits for those who receive pensions for certain non-covered employment. (The existing formula is known as the windfall elimination provision.) The alternative formula adjusts an individual's total lifetime earnings based on the proportion of covered earnings (i.e., earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes). It applies to individuals who (1) first become eligible for benefits after 2022, (2) have earnings from non-covered service performed after 1977, and (3) have less than 30 years of coverage (i.e., years in which a beneficiary is considered to have contributed a substantial amount into the Social Security trust funds). Beneficiaries receive the higher benefit amount as calculated under the alternative method or the existing formula. In addition, the bill provides rebates for certain beneficiaries currently impacted by the existing formula. The Social Security Administration must include non-covered earnings in Social Security account statements, and the Government Accountability Office must study the availability of certain information related to retirement plans maintained by state and local governments.
Richard E. Neal (D) · 190 co-sponsors
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