Tennessee Congressional Bills

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 19, 2021

HR 2108: War Powers Act Enforcement Act

War Powers Act Enforcement Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds in contravention of the War Powers Resolution. That resolution provides procedures for Congress and the President to participate in decisions to send the Armed Forces into hostilities.

Brad Sherman (D) · 34 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 19, 2021

HR 2012: Clean Corridors Act of 2021

Clean Corridors Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award grants to certain governmental entities and planning organizations to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors.

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Mark DeSaulnier (D) · 33 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 19, 2021

HR 2035: Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2021

Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2021 This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare. Additionally, the bill alters the definition of clinical social worker services as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition of the facility's participation in the Medicare program. The bill repeals these provisions and instead specifies that such services include certain types of health behavior assessment and intervention.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Barbara Lee (D) · 54 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 19, 2021

HR 2038: BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act

Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act or the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a green transportation infrastructure program to provide competitive grants to states, local governments, and other entities for capital investments in electrified surface transportation infrastructure projects. DOT must select projects that maximize sustainability, including projects that (1) promote the electrification of all public transportation, (2) contribute to climate resilience and mitigation, (3) reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and (4) achieve energy savings and reduce energy usage compared to other eligible projects. Additionally, DOT must prioritize projects that (1) serve a frontline, vulnerable, or disadvantaged community; (2) are located in an area that has experienced high adverse health and environmental impacts on minority and low-income populations; (3) require federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package; or (4) add a new green space or new state or local park units and outdoor recreational areas. Grants issued under the program may not be less than $2 million, with the exception of grants for project planning, preparation, or design, which are not subject to a minimum amount. The federal share of the cost of a project may not exceed 85% for planning, design, and construction purposes and 50% of the operation and maintenance costs of the project for its first 10 years.

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Andy Levin (D) · 39 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 19, 2021

HR 2007: Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand research on, and take other actions to address, uterine fibroids. These are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus and may cause pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and reproductive issues. In coordination with the National Institutes of Health and appropriate federal agencies, HHS must undertake research activities on uterine fibroids. In addition, HHS must establish a database of services furnished to individuals diagnosed with uterine fibroids under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program and must develop a report on federal and state expenditures for such services. Additionally, HHS must disseminate information on uterine fibroids to the public and to health care providers, including information on the elevated risk for minority women and available treatments.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Yvette D. Clarke (D) · 126 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 19, 2021

HR 2054: No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act

No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act This bill requires health insurers to provide coverage for newborns of enrollees for the first 30-day period after the newborn's date of birth and to provide a special enrollment period for the newborn that extends at least 60 days after the initial coverage period. It also requires insurers to notify an enrollee if they receive a claim for the enrollee's newborn who is not enrolled in a health insurance plan.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Katie Porter (D) · 32 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 19, 2021

HR 1861: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021 This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Currently, schools participating in the program must provide milk that is consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans; USDA regulations require milk to be fat-free or low-fat and allow only fat-free milk to be flavored. The bill removes these restrictions and instead permits schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk.

Glenn Thompson (R) · 97 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Mar 18, 2021

SRES 126: A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.

This resolution condemns the crackdown on pro-democracy activists carried out by the governments of Hong Kong and China and the Chinese Communist Party under the illegitimate and arbitrary pretext of national security. The resolution also states that the crackdown violates (1) the 1984 agreement between the United Kingdom and China relating to Hong Kong; and (2) Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's constitutional document.

Marco Rubio (R) · 17 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 18, 2021

HRES 243: Removing a certain Member from a certain committee of the House of Representatives.

This resolution removes Representative Eric Swalwell from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Kevin McCarthy (R) · 76 co-sponsors

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Mar 18, 2021

S 820: A bill to provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes.

This bill provides exemptions from environmental, endangered species, or historic preservation requirements for federally funded projects or activities that are not in metropolitan statistical areas.

Topics ✗ Environment ✓ Transportation

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Mar 18, 2021

S 835: Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021

Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to exempt projects that replace or make improvements to communications facilities following a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency from certain environmental or historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill exempts such projects from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Such projects are also exempt from considerations about the effect they will have on any historic property.

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Mar 18, 2021

S 827: School Reopening and Spending Transparency Act

School Reopening and Spending Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Education to establish and update monthly a public website to track state expenditures of certain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) education relief funds. States must report on the operating status of their public elementary and secondary schools during the 2020-2021 school year for inclusion on the website.

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