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in committee · Texas · Senate Feb 2, 2021

S 155: Equal Access to Care Act

Equal Access to Care Act This bill temporarily authorizes a health care provider who is physically located and duly licensed in one state to provide telehealth services to individuals in one or more additional states in which the provider is not licensed during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill removes state licensing barriers for telehealth providers during pandemic, directly expanding patient access to healthcare services across state lines.95% confidence
Ted Cruz (R) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Texas · Senate Feb 2, 2021

S 153: Personalized Care Act of 2021

Personalized Care Act of 2021 This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to redefine eligible individual for HSA purposes to allow increased participation in HSAs, increase the limit on contributions to HSAs, permit the payment of health insurance premiums from HSAs, include within the definition of qualified medical expenses periodic fees paid for medical services and amounts paid by a member of a health care sharing ministry, treat periodic provider fees as deductible medical expenses, and lower the 20% penalty for nonqualified distributions from HSAs to 10%.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands HSA accessibility and coverage options, increasing patient financial flexibility for healthcare expenses per bill's HSA revisions.90% confidence
Ted Cruz (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · Senate Feb 2, 2021

S 171: Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act

Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act This bill authorizes the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline facilities in Phillips County, Montana, for the import of oil from Canada to the United States.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyAuthorizes fossil fuel pipeline construction, promoting oil imports over renewable energy development90% confidence
Steve Daines (R) · 17 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 682: Reopen Schools Act

Reopen Schools Act This bill requires a local educational agency (LEA) to reopen its elementary and secondary schools as a condition for receiving certain supplemental education emergency relief funding. Specifically, an LEA must provide in-person instruction to at least 50% of its students in order to receive the full funding. An LEA that provides in-person instruction to at least some of its students shall have its funding reduced on a pro rata basis.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationConditions emergency relief funding on in-person school reopening, ensuring operational continuity and access for K-12 education.95% confidence
Ashley Hinson (R) · 87 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 696: CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act

CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act This bill restores and makes permanent the limitation on excess businesses losses of noncorporate taxpayers. It also allows taxpayers a carryback of their net operating losses arising in 2019 and 2020.
Lloyd Doggett (D) · 31 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 738: Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act

Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act This bill requires employers to pay essential health care employees a premium amount in addition to their regular rate of pay during an emergency period. It also allows employers a payroll tax credit for the payment of such enhanced wages to essential employees.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides payroll tax credit for employer wage premiums, aligning with tax relief and fiscal responsibility indicators in Budget & Taxes.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates premium pay for essential healthcare workers during emergencies, directly increasing compensation and protecting worker rights.95% confidence
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) · 20 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 697: Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act

Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act This bill extends the $1 million limit on the deductibility of executive compensation to all employees of publicly traded corporations.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExtends $1M deduction limit to all employees, closing tax loophole for corporate bonuses, aligning with fiscal responsibility.95% confidence
Lloyd Doggett (D) · 16 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 698: EV CHARGE Act of 2021

Electric Vehicle Charging Helps Access to Renewable Green Energy Act of 2021 or the EV CHARGE Act of 2021 This bill reinstates and extends through 2026, the 30% tax credit for the cost of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. The bill allows an additional 20% credit for excess costs attributable to refueling property that is intended for general public use or for use exclusively by fleets of commercial or government vehicles.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExtends 30% tax credit for EV charging infrastructure, providing tax relief to incentivize renewable energy adoption and infrastructure investment.95% confidence ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill provides tax credits for EV charging infrastructure, directly promoting renewable energy adoption and clean transportation infrastructure development.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill provides tax credits for EV charging infrastructure, promoting clean energy adoption and reducing transportation emissions through renewable energy access.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill provides tax credits for EV charging infrastructure, directly promoting sustainable transportation adoption and expanding EV refueling access.95% confidence
Lloyd Doggett (D) · 12 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 695: USPS Fairness Act

USPS Fairness Act This bill repeals the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service annually prepay future retirement health benefits.
Peter A. DeFazio (D) · 277 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 691: Expanding Opportunity through Pre-Apprenticeships Act

Expanding Opportunity through Pre-Apprenticeships Act This bill requires the Office of Apprenticeship (OA) within the Department of Labor to create a plan to expand participation in pre-apprenticeship programs for underrepresented populations and individuals with barriers to employment, and requires Labor to award related grants to certain eligible entities (e.g., community-based organizations, pre-apprenticeship sponsors, and employers for an in-demand industry or occupation). Specifically, the bill establishes pre-apprenticeship program standards and requirements; directs Labor to collect data on pre-apprenticeship programs, using workforce innovation and opportunity indicators of performance, on how programs resources are spent, and on the diversity and equal opportunity in apprenticeship programs; directs the OA in partnership with state apprenticeship agencies to conduct research in state labor markets and create a plan to expand participation in registered pre-apprenticeship programs for nontraditional populations or individuals with barriers to employment such as youth, women, people of color, long-term unemployed, individuals with disabilities, individuals with substance abuse issues, individuals impacted by the criminal justice system, and veterans; and provides grants to serve participants from nontraditional apprenticeship populations with preference to women, people of color, veterans, those who have been impacted by the youth or adult criminal justice system, and individuals with barriers to employment between the ages of 16 and 24.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands pre-apprenticeship access for underrepresented workers and barriers to employment, directly advancing employment opportunity standards through federal grants and program requirements.95% confidence
Tony Cárdenas (D) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 733: Stop Evasion of Iran Sanctions Act of 2021

Stop Evasion of Iran Sanctions Act of 2021 This bill allows the Department of the Treasury to subject a financial institution to operating restrictions and reporting requirements if the institution is connected with the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). INSTEX is an entity designed to facilitate trade between Iran and non-U.S. countries and was created in response to the renewal of certain U.S. sanctions against Iran.
Bryan Steil (R) · 4 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 731: Pre-Apprenticeship Wrap-around Support Services Fund Act of 2021

Pre-Apprenticeship Wrap-around Support Services Fund Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to award grants to eligible applicants to provide stipends to individuals enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship program. Grant recipients must prioritize the provision of stipends to individuals with a barrier to employment.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds stipends for pre-apprenticeship programs targeting employment barriers, advancing workforce access and opportunity through federal support.92% confidence
Adam Smith (D) · 3 co-sponsors
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