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in committee · United States · Senate Mar 9, 2021

S 631: COVID–19 Mental Health Research Act

COVID-19 Mental Health Research Act This bill requires the National Institute of Mental Health to support mental health research activities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The institute must coordinate these activities with other components of the National Institutes of Health.
Amy Klobuchar (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · United States · Senate Mar 9, 2021

S 633: One Agency Act

One Agency Act This bill consolidates antitrust enforcement authority in one agency by transferring all Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust functions, employees, assets, and funding to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The bill also transfers to DOJ the responsibility for reviewing specified communications transactions that are currently the duty of the Federal Communications Commission. The bill does not remove the authority of the FTC to police certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices.
Mike Lee (R) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · United States · Senate Mar 9, 2021

S 618: Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act

Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act This bill allows individual taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction in taxable years beginning in 2021 or 2022 for charitable contributions. The deduction is limited to one-third of the standard deduction allowed to such taxpayers.
James Lankford (R) · 18 co-sponsors
in committee · United States · Senate Mar 9, 2021

S 649: MORE DOT Grants Act

More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the MORE DOT Grants Act This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government. Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions. On request, DOT must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program. DOT must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.
Catherine Cortez Masto (D) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · United States · Senate Mar 9, 2021

S 652: Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act

Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act or the Moving FIRST Act This bill authorizes through FY2026 the Department of Transportation to award Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grants to communities of varying sizes to promote technological innovation (e.g., autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and roadway electrification) in transportation systems.
Catherine Cortez Masto (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · United States · Senate Mar 9, 2021

S 628: Guidance Out Of Darkness Act

Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act This bill establishes requirements concerning the posting of agency guidance documents. Specifically, an agency must publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on a designated website, display a hyperlink on its website that provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded. The documents must be categorized as guidance documents and further divided into subcategories.
Ron Johnson (R) · 13 co-sponsors
in committee · United States · Senate Mar 9, 2021

S 627: Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2021

Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2021 This bill allows tax credits for (1) energy storage technologies, and (2) battery storage technology. The bill expands the tax credit for investments in energy property to include equipment that (1) receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including electrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies identified by the Internal Revenue Service; and (2) has a capacity of at least five kilowatt hours. The bill also expands the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to include expenditures for battery storage technology that (1) is installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and (2) has a capacity of at least three kilowatt hours.
Martin Heinrich (D) · 12 co-sponsors
in committee · United States · House Mar 9, 2021

HR 1724: Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2021

Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2021 This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for emergency rental assistance vouchers through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for families and individuals who are (1) experiencing homelessness; (2) at risk of homelessness; (3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence and other dangerous situations; or (4) recently homeless.
Maxine Waters (D)
in committee · United States · House Mar 9, 2021

HR 1725: Emergency Assistance for Renters Act of 2021

Emergency Assistance for Renters Act of 2021 This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for the Department of the Treasury's Emergency Rental Assistance program, which was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides grants to states, local governments, and territories for financial assistance to households for rent, utilities, and other housing expenses. Low-income households that are at risk of homelessness and are experiencing unemployment or financial hardship are eligible. The aggregate period of assistance a household may receive under this program may not exceed 18 months.
Maxine Waters (D)
in committee · United States · House Mar 9, 2021

HR 1683: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain student loan forgiveness from gross income.

This bill modifies the tax treatment of income attributable to the forgiveness of certain student loan indebtedness incurred between 2021 and 2026. It excludes from student gross income, for income tax purposes, income from the discharge of student loans for postsecondary education expenses, private education loans, and loans from certain tax-exempt educational organizations.
Danny K. Davis (D)
in committee · United States · House Mar 9, 2021

HR 1708: Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act

Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act This bill provides additional FY2021 appropriations for the Indian Health Service. The bill requires the funds to be used to (1) replace lost reimbursements from third-party payers; and (2) restore funds that were used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
Raul Ruiz (D)
in committee · United States · House Mar 9, 2021

HR 1695: TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act

TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act This bill expands TRICARE Reserve Select eligibility to include members of the Selected Reserve who are enrolled or eligible to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Trent Kelly (R) · 98 co-sponsors
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