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in committee · Vermont · Senate Apr 28, 2022

S 4107: Department of Defense Civilian Harm Transparency Act

Department of Defense Civilian Harm Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to designate a senior official to serve as the civilian harm investigation coordinator to conduct a review of each investigation of civilian harm and assess whether applicable laws, policies, guidelines, and processes were followed during the investigations. DOD must also appoint a general counsel to assist the coordinator with such duties. The coordinator must annually submit to Congress a report on civilian harm resulting from U.S. military operations during the preceding year. DOD must make publicly available in an electronic format a detailed list of all ex gratia payments (i.e., payments that are not legally required) and other payments in response to civilian harm paid by the United States. Some information may be excluded to ensure safety or privacy of payment recipients. DOD must provide specified information to Congress to certify the need for confidentiality. DOD must provide an easily accessible electronic method by which individuals may request ex gratia or other condolence payments.
Elizabeth Warren (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Apr 28, 2022

HR 7627: Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2022

Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2022 This bill establishes an Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Program to increase engagement with public and nonprofit entities (including faith-based and community-based organizations that serve and are led by people of color) in supporting arts and humanities projects that directly combat systemic racism through the arts and humanities. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities shall carry out this program. The bill also provides for a competitive grant program for the creation and expansion of programs to support public and nonprofit arts and humanities organizations that directly combat systemic racism through the arts and humanities.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes program funding arts/humanities projects to combat systemic racism in education, directly advancing equity-focused educational access and programming.95% confidence
Barbara Lee (D) · 38 co-sponsors
signed · Vermont · Senate Apr 13, 2022

S 3294: A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain, and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently install in the U.S. Capitol or on the U.S. Capitol Grounds, statues honoring Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Amy Klobuchar (D) · 20 co-sponsors
passed · Vermont · Senate Apr 8, 2022

SRES 593: A resolution relating to the death of Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., former United States Senator for the State of Arkansas.

SRES 593 is a Senate resolution honoring former U.S. Senator Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. of Arkansas, who served from 1977 to 1978. The resolution expresses the Senate’s "profound sorrow" at his death and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy to his family. It also calls for the Senate to adjourn as a mark of respect. This is a ceremonial resolution with no policy provisions or direct impact on legislation or constituents.
John Boozman (R) · 99 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Apr 8, 2022

HR 7474: Pharmaceutical Research Transparency Act of 2022

Pharmaceutical Research Transparency Act of 2022 This bill requires the disclosure of costs associated with clinical trials and pharmaceutical research and development. Specifically, the National Institutes of Health must create a publicly available repository of cost data from certain clinical trials that test the efficacy of drugs, biological products, and devices in human subjects. For each applicable trial, the registry must, among other information, include the total and per patient cost of the trial, as well as costs for personnel, health care services, and other categories of expenditures. Information must be added to the registry within one year of the trial's completion. The bill also requires drug manufacturers to include their research and development expenditures for drugs and biological products in annual disclosures made to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Carolyn B. Maloney (D) · 15 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Apr 8, 2022

HR 7472: Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act

Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act This bill allows researchers to obtain certain high-cost drugs and biologics at discounted prices from manufacturers. Researchers must apply to the Food and Drug Administration for approval; manufacturers must sell the approved quantity of drugs to researchers at the discounted price and are subject to civil actions from researchers for noncompliance.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllows discounted drug access for clinical trials, reducing research costs and potentially improving future patient access to treatments by lowering barriers for drug development.92% confidence
Carolyn B. Maloney (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Apr 8, 2022

HR 7484: Food before Fuel Act

Food before Fuel Act This bill revises the renewable fuel program to eliminate the annual renewable fuel standard. The existing standard requires 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel that is produced from renewable biomass to be blended into transportation fuel by 2022. The renewable fuel standard includes fuels that are produced from renewable biomass, such as corn. The bill would not affect the standards under the program for advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyEliminates annual renewable fuel standard for corn-based biofuels, weakening the renewable energy mandate despite preserving other biofuel standards.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentEliminates renewable fuel standard requiring 36B gallons of corn-based biofuel, weakening environmental mandate for cleaner transportation fuels.90% confidence
Tom Rice (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Apr 8, 2022

HR 7482: TREAT Long COVID Act

Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID Act or the TREAT Long COVID Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to create or expand the capacity of clinics that treat patients with persistent, long-term symptoms following recovery from acute COVID-19 (i.e., Long COVID). Eligible recipients include federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, urban Indian health centers, and state and local health departments.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds clinics to expand Long COVID treatment access, directly increasing healthcare capacity for affected patients through competitive grants.95% confidence
Ayanna Pressley (D) · 41 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · House Apr 8, 2022

HR 7439: Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022

Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022 This bill addresses domestic industrial base and manufacturing capabilities for specified energy-efficiency and renewable energy systems and technologies (e.g., electric transportation systems), including by establishing a program to provide financial assistance for the construction of new facilities that manufacture components of specified energy-efficiency and renewable energy systems and technologies (or to retool, retrofit, or expand such facilities).
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyEstablishes financial assistance program for manufacturing renewable energy components, directly advancing clean energy infrastructure investment per bill summary.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill establishes financial assistance for renewable energy manufacturing facilities, directly promoting clean energy deployment and environmental protection goals.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationFunds manufacturing of electric transportation system components, directly advancing sustainable transportation infrastructure per bill's focus on renewable energy systems and electric vehicles.85% confidence
Cori Bush (D) · 46 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · Senate Apr 7, 2022

SRES 590: A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

This resolution recognizes that Black women are experiencing high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States and that Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to deepen the national conversation about Black maternal health.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareResolution explicitly addresses maternal mortality crisis among Black women, aiming to reduce morbidity/mortality through national awareness, aligning with healthcare support indicators.95% confidence
Cory A. Booker (D) · 16 co-sponsors
in committee · Vermont · Senate Apr 7, 2022

S 4072: Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2022

Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2022 This bill limits the annual percentage rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.
Sheldon Whitehouse (D) · 4 co-sponsors
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