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in committee · Delaware · House Mar 18, 2021

HR 2050: Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021

Huntington's Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021 This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with Huntington's disease. This is an inherited disorder that causes brain cells to die, including in areas of the brain that help to control voluntary movement. Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with Huntington's disease. Under current law, individuals generally must wait five months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.
Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D) · 177 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Mar 18, 2021

HR 2030: College Transparency Act

College Transparency Act This bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students. Specifically, the data system must evaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and postcollegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid; provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education; reduce the requirements for reporting by institutions of higher education; and periodically match with other federal systems of data. The bill also establishes a postsecondary student data system advisory committee.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill creates data system to provide transparency on college costs/outcomes, enabling informed student decisions about higher education access and financial aid.85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires privacy-protected data system for student information, directly aligning with data privacy protections in technology policy.95% confidence
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) · 75 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Mar 18, 2021

HR 2037: Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021

Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021 or the JOBS Act of 2021 This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Job Training Federal Pell Grant program. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award a job training Pell Grant to a student who does not have a degree; attends an institution of higher education (IHE); is enrolled in a career and technical education program at an IHE that provides 150 to 600 clock hours of instructional time over a period of 8 to 15 weeks and provides training aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors (i.e., job training programs); and meets all other eligibility requirements for a Pell Grant. It also specifies that any period during which a student receives a job training Pell Grant counts toward that student's Pell Grant eligibility period.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands Pell Grant eligibility for career/technical education programs, directly increasing access to higher education funding and strengthening student financial support.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill creates Job Training Federal Pell Grants for career/technical education programs, directly supporting workforce development and employment opportunities through skills training.95% confidence
Andy Levin (D) · 48 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Mar 18, 2021

HR 1956: Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021

Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 This bill accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare. Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2022, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands Medicare coverage for cardiac rehab by allowing PAs/NPs to supervise, improving patient access to care without restricting services.90% confidence
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) · 65 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Mar 18, 2021

HR 1994: Stop for School Buses Act of 2021

Stop for School Buses Act of 20 21 This bill addresses safety measures and programs to prevent the illegal passing of school buses. Specifically, the Department of Transportation must conduct a review of existing state laws and programs regarding the illegal passing of school buses; create a nationwide public safety campaign to highlight the dangers of illegally passing school buses; review and evaluate the effectiveness of various technologies to enhance school bus safety; review driver education materials in states to determine how the illegal passing of school buses is addressed; and research the connections between the illegal passing of school buses and other safety issues, including distracted driving.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill enhances student safety during school transportation, a core K-12 infrastructure protection measure directly impacting educational access and student well-being.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill enhances school bus safety via DOT review, public campaign, and tech evaluation, directly strengthening transportation safety standards.95% confidence
Jackie Walorski (R) · 22 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · Senate Mar 17, 2021

S 811: Taiwan Fellowship Act

Taiwan Fellowship Act This bill directs the Department of State to establish a program to provide fellowships in Taiwan to qualifying U.S. government employees. Each program fellow shall work in (1) a Taiwanese government agency; or (2) a nongovernmental organization, such as the American Institute in Taiwan, whose interests are associated with the interests of the fellow's employing U.S. government agency. (In 1979, the United States established diplomatic relations with China and ended formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The American Institute in Taiwan is a private organization that has a contract with the State Department to represent U.S. interests in Taiwan and provide consular services.)
Edward J. Markey (D) · 4 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · Senate Mar 17, 2021

S 801: Connected MOM Act

Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act or the Connected MOM Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report, and provide resources for states, on coverage of remote physiologic devices and related services (e.g., blood glucose monitors) under Medicaid, so as to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires Medicaid coverage expansion for remote maternal monitoring devices to improve health outcomes, directly expanding access to health services.95% confidence
Bill Cassidy (R) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · Senate Mar 17, 2021

S 806: MPH Act of 2021

Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021 or the MPH Act of 20 21 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, and federal land management agencies to carry out pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses, wildflowers, and milkweed.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill mandates pollinator-friendly roadside plantings (native grasses, wildflowers, milkweed) to support monarchs and pollinators, directly advancing conservation and habitat protection.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill funds pollinator practices on highway rights-of-way, enhancing sustainable transportation infrastructure maintenance per DOT grant requirements.95% confidence
Jeff Merkley (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · Senate Mar 17, 2021

S 799: SCALE Act

Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions Act or the SCALE Act This bill establishes programs within the Department of Energy that provide financial support and incentives to develop infrastructure for carbon dioxide capture, transport, utilization, and storage.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyFunds carbon capture infrastructure to reduce emissions, aligning with clean energy investment and emissions reduction goals.90% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentFunds carbon capture infrastructure to reduce CO2 emissions, directly advancing climate mitigation efforts.95% confidence
Christopher A. Coons (D) · 13 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · Senate Mar 17, 2021

S 344: Major Richard Star Act

Major Richard Star Act This bill allows a veteran with a combat-related disability and fewer than 20 years of creditable service to receive retirement pay, without reduction, concurrent with disability compensation.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill removes reduction in retirement pay for veterans with combat-related disability and <20 years service, allowing concurrent receipt of retirement and disability pay. This expands veteran benefits.95% confidence
Jon Tester (D) · 66 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Mar 17, 2021

HR 1946: Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021

Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021 This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProvides Medicare coverage for multi-cancer screening, expanding patient access to preventive care and aligning with healthcare support indicators like coverage expansion.95% confidence
Terri A. Sewell (D) · 257 co-sponsors
passed · Delaware · House Mar 17, 2021

HR 1085: To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of three Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and other law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Following the award of these medals, one medal shall be given to the USCP, one medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and one medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and displayed with a plaque listing all law enforcement agencies that participated in protecting the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Nancy Pelosi (D) · 335 co-sponsors
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