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in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3194: Fairness for Farm Workers Act

Fairness for Farm Workers Act This bill extends overtime pay protections to agricultural workers. The bill requires employers, beginning in 2022, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2022, 50 hours in 2023, 45 hours in 2024, and 40 hours in 2025) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2025. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as under current law, to employees who are the parent, spouse, child, or other member of the employer's immediate family. The bill also repeals the exemption from overtime pay requirements for employers in various agriculture-related industries, including certain small farms, irrigation projects, sugar processing, and cotton ginning and compressing.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExtends overtime pay protections to agricultural workers, strengthening wage rights and workplace standards for a historically excluded group.95% confidence
Raúl M. Grijalva (D) · 64 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3227: Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021

Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021 This bill eliminates the authority of the Department of Defense to transfer surplus military property to federal and state agencies for law enforcement activities.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill eliminates Department of Defense transfers of military property to law enforcement, defunding a specific government spending program. Restricts a form of government spending as per topic description.85% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill restricts military equipment transfers to law enforcement, reducing militarization and aligning with criminal justice reform goals like enhanced accountability and civil rights protection.90% confidence
Nydia M. Velázquez (D) · 19 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3180: Renewable Energy Investment Act

Renewable Energy Investment Act This bill allows taxpayers, including certain pass-thru entities such as partnerships and S corporations, to elect to receive tax excludable payments in lieu of amounts attributable to the tax credits for energy property and for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill replaces tax credits with direct payments for renewable energy investments, providing tax relief via alternative structure while maintaining fiscal incentives.95% confidence ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill provides tax incentives for renewable energy investments, directly promoting clean energy adoption through financial mechanisms for eligible entities.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentProvides tax incentives for renewable energy investments, directly promoting clean energy adoption and emission reduction goals per bill summary.95% confidence
Earl Blumenauer (D) · 16 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3139: PEAKER Act of 2021

Promoting Energy Alternatives is Key to Emission Reductions Act of 2021 or the PEAKER Act of 2021 This bill addresses the emissions from peaker plants and provides financial incentives for renewable energy to reduce the need for peaker plants. Peaker plants are defined as fossil fuel-fired power plants or units of power plants that are run primarily to meet peak electricity demand. In other words, peaker plants are run where there is above average energy demand, such as during extremely hot or cold weather. The bill establishes an additional investment tax credit for renewable energy generation and battery storage to replace the need for peaker plants in disadvantaged communities. In addition, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish a grant program to provide up to $1 billion annually through FY2032 to eligible entities for clean energy projects. Specifically, grants must be awarded to assist eligible entities in carrying out (1) projects associated with the construction, installation, or acquisition of qualifying renewable energy facilities and qualifying energy storage facilities; or (2) community energy proposals or community energy studies to reduce or replace the need for peaker plants. Entities that are eligible to receive grants include state or local governments, nonprofit organizations, community-owned energy generation facilities or energy storage facilities located in disadvantaged communities, community-based energy cooperatives, or certain partnerships. DOE must also assess and report on the location of each peaker plant, the quantity and type of pollution each plant is producing, and related data as specified by the bill.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill provides financial incentives for renewable energy to replace fossil fuel peaker plants, directly promoting clean energy adoption and reducing emissions per summary.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill promotes renewable energy incentives to reduce emissions from fossil fuel peaker plants, directly advancing emission reduction goals per title and summary.95% confidence
Yvette D. Clarke (D) · 14 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3164: Hot Cars Act of 2021

Hot Cars Act of 2021 This bill requires safety measures in passenger cars to reduce injuries or deaths from heatstroke and other harms to occupants of unattended vehicles. Specifically, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) must issue a motor vehicle safety standard that requires certain new passenger motor vehicles to include a system that detects and warns of the presence of an unattended occupant in the passenger compartment. The NHTSA must issue the final rule prescribing the safety standard within two years after the enactment of this bill, with full compliance with the standard required not later than two years after the rule is issued. After the standard is issued, the Department of Transportation must periodically contract with an independent third party to study retrofitting passenger motor vehicles with technologies and products that detect and warn when there is an unattended occupant in the passenger compartment. The study must identify relevant technologies and products to retrofit vehicles and provide recommendations about testing such technologies and products. Information about the performance of the technologies and products must be published on the NHTSA's website.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires NHTSA to mandate vehicle safety systems for unattended occupants, directly enhancing transportation safety standards per bill's focus on occupant protection in vehicles.95% confidence
Tim Ryan (D) · 15 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3149: HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2021

Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2021 or the HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 20 21 This bill extends Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program coverage to individuals lawfully present in the United States who otherwise meet eligibility requirements. Individuals granted federally authorized presence also are required to maintain minimum essential health insurance coverage and are eligible for health insurance exchanges, reduced cost sharing, premium subsidies, and premium tax credits.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExtends Medicaid/CHIP coverage requiring government funding for essential healthcare services, aligning with 'funds essential programs' indicator.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExtends Medicaid/CHIP coverage to lawfully present immigrants, expanding health insurance access for eligible individuals under healthcare policy.95% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationExtends Medicaid/CHIP to lawfully present immigrants, providing critical healthcare services and support for immigrant families.95% confidence
Pramila Jayapal (D) · 95 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3165: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021

Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021 This bill requires hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Hospitals must post a notice regarding nurse-to-patient ratios in each unit and maintain records of actual ratios for each shift in each unit. The bill also requires hospitals to follow certain procedures regarding how ratios are determined and other staff are prohibited from performing nurse functions unless specifically authorized within a state's scope of practice rules, among other requirements. HHS must adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to cover additional costs attributable to compliance with these ratios. Nurses may object to, or refuse to participate in, an assignment if it would violate minimum ratios or if they are not prepared by education or experience to fulfill the assignment without compromising the safety of a patient or jeopardizing their nurse's license. Hospitals may not (1) take adverse actions against a nurse based on the nurse's reasonable refusal to accept an assignment; or (2) discriminate against individuals for good faith complaints relating to the care, services, or conditions of the hospital or related facilities. HHS may impose civil monetary penalties on hospitals violating the ratio requirements and must publish the names of such hospitals. The bill provides stipends to the nurse workforce loan repayment and scholarship program and expands the nurse retention grant program to include nurse preceptorship and mentorship projects.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for hospital safety/quality, directly advancing patient protection and care standards per bill's requirements.95% confidence
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) · 88 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3169: Future of Local News Act

Future of Local News Act This bill establishes the Future of Local News Committee to examine, report on, and make recommendations related to the state of local news and the ability of local news to meet the information needs of the people of the United States. The duties of the committee include (1) examining the implications of the loss of local newspapers, digital news outlets, and broadcasting outlets; (2) assessing the impact of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and whether the Paycheck Protection Program has had beneficial effects on local news organizations; and (3) assessing and examining existing and potential means of supporting local news production. The committee must recommend mechanisms that the federal government can create and implement to support the production of local news, such as the possible creation of a new national endowment for local journalism or the reform and expansion of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Marc A. Veasey (D) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3077: Postal Service Improvement Act

Postal Service Improvement Act This bill requires mail-in ballots for federal elections to meet certain design and tracking requirements and revises authority to provide parental leave to postal employees. Specifically, each mail-in ballot must be carried or delivered in an envelope that contains a USPS barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot, satisfies USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and for machinable (i.e., able to be processed using USPS equipment) letters, and includes the official election mail logo. The federal government must reimburse each state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession) for the cost of using the barcode service. The bill also provides paid parental leave to officers and employees of the USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission.
Carolyn B. Maloney (D) · 16 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3116: COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from authorizing the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in specified planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf along the Atlantic Coast, including the Straits of Florida.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyProhibits offshore oil/gas drilling (fossil fuel production), directly restricting energy extraction activities. Clear restriction aligns with 'oppose' stance for fossil fuel-based energy development.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentProhibits offshore drilling in ecologically sensitive Atlantic Coast areas, preventing oil spills and protecting marine ecosystems per bill's title and summary.95% confidence
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D) · 28 co-sponsors
in committee · District of Columbia · House May 13, 2021

HR 3048: North Pacific Ocean Protection Act

North Pacific Ocean Protection Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in specified areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill explicitly prohibits oil/natural gas exploration/development leases in Pacific offshore areas, directly restricting fossil fuel energy production.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill prohibits oil/gas leases in sensitive North Pacific coastal areas, directly protecting marine ecosystems from drilling impacts and preventing potential pollution.95% confidence
Jared Huffman (D) · 26 co-sponsors
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