Michigan Congressional Bills

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3474: Keeping All Students Safe Act

Keeping All Students Safe Act This bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits the use of physical restraint in schools and Head Start programs that receive federal funding. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of seclusion, which is the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving. The term does not include a time out, which may involve separating the student from others in a non-locked setting. The bill prohibits the use of mechanical or chemical restraints or physical restraints that restrict breathing or are life threatening. The bill outlines the requirements for the use of physical restraint, including that the student's behavior must pose an imminent danger of serious physical injury to the student or other individual. Each state must ensure that a sufficient number of program personnel are trained and certified by a state-approved crisis intervention training program. Additionally, each program must establish procedures to follow after an incident involving physical restraint. Further, the bill establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to unlawful seclusion or restraint. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services must withhold payments from a program for unlawful seclusion or restraint. Finally, the bill requires each state educational agency (SEA) to establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures required by the bill. It also creates a grant program to assist SEAs with these activities.

Topics ✓ Education

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D) · 116 co-sponsors

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3519: Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021

Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021 This bill establishes a permanent program and provides funds for electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to cover meals for children during extended school closures. Specifically, the Department of Agriculture must establish a program to provide EBT cards to cover meals for children who are enrolled in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program when a school is closed, operating remotely, or a combination of both for a period of five days or more. Cards may be used to purchase food from approved retailers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Topics ✓ Education

Mike Levin (D) · 95 co-sponsors

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3553: TSP Act

Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act or the TSP Act This bill prohibits any sums in the Thrift Savings Fund from being invested in a security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdiction in which the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is prevented from conducting the mandatory inspection or investigation of a registered public accounting firm because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.

Michael Waltz (R) · 24 co-sponsors

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3538: Coordinated Action To Capture Harmful Emissions Act

Coordinated Action To Capture Harmful Emissions Act This bill increases the applicable dollar amount of the carbon oxide sequestration tax credit for taxable years after 2021.

Topics ✓ Environment

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3472: Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021

Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel through 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Energy ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Cynthia Axne (D) · 49 co-sponsors

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3551: Restaurant Recovery Fairness Act of 2021

Restaurant Recovery Fairness Act of 2021 This bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to require applicants for restaurant revitalization grants to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, and it requires the SBA to submit an oversight and audit plan detailing its policies and procedures with respect to such grants.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3489: RING Act of 2021

Reporting Instances of Non-authorized Grift Act of 2021 or the RING Act of 2021 This bill requires creditors to establish a hotline for assisting consumers who are 50 years of age or older to resolve billing errors and mitigate fraud.

Rodney Davis (R) · 19 co-sponsors

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3498: DATA Act

Documenting Adversarial Trade Aggression Act or the DATA Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a China Economic Data Coordination Center within the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The center must collect, synthesize, and report on specified Chinese economic data regarding developments in China's financial markets and U.S. exposure to risks and vulnerabilities in China's financial system.

Anthony Gonzalez (R) · 23 co-sponsors

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3521: Postal Service Electric Fleet Authorization Act of 2021

Postal Service Electric Fleet Authorization Act of 2021 This bill establishes requirements for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) acquisition of vehicles and the infrastructure required to operate a fleet of electric vehicles. The bill's provisions only apply if specified funding is appropriated. Specifically, the bill requires the USPS to ensure that at least 75% of the total number of next generation delivery vehicles purchased using such funds are electric or zero-emission vehicles. The bill provides for a phase-out of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that are not electric or zero-emission vehicles. The USPS must provide by January 1, 2026, at each postal facility accessible to the public, at least one electric vehicle charging station for use by the public or USPS officers and employees.

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 3367: Gold Star Children Act

Gold Star Children Act This bill broadens the categories of individuals eligible for veterans' preference in the civil service. Specifically, it makes children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans eligible for veterans' preference treatment in the federal civil service.

Topics ✓ Veterans

Van Taylor (R) · 26 co-sponsors

in committee · Michigan · House May 25, 2021

HR 1297: Air America Act of 2021

Air America Act of 2021 This bill establishes the service of Air America employees as qualifying service for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement System. (Air America was a government-owned airline that provided air transport for certain covert operations in Southeast Asia, including Laos and Vietnam, between 1950 and 1976.) The bill applies to U.S. citizens who were employees of Air America or another affiliated company, as specified, between January 1, 1950 and December 31, 1976. Benefit applications must be filed within two years of the date of enactment of this bill.

Glenn Grothman (R) · 230 co-sponsors

in committee · Michigan · Senate May 24, 2021

S 1791: FAST Electricity Act

Fueling America's Security and Transportation with Electricity Act of 2021 or the FAST Electricity Act This bill expands the tax credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles to include a 30% credit for additional electric transportation options capable of moving passengers, cargo, or property and powered by an integrated, on-board electric propulsion system. It also allows a credit for recharging and hydrogen refueling property and provides loan guarantees for transportation electrification domestic manufacturing facilities.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Energy ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Michigan Congressional Bills

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