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in committee · Texas · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1882: VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021

VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021 This bill adds the Rural Development Voucher Program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA). Specifically, it extends VAWA's housing protections (e.g., protection from eviction or denial of housing) to residents and applicants under the Rural Development Voucher Program who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingExtends VAWA housing protections (eviction/denial prevention) to Rural Development Voucher Program applicants/victims, strengthening tenant protections under housing programs.90% confidence
Vicente Gonzalez (D)
in committee · Texas · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1818: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories.

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states and localities for improving clinical laboratory infrastructure to expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing capacity.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes HHS grants to states for lab infrastructure upgrades to expand COVID-19 testing capacity, directly funding public health response and improving healthcare infrastructure.95% confidence
Lizzie Fletcher (D)
in committee · Texas · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1855: Promoting New Manufacturing Act

Promoting New Manufacturing Act This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to annually publish information related to preconstruction emission permits issued or denied by the EPA. The EPA must publish such information applicable to FY2016-FY2020 not later than 60 days after the date of enactment. Additionally, the EPA must publish guidance for implementing any final rule that establishes or revises a national ambient air quality standard.
Steve Scalise (R) · 6 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1838: Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act

Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act This bill temporarily exempts newly constructed or purchased rural health clinics (RHCs) from Medicare payment limits. Specifically, the bill exempts an RHC from payment limits for its first year of services upon certification that a hospital had a binding written agreement with an outside unrelated party to construct or purchase the RHC before March 30, 2021. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must conduct a related compliance audit within 60 days of the bill's enactment.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExempts rural health clinics from Medicare payment limits, increasing federal healthcare funding for essential services without tax implications.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExempts rural health clinics from Medicare payment limits for first year, improving access to healthcare services in underserved areas.95% confidence
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1859: 911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act of 2021

911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act of 2021 This bill authorizes grants to dispatch unarmed, specialized health care or social service providers to respond to nonviolent 9–1–1 calls instead of law enforcement officers. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award grants to states and other jurisdictions for this purpose.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeDiverts nonviolent 911 calls from police to unarmed health/social services, reducing unnecessary law enforcement involvement and aligning with criminal justice reform goals.95% confidence
Adam Smith (D) · 6 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1813: FASTER Act

Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act This bill repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. It requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure to pay only the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed (i.e., aviation security screening).
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesDirects aviation security fees to dedicated account, preventing general fund diversion - promotes fiscal responsibility in spending92% confidence
Peter A. DeFazio (D) · 100 co-sponsors
in committee · Texas · House Mar 12, 2021

HR 1853: Highway Formula Fairness Act

Highway Formula Fairness Act This bill modifies the formula that the Department of Transportation uses to apportion federal highway funds among the states for the national highway performance program, the surface transportation block grant program, the highway safety improvement program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the national highway freight program, and metropolitan transportation planning.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationModifies federal highway funding formula to ensure fairer apportionment across states for infrastructure programs, advancing transportation funding and infrastructure development.95% confidence
Chip Roy (R) · 9 co-sponsors
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