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in committee · Virginia · House Feb 8, 2021

HR 888: RIDE Act of 2021

Reinforcing Impaired Driving Education Act of 2021 or the RIDE Act of 2021 This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish a two-year pilot program to create and study the effects of a public marketing campaign to raise awareness on driving while under the influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications. The program shall be implemented in states or territories that are most affected by the opioid epidemic.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill creates a public marketing campaign to address impaired driving from medications, directly enhancing transportation safety through awareness. This aligns with the topic's focus on vehicle regulations and road safety.95% confidence
Carol D. Miller (R) · 5 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 864: No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2021

No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2021 This bill prohibits an individual from collecting Social Security benefits based on wages and income earned for services illegally performed in the United States while the individual was an alien.
Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationDenies Social Security benefits to undocumented workers, restricting access to federal benefits per bill's explicit prohibition.95% confidence
Mo Brooks (R) · 25 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 894: No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act

No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act This bill denies a tax exclusion for the interest on bonds issued by sanctuary jurisdictions. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a governmental entity that has a statute in effect that restricts cooperation with the federal government regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual or that prohibits compliance with a request by the Department of Homeland Security with a detainer for, or notification about the release of, an individual.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill denies tax exclusion for sanctuary city bonds, restricting tax breaks and limiting fiscal benefits for jurisdictions with immigration policies.90% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationDenies tax benefits to jurisdictions restricting federal immigration cooperation, penalizing sanctuary policies and mandating enforcement alignment with DHS detainers.95% confidence
Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (R) · 21 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 889: Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act

Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act This bill allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for cash contributions to tax-exempt scholarship-granting organizations for elementary and secondary education expenses. It imposes a cap of $5 billion on the amount of contributions that qualify for a tax credit. The bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, to establish, host, and maintain a web portal that (1) lists all eligible scholarship-granting organizations; (2) enables contributions to such organizations; (3) provides information about the benefits of this bill; and (4) enables a state to submit and update information about its programs and scholarship-granting organizations, including information on student eligibility and allowable educational expenses.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax credits for education donations, reducing taxable income and aligning with tax relief indicators.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill provides tax credits for K-12 scholarships, expanding educational access and funding options through private school choice, aligning with support indicators.90% confidence
Burgess Owens (R) · 51 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 890: GYMS Act of 2021

Gym Mitigation and Survival Act of 2021 or the GYMS Act of 2021 This bill establishes a grant program to provide economic support to eligible fitness facilities in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to make initial and supplemental grants to privately owned fitness facilities that primarily provide health or fitness services and that do not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities. The total amount of grant funds for a recipient may not exceed $25 million, and the recipient must use these funds for payroll costs, rent or mortgage obligations, and other ordinary and necessary business expenses.
Mike Quigley (D) · 164 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 801: Expanding Medical Education Act

Expanding Medical Education Act This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia of such institutions, to establish or expand medical schools. In awarding these grants, HRSA must prioritize minority-serving institutions or those that propose to establish or expand schools in medically underserved communities or areas with shortages of health professionals where no such schools exist.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill authorizes HRSA grants for medical schools at higher education institutions, prioritizing minority-serving and underserved areas, directly funding and expanding higher education access.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill funds medical education expansion to address health professional shortages in underserved areas, directly strengthening healthcare workforce capacity.95% confidence
Jim Costa (D) · 14 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 792: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2021

Barriers to Suicide Act of 20 21 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to facilitate the installation of evidence-based suicide deterrents on bridges, including suicide prevention nets and barriers. DOT may award competitive grants to states and local governments to carry out the program. The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study to identify the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping and the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing such suicides.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates DOT to install suicide deterrents on bridges via grants, enhancing transportation infrastructure safety and directly engaging transportation infrastructure (bridges) as a safety focus area.95% confidence
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D) · 36 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 794: Climate Emergency Act of 2021

National Climate Emergency Act of 2021 or the Climate Emergency Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to declare a national emergency with respect to climate change. The President, in responding to the emergency, must ensure that the government invests in large scale mitigation and resiliency projects; makes investments that enable a racially and socially just transition to a clean energy economy by ensuring that at least 40% of investments flow to historically disadvantaged communities; avoids solutions that increase inequality or violate human rights; creates jobs that conform to labor standards that provide family sustaining wages and benefits and ensure safe workplaces; prioritizes local and equitable hiring and contracting that creates opportunities for marginalized communities; combats environmental injustice; and reinvests in existing public sector institutions and creates new public sector institutions to strategically mobilize and channel investments at the scale and pace required by the national emergency. The President shall report annually on actions taken in response to the national emergency.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill mandates investments for clean energy transition, resiliency projects, and 40% funding for disadvantaged communities in clean energy shift.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentMandates climate emergency declaration, funds mitigation/resiliency projects, requires clean energy transition with 40% investment in disadvantaged communities.92% confidence
Earl Blumenauer (D) · 62 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House Feb 5, 2021

HR 841: Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2021

Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2021 This bill allows the use of hemp, cannabidiol (i.e., CBD) derived from hemp, or any other ingredient derived from hemp in a dietary supplement, provided that the supplement meets other applicable requirements. (Currently, the Food and Drug Administration's position is that CBD products may not be sold as dietary supplements.)
Kurt Schrader (D) · 45 co-sponsors
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