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in committee · West Virginia · Senate Feb 3, 2021

S 205: Paycheck Fairness Act

Paycheck Fairness Act This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. Specifically, it (1) limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, (2) enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program for negotiation skills training for girls and women, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The bill also establishes the Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAddresses sex-based wage discrimination by limiting employer defenses, banning wage secrecy waivers, and enhancing nonretaliation protections - directly strengthening worker pay equity and rights.95% confidence
Patty Murray (D) · 49 co-sponsors
in committee · West Virginia · Senate Feb 3, 2021

S 212: Access Technology Affordability Act of 2021

Access Technology Affordability Act of 2021 This bill allows a refundable tax credit equal to the amounts paid for qualified access technology for use by a blind individual who is the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent of the taxpayer. Qualified access technology is hardware, software, or other information technology with the primary function of converting or adapting information that is visually represented into forms or formats useable by blind individuals. The credit is limited to (1) costs that are not compensated by insurance or otherwise, and (2) an aggregate amount of $2,000 per blind individual in any period of three consecutive taxable years. The credit must be adjusted for inflation after 2022 and terminates after 2026.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides refundable tax credit for blind individuals' access technology, offering direct tax relief for a specific group within budget/tax policy.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyProvides tax credit for access technology used by blind individuals, promoting digital equity and accessibility in technology adoption.95% confidence
Benjamin L. Cardin (D) · 40 co-sponsors
in committee · West Virginia · Senate Feb 3, 2021

S 194: SERVE Act

Supporting Eating Disorders Recovery Through Vital Expansion Act or the SERVE Act This bill provides for inpatient and outpatient treatment of eating disorders under TRICARE for dependents of members of the uniformed services. Dependents are eligible for such care regardless of their age, except with respect to residential service. The bill also requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard) to identify, treat, and rehabilitate members of the armed forces who have an eating disorder. Finally, DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs must jointly develop, publish, and disseminate clinical practice criteria and guidelines on the identification and treatment of eating disorders.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands TRICARE coverage for eating disorder treatment, removing age barriers and mandating DOD/DHS provision - directly supports mental health services access.95% confidence
Jeanne Shaheen (D) · 10 co-sponsors
in committee · West Virginia · Senate Feb 3, 2021

S 203: Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act

Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act This bill allows tax credits and grants for activities that provide access to healthy food in food deserts, which are communities that have limited or no access to grocery stores and meet income requirements. For entities that are certified by the Department of the Treasury as special access food providers using specified criteria, the bill allows tax credits for operating a new grocery store or renovating an existing grocery store in a food desert. The bill also authorizes grants for a portion of (1) the construction costs of building a permanent food bank in a food desert, and (2) the annual operating costs of temporary access merchants (mobile markets, farmers markets, and food banks). Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), must annually allocate the tax credits and grants to special access food providers. Grants authorized by this bill are not considered gross income for tax purposes. The bill also requires USDA to update the Food Access Research Atlas at least annually to account for food retailers that are placed in service during that year.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill provides tax credits for grocery stores in food deserts, using fiscal incentives to fund healthy food access programs through Treasury-certified entities.95% confidence
Mark R. Warner (D) · 4 co-sponsors
in committee · West Virginia · Senate Feb 2, 2021

S 150: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021

Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 This bill allows audio-only diagnoses that are made via telehealth to be used for purposes of determining risk adjustments to payments under Medicare Advantage. Additionally, the bill requires payments for Medicare telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be made in the same amounts as those for in-person services.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates same payment rates for telehealth as in-person during public health emergency, expanding access to telehealth services under Medicare Advantage.95% confidence
Catherine Cortez Masto (D) · 10 co-sponsors
in committee · West Virginia · Senate Feb 2, 2021

S 186: Early Educators Apprenticeship Act

Early Educators Apprenticeship Act This bill establishes a grant program to award to partnerships—which may include employers, institutions of higher education, labor unions, and community-based organizations—the federal share of the costs of apprenticeship programs focused on early childhood education.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes federal grants for early childhood educator apprenticeships, directly funding professional development to strengthen the educator workforce.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds apprenticeship programs for early childhood educators, enhancing job training and career pathways in a key labor sector.95% confidence
Todd Young (R) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · West Virginia · Senate Feb 2, 2021

S 156: TRICARE Retiree Protection Act

TRICARE Retiree Protection Act This bill authorizes a covered beneficiary who is enrolled in TRICARE Select to reenroll in TRICARE Select at any time during 2021. Covered beneficiaries are those in the retired category who enrolled in TRICARE Select as of December 31, 2020, but did not establish a monthly enrollment fee payment during the 2020 TRICARE Open Season. A covered beneficiary who reenrolls in TRICARE Select must, at the time of enrollment, pay a portion of the annual enrollment fee and establish a monthly enrollment fee payment for the remaining months of 2021.
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransProtects veterans' TRICARE healthcare access by enabling reenrollment and partial fee payment for retirees who missed 2020 Open Season, directly strengthening benefits.95% confidence
Steve Daines (R) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · West Virginia · Senate Feb 2, 2021

S 184: COVID–19 Mine Worker Protection Act

COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate health and safety standards to protect coal miners from occupational exposure to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Labor shall promulgate emergency standards within seven days of this bill's enactment, and such emergency standards shall be in force until permanent standards are established. Labor shall also collect data to track and investigate cases of exposure to COVID-19 among coal miners.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires health/safety standards to protect miners from COVID-19 exposure, directly advancing occupational health protection.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates emergency health/safety standards for coal miners' occupational COVID-19 exposure, directly strengthening workplace safety protections under Labor & Employment.95% confidence
Joe Manchin, III (I) · 6 co-sponsors
in committee · West Virginia · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 682: Reopen Schools Act

Reopen Schools Act This bill requires a local educational agency (LEA) to reopen its elementary and secondary schools as a condition for receiving certain supplemental education emergency relief funding. Specifically, an LEA must provide in-person instruction to at least 50% of its students in order to receive the full funding. An LEA that provides in-person instruction to at least some of its students shall have its funding reduced on a pro rata basis.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationConditions emergency relief funding on in-person school reopening, ensuring operational continuity and access for K-12 education.95% confidence
Ashley Hinson (R) · 87 co-sponsors
in committee · West Virginia · House Feb 2, 2021

HR 702: To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, administer, and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships, and for other purposes.

This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to states to develop, administer, and evaluate registered apprenticeship programs focused on early childhood education.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill provides federal grants to develop early childhood education apprenticeships, increasing funding and expanding access to early education programs.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds registered apprenticeships in early childhood education, advancing workforce development and employment opportunities through DOL-administered grants.85% confidence
Brett Guthrie (R) · 2 co-sponsors
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