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Sponsored By: Senator Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
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Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
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Yes: 50 • No: 50
senate vote • 2/5/2021
On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 5
Yes: 50 • No: 50
117-s-937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Expedited federal review of COVID-19-era hate crimes is the central goal. The law strengthens reporting, data collection, public education, and support systems for bias-motivated violence linked to the pandemic. - Communities and victims get expanded reporting and support. The law funds state hotlines with grants that can run up to 5 years and requires privacy protections and language and disability access. - State, local, and Tribal law enforcement must follow new guidance on online reporting and standardized data collection. The Attorney General must issue guidance, fund National Incident-Based Reporting System implementation and training, and the Department of Justice must designate an officer within 7 days to oversee expedited reviews during the defined applicable period. - Courts gain a new sentencing option for bias-motivated offenses. Judges can require education classes or community service directly related to the harmed community as a condition of supervised release.
117-s-1942, National Heritage Area Act
Creates a statutory National Heritage Area System to standardize how the Interior Department and local partners study, designate, fund, and oversee National Heritage Areas. It also names new NHAs, extends many existing authorizations to 2037, and sets rules for funding, studies, and property protections. - Local communities and stakeholders get new official NHAs and named local coordinating entities. New NHAs must submit management plans within 3 years and may receive Federal assistance for up to 15 years. - Many existing NHAs see their authorizations extended to 2037 and may receive up to $1.0 million per NHA per year for FY2023–2037. The law also raises total authorized funding caps for several NHAs, generally by about $2.0 million each. - Property owners and State authorities keep their rights. The Secretary must require studies, stakeholder involvement, periodic evaluations, and recommendations on continuing or phasing down Federal funding. The law authorizes potential federal spending, including up to $1.0 million per extended NHA per year through 2037 and higher total caps for some NHAs, increasing the scope for future Federal outlays.
117-s-475, Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
Adds Juneteenth (June 19) to the list of federal public holidays. It amends 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) to insert "Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19" into the enumerated list of federal holidays, creating a legally recognized holiday for federal employees and applying to the federal government as defined in Title 5.
117-s-189, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
This law raises payments for veterans with service-connected disabilities and for surviving family members by the same percentage as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, effective December 1, 2021. - Veterans and dependents: Monthly disability compensation rates for wartime service-connected disabilities and additional amounts for dependents increase by the Social Security cost-of-living percentage. These changes raise the base pay veterans receive for service-connected injuries and the extra pay for family members. - Survivors: Dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children is increased by the same percentage. Survivors will see higher monthly DIC payments starting December 1, 2021. - Special adjustments and publication: The Department of Veterans Affairs can administratively adjust payments for people covered by Public Law 85-857 who never received chapter 11 compensation. The VA must publish the new dollar amounts in the Federal Register by the same deadline tied to the Social Security COLA.
117-s-2607, Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act
Honors the 53 Americans held hostage in Tehran with a single Congressional Gold Medal. The law defines who counts as a hostage, documents their physical and psychological hardships and notes that 35 of the hostages were still living. It directs the Treasury to design and strike the gold medal, places that medal with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for display and loan, and allows the U.S. Mint to sell bronze duplicates to cover costs with proceeds deposited to the Mint’s Public Enterprise Fund.
117-s-1404, Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act
This law awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Company, known as the Ghost Army, in recognition of their World War II deception operations in Europe. The Secretary of the Treasury will strike the gold medal with suitable emblems and inscriptions and give it to the Smithsonian for display and research, with a sense of Congress that the Smithsonian should make the medal available for display at other locations tied to the Ghost Army. The Secretary may also strike and sell duplicate bronze medals at prices that cover production costs, and the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund will pay the medal costs and receive proceeds from duplicate sales.
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