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SAFER Voter Act

To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act SAFER Voter Act 2. Minimum age for obtaining a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee (a) In general Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking , and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than twenty-one years of age (b) Conforming amendment Section 922(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking , in the case of any firearm other than a shotgun or a rifle, I am twenty-one years or more of age, or that, in the case of a shotgun or a rifle,

Summary: Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act or the SAFER Voter Act This bill reduces the minimum age&#8212;from 21 years to 18 years&#8212;at which an individual may obtain a handgun from a federally licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, importer, or collector.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to render an individual, who transfers certain educational assistance, to which the individual is entitled because of an agreement by such individual to serve in the Armed Forces, to a dependent of that individual, and who fails to complete such agreement, solely liable for the overpayment of such educational assistance.


Summary: This bill imposes sole liability for overpayments of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill on the individual who was eligible for such assistance in situations where the individual failed to complete a service agreement and transferred the entitlement to a dependent. Beginning on October 1, 2024, the dependent and the individual making the transfer shall be jointly and severally liable for such overpayments where an individual fails to complete a service agreement.
VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021


Summary: VA Transparency &amp; Trust Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds, which are funds made available to the VA for response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill requires the VA to submit biweekly reports regarding obligations, expenditures, and planned uses of the funds until seven days after the VA has expended all covered funds. The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period. Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.
HOPR Act


Summary: Homeland Procurement Reform Act or the HOPR Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that procurement of certain items, such as body armor and other protective gear, meets specified requirements, including that a fraction of procurement funds be used for items manufactured by U.S. small businesses. The bill sets forth requirements for waivers based on a national emergency. DHS shall (1) ensure that covered items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, and (2) study the adequacy of uniform allowances provided to employees of frontline operational components (i.e., Customs and Border Protection and other listed agencies and entities). DHS must report to Congress with recommendations on how it could procure additional items from domestic sources and bolster the domestic supply chain for specified national security-related items, including personal protective equipment and other items necessary to respond to a pandemic such as that caused by COVID-19.
VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act


Summary: VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications and related performance metrics for each human resources position within the Veterans Health Administration. Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the implementation and quality of such metrics and qualifications.
Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021


Summary: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 This act prohibits the exportation of Native American cultural items and archaeological resources that were illegally obtained; provides for the return of such items, including voluntary returns; and establishes and increases related criminal penalties. Specifically, the act makes it a federal crime to export, attempt to export, or otherwise transport from the United States Native American cultural items and archaeological resources without obtaining an export certification. U.S. Customs and Border Protection must detain any item requiring an export certification that does not have one. The act requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of State to each designate a liaison to facilitate and hold trainings and workshops on the voluntary return of human remains and cultural items. Additionally, Interior must refer individuals and organizations to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to facilitate the voluntary return of human remains and cultural items; convene an interagency working group; and convene a Native working group consisting of representatives of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide advice on issues concerning the return of, and illegal trade in, human remains and cultural items. The act also increases the maximum criminal penalties for violating the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. In particular, the act increases from 5 years to 10 years the maximum prison term for an individual convicted of a second or subsequent violation of selling, purchasing, using for profit, or transporting for sale or profit human remains or cultural items that were illegally obtained.
VR&E NEED Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension of the period of eligibility under the Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-connected disabilities by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act VR&E NEED Act 2. Extension of period of eligibility by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations under Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-connected disabilities Section 3103 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking or (g) (g), or (h) (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) (1) In the case of a veteran who is eligible for a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter and who is prevented from participating in the vocational rehabilitation program within the period of eligibility prescribed in subsection (a) because of a covered reason, as determined by the Secretary, such period of eligibility— (A) shall not run during the period the veteran is so prevented from participating in such program; and (B) shall again begin running on a date determined by the Secretary that is— (i) not earlier than the first day after the veteran is able to resume participation in a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter; and (ii) not later than 90 days after that day. (2) In this subsection, a covered reason is— (A) the temporary or permanent closure of an educational institution by reason of an emergency situation; or (B) another reason that prevents the veteran from participating in the vocational rehabilitation program, as determined by the Secretary. .

Summary: Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act or the VR&amp;E NEED Act This bill extends a veteran's eligibility for the Veteran Readiness and Employment program when educational institutions are temporarily or permanently closed due to an emergency situation, or there is another reason that prevents a veteran from participating. Specifically, the period of eligibility must not run during the period the veteran is prevented from participating in the program. The period must resume on a date, determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs, that is not earlier than the first day after the veteran is able to resume participation and not later than 90 days after that day.
Suicide Prevention Act


Summary: Suicide Prevention Act This bill establishes two grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants to state, local, and&nbsp;tribal health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants to hospital emergency departments for programs to prevent suicide attempts among patients after discharge.
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes.


Summary: This bill directs the Forest Service to conduct a study to (1) determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Forest System in the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai in the state of Hawaii; and (2) identify available land within the study area that could be included in such unit.
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act


Summary: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take certain actions with the goal of countering cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center of DHS may disseminate protocols to counter cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including in circumstances in which such vulnerabilities exist because software or hardware is no longer supported by a vendor. The Science and Technology Directorate may establish a competition to develop remedies for cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021


Summary: Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021 This bill expands the requirements for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Program. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration&nbsp;must (1) develop a plan to ensure the provision of high-quality service, (2) strengthen data-sharing agreements to facilitate the transmission of epidemiological data from the program to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (3) implement a pilot program focused on using other communications platforms (e.g., social media and texting) for suicide prevention. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to study the program.
Financial Transparency Act of 2021


Summary: Financial Transparency Act of 2021 This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to adopt specified data standards with respect to format, searchability, and transparency. The bill also decreases, beginning September 30, 2031, the cap on the surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks. (Amounts exceeding this cap are deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.)
Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021


Summary: Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to assist trusted companies (i.e., companies determined to pose no national security threat) and relevant stakeholders with participation in organizations that set standards for telecommunications, wireless devices, and related equipment.
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.


Summary: This bill provides for the removal of certain statues and busts from display in the Capitol. The bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall with which to replace it. The Joint Committee on the Library must remove all Confederate statutes and busts, as well as the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke, from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public. Furthermore, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) must store each removed statue. Additionally, the bill prohibits the display of statues in National Statuary Hall of persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America or in the military forces or government of a state while it was in rebellion against the United States; requires the AOC to identify such statues and the Joint Committee on the Library to arrange for their removal; requires each statue to be returned to the providing state if the state requests and agrees to pay any transportation-related costs; and permits a state that has a statue removed to replace the statue.
Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2021


Summary: Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2021 This bill modifies requirements for appraisers of Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages. Currently, an appraiser must be certified by certain state or national entities. The bill removes the national entities&nbsp;from the list of approved certification entities and allows an appraiser for a mortgage for single-family housing to be state-licensed rather than state-certified to meet requirements. The bill also provides specified educational requirements for appraisers for mortgages for single-family housing.
Postal Service Reform Act of 2022


Summary: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 This bill addresses the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish the Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under which OPM may contract with carriers to offer health benefits plans for USPS employees and retirees. The bill provides for coordinated enrollment of retirees under this program and Medicare. The bill repeals the requirement that the USPS annually prepay future retirement health benefits. Additionally, the USPS may establish a program to enter into agreements with an agency of any state government, local government, or tribal government, and with other government agencies, to provide certain nonpostal products and services that reasonably contribute to the costs of the USPS and meet other specified criteria. The USPS must develop and maintain a publicly available dashboard to track service performance and must report regularly on its operations and financial condition. The Postal Regulatory Commission must annually submit to the USPS a budget of its expenses. It must also conduct a study to identify the causes and effects of postal inefficiencies relating to flats (e.g., large envelopes). The USPS Office of Inspector General shall perform oversight of the Postal Regulatory Commission.
To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.


Summary: This act directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an&nbsp;officer in the Foreign Service, and&nbsp;Doherty and&nbsp;Woods were both government contractors and former&nbsp;Navy SEALs.) After the medal has been awarded, it shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum.
COVID-19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2021


Summary: COVID-19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill expands certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) and authorizes the President and federal agencies to take specific actions to support the production of critical medical supplies during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, including with respect to private-sector coordination, needs assessments, and overall strategies. The bill makes loans under the DPA subject to certain notification requirements. A report required under the DPA for FY2022 and FY2023 shall include the percentage of contracts awarded to small businesses.
SAVE Act of 2021


Summary: Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies Act of 2021 or the SAVE Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the President to make payments to manufacturers to increase supply-chain security if doing so is important to the national defense. The President must submit a strategy to Congress that includes (1) a plan to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of medical materials essential to the national defense; and (2) plans to diversify, and address vulnerabilities in, supply chains for essential medical materials. The President must submit to Congress annual progress reports through FY2025 evaluating the implementation of the strategy.
Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act

To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act 2. Eligibility for reemployment services (a) CARES Act (1) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Section 2102 of the Cares Act ( Public Law 116–136 (i) Eligibility for reemployment services Pandemic unemployment assistance under this section shall be treated as unemployment compensation for the purposes of section 306 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 506 . (2) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Section 2107 of the Cares Act ( Public Law 116–136 (h) Eligibility for reemployment services Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under this section shall be treated as unemployment compensation for the purposes of section 306 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 506 . (b) Social Security Act Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 506(a) (1) by striking individuals referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j) claimants for unemployment compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j), (2) by striking such individuals such claimants

Summary: Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act This bill allows states to use funding for reemployment services and eligibility assessments to serve all workers receiving unemployment benefits&#8212;not just those most likely to exhaust their benefits. The bill also allows states to provide reemployment services to individuals receiving pandemic unemployment assistance and pandemic emergency unemployment compensation.
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021


Summary: Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2022 This bill establishes several requirements and standards relating to prior authorization processes under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Specifically, MA plans must (1) establish an electronic prior authorization program that meets specified standards, including the ability to provide real-time decisions in response to requests for items and services that are routinely approved; (2) annually publish specified prior authorization information, including the percentage of requests approved and the average response time; and (3) meet other standards, as set by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building.


Summary: This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building.
Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021


Summary: Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 This bill makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute crib bumpers or inclined sleepers for infants.&nbsp;Specifically, inclined sleepers for infants are those designed for an infant up to one year old and have an inclined sleep surface of greater than 10 degrees. Crib bumpers generally are padded materials inserted around the inside of a crib and intended to prevent the crib occupant from becoming trapped in any part of the crib's openings; they do not include unpadded, mesh crib liners.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building.


Summary: This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building.
CISA Cyber Exercise Act


Summary: CISA Cyber Exercise Act This bill establishes the National Cyber Exercise Program to evaluate the National Cyber Incident Response Plan and related plans and strategies. (The National Cyber Incident Response Plan outlines the roles and responsibilities, capabilities, and coordinating structures that support how the United States responds to and recovers from significant cyber incidents posing risks to critical infrastructure.) Based on current risk assessments, the exercise program shall be designed to (1) simulate partial or complete incapacitation of a government or critical infrastructure network resulting from a cyber incident, (2) provide for the systematic evaluation of cyber readiness and enhance operational understanding of the cyber incident response system and relevant information sharing agreements, and (3) develop after-action reports and plans that can incorporate lessons learned into future operations.
Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act 2. Protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(k) as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability as any other applicants for employment with, or employees employed by, the same employer, in work that is performed under similar working conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their temporary ability

Summary: Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act This bill expands protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace by requiring employers to provide the same accommodations for pregnant applicants or employees that it provides to applicants or employees who are not pregnant but have a similar temporary condition that affects their ability to perform their duties. &nbsp;
National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act


Summary: National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex. The commission must (1) conduct an investigation of the relevant facts and circumstances relating to the attack on the Capitol; (2) identify, review, and evaluate the causes of and the lessons learned from this attack; and (3) submit specified reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations to improve the detection, prevention, preparedness for, and response to targeted violence and domestic terrorism and improve the security posture of the U.S. Capitol Complex. The bill gives the commission specified powers, including the authority to hold hearings, receive evidence, and issue subpoenas. The bill also provides for the composition of the commission and the appointment of staff, and it requires the commission to hold public hearings and meetings to the extent that it is appropriate. The commission must also release public versions of its reports.
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution.


Summary: This bill repeals the January 14, 1991, resolution authorizing the use of military force against Iraq.
To repeal the joint resolution entitled "A joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the Middle East".


Summary: This bill repeals the joint resolution of March 9, 1957, that provided for the use of certain funds to promote peace and stability in the Middle East.
CARS for Vets Act


Summary: Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act or the AUTO for Veterans Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide (or assist in providing) an eligible veteran or service member with an additional automobile or other conveyance under the VA automobile allowance and adaptive equipment program. Currently, a veteran or service member with a specified service-connected disability or impairment may not receive more than one automobile or other conveyance under the program. The bill authorizes the additional benefit for such veterans and service members (1) if more than 25 years have passed since the person last received such benefit, or (2) beginning on the day that is 10 years after the enactment of this bill if more than 10 years have elapsed since the person most recently received such benefit. The bill also includes certain vehicle modifications (e.g., van lifts) under the definition of medical services for VA health care purposes. Additionally, the bill extends from January 14, 2031, to May 16, 2031, higher rates for certain loan fees under the VA home loan program.
To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.


Summary: This bill provides for the award of Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia in recognition of the law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Transatlantic Telecommunications Security Act


Summary: Transatlantic Telecommunications Security Act This bill directs the Department of State and other federal agencies to help certain countries improve the security of their telecommunications networks and addresses related issues. Assistance provided under this bill shall be available to projects in a country that falls below certain gross domestic product per capita thresholds and is (1) a NATO member state that shares a border with Russia, or (2) a European country that has not participated in or aided Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A project located in such a country shall be eligible for assistance if the project (1) improves telecommunications networks; (2) is inclusive, transparent, economically viable, sustainable, supplied only with secure equipment and services, and compliant with international standards and laws; and (3) does not use equipment or services from China or Russia or replaces such equipment or services. To support eligible projects, the State Department shall provide diplomatic and political support and shall also encourage international financial institutions to provide investment support. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and other specified federal agencies shall also provide project support, such as feasibility studies and finance-related support, as necessary. The State Department must also appoint, from among its existing personnel, an International Telecommunication Union Security Campaign Director. The director must, among other duties, lead efforts to promote candidates for elections at the International Telecommunication Union who will support and defend democratic values, internet freedom, and telecommunication security.
No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the rates charged for broadband internet access service. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act 2. Regulation of broadband rates prohibited Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Communications Commission may not regulate the rates charged for broadband internet access service. 3. Exceptions Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the authority of the Commission to— (1) condition receipt of universal service support under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 (2) enforce subpart Y of part 64 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to truth-in-billing requirements). 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Broadband internet access service The term broadband internet access service (2) Commission The term Commission (3) Rate The term rate (4) Regulation The term regulation regulate

Summary: No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the amounts&nbsp;charged by providers&nbsp;for broadband internet access service.
To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.


Summary: This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.
SAFE Act of 2021

To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2021 SAFE Act of 2021 2. Prohibition on shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines for slaughter for human consumption (a) Definitions Section 2 of the Horse Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1821 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (4) as paragraphs (2), and (5), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: (1) The term human consumption ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: (4) The term slaughter . (b) Findings Section 3 of the Horse Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1822 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (6), as so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: (1) horses and other equines play a vital role in the collective experience of the United States and deserve protection and compassion; (2) horses and other equines are domestic animals that are used primarily for recreation, pleasure, work, and sport; (3) unlike cows, pigs, and many other animals, horses and other equines are not raised for the purpose of being slaughtered for human consumption; (4) individuals selling horses or other equines at auctions are seldom aware that the animals may be bought for the purpose of being slaughtered for human consumption; ; and (3) by striking paragraph (8), as so redesignated, and inserting the following new paragraph: (8) the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation in intrastate commerce of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, adversely affects and burdens interstate and foreign commerce; . (c) Prohibition Section 5 of the Horse Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1824 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: (8) The shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation by a person of any horse or other equine that the person has reason to believe will be slaughtered for human consumption. .

Summary: Save America&rsquo;s Forgotten Equines Act of 2021 or the SAFE Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the transporting, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation by a person of an equine (e.g., horse) that the person has reason to believe will be slaughtered for human consumption.
HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021


Summary: Honoring Our Promises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 or the HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to postpone the medical exam requirement for qualifying citizens or nationals of Afghanistan seeking entry into the United States as special immigrants. Specifically, this bill applies to an existing program that provides special immigrant status to an individual (or the spouse or child of such an individual) who (1) faithfully performed sensitive and trusted duties for the U.S. government or the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan on or after October 7, 2001, and (2) has experienced or is experiencing an ongoing serious threat due to the performance of those duties. Under this bill, the State Department and DHS may jointly issue a blanket waiver of any requirement for such individuals to undergo a medical exam before admission into the United States. DHS shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that individuals admitted under such a waiver undergo medical exams no later than 30 days after admission into the United States. Such an individual shall be admitted as a conditional permanent resident. DHS shall remove the conditions once the individual receives and passes a medical examination.
Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 2. Increased FMAP for medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (a) In general Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(y)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking 2014, 2015, and 2016 each of the first 3 consecutive 12-month periods in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2017 the fourth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking 2018 the fifth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking 2019 the sixth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (5) in subparagraph (E), by striking 2020 and each year thereafter the seventh consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals and each such period thereafter (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Summary: Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 This bill provides an enhanced federal matching rate to every state that expands Medicaid&nbsp;coverage for&nbsp;individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when&nbsp;such expansion takes place. Under current law, the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases it on a term of years rather than on specific dates. The bill applies retroactively.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the Joseph R. Lentol Post Office.


Summary: This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the Joseph R. Lentol Post Office.
State and Local Pensions Accountability and Security Act

To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from providing bailouts or other financial assistance to a pension plan of a State or political subdivision thereof, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and Local Pensions Accountability and Security Act 2. Prohibition on bailouts for State and local pension funds The Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may not provide any loan, grant, or other form of financial assistance— (1) to a pension plan (as defined under section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002 (2) to the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such a State or political subdivision, unless such government, agency, or instrumentality certifies that the financial assistance will not be used, directly or indirectly, to fund such a pension plan.

Summary: State and Local Pensions Accountability and Security Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board from providing any loan, grant, or other form of financial assistance&nbsp;in support of&nbsp;a state or local pension plan.
SBA Cyber Awareness Act


Summary: SBA Cyber Awareness Act This act requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to annually report specified information related to cybersecurity awareness. Such reports must include (1) a strategy to increase the cybersecurity of the SBA's information technology (IT) infrastructure, (2) a supply chain risk management strategy that includes risk mitigation activities for IT components originating from an entity that has its principal place of business in China, and (3) any SBA cybersecurity incident that occurred during the two years prior to the initial report (including the SBA's action to respond to or remediate it).
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Columbus, Georgia, as the Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic.


Summary: This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Columbus, Georgia, as the Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic.
To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.

To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army. 1. Posthumous honorary promotion to General of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army (a) Posthumous honorary promotion Notwithstanding any time limitation with respect to posthumous promotions for persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized to issue a posthumous honorary commission promoting Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army, to the grade of general. (b) Additional benefits not To accrue The honorary promotion of Frank Maxwell Andrews under subsection (a) shall not affect the retired pay or other benefits from the United States to which Frank Maxwell Andrews would have been entitled based upon his military service or affect any benefits to which any other person may become entitled based on his military service.

Summary: This bill authorizes the President to issue a posthumous honorary commission promoting Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, U.S.&nbsp;Army, to the grade of general.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the "CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office".


Summary: This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office.
Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act


Summary: Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in commemoration of the commitment and service represented by women who worked on the home front during World War II. The foundation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, establishing the commemorative work. The establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. The bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work.
To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes.


Summary: This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish or update existing occupational series for positions in the federal government in the fields of software development, software engineering, data science, and data management.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the "Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office".


Summary: This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office.
COVS Act


Summary: Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2022 or the COVS Act This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and eventual distribution to schools (including home schools), veterans, seniors, and other specified populations in need. Specifically, not later than 30 days after the GSA provides state agencies for surplus property an opportunity to review surplus computer or technology equipment that has been determined to be repairable, the GSA must transfer such equipment to participating nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair, distribution, and subsequent transfer to eligible recipients.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office.


Summary: This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 Trumbull Street in Saint Clair, Michigan, as the Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building.


Summary: This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 Trumbull Street in Saint Clair, Michigan, as the Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building.
Greener Transportation for Communities Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide exempt facility bonds for zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Greener Transportation for Communities Act 2. Exempt facility bonds for zero-emission vehicle infrastructure (a) In general Section 142 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (14), by striking or (B) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. , and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) Zero-Emission vehicle infrastructure (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a)(16), the term zero-emission vehicle infrastructure (A) is used to charge or fuel zero-emissions vehicles, (B) is located where the vehicles are charged or fueled, (C) is of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation), (D) is made available for use by members of the general public, (E) accepts payment by use of a credit card reader, and (F) is capable of charging or fueling vehicles produced by more than one manufacturer (within the meaning of section 30D(d)(3)). (2) Inclusion of utility service connections, etc The term zero-emission vehicle infrastructure (3) Zero-emissions vehicle The term zero-emissions vehicle (A) a zero-emission vehicle as defined in section 88.102–94 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, or (B) a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes and conditions. (4) Zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure located within other facilities or projects For purposes of subsection (a), any zero-emission vehicle infrastructure located within— (A) a facility or project described in subsection (a), or (B) an area adjacent to a facility or project described in subsection (a) that primarily serves vehicles traveling to or from such facility or project, shall be treated as described in the paragraph in which such facility or project is described. (5) Exception for refueling property for fleet vehicles Subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to property which is part of a unit which is used exclusively by fleets of commercial or governmental vehicles. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2020.

Summary: Greener Transportation for Communities Act This bill authorizes the&nbsp;use of tax-exempt facility bonds to fund zero-emission vehicle infrastructure used to charge or fuel zero-emissions vehicles. The bill defines zero-emissions vehicles as (1) any any light-duty vehicle or light-duty truck conforming to the applicable low-emission vehicle standard, or any heavy-duty vehicle with an engine conforming to such standard; or (2) vehicles that produce zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes and conditions.