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No Subsidies for Government Purchases of Electric Vehicles Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the seller of an electric vehicle from being treated as the taxpayer that placed such vehicle in service and taking the electric vehicle tax credit if such vehicle is sold to the Federal Government. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Subsidies for Government Purchases of Electric Vehicles Act 2. Seller of electric vehicle prohibited from being treated as taxpayer placing such vehicle in service if vehicle sold to Federal Government (a) In general Section 30D(f)(3) but only if but only if— (A) such person clearly discloses to such person or entity in a document the amount of any credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to such vehicle (determined without regard to subsection (c)), (B) such person or entity is not the Federal Government or an agency or representative thereof, and (C) such person or entity is not a State government or a locality, agency, or representative thereof. For purposes of subsection (c), property to which this paragraph applies shall be treated as of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this section.

Summary: No Subsidies for Government Purchases of Electric Vehicles Act This bill disallows a tax credit for qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles that are sold to the federal government or a state government.
Close the Double Subsidy Loophole for Electric Vehicles Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles by State subsidies for these vehicles. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Close the Double Subsidy Loophole for Electric Vehicles Act 2. Qualified plug-in electric vehicle tax credit reduction in connection with State subsidy (a) In general Subsection (f) of section 30D (8) Reduction for State subsidies (A) In general The amount allowed as a credit under this section (without regard to this paragraph) with respect to a vehicle to which this section applies shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of any subsidy in connection with the acquisition or ownership of the vehicle made available by the State in which such vehicle is registered and placed in service by the taxpayer. (B) Subsidy For purposes of subparagraph (A), term subsidy . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Close the Double Subsidy Loophole for Electric Vehicles Act This bill reduces the allowable amount of the tax credit for a new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle by any subsidy made available by the state in which the vehicle is registered and was placed in service.
Help Wanted Act

To eliminate the extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Wanted Act 2. Elimination of the extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (a) In general Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(e)(2) September 6, 2021 the first Monday that is on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of the Help Wanted Act (b) Amount Section 2104(b)(3)(A)(ii) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A)(ii) September 6, 2021 the first Monday that is on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of the Help Wanted Act (c) Applications Section 2104(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(b) (5) Application deadline As a condition of the agreement under this section, a State may not accept an application for an increase in unemployment benefits under this section on or after the date of enactment of the Help Wanted Act. .

Summary: Help Wanted Act This bill eliminates federal pandemic unemployment compensation on the first Monday that is 14 days or more after the bill's enactment. Under current law, this supplementary compensation is available to claimants in participating states until September 6, 2021.
Promoting Service in Transportation Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Service in Transportation Act 2. Transportation workforce outreach program (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 55 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and administer a transportation workforce outreach program that carries out a series of public service announcement campaigns during fiscal years 2022 through 2026. (b) Purpose The purpose of each campaign carried out under the program shall be to achieve the following objectives: (1) Increase awareness of career opportunities in the transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck drivers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, and other transportation professionals. (2) Increase diversity, including race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, of professionals in the transportation sector. (c) Advertising The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, funds available to carry out the program for the development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, and print media advertising and outreach in carrying out campaigns under this section. (d) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 55 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program. .

Summary: Promoting Service in Transportation Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish and administer a transportation workforce outreach program to (1) increase awareness of transportation career opportunities; and (2) increase diversity such as race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status of professionals in the transportation sector.
No Land Grab Act of 2021

To prohibit certain provisions of an Executive order pertaining to land conservation from taking effect, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Land Grab Act of 2021 2. Protection of private property (a) In general Section 216 of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619; relating to Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad) shall not have the force and effect of law. (b) Recommendations of report No Federal agency may take an action if such action is solely authorized by a report or recommendation issued pursuant to such section.

Summary: No Land Grab Act of 2021 This bill prohibits from having the force and effect of law a provision of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619), titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, that requires the Department of the Interior to recommend steps to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes.

To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes. 1. Correction to map (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such corrections to the map described in subsection (b) as are necessary to exclude lots from unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that were serviced by infrastructure, as described in subsection (c), installed along North Carolina Highway 210 and New River Inlet Road as of the date of enactment of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (b) Maps described The map referred to in subsection (a) is a map that— (1) is included in a set of maps as part of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System entitled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (2) relates to unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. (c) Infrastructure described (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the infrastructure referred to in subsection (a) is infrastructure that meets the criteria described in section 4(g)(1)(B) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B) (2) Inclusion For purposes of paragraph (1), North Carolina Highway 210 and New River Inlet Road shall be considered to meet the criteria described in section 4(g)(1)(B)(i) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B)(i)

Summary: This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit located in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
First Responders’ Equipment Access Act

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of national security, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responders’ Equipment Access Act 2. Amendment to regulations exempting engines/equipment for national security Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the regulations under section 1068.225(d) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)— (1) to authorize— (A) manufacturers and secondary engine manufacturers to request a national security exemption under such section 1068.225(d) for engines or equipment intended to be used by Federal, State, or local agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, or emergency medical services; and (B) an agency of the Federal Government responsible for national defense and the Department of Homeland Security (including the Federal Emergency Management Agency) to endorse a request described in subparagraph (A); and (2) to specify that a request for a national security exemption described in paragraph (1)(A), and an endorsement of such a request described in paragraph (1)(B), is not required to specify a quantity of engines or equipment to be exempted in order to receive such an exemption.

Summary: First Responders' Equipment Access Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise regulations that exempt certain engines and equipment from emission standards for national security purposes. For example, the bill directs the EPA to expand the regulations to include exemptions for engines or equipment intended to be used by governmental agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, or emergency medical services.
Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2021

To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to encourage a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2021 2. Implementing a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2) (D) Preferences The Attorney General shall provide affirmative preferences to applicants for grant funding under this paragraph whose grant application includes an attestation that grant funds awarded to a State or local law enforcement agency will be used in part to assist in strengthening efforts to reduce demand for human trafficking through the investigation and prosecution of persons who solicit or purchase commercial sex. .

Summary: Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2021 This bill modifies the requirements regarding trafficking victim services grants. Specifically, it creates a preference for applicants who use the grant funds to investigate and prosecute individuals who solicit or purchase commercial sex.
Incentivize Residential Energy Efficiency Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the nonbusiness energy property credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Incentivize Residential Energy Efficiency Act of 2021 2. Nonbusiness energy property credit made permanent (a) In general Section 25C (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2021.

Summary: Incentivize Residential Energy Efficiency Act of 2021 This bill permanently extends the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property, which applies to certain expenditures for energy-efficient improvements or residential energy property expenditures.
No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the temporary halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act 2. Forfeiture of pension Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not, between the date of sentencing and the date of final conviction for such offense, be eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of when rendered). (B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph (A) is overturned by a court of competent jurisdiction, such individual shall receive payments that such individual would have received but for application of subparagraph (A). (C) The provisions of this paragraph only apply to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of this paragraph. .

Summary: No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act This bill makes a Member of Congress who has been convicted of a crime related to public corruption ineligible to receive certain retirement payments between the date of sentencing and the date of final conviction. Such retirement payments are those made under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System based on the individual's service as a Member. Under current law, a Member must forgo receipt of these payments only after a final conviction (i.e., after the exhaustion of all appeals under the judicial process). The bill eliminates these payments to a Member from the date of sentencing for the conviction.
Small Transit Communities Modernization Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow certain urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000 to be eligible under the small transit intensive cities formula, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Transit Communities Modernization Act 2. Eligible Area Section 5336(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Eligible Area (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), the term eligible area (ii) Exception For any fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the Small Transit Communities Modernization Act through fiscal year 2030, with respect to a transit agency that served an urbanized area determined by the 2010 census to have had a population of less than 200,000, the term eligible area (I) was determined to be an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 but not more than 999,999, according to the most recent decennial census; and (II) met or exceeded one or more of the performance categories described in subparagraph (B) in each of the 3 years prior to the year in which the apportionment is provided. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Census phase-out Before apportioning funds under subsection (h)(3), for any urbanized area that is no longer an eligible area due to a change in population in the most recent decennial census, the Secretary shall apportion to such urbanized area, for 3 fiscal years, an amount equal to half of the funds apportioned to such urbanized area pursuant to this subsection for the previous fiscal year. .

Summary: Small Transit Communities Modernization Act This bill modifies the definition of eligible area for purposes of the grant program under the small transit intensive cities formula to include an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000, but not more than 999,999. The modification extends through FY2030. Before apportioning grant funds for any urbanized area that is no longer an eligible area due to a change in population, the Department of Transportation must apportion to such area, for three fiscal years, an amount equal to half of the funds the area received in the previous fiscal year.
BUS Act

To increase the project cap for certain small starts projects, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Build Up the Suburbs Act BUS Act 2. Definitions Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), and (24) as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), and (25), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: (7) Express lane transit system The term express lane transit system (A) utilizes an integrated combination of bus rapid transit and tolled managed lanes; and (B) allows for limited access entry of toll paying vehicles to restricted lanes, while prioritizing transit’s need and use of available capacity in order to improve transit performance. ; and (3) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated— (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ; or (B) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (G) for express lane transit system. . 3. Fixed guideway capital investment grants Section 5309(a)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking $100,000,000 $360,000,000 (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking $300,000,000 $600,000,000 4. Nationally significant freight and highway projects Section 117 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (o) Priority In selecting projects under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that include multimodal public transportation components. .

Summary: Build Up the Suburbs Act or the BUS Act This bill modifies programs that support public transportation projects, with a particular focus on fixed-guideway transportation systems (e.g., light rail and bus rapid transit). Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for certain grants that support the construction and expansion of such systems. In particular, it increases the cap on federal assistance for Small Starts projects (funded through Capital Investment Grants) from $100 million to $360 million and the total estimated net capital cost from $300 million to $600 million. It also includes express lane transit systems within the scope of fixed guideways. Further, the Department of Transportation must give priority in selecting Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects to those that include public transportation components.
Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to modify requirements with respect to whistleblower complaints made by employees of an Office of Inspector General, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act 2. Office of Inspector General whistleblower complaints (a) Whistleblower protection coordinator Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting , including employees of that Office of Inspector General employees (2) in clause (iii), by inserting (including the Integrity Committee of that Council) and Efficiency (b) Council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking , allegations of reprisal, and allegations of reprisal (including the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an Office of Inspector General)

Summary: Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act This bill modifies requirements with respect to whistleblower protections for employees of an office of inspector general (OIG). The bill specifies that the whistleblower protection coordinator in each OIG shall educate that office's employees on specified matters, including prohibitions against retaliation for protected disclosures and rights and remedies against such retaliation. The bill also specifies that best practices developed by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall include best practices for the handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an OIG.
Insurrection Financing Transparency Act of 2021

To provide law enforcement agencies investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol with the authority to require a company to disclose the beneficial owners of the company, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Insurrection Financing Transparency Act of 2021 2. Law enforcement authority (a) In general A law enforcement agency may require a reporting company to provide the agency with a report that contains the information described in section 5336(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, if the law enforcement agency certifies to the reporting company that the report is required to carry out the agency’s investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. (b) Penalties The penalties provided under section 5336(h) of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to a violation of this section to the same extent as they apply to a violation of such section 5336. (c) Definitions The definitions provided in section 5336(a) of title 31, United States Code, apply to this section.

Summary: Insurrection Financing Transparency Act of 2021 This bill authorizes a law enforcement agency to require a reporting company (i.e., a corporation, limited liability company, or similar entity, subject to exceptions) to provide information about its beneficial owners if such information is required for an investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. It imposes penalties for failing to report such information.