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LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQ-owned businesses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act 2. Small business loan data collection (a) In general Section 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1691c–2 (1) by inserting LGBTQ-owned, minority-owned, (2) in subsection (e)(2)(G), by inserting , sexual orientation, gender identity sex (3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following: (7) LGBTQ-owned business The term LGBTQ-owned business (A) more than 50 percent of the ownership or control of which is held by 1 or more individuals self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer; and (B) more than 50 percent of the net profit or loss of which accrues to 1 or more individuals self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. . (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the term sex June 17, 2021 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act This bill requires financial institutions to report certain credit application data to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the purposes of enforcing fair lending laws. Specifically, financial institutions must report this data regarding lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, transgender-, or queer-owned businesses. Currently, this data is reported regarding women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses.
American Heritage Protection Act of 2021

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from changing the names of certain memorials or move any statues related to certain wars, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Heritage Protection Act of 2021 2. Prohibition on changing names and moving statues The Secretary of the Interior shall not— (1) change the name of or alter in any way— (A) the Lincoln Memorial; (B) the Jefferson Memorial; (C) the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; (D) the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial; (E) the Theodore Roosevelt Island; or (F) the Washington Monument; or (2) move, or alter in any way, any statue located on Federal land related to— (A) the War of 1812; (B) the Civil War; or (C) the Revolutionary War.

Summary: American Heritage Protection Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from changing the name of or altering in any way the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, the Theodore Roosevelt Island, or the Washington Monument; or moving, or altering in any way, any statue located on federal land related to the War of 1812, the Civil War, or the Revolutionary War.
Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health insurance coverage and group health plans continue to be prohibited. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021 2. Ensuring the prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health insurance coverage and group health plans Part I of subtitle F of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18091 1503. Severability If subsection (a) of section 5000A 42 U.S.C. 300gg .

Summary: Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021 This bill establishes severability between provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) and other provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the bill provides that if the individual mandate is found to be illegal or incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.
Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for prohibitions on eviction, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021 2. Prohibition on eviction during national emergency (a) Civil action Any person injured by a violation of this section, or the Attorney General, on behalf of such person, unless such person at any time may bring a cause of action for injunctive relief, repossession of the property under the terms prior to the violation of this section, and damages equal to the greater of three times the amount of the injury or three times the amount of any rent charged for the covered dwelling following a violation of this section, and may be awarded attorneys’ fees. If the prevailing party is the Attorney General, any damages recovered shall be disbursed equally between— (1) the victim of the offense; (2) a fund that shall be available to the Attorney General without further appropriation or limitation as to fiscal year, exclusively for purposes of engaging in other civil actions under this section; and (3) the Legal Services Corporation for purposes of any activities to support the provision of fair housing. (b) In general Whoever, being a lessor of a covered dwelling, knowingly— (1) repossesses or physically attempts to repossess a covered dwelling from a tenant of the covered dwelling without a duly issued order from a court of jurisdiction; (2) threatens, harasses, intimidates, or creates a hostile environment for a tenant of a covered dwelling for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate the covered dwelling; or (3) impairs the habitability of a covered dwelling (including suspending utility service, changing locks, refusing to repair structure, plumbing, electrical, ventilation systems, maintain appliances in state of good repair) for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate the covered dwelling, shall have violated this section. (c) Definition In this section: (1) The term dwelling (A) has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 (B) includes houses and dwellings described in section 803(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3603(b) (2) The term covered dwelling 50 U.S.C. 1601 42 U.S.C. 247d 42 U.S.C. 5121

Summary: Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021 This bill prohibits a landlord, during a national emergency, from (1) evicting a tenant without a court order, (2) creating a hostile environment for a tenant for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate, or (3) impairing the habitability of a dwelling for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate. Violators are subject to civil penalties.
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish the formula the Secretary uses to determine the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish the formula the Secretary uses to determine the allocation of COVID–19 vaccines, and for other purposes. 1. Publication of vaccine distribution formula The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— (1) publish the formula the Secretary uses to determine the allocation of COVID–19 vaccines to States, localities, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate; and (2) in publishing such formula, include the sources of data used for determining such formula.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish the formula for allocating COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to states, localities, and federal agencies. HHS must also identify the sources of data it used to develop the formula.
Ghost Guns Are Guns Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ghost Guns Are Guns Act 2. Firearm assembly kits considered to be firearms Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking or (D) any destructive device ; (D) any destructive device; or (E) any combination of parts designed or intended for use in converting any device into a firearm and from which a firearm may be readily assembled (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by adding and (B) by striking and (C) by striking subparagraph (C).

Summary: Ghost Guns Are Guns Act This bill broadens the definition of firearm for purposes of federal firearms laws. Specifically, it includes as a firearm any combination of parts designed or intended to be used to convert a device into a firearm and from which a firearm may be readily assembled.
Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2021

To amend title 39, United States Code, to direct the United States Postal Service to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2021 2. Establishment of rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office (a) In general Section 3632 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Exemption Notwithstanding subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Postal Service shall establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address whereby such packages may not be charged a zoned rate greater than the zone 2 rate (as that term is defined in section 608.9 of the Domestic Mail Manual, or any successor manual). . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) As reimbursement to the Postal Service for the costs of carrying out subsection (d) of section 3632, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Postal Service for any fiscal year an amount equal to the revenue difference between the estimated revenue the Postal Service would have received during such fiscal year if such subsection had not been enacted and the estimated revenue the Postal Service would receive during such fiscal year as a result of carrying out such subsection. .

Summary: Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2021 This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address that limit the charge for distance traveled.
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021

To provide transparency regarding waivers granted to individuals from Executive orders related to ethics commitments or compliance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021 2. Procedure for waivers and authorizations relating to ethics requirements (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 30 days after an officer or employee issues or approves a waiver or authorization pursuant to any Executive order related to ethics commitments or compliance by covered employees, such officer or employee shall— (1) transmit a written copy of such waiver or authorization to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics; and (2) make a written copy of such waiver or authorization available to the public on the website of the employing agency of the covered employee. (b) Office of Government Ethics public availability Not later than 30 days after receiving a written copy of a waiver or authorization under subsection (a)(1), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall make such waiver or authorization available to the public on the website of the Office of Government Ethics. (c) Definition of covered employee In this section, the term covered employee (1) means a non-career Presidential or Vice Presidential appointee, non-career appointee in the Senior Executive Service (or other SES-type system), or an appointee to a position that has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking character (Schedule C and other positions excepted under comparable criteria) in an executive agency; and (2) does not include any individual appointed as a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as a uniformed service commissioned officer.

Summary: White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021 This bill creates transparency requirements for ethics waivers (i.e., waivers from the requirement to sign an ethics pledge) issued to executive branch appointees. Specifically, such ethics waivers must be transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics and made publicly available online.
Right to Remain Safe Act of 2021

To require a local government to waive sovereign immunity to receive any grant funds from the Department of Justice if such local government has defunded a municipal police department, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right to Remain Safe Act of 2021 2. Ineligibility for Department of Justice grants with respect to defunding a municipal police department (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to be eligible for any grant funding from the Department of Justice, a local government applying for such a grant shall certify to the Attorney General that the municipal police department of such local government has not been defunded in either the current or prior fiscal year in which the local government is applying for such grant. (b) Exceptions (1) Inability to pay A local government that demonstrates that the municipal police department was defunded because of an inability to pay, including demonstrating decreases throughout the budget of the local government, shall be eligible for grant funding from the Department of Justice. (2) Waiver of sovereign immunity A local government that has defunded the municipal police department shall be eligible for grant funding from the Department of Justice if such local government waives sovereign immunity with respect to a cause of action against the local government by an individual for property damages or damages for personal injuries as a result of the municipal police department being defunded. (c) Local government defined In this section, the term local government

Summary: Right to Remain Safe Act of 2021 This bill generally requires a local government to certify that its municipal police department has not been defunded in order to be eligible for grant funding from the Department of Justice.
Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act

To amend the Peace Corps Act to ensure access to menstrual products for Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act 2. Access to menstrual products for Peace Corps volunteers Section 5A of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2504a (1) by transferring subsection (e) (relating to antimalarial drugs) to appear immediately after subsection (b) and redesignating such transferred subsection as the first subsection (c); (2) in such first subsection (c), as so redesignated and transferred, by striking The Director (1) In general The Director ; (3) in the second subsection (c) (relating to certain training), by— (A) redesignating such second subsection (c) as paragraph (2); and (B) moving such paragraph (2) two ems to the right; (4) by redesignating subsection (d) (relating to review and evaluation) as subsection (e); and (5) by inserting before such redesignated subsection (e) the following new subsection: (d) Access to menstrual products (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a comprehensive policy to ensure Peace Corps volunteers who require menstrual products are able to access such products, either by increasing stipends for such volunteers to purchase such products or providing such volunteers with such products in the generic product types selected by such volunteer as their preferences. (2) Consideration The policy required under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration the availability of menstrual products for purchase locally, the price of such products, and cultural norms regarding menstruation. (3) Cost If stipends are increased pursuant to the policy required under paragraph (1), the Director of the Peace Corps shall ensure that such increase covers fully the cost of menstrual products purchased by Peace Corps volunteers described in such paragraph. .

Summary: Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act This bill requires the Peace Corps to ensure access to menstrual products for its volunteers who require them, either by increasing stipends for these products or providing these products to its volunteers.
Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act

To amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the leasing authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act 2. Leasing of space for Securities and Exchange Commission (a) In general Section 3304 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Leasing of space for Securities and Exchange Commission Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Securities and Exchange Commission may not lease general purpose office space. The Administrator may lease such space for the Securities and Exchange Commission under section 585 and this chapter. . (b) Limitation on statutory construction The amendment made by subsection (a) may not be construed to invalidate or otherwise affect a lease entered into by the Securities and Exchange Commission before the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Independent leasing authorities (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the review described in subsection (b). (b) Review The Comptroller General shall complete a review under which the Comptroller General shall update the 2016 report of the Comptroller General (GAO–16–648) with a specific focus on the following: (1) Updating the information included in Appendix II: Federal Entities That Reported Having Independent Leasing Authority for Domestic Offices and Warehouses of such report. (2) Determining to what extent Federal entities with independent leasing authorities have had such authorities rescinded or amended and the number and amount of office and warehouse space such entities lease. (3) Determining to what extent have agencies with independent leasing authority utilized the General Services Administration for leasing, including utilization of delegation of authority. (4) Identifying progress made on implementing the recommendations in such report. September 13, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act This bill revokes the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to lease general purpose office space and instead provides for the General Services Administration to lease such space for the SEC. The bill's provisions do not affect those leases entered into by the SEC before this bill's enactment. The Government Accountability Office must (1) complete a review under which it shall update a 2016 report with respect to independent leasing authorities, and (2) report to Congress on the review.
Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2021

To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to include an exception for disaster area member business loans made by insured credit unions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2021 2. Exception for disaster area member business loans made by insured credit unions (a) In general Section 107A(c)(1)(B) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)(B) (1) in clause (iv), by striking or (2) in clause (v), by striking the period and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (vi) made by an insured credit union that has received a composite rating of either 1 or 2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System or an equivalent rating under a comparable rating system, the proceeds of which will be used to aid in the recovery from the COVID–19 pandemic, if— (I) the extension of credit is being made during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this clause and ending 1 year after the termination date of the emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020, under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19 pandemic); and (II) the extension of credit does not threaten the safety and soundness of the insured credit union. . (b) Rulemaking Not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Credit Union Administration Board shall issue an interim final rule to define— (1) when an extension of credit aids in the recovery from the COVID–19 pandemic for purposes of section 107A(c)(1)(B)(vi) of the Federal Credit Union Act (as added by paragraph (1)); and (2) when such extension of credit does not threaten the safety and soundness of the applicable insured credit union.

Summary: Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2021 This bill temporarily provides credit unions with an exception to limits on outstanding member business loans. Specifically, a loan does not count towards this limit if (1) it is used for recovery from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, (2) it is made by an insured credit union that has received a specified soundness rating, (3) it is made during a specified time period, and (4) it does not threaten the safety and soundness of the insured credit union.
Stop the High-Speed Money Pit Act

To prohibit the use of Federal financial assistance for a certain high-speed rail development project in the State of California that was subject to a previous cooperative agreement, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the High-Speed Money Pit Act 2. Prohibition on provision of Federal financial assistance for certain high-speed rail development project No Federal financial assistance may be provided to the State of California for a high-speed rail corridor development project that is the same or substantially similar to the project that is the subject of Cooperative Agreement No. FR–HSR–0118–12–01–01 entered into between the California High-Speed Rail Authority and the Federal Railroad Administration.

Summary: Stop the High-Speed Money Pit Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for a high-speed rail corridor development project in California that is the same or substantially similar to the project that is the subject of a cooperative agreement entered into on December 16, 2009, between the California High-Speed Rail Authority and the Federal Railroad Administration.