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Americans not Aliens Act

To prohibit employment authorization for aliens with final orders of removal, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Americans not Aliens Act 2. Prohibiting employment authorization for certain aliens Section 241(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(7) unless the Attorney General to the public interest

Summary: Americans not Aliens Act This bill prohibits an alien who has been ordered removed from receiving employment authorization. Currently, an individual who has been ordered removed may receive employment authorization if the Department of Justice finds that the individual's removal is impracticable or contrary to the public interest.
Reservists Opportunity Act

To direct the Secretary of the Army to ensure that a member of the reserve components of the Army may access the Tour of Duty system using a private internet-enabled device, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reservists Opportunity Act 2. Access to Tour of Duty system (a) Access (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall ensure, subject to paragraph (2), that a member of the reserve components of the Army may access the Tour of Duty system using a personal internet-enabled device. (2) Exception The Secretary of the Army may restrict access to the Tour of Duty system on personal internet-enabled devices if the Secretary determines such restriction is necessary to ensure the security and integrity of information systems and data of the United States. (b) Tour of Duty system defined In this Act, the term Tour of Duty system Tour of Duty

Summary: Reservists Opportunity Act This bill requires the Department of the Army to ensure that members of its reserve components may access the Tour of Duty system using a personal internet-enabled device. The Tour of Duty system is an online system of listings for opportunities to serve on active duty for members of the reserve components of the Army through which such members may apply for the listed opportunities. The Department of the Army may restrict access to the system on personal devices if the restriction is necessary for security reasons.
BEACH Act of 2021

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2021 BEACH Act of 2021 2. Coastal Recreation Water Quality Monitoring And Notification (a) Program Development and Implementation Grants Section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1346 (1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following: (5) Research grants The Administrator may make grants to States and local governments to— (A) conduct research to identify specific sources of contamination at coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are monitored under a monitoring and notification program developed or implemented under this subsection; and (B) take actions, as specified by the Administrator, to mitigate such sources of contamination. ; and (2) in subsection (i) by striking $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 8 of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–284 2001 through 2005 2022 through 2026

Summary: Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2021 or the BEACH Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands a program that awards grants to state and local governments to monitor the water quality at beaches and notify the public when water is not safe for recreational activities. The bill expands the program to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for researching and identifying specific sources of contamination at certain coastal recreation waters and taking actions to mitigate those sources.
Red Light Act

To withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide driver’s licenses or identification cards to aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Red Light Act 2. Withholding of funds for providing identification cards to certain aliens (a) In general Chapter 1 171. Withholding of funds for providing identification cards to certain aliens (a) Withholding of funds for noncompliance For fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 100 percent of the amount required to be apportioned under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) of this title to any State that is described in subsection (b). (b) State described A State described in this subsection is a State that has enacted a law that allows the State to provide a driver’s license or other identification card to an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States. (c) Effect of withholding funds (1) In general Any funds withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment to any State shall remain available until the end of the fiscal year for which the funds are apportioned. (2) Reapportionment If, before the last day of the fiscal year for which funds withheld under subsection (a) are apportioned to a State, the State repeals all laws of such State described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall, on the first day on which the State repeals all such laws, apportion to the State the funds withheld under subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment to the State. (3) Apportionment among States If, at the end of the fiscal year in which funds are withheld from a State under paragraph (1), the State has not repealed the law described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall apportion the corresponding withheld funds described in subsection (a) on a proportional basis to all remaining States that have not enacted laws described in subsection (b). (4) Withholding in future year In the case in which a State has funds withheld under paragraph (1) and is reapportioned funds under paragraph (2) and subsequently enacts a law described in subsection (b) after the date on which the funds are reapportioned under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall withhold the amount of funds withheld under subsection (a) in the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such actions occur and each fiscal year thereafter. (d) Identification card defined The term identification card . (b) Clerical amendment Chapter 1 171. Withholding of funds for providing identification cards to certain aliens. .

Summary: Red Light Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold from states allocations of federal highway funds in FY2021 and thereafter if such states enact laws that provide drivers' licenses or other identification cards to aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States.
Prioritize Evacuation of U.S. Citizens in Afghanistan Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to jointly submit to Congress a plan on Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritize Evacuation of U.S. Citizens in Afghanistan Act 2. Congressional declaration Congress declares the Biden Administration to prioritize and expedite the evacuation and relocation of the U.S. citizens and their families in Afghanistan. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— (1) prioritize the repatriation of all United States persons in Afghanistan; (2) make efforts to recover or destroy Department of Defense equipment and materials that were disposed or dispositioned to the military or Government of Afghanistan, including property provided through foreign military sales and transfers of United States foreign excess property; and (3) recover or destroy any and all Department of Defense equipment and materials, including weapons, vehicles, and aircraft, that have been left behind in Afghanistan to prevent such equipment and materials from entering the possession of the Taliban. 4. Department of Defense and Department of State joint plan on Afghanistan The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall immediately jointly submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) a plan to safely remove the approximately 10,000 to 15,000 United States persons in Afghanistan, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, from Afghanistan; and (2) a detailed list and dollar amount of the Department of Defense equipment and materials that were not fully dispositioned at the time of the accelerated withdraw.

Summary: Prioritize Evacuation of U.S. Citizens in Afghanistan Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State to immediately submit to Congress a joint report with (1) a plan to remove U.S. persons from Afghanistan; and (2) a detailed list of DOD equipment and materials that were not fully dispositioned before the withdrawal from Afghanistan, along with the value of such equipment and materials.
CUBA Act of 2021

To direct the Secretary of State to facilitate unrestricted internet access for the people of Cuba, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Championing Uncensored Bandwidth Access Act of 2021 CUBA Act of 2021 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— (1) support the ability of the people of Cuba to maintain their freedom to access information online; and (2) focus on investments in technologies that facilitate the unrestricted exchange of information in Cuba in anticipation of any future efforts by the Communist Party of Cuba to— (A) suppress internet access; (B) increase online censorship; or (C) inhibit online communication and content-sharing by the people of Cuba. 3. Access to internet service for Cuban people (a) In general The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, shall develop and implement a strategy to establish internet resiliency and deliver internet access in Cuba, which shall include the following: (1) Expanding telecommunications technologies for accessing internet, television, live streams, and network broadcasting and communications in Cuba. (2) Assisting efforts to overcome attempts by the Communist Party of Cuba to disrupt internet access and block online content in Cuba. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that includes the following: (A) A description of actions taken to deploy telecommunications, internet, and other communications services to Cuba. (B) Whether there are gaps in the capabilities of the Secretary to provide such services to Cuba. (C) Whether additional resources are needed to increase access to such services in Cuba. (2) Form The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.

Summary: Championing Uncensored Bandwidth Access Act of 2021 or the CUBA Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to develop a strategy for expanding open access to the internet and other telecommunications services in Cuba and for countering efforts by the Communist Party of Cuba to disrupt such access. The State Department must also report to Congress on its actions taken to implement the strategy and additional resources needed to increase access to telecommunications services in Cuba.
Bringing Back Main Street Act of 2021

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the amount of small business assistance going to small business concerns based in foreign countries, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bringing Back Main Street Act of 2021 2. Study on small business assistance to foreign-based companies (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine the amount of small business assistance that has been received by foreign-based small business concerns during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a), including the amount of small business assistance that has been received by foreign-based small business concerns in total and dis­ag­gre­gated by country of origin. (2) Identifiable or proprietary information The Comptroller General shall ensure that the report submitted under paragraph (1) does not include any identifiable or proprietary information of any foreign-based small business concern. (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) Country of origin The term country of origin (A) in which a foreign-based small business concern is headquartered; (B) under the laws of which an entity owning or holding, directly or indirectly, not less than 25 percent of the economic interest of a foreign-based small business concern is organized; or (C) of which a person owning or holding, directly or indirectly, not less than 25 percent of the economic interest of a foreign-based small business concern is a citizen. (2) Foreign-based small business concern The term foreign-based small business concern (A) that is headquartered in a country other than the United States; or (B) for which an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the United States, or a citizen of such a country, owns or holds, directly or indirectly, not less than 25 percent of the economic interest of the small business concern, including as equity shares or a capital or profit interest in a limited liability company or partnership. (3) Small business assistance The term small business assistance (A) loans, whether directly or indirectly made; (B) grants; and (C) contracting preferences. (4) Small business concern The term small business concern 15 U.S.C. 632

Summary: Bringing Back Main Street Act of 2021 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the amount of small business assistance that has been received by foreign-based small businesses during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on the bill's date of enactment.
Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021

To authorize use of rental assistance amounts for individuals and families from Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021 2. Use of emergency rental assistance (a) Fiscal Year 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act funds Subsection (c) of section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058a(c) (5) Use for individuals and families from Afghanistan Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an eligible grantee may use not more than 25 percent of funds provided from a payment made under this section to provide financial assistance to pay rent, utilities, and home energy costs for any individual who is, or any household comprised of members who— (A) are citizens or nationals of Afghanistan; (B) are present within the United States; and (C) have— (i) been granted special immigrant status as described in section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (ii) received Priority 2 (P–2) refugee designation. . (b) ARPA funds Subsection (d) of section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058c(d) (3) Use for individuals and families from Afghanistan Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an eligible grantee may use not more than 25 percent of funds provided from a payment made under this section to provide financial assistance to pay rent, utilities, and home energy costs for any individual who is, or any household comprised of members who— (A) are citizens or nationals of Afghanistan; (B) are present within the United States; and (C) have— (i) been granted special immigrant status as described in section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (ii) received Priority 2 (P–2) refugee designation. .

Summary: Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021 This bill allows state and local governments receiving emergency rental assistance funds for unemployed persons, persons with hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and persons at risk of homelessness to use some of those funds to provide rent and utility assistance to certain individuals and families from Afghanistan. The funds may be used to provide such assistance to individuals and families who are citizens or nationals of Afghanistan, who are present within the United States, and who have been granted special immigrant status or have received priority 2 refugee designation. A special immigrant is an immigrant who qualifies for a permanent residence after meeting certain criteria. A priority 2 refugee designation grants U.S. Refugee Admissions Program access to certain immigrants, including Afghan immigrants who do not qualify as special immigrants but who may be at risk because of their U.S. affiliation.
To prohibit the United States Government from charging fees to citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States in exchange for evacuation from a foreign country due to an emergency situation of a military nature, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the United States Government from charging fees to citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States in exchange for evacuation from a foreign country due to an emergency situation of a military nature, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition on Government fees for evacuating United States persons from foreign countries due to emergency situations of a military nature (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that all United States citizens behind enemy lines should be rescued to the best ability of the United States Armed Forces. (b) Prohibition on charge for evacuation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal department or agency of the United States may charge any individual who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States a fee in exchange for providing the individual with an evacuation from a foreign country due to an emergency situation of a military nature.

Summary: This bill prohibits a federal department or agency from charging a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident a fee in exchange for evacuating them from a foreign country due to a military emergency.
Expediting Civil Litigation Against the Executive Act of 2021

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the expedited review of actions to which the President is a party, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expediting Civil Litigation Against the Executive Act of 2021 2. Expedited review of actions to which the President is a party (a) In general Chapter 190 5002. Expedited review of actions to which the President is a party (a) In general With respect to a covered civil action, the following shall apply: (1) The court shall advance on the docket and expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of such civil action. (2) Upon the request of a party, the civil action shall be heard by a three-judge panel pursuant to section 2284. (3) An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the United States from any final judgment in such a civil action, and if it has not previously ruled on the question, the Supreme Court shall accept jurisdiction over the appeal, advance the appeal on the docket, and expedite the appeal to the greatest extent possible. (b) Definition In this section, the term covered civil action (1) (A) the President has a personal financial interest; or (B) the President’s conduct is alleged to constitute sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct; (2) the President is properly joined as a party; and (3) the complainant has stated a valid claim upon which relief can be granted. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 190 5002. Expedited review of actions to which the President is a party. .

Summary: Expediting Civil Litigation Against the Executive Act of 2021 This bill requires courts to expedite the disposition of certain covered civil actions in which the President is a party. The bill also provides for expedited direct appeals of these cases to the Supreme Court. A covered civil action is an action in which the President either has a personal financial interest or is alleged to have committed sexual misconduct, the President is properly joined as a party, and the complainant has a valid claim upon which relief may be granted.
Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit executive branch officials from engaging in election interference, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act 2. Interference by executive branch officials and government employees Section 595 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting a President or Vice President or administrative employees (2) by inserting a President or Vice President, or a person employed (3) by striking or imprisoned not more than one year, or imprisoned not more than 3 years, 3. Coercion of political activity Section 610 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after for any person , including a President or Vice President,

Summary: Preventing Presidential Election Interference Act This bill expands the prohibition on engaging in election interference and increases criminal penalties for violations. In particular, the bill prohibits the President and Vice President from using their authority to interfere with or affect an election.
First Time Homeowner Savings Plan Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount that can be withdrawn without penalty from individual retirement plans as first-time homebuyer distributions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Time Homeowner Savings Plan Act 2. Increase in limitation on penalty-free first-time homebuyer distributions (a) In general Section 72(t)(8)(B)(i) $10,000 $25,000 (b) Inflation adjustment Section 72(t)(8) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2022, the $25,000 amount in subparagraph (B)(i) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year 2021 calendar year 1992 Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made December 31, 2021, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: First Time Homeowner Savings Plan Act This bill increases from $10,000 to $25,000 the aggregate amount a taxpayer may withdraw, without penalty, from a tax-exempt retirement plan as a first-time homebuyer distribution.