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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5023 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a website that provides 
information relating to the business environment of each State, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 13, 2021 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. JOHNSON of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a website 
that provides information relating to the business envi-
ronment of each State, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Website for Economies 
of Business-friendly States Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘WEBS 
Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEBSITE ON STATE 
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
establish a publicly available website that provides infor-
mation relating to the business environment of each State 
that may be relevant to a person considering establishing 
a business in the State or relocating a business to the 
State. 
(b) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—The website 
established under subsection (a) shall include the following 
information with respect to each State: 
(1) A description of State business income and 
payroll taxes. 
(2) A description of incentives for establishing 
a business in the State or relocating a business to 
the State. 
(3) Additional incentives offered by metropoli-
tan areas of the State. 
(4) Average cost of living in the State. 
(5) A description of the minimum wage require-
ments of the State. 
(6) A description of job training programs 
available in the State. 
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(7) A description of colleges, universities, and 
research institutions located in the State. 
(8) Contact information for the business devel-
opment office (or other equivalent office) of the 
State. 
(9) Information about opportunity zones in the 
State. 
(10) Such other information described in sub-
section (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate 
described in a rule issued under section 553 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(c) INFORMATION FROM THE BUREAU OF THE CEN-
SUS.—The Secretary shall consult with the Director of the 
Bureau of the Census to obtain information relevant to 
the implementation of the website established under sub-
section (a). 
(d) APPEALS PROCESS.—Not later than the date on 
which the website is established under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall establish a process by which— 
(1) a State may file with the Secretary an ap-
peal challenging particular information on such 
website as being inaccurate; and 
(2) if the State demonstrates in such appeal 
that such information is inaccurate, the Secretary 
shall correct such information. 
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(e) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Secretary shall, at least 
annually, verify that the website established under sub-
section (a) is up-to-date. 
(f) INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the United 
States Trade Representative, shall promote the website es-
tablished under subsection (a) among foreign persons who 
may be considering relocating a business to the United 
States or otherwise investing in the United States. 
(g) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each State of the United States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and each commonwealth, territory, or 
possession of the United States. 
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