hheiden/us-congress-117-bills huggingface dataset:
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Bill: H.R.3455 | Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D-FL)
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
This bill modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government.
The bill prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark had been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national.
Under the bill, the prohibition shall not apply if the original trademark owner, or a successor, has expressly consented to the enforcement action.
The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of 
 certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial 
                                 names.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Stolen Trademarks Honored in 
America Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.

    Section 211 of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A 
of Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-88) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``by a designated national''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period ``that was used 
                in connection with a business or assets that were 
                confiscated unless the original owner of the mark, 
                trade name, or commercial name, or the bonafide 
                successor-in-interest has expressly consented'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``by a designated 
        national or its successor-in-interest'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
            (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section shall apply only 
if the person or entity asserting the rights knew or had reason to know 
at the time when the person or entity acquired the rights asserted that 
the mark, trade name, or commercial name was the same as or 
substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that 
was used in connection with a business or assets that were 
confiscated.''; and
            (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking ``In 
        this section:'' and all that follows through ``(2) The term'' 
        and inserting ``In this section, the term''.
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Leaker Accountability Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.7917 | Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike (R-LA)
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Leaker Accountability Act of 2022
This bill establishes a new federal crime for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees of the Supreme Court.
Specifically, the bill prohibits an officer or employee of the Supreme Court from knowingly publishing, divulging, disclosing, or making known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties of that officer or employee.
A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for the 
  unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or 
        employees of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Leaker Accountability Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. OBSTRUCTION OF SUPREME COURT DELIBERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1522. OBSTRUCTION OF SUPREME COURT DELIBERATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Whoever, while serving as an officer or employee 
of the Supreme Court, violates this section by knowingly publishing, 
divulging, disclosing, or making known in any manner or to any extent 
not authorized by law any confidential information coming to that 
officer or employee in the course of the employment or official duties 
of that officer or employee shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years 
or fined under this title, or both.
    ``(b) Confidential Information Defined.--In this section, the term 
`confidential information' includes internal notes on cases heard by 
the Supreme Court, any communication between a Justice of the Supreme 
Court and an employee or officer of the Supreme Court or communication 
between officers and employees of the Supreme Court on a matter pending 
before the Supreme Court, a draft opinion, a final opinion prior to the 
date on which such opinion is released to the public, personal 
information of a Justice of the Supreme Court that is not otherwise 
legally available to the public, and any other information designated 
to be confidential by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court prior to 
the date on which a violation of subsection (a) occurs.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1522. Obstruction of Supreme Court deliberations.''.
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Social Determinants of Health Data Analysis Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.4026 | Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. (R-TX)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Social Determinants of Health Data Analysis Act of 2021
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on actions taken by the Department of Health and Human Services to address social determinants of health, including how data collection about social determinants of health complies with relevant privacy laws.
Social determinants of health are nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes, such as income, educational attainment, and place of residence.

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to 
Congress a report on actions taken by the Secretary of Health and Human 
           Services to address social determinants of health.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Determinants of Health Data 
Analysis Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
              SERVICES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report on actions taken by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') to address social 
determinants of health. Such report shall include the following:
            (1) An analysis of how any data collection undertaken by 
        the Secretary in furtherance of such actions complies with 
        Federal and State privacy laws and regulations.
            (2) A description of any coordination undertaken by the 
        Secretary with other relevant Federal agencies and State and 
        local authorities as part of such actions.
            (3) An identification of any potential for duplication of 
        such actions or other barriers to such actions.
            (4) Recommendations on how to foster private-public 
        partnerships, as well as how best to leverage private sector 
        efforts, to address social determinants of health.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act
Bill: H.R.901 | Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan (R-WI)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act
This bill requires the President, before providing specified sanctions relief to an Iranian person that is on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons, to certify to Congress that the person has ceased involvement in terrorism.

To prohibit the issuance of licenses or other waivers from sanctions 
  imposed pursuant to certain authorities relating to the conduct of 
                     Iran, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LICENSES AND WAIVERS.

    (a) In General.--No license or waiver may be granted with respect 
to any transaction with any foreign person described in subsection (b) 
unless the President certifies to the following committees that the 
foreign persons have ceased their involvement in terrorism:
            (1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
    (b) Sanctioned Persons.--The foreign persons described in this 
subsection are all Iranian individuals and entities included, as of 
January 20, 2021, on the list of specially designated nationals and 
blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 
the Department of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (66 
Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and prohibiting 
transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
terrorism).
    (c) Rule of Construction.--The prohibition under subsection (a) may 
not be construed to restrict or modify any general license issued by 
the Office of Foreign Asset Control relating to transactions with 
persons described in subsection (b), as in effect on January 20, 2021.
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes.
Bill: S.2978 | Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted (R-TX)
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to consider sanctioned transactions involving precious metals when assessing whether a jurisdiction, financial institution, class of transactions, or type of account is of primary money laundering concern for purposes of reporting, recordkeeping, and certain account restrictions.

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain 
  transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying 
   jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING PRECIOUS 
              METALS FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING JURISDICTIONS OF 
              PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN.

    Section 5318A(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (vii) as 
                clauses (iv) through (viii), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                            ``(iii) the extent to which the 
                        jurisdiction or financial institutions 
                        operating in that jurisdiction facilitate 
                        transactions that are related to precious 
                        metals and are subject to being blocked 
                        pursuant to sanctions imposed by the United 
                        States under any statute or Executive order;''; 
                        and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 
                clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(iv) the extent to which such financial 
                        institutions, transactions, or types of 
                        accounts are used to facilitate transactions 
                        that are related to precious metals and are 
                        subject to being blocked pursuant to sanctions 
                        imposed by the United States under any statute 
                        or Executive order;''.
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A bill to require a review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration preference for domestic suppliers.
Bill: S.1549 | Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. (D-MI)
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to undertake a comprehensive review of the domestic supplier preferences of NASA and the obligations of NASA under the federal acquisition regulations to ensure compliance, particularly with respect to federal acquisition regulations provisions that apply to foreign-based subcontractors.

To require a review of the National Aeronautics and Space 
           Administration preference for domestic suppliers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REVIEW OF PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (referred to in this 
section as ``NASA'') should, to the maximum extent practicable and with 
due consideration of foreign policy goals and obligations under Federal 
law--
            (1) use domestic suppliers of goods and services; and
            (2) ensure compliance with the Federal acquisition 
        regulations, including subcontract flow-down provisions.
    (b) Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of NASA shall 
        undertake a comprehensive review of the domestic supplier 
        preferences of NASA and the obligations of NASA under the 
        Federal acquisition regulations to ensure compliance, 
        particularly with respect to Federal acquisition regulations 
        provisions that apply to foreign-based subcontractors.
            (2) Elements.--The review under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) an assessment as to whether NASA has provided 
                funding for infrastructure of a foreign-owned company 
                or State-sponsored entity in recent years; and
                    (B) a review of any impact such funding has had on 
                domestic service providers.
    (c) Report.--The Administrator of NASA shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the review.
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Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.6711 | Sponsor: Rep. Herrell, Yvette (R-NM)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 2022
This bill prohibits federal agencies from conducting or supporting, either directly or indirectly, research that will be conducted by China's government, the Chinese Communist Party, or any agent, instrumentality, or entity belonging to or controlled by either entity.

To prohibition Federal spending on funding research in China, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING RESEARCH IN CHINA.

    The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 
Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Transportation, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or any other Federal agency 
may not directly or indirectly conduct or support, through grants, 
subgrants, contracts, cooperative agreements or other funding vehicles, 
research that will be conducted by--
            (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China or any 
        agent or instrumentality of the Government of the People's 
        Republic of China or any entity owned by or controlled by the 
        People's Republic of China; or
            (2) the Chinese Communist Party or any agent or 
        instrumentality of Chinese Communist Party or any entity owned 
        by or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
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Port Automation Improvement Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.8564 | Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob (R-OH)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Port Automation Improvement Act of 2022
This bill eliminates a specific limitation on funding with respect to expenses necessary for the Maritime Administration to implement the Port and Intermodal Improvement Program.

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act with respect to funds 
for expenses necessary to implement the Port and Intermodal Improvement 
                    Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Port Automation Improvement Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 3501(a)(12) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by striking ``, except 
that'' and all that follows through ``port terminal''.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Bill: H.R.307 | Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent (R-MS)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill authorizes specified acronyms to be included on headstones or markers that are furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to include KIA (killed in action), MIA (missing in action), and POW (prisoner of war) on a headstone or marker. Such acronyms are prohibited from counting towards any character or line limit.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on 
headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF KIA, MIA, AND POW ACRONYMS ON HEADSTONES AND 
              MARKERS FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 2306(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``A headstone or marker furnished'' and 
        inserting ``(1) A headstone or marker furnished''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall permit the following acronyms to be 
included on a headstone or marker under subsection (a), (b), or (d) of 
this section:
                    ``(i) `KIA' for an individual killed in action.
                    ``(ii) `MIA' for an individual who was missing in 
                action.
                    ``(iii) `POW' for an individual who was a prisoner 
                of war.
    ``(B) The Secretary may not count an acronym included on a 
headstone or marker under subparagraph (A) towards any character or 
line limit for such headstone or marker.''.
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To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of the House of Representatives.
Bill: H.R.9416 | Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed (D-CO)
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This bill provides a monthly allowance for housing in the Washington metropolitan area to Members who are serving in the House of Representatives.

To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of 
                     the House of Representatives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Establishment of Allowance.--There is established in the House 
of Representatives an allowance which shall be available to pay a 
housing stipend of $2,500 to each eligible Member of the House of 
Representatives for each month in which the Member serves in the House.
    (b) Conditions.--A Member is eligible to receive a stipend under 
this section if the Member submits to the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives an application which includes--
            (1) a statement that the Member will not use the Member's 
        office for personal overnight accommodations on an ongoing 
        basis; and
            (2) such other information and assurances as the Chief 
        Administrative Officer considers appropriate.
    (c) Use.--A Member shall use a stipend received under this section 
to obtain housing in the Washington metropolitan area.
    (d) Regulations.--This section shall be carried out in accordance 
with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
        includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress; 
        and
            (2) the term ``Washington metropolitan area'' means the 
        District of Columbia, the Counties of Montgomery and Prince 
        Georges in Maryland, and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, 
        Loudon, and Prince William and the Cities of Alexandria and 
        Falls Church in Virginia.
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Buffalo Tract Protection Act
Bill: H.R.5805 | Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann (D-NM)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Buffalo Tract Protection Act
This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
Any conveyance of the surface estate of such federal land shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral 
                              development.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Buffalo Tract Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land 
described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of--
            (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral 
        materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
    (b) Description.--The Federal land referred to in subsections (a) 
and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land administered by the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as 
``Tract A'', ``Tract B'', ``Tract C'', and ``Tract D'' on the map 
entitled ``Placitas, New Mexico Area Map'' and dated November 13, 2019.
    (c) Surface Estate.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the reservation of the mineral 
        estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this Act prohibits the 
        Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of 
        the Federal land described in subsection (b) in accordance 
        with--
                    (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
                1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
                    (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
                ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 
                et seq.).
            (2) Mineral estate.--Any conveyance of the surface estate 
        of the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall require a 
        reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.
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Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2022
Bill: S.5037 | Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John (R-WY)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2022
This bill prohibits implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer until the agreement is amended to remove China from the list of developing countries.

To prohibit funding for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that 
 Deplete the Ozone Layer until China is no longer defined a developing 
                                country.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act 
of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON 
              SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER UNTIL CHINA IS NO 
              LONGER DEFINED A DEVELOPING COUNTRY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
Federal funds may be obligated or expended to implement the Montreal 
Protocol until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the Parties to the Montreal Protocol have amended their 
Decision I/12E, ``Clarification of terms and definitions: developing 
countries,'' made at the First Meeting of the Parties to remove the 
People's Republic of China.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Montreal protocol.--The term ``Montreal Protocol'' 
        means the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the 
        Ozone Layer, done at Montreal September 16, 1987.
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Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.7805 | Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2022
This bill prohibits the Bureau of the Census from using questions regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in the decennial census. The bill does not apply to the American Community Survey.

To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions 
  on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial 
                    census, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Full Participation in the 
Census Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CENSUS QUESTIONS ON CITIZENSHIP, NATIONALITY, OR 
              IMMIGRATION STATUS.

    Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a questionnaire or 
survey used to carry out, or in connection with, any decennial census 
of population may not include any question regarding citizenship, 
nationality, or immigration status of the respondent, any family member 
of the respondent, or any individual living in the respondent's 
household.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the survey, conducted by the 
Secretary, commonly referred to as the `American Community Survey'.''.
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E Visa Integrity Act of 2021
Bill: S.1177 | Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike (R-UT)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
E Visa Integrity Act of 2021
This bill imposes additional requirements to acquire an E visa (for an investor or trader who is a national of a foreign country with a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States, or an Australian specialty worker).
Specifically, if an alien became the national of a foreign country with a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States through a financial investment in that foreign country and the alien had not previously received an E visa, the alien must have been domiciled in that foreign country for a continuous period of at least three years at any point before applying for an E visa.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility 
                         criteria for E visas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``E Visa Integrity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR E VISAS.

    Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(E) an alien entitled to enter the United States under 
        and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and 
        navigation between the United States and the foreign state of 
        which the alien is a national (or, in the case of an alien who 
        acquired the relevant nationality through a financial 
        investment and who has not previously been granted status under 
        this subparagraph, the foreign state of which the alien is a 
        national and in which the alien has been domiciled for a 
        continuous period of not less than 3 years at any point before 
        applying for a nonimmigrant visa under this subparagraph) and 
        the spouse and children of any such alien if accompanying or 
        following to join the alien--
                    ``(i) solely to carry on substantial trade, 
                including trade in services or trade in technology, 
                principally between the United States and the foreign 
                state of which the alien is a national;
                    ``(ii) solely to develop and direct the operations 
                of an enterprise in which the alien has invested, or is 
                actively in the process of investing, a substantial 
                amount of capital; or
                    ``(iii) solely to perform services in a specialty 
                occupation in the United States if the alien is a 
                national of the Commonwealth of Australia and with 
                respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and 
                certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
                Secretary of State that the intending employer has 
                filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under 
                section 212(t)(1).''.
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Local Resiliency Act
Bill: H.R.5280 | Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe (D-CO)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Local Resiliency Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other federal funds to assist a state or local government in planning and implementing measures and projects that will contribute to maintaining or improving military installation resilience.
Funds that are provided for projects involving the preservation, maintenance, or restoration of natural features to maintain or enhance military installation resilience may be provided in a lump sum and include an amount intended to cover future costs.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase Federal assistance 
available to State and local governments for maintaining and improving 
              military resilience, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Resiliency Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING MILITARY INSTALLATION 
              RESILIENCE.

    Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5), by adding at the end the 
        following new subparagraph:
    ``(D)(i) The Secretary of Defense may also make grants, conclude 
cooperative agreements, and supplement other Federal funds, in order to 
assist a State or local government in planning and implementing 
measures and projects that, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
will contribute to maintaining or improving military installation 
resilience. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for 
assistance under this subparagraph shall remain available until 
expended.
    ``(ii) In the case of funds provided under this subparagraph for 
projects involving the preservation, maintenance, or restoration of 
natural features for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing military 
installation resilience, such funds may be provided in a lump sum and 
include an amount intended to cover the future costs of the natural 
resource maintenance and improvement activities required for the 
preservation, maintenance, or restoration of such natural features, and 
may be placed by the recipient in an interest-bearing or other 
investment account, and any interest or income shall be applied for the 
same purposes as the principal.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``subsection 
        (b)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) (D) and (E) and 
        (5)(D) of subsection (b) and subsection (d)''.
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EQUAL Act
Bill: S.79 | Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. (D-NJ)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act or the EQUAL Act
This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
Currently, different threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties.
This bill eliminates the lower quantity thresholds for crack cocaine offenses. Under the bill, the same threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine trigger the same statutory criminal penalties.
The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. With respect to past cases, the bill authorizes resentencing of a defendant who was convicted or sentenced for a crack cocaine offense before the date of enactment.

To eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust 
Application of the Law Act'' or the ``EQUAL Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR COCAINE OFFENSES WHERE 
              THE COCAINE INVOLVED IS COCAINE BASE.

    (a) Controlled Substances Act.--The following provisions of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are repealed:
            (1) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. 
        841(b)(1)(A)).
            (2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. 
        841(b)(1)(B)).
    (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.--The following 
provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 
U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are repealed:
            (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1) (21 U.S.C. 
        960(b)(1)).
            (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2) (21 U.S.C. 
        960(b)(2)).
    (c) Applicability to Pending and Past Cases.--
            (1) Pending cases.--This section, and the amendments made 
        by this section, shall apply to any sentence imposed after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the offense 
        was committed.
            (2) Past cases.--In the case of a defendant who, before the 
        date of enactment of this Act, was convicted or sentenced for a 
        Federal offense involving cocaine base, the sentencing court 
        may, on motion of the defendant, the Bureau of Prisons, the 
        attorney for the Government, or on its own motion, impose a 
        reduced sentence after considering the factors set forth in 
        section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code.
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SAVE Act
Bill: S.2114 | Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark (D-AZ)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act or the SAVE Act
This bill expands the types of medical personnel authorized to administer or use a covered countermeasure (i.e., a qualified pandemic or epidemic product, a security countermeasure, certain drugs, biomedical products, or medical devices, or a respiratory protective device) during a federally-declared public health emergency to include specified health profession students with appropriate training in administering vaccines and supervision by a licensed health professional.

To expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the 
   Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health 
                         professional students.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Student Assisted Vaccination Effort 
Act'' or the ``SAVE Act''.

SEC. 2. QUALIFIED PERSONS.

    Section 319F-3(i)(8) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d-6d(i)(8)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) a medical, nursing, pharmacy, pharmacy 
                intern, midwife, paramedic, advanced or intermediate 
                emergency medical technician, physician assistant, 
                respiratory therapy, dental, podiatry, optometry or 
                veterinary student with--
                            ``(i) appropriate training in administering 
                        vaccines, as determined by the student's school 
                        or training program; and
                            ``(ii) supervision by an individual 
                        described in subparagraph (A); or''.
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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.6130 | Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy (R-MO)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021
This bill extends the boundary of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri to include approximately 624 acres of land related to the Newtonia Battlefield identified on the map titled Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Proposed Boundary Modification and dated September 2021.
The Department of the Interior may acquire such land by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

To modify the boundary of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in 
             the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wilson's Creek National Battlefield 
Boundary Revision Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. WILSON'S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

    Section 1(b) Public Law 86-434 (16 U.S.C. 430kk(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``The map'' 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Availability of maps.--The maps described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(1) The boundaries'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) Additional land.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The boundaries'';
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as so 
                designated) the following:
                    ``(B) Newtonia battlefield addition.--The boundary 
                of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is revised 
                to include the approximately 624 acres of land 
                identified as `Proposed Addition' on the map entitled 
                `Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Proposed Boundary 
                Modification', numbered 410/177,379, and dated 
                September 2021.''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Errors.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
                correct any clerical or typographical error in a map 
                described in subparagraph (A) or (B).''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``(2) The Secretary is authorized 
                to acquire the lands referred to in paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(2) Method of acquisition.--The Secretary of the Interior 
        may acquire the land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
        paragraph (1)''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``park'' 
                and inserting ``Wilson's Creek National Battlefield''.
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American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act
Bill: H.R.3053 | Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike (D-CA)
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in the Southern California planning area of the Outer Continental Shelf.

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas 
           leasing in the Southern California planning area.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Coasts and Oceans 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
              PLANNING AREA.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in the Southern California 
Planning Area.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or 
any other law, the Secretary of the Interior may not issue a lease for 
the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in 
the Southern California planning area, as such planning area is 
described in the document entitled `2019-2024 National OCS Oil and Gas 
Leasing Draft Proposed Program', dated January 2018, or a subsequent 
oil and gas leasing program developed under section 18 of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344).''.
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To ensure funding for the improvement of the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bill: H.R.5115 | Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. (D-VA)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill requires specified appropriations for FY2022 and FY2023 to be used by the Coast Guard to improve facilities at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, including improvements to dock or dry dock, capital equipment improvements, or dredging necessary to facilitate access to such yard.

To ensure funding for the improvement of the Coast Guard Yard in 
                          Baltimore, Maryland.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COAST GUARD YARD IMPROVEMENT.

    Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 
4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United States Code for each of fiscal years 
2022 and 2023, $175,000,000 shall be made available to the Commandant 
to improve facilities at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, 
including improvements to dock, dry dock, capital equipment 
improvements, or dredging necessary to facilitate access to such Yard.
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Crack is Whack Act
Bill: H.R.6741 | Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole (R-NY)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Crack is Whack Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to operate or control an injection center (i.e., a medically supervised injection site) in violation of a federal statute commonly known as the Crack House Statute. The statute generally prohibits making facilities available for the purpose of unlawfully using a controlled substance.
The bill also prohibits (1) federal funds from being made available to any state, local, tribal, or private entity that operates or controls such an injection center; and (2) the use of federal funds by a federal agency to purchase or provide any drug paraphernalia directly or indirectly through grants or other assistance.

To prohibit Federal funds from being used to operate or control an 
    injection center in violation of section 416 of the Controlled 
  Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856; commonly referred to as the ``Crack 
               House Statute''), and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Crack is Whack Act''.

SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR UNLAWFUL INJECTION CENTERS OR PURCHASE OF 
              DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.

    No Federal funds may be--
            (1) used by any Federal agency to operate or control, or to 
        pay the salaries of officers and employees of such an agency to 
        operate or control, an injection center in violation of section 
        416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856; commonly 
        referred to as the ``Crack House Statute'');
            (2) made available to any State, local, Tribal, or private 
        entity that operates or controls such an injection center; or
            (3) used by any Federal agency to purchase or provide any 
        drug paraphernalia (as defined in section 863 of title 18, 
        United States Code), directly or indirectly through the award 
        of grants or other assistance.
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