hheiden/us-congress-117-bills huggingface dataset:
Menstrual Products in Federal Buildings Act
Bill: H.R.2478 | Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace (D-NY)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Menstrual Products in Federal Buildings Act
This bill requires federal agencies to ensure that menstrual products are stocked in, and made available free of charge in, restrooms (except for those for use by men) in public buildings that are open to the public, including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Capitol and its associated buildings.

To increase the availability of menstrual products in certain public 
                   buildings, 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 ``Menstrual Products in Federal 
Buildings Act''.

SEC. 2. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

    (a) Requirement.--Each appropriate authority shall ensure that 
menstrual products are stocked in, and available free of charge in, 
each covered restroom in each covered public building under the 
jurisdiction of such authority.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate authority.--The term ``appropriate 
        authority'' means the head of a Federal agency, the Architect 
        of the Capitol, or other official authority responsible for the 
        operation of a covered public building.
            (2) Covered public building.--The term ``covered public 
        building'' means a public building, as defined in section 3301 
        of title 40, United States Code, that is open to the public and 
        contains a public restroom, and includes a building listed in 
        section 6301 or 5101 of such title.
            (3) Covered restroom.--The term ``covered restroom'' means 
        a restroom in a covered public building, except for a restroom 
        designated solely for use by men.
            (4) Menstrual products.--The term ``menstrual products'' 
        means sanitary napkins and tampons that conform to applicable 
        industry standards.
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District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act
Bill: H.R.4206 | Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act
This bill declares that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised by such person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as may be provided under a District law.

To provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against 
  the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law 
                  enacted by the District of Columbia.

    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 ``District of Columbia Clemency Home 
Rule Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO GRANT CLEMENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA LAW FOR OFFENSES AGAINST DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Authority Described.--The authority to grant clemency for 
offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised by such 
person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as may be 
provided under law enacted by the District of Columbia.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
affect any authority exercised by the President or the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia prior to the effective date of any law enacted by 
the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act with respect to the 
authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of 
Columbia.
    (c) Clemency Defined.--In this Act, the term ``clemency'' means a 
pardon, reprieve, or commutation of sentence, or a remission of a fine 
or other financial penalty.
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Neighbors Not Enemies Act
Bill: S.3690 | Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. (D-HI)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Neighbors Not Enemies Act
This bill repeals provisions authorizing the President to apprehend and remove from the United States the citizens of a particular nation, if the United States has declared war against that nation or that nation has threatened an invasion against the United States.

To repeal the Alien Enemies Act.

    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 ``Neighbors Not Enemies Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ALIEN ENEMIES ACT.

    Sections 4067 through 4070 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (50 U.S.C. 21-24) are repealed.
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A bill to designate certain future interstates and high priority corridors in Kentucky, and for other purposes.
Bill: S.1091 | Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill designates the Louie B. Nunn (Cumberland) Expressway from the interchange with the Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset, Kentucky, as (1) a high priority corridor on the National Highway System, (2) a segment of the Interstate System where vehicles are subject to a weight limitation, and (3) Interstate Route I-365.

To designate certain future interstates and high priority corridors in 
                   Kentucky, 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. LOUIE B. NUNN CUMBERLAND EXPRESSWAY.

    (a) Designation as High Priority Corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(92) The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway from the 
        interchange with Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east 
        to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset, 
        Kentucky.''.
    (b) Designation as Future Interstate.--Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-240; 109 Stat. 597; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ``and subsection (c)(91)'' and inserting 
``subsection (c)(91), and subsection (c)(92)''.
    (c) Numbering of Parkway.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-240; 109 Stat. 598; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ``The route referred to in subsection (c)(92) is 
designated as Interstate Route I-365.''.
    (d) Operation of Vehicles.--Section 127(l)(3)(A) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), in the first 
        sentence, by striking ``clauses (i) through (iv) of this 
        subparagraph'' and inserting ``clauses (i) through (v)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland 
                        Expressway (to be designated as a spur of 
                        Interstate Route 65) from the interchange with 
                        Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east 
                        to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in 
                        Somerset, Kentucky.''.
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Blocking Joseph Robinette Biden’s Overreaching Vaccine Mandates Act
Bill: H.R.5450 | Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana (R-TN)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Blocking Joseph Robinette Biden's Overreaching Vaccine Mandates Act
This bill restricts implementation and enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services may not require, as a condition of participation in the programs, that providers mandate COVID-19 vaccination for their employees, or otherwise penalize participating providers that do not mandate such vaccination.
The bill also prohibits the use of federal funds to implement or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement or enforce a COVID-19 
                vaccine mandate, 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 ``Blocking Joseph Robinette Biden's 
Overreaching Vaccine Mandates Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF FUNDING FOR COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds may be used to implement or 
enforce (including through promulgation of any rule or regulation) a 
COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
    (b) Definitions.--In this and the next section:
            (1) COVID-19 vaccine.--The term ``COVID-19 vaccine'' means 
        an immunization that is intended to prevent or mitigate 
        coronavirus disease 2019 (or SARS-CoV-2).
            (2) COVID-19 vaccine mandate.--The term ``COVID-19 vaccine 
        mandate'' means--
                    (A) any requirement that a person, including a 
                Federal employee or an individual performing work or in 
                connection with a contractor with the Federal 
                Government, receive a COVID-19 vaccine; or
                    (B) any requirement that an employer require an 
                employee or independent contractor to receive a COVID-
                19 vaccine.
            (3) Employer.--The term ``employer'' means a person engaged 
        in a business affecting commerce who has employees or 
        independent contractors. Such term includes a State or 
        political subdivision of a State but does not include the 
        United States.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE 
              UNDER THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS.

    Notwithstanding any provision of title XI, XVIII, or XIX of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 1395 et seq., 1396 et 
seq.), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not--
            (1) require a health care provider, as a condition of 
        participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program to mandate 
        vaccination of employees against COVID-19; or
            (2) otherwise penalize such a provider for such provider's 
        failure to so mandate such vaccination.
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End Dark Money Act
Bill: H.R.327 | Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason (D-CO)
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
End Dark Money Act

To repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Internal Revenue 
  Service to bring transparency to the political activity of certain 
                        nonprofit organizations.

    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 ``End Dark Money Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION OF USE OF FUNDS BY INTERNAL REVENUE 
              SERVICE TO BRING TRANSPARENCY TO POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF 
              CERTAIN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 122 of the Financial Services and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (division E of Public Law 116-260) shall have 
no force or effect during fiscal year 2021.
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Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.3086 | Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt (D-PA)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021
This bill (1) prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate employees within a pay locality, except with respect to the pay locality designated as Rest of United States; and (2) requires the OPM to ensure that this bill shall not have the effect of reducing the rate of basic pay for an individual serving as a prevailing rate employee.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of local wage 
        areas allowable within a General Schedule pay locality.

    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 ``Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. LIMITING THE NUMBER OF LOCAL WAGE AREAS DEFINED WITHIN A 
              GENERAL SCHEDULE PAY LOCALITY.

    (a) Local Wage Area Limitation.--Section 5343(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ``(but such'' and 
        all that follows through ``are employed)'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period after 
        ``Islands'' and inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the Office of Personnel Management shall define not 
        more than 1 local wage area within a pay locality, except that 
        this paragraph shall not apply to the pay locality designated 
        as `Rest of United States'.''.
    (b) General Schedule Pay Locality Defined.--Section 5342(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period after 
        ``employee'' and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) `pay locality' has the meaning given that term under 
        section 5302.''.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

    The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe 
any regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act, 
including regulations to ensure that the enactment of this Act shall 
not have the effect of reducing any rate of basic pay payable to any 
individual who is serving as a prevailing rate employee (as defined 
under section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code).

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply on and after the first 
day of the first full pay period beginning at least 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act
Bill: H.R.8972 | Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. (D-NY)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act
This bill allows a surviving spouse of a Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity compensation.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow a surviving spouse of a 
Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special pension concurrently with 
     dependency and indemnity compensation, 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 ``Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of 
Honor Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF MEDAL OF HONOR SPECIAL PENSION PROVISIONS TO 
              ALLOW CONCURRENT BENEFITS.

    Section 1562(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subparagraph (C).
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American Telecommunications Security Act
Bill: S.2474 | Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom (R-AR)
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
American Telecommunications Security Act
This bill prohibits the use of certain funds to purchase communications equipment or services determined to pose a national security risk.

To prohibit the use of funds made available under the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021 to purchase communications equipment or services that 
                     pose a national security risk.

    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 Telecommunications Security 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE COMMUNICATIONS 
              EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES POSING NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.

    (a) In General.--The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 
117-2; 135 Stat. 4) is amended by adding at the end the following:

      ``TITLE XII--NATIONAL SECURITY RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS

``SEC. 12001. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE COMMUNICATIONS 
              EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES POSING NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.

    ``None of the funds made available under this Act or an amendment 
made by this Act may be used to purchase any covered communications 
equipment or service, as defined in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in 
section 2 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is amended by adding 
at the end the following:

      ``TITLE XII--NATIONAL SECURITY RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS

``Sec. 12001. Prohibition on use of funds to purchase communications 
                            equipment or services posing national 
                            security risk.''.
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Mentoring and Supporting Families Act
Bill: H.R.2312 | Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Dwight (D-PA)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Mentoring and Supporting Families Act
This bill establishes demonstration projects for peer support, mentoring, and career coaching under the Health Profession Opportunity Grants program, which supports organizations that provide low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations.
Specifically, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) must award grants to organizations that provide case management plans to help participants develop workforce skills on an ongoing basis. The ACF must give preference to project applications that provide participants with a cash stipend.

To provide for the use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career 
     coaching in demonstration projects conducted under the health 
 profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social 
                             Security Act.

    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 ``Mentoring and Supporting Families 
Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF PEER SUPPORT, PEER MENTORING, AND CAREER COACHING.

    Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g) is 
amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and 
(e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Use of Peer Support, Peer Mentoring, and Career Coaching.--
            ``(1) Preference in considering applications.--In 
        considering applications for a grant under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give preference to--
                    ``(A) applications that include opportunities for 
                peer support or peer mentoring, and make career 
                coaching available, as part of the case management 
                plan; and
                    ``(B) applications that include a commitment to 
                providing project participants with a monthly cash 
                stipend equivalent to 50 percent of the Federal poverty 
                level.
            ``(2) Inclusion among support services.--A project for 
        which a grant is made under this section shall include case 
        management plans that include career coaching (with the option 
        to offer appropriate peer support and mentoring opportunities 
        to help develop soft skills and social capital), which may be 
        offered on an ongoing basis before, during, and after initial 
        training as part of a career pathway model.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2021.
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14011 Clarkdale Avenue in Norwalk, California, as the "Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building".
Bill: H.R.7173 | Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. (D-CA)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 14011 Clarkdale Avenue in Norwalk, California, as the ``Esteban E. 
                     Torres Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. ESTEBAN E. TORRES POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 14011 Clarkdale Avenue in Norwalk, California, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Esteban E. 
Torres Post Office Building''.
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Say No to Indoctrination Act
Bill: H.R.4698 | Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess (R-UT)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Say No to Indoctrination Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to teach or advance concepts that separate individuals based on race, color, or national origin; assign characteristics to individuals based on race, color, or national origin; or imply that the United States is an inherently racist country.

To prevent the use of Federal funds to advance discriminatory concepts, 
                        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 ``Say No to Indoctrination Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    No Federal funds may be appropriated, obligated, or expended to 
teach or advance concepts that--
            (1) separate individuals based on race, color, or national 
        origin;
            (2) assign characteristics or assumptions to individuals 
        based on race, color, or national origin; or
            (3) state or imply that the United States is an inherently 
        racist country.
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To limit the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense pending action on certain amphibious shipbuilding programs, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.3885 | Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. (R-VA)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill limits the availability of funds available for FY2022 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation until the Department of the Navy enters into a contract for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.

To limit the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense pending action on certain amphibious shipbuilding programs, 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. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND EXTENSION OF 
              PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.

    (a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense for the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until 
the date on which the Secretary of the Navy enters into a contract 
pursuant to section 124 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).
    (b) Extension of Procurement Authority.--Section 124(a)(1) of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended by striking ``fiscal 
year 2021'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2021 and 2022''.
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Public Transportation Accessibility Study Act
Bill: H.R.4183 | Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan (D-MN)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Public Transportation Accessibility Study Act
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to report on the accessibility of public transportation to residents of areas of concentrated poverty.

To require the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to 
Congress on the accessibility of public transportation for residents of 
         areas of concentrated poverty, 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 ``Public Transportation Accessibility 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR RESIDENTS 
              OF AREAS OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes--
            (1) a description of the unique challenges that residents 
        of areas of concentrated poverty face when using public 
        transportation; and
            (2) an assessment of the accessibility of federally funded 
        public transportation for residents of areas of concentrated 
        poverty.
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VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.1882 | Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente (D-TX)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021
This bill adds the Rural Development Voucher Program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA).
Specifically, it extends VAWA's housing protections (e.g., protection from eviction or denial of housing) to residents and applicants under the Rural Development Voucher Program who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include the rural 
development voucher program as a covered housing 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 ``VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. COVERED HOUSING PROGRAMS.

    Paragraph (3) of section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(J) rural development housing voucher assistance 
                provided by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to 
                section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
                1490r), without regard to subsection (b) of such 
                section, and applicable appropriation Acts; and''.
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Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.8779 | Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. (D-MA)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022
The bill requires the Department of State, in its biannual report on overseas capital construction projects, to explain when cost estimates exceed 15% of initial estimates, to explain when estimated project completion exceeds initial estimates by 180 days, and to list whether the State Department has any stop work orders on project components.

To amend the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 to 
 modify the biannual report on overseas capital construction projects.

    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 ``Embassy Construction Accountability 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO BIANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSEAS CAPITAL 
              CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 118 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323; 22 U.S.C. 
304) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and the Committees on Appropriations'' 
        and inserting ``, the Committees on Appropriations''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``House of Representatives,'' the 
        following: ``, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives''.
    (b) Contents.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the 
        period the following: ``and, when the current cost estimate 
        exceeds the initial cost estimate by 15 percent or more, an 
        explanation of the causal or contributing factors resulting in 
        the increased estimated cost, as well as how the Department 
        plans to mitigate the risk of further potential cost 
        increases''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) If the current date of estimated completion reported 
        under paragraph (9) exceeds the date of estimated completion 
        reported under paragraph (8) by 180 days or more, a description 
        of the causal or contributing factors that resulted in the 
        revised estimated completion date, as well as how the 
        Department plans to mitigate the operational impacts of the 
        delay.
            ``(11) Whether the Department has issued a stop-work order 
        or suspension-of-work order on any component or subset of the 
        project, the expected duration of any such order, and the 
        justification for any such order.''.
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Protect Our Children's Schools Act
Bill: S.4586 | Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted (R-TX)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Protect Our Children's Schools Act
This bill requires certain unobligated federal COVID-19 relief funds to be made available to local educational agencies for keeping elementary and secondary schools physically secure.

To keep schools physically secure using unobligated Federal funds 
 available to the Secretary of Education to respond to the coronavirus.

    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 ``Protect Our Children's Schools 
Act''.

SEC. 2. KEEPING SCHOOLS PHYSICALLY SECURE.

    The unobligated balance of funds made available to carry out 
section 18003 of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136; 20 
U.S.C. 3401 note), section 313 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (division M of Public Law 116-
260; 134 Stat. 1929), and section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act 
of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 20 U.S.C. 3401 note) shall be made available 
to local educational agencies to keep the elementary schools and 
secondary schools served by such agencies physically secure.
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Ensuring America’s Critical Infrastructure Act
Bill: H.R.9337 | Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny (R-TX)
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Ensuring America's Critical Infrastructure Act
This bill expands the definition of critical infrastructure under the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 in the USA PATRIOT Act. The term currently means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, or national public health or safety.
The bill includes certain sectors as part of the existing definition, including communications, dams, emergency services, energy, financial services, food and agriculture, healthcare, information technology, transportation systems, and water and wastewater systems.

To amend the USA PATRIOT Act to designate critical infrastructures, 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 America's Critical 
Infrastructure Act''.

SEC. 2. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED.

    Section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Critical Infrastructure Defined.--In this section, the term 
`critical infrastructure'--
            ``(1) means systems and assets, whether physical or 
        virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or 
        destruction of such systems and assets would have a 
        debilitating impact on security, national economic security, 
        national public health or safety, or any combination of those 
        matters; and
            ``(2) includes the following sectors:
                    ``(A) Chemical.
                    ``(B) Commercial facilities.
                    ``(C) Communications.
                    ``(D) Critical manufacturing.
                    ``(E) Dams.
                    ``(F) Defense industrial base.
                    ``(G) Emergency services.
                    ``(H) Energy.
                    ``(I) Financial services.
                    ``(J) Food and agriculture.
                    ``(K) Government facilities.
                    ``(L) Healthcare and public health.
                    ``(M) Information technology.
                    ``(N) Nuclear reactors, materials, and waste.
                    ``(O) Transportation systems.
                    ``(P) Water and wastewater systems.''.
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Supporting Families of the Fallen Act
Bill: H.R.3793 | Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip (R-TX)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Supporting Families of the Fallen Act
This bill increases from $400,000 to $500,000 the maximum coverage amount for members (or former members) of a uniformed service under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the maximum 
    amount of a policy under the Veterans' Group Life Insurance and 
     Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, 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 ``Supporting Families of the Fallen 
Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE, SERVICEMEMBER GROUP LIFE 
              INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``$400,000'' and inserting 
``$500,000''.
    (b) Effective Date and Determination of the Secretary.--This Act 
shall take effect on the later of--
            (1) 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the 1st date on which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        determines that--
                    (A) the new maximum amount and the premiums for 
                such amount are administratively and actuarially sound 
                for the insurance program; and
                    (B) this change will not result in such program 
                operating at a loss.
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To amend title 28, United States Code, to expand the definition of "other institutions" for purposes of acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.592 | Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. (R-TN)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill expands the scope of entities that are authorized to access criminal identification records (e.g., fingerprints) from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Current law authorizes the FBI to exchange criminal identification and other records with authorized officials of the federal government, states tribes, cities, and penal and other institutions. The term other institutions includes railroad police departments and campus police departments.
This bill includes police departments of private resorts as other institutions that are authorized to access criminal identification records from the FBI.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to expand the definition of 
 ``other institutions'' for purposes of acquisition, preservation, and 
   exchange of identification records and information, 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. DEFINITION OF ``OTHER INSTITUTIONS'' EXPANDED.

    Section 534(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) police departments serving census-designated private 
        resorts which perform the administration of criminal justice 
        and have arrest powers pursuant to a State statute, which 
        allocate a substantial part of their annual budget to the 
        administration of criminal justice, and which meet training 
        requirements established by law or ordinance for law 
        enforcement officers.''.
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Flood Insurance Flexibility Act
Bill: S.2831 | Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike (R-UT)
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Flood Insurance Flexibility Act
This bill requires the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to refund the appropriate amount of the premiums paid for flood insurance coverage if an insured cancels an NFIP policy and obtains non-NFIP coverage.

To require the National Flood Insurance Program to accept mid-term 
   cancellations of flood insurance coverage if the insured acquires 
                         alternative coverage.

    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 ``Flood Insurance Flexibility Act''.

SEC. 2. REFUND OF PREMIUMS.

    Chapter I of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4011 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1307 (42 U.S.C. 
4014) the following:

``SEC. 1307A. REFUND OF PREMIUMS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `new alternate policy', with respect to an 
        NFIP policy, means another policy for duplicate flood insurance 
        coverage for the same property obtained from a source other 
        than the National Flood Insurance Program under this title; and
            ``(2) the term `NFIP policy' means a policy for flood 
        insurance coverage for a property that is made available under 
        this title.
    ``(b) Required Refund.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if at any time an insured under an NFIP policy cancels the policy 
because a new alternate policy has been obtained, the Administrator 
shall refund to the former insured a portion of the premiums paid for 
the coverage made available under this title, as determined consistent 
with industry practice according to the portion of the term of the NFIP 
policy for which coverage was in effect, but only if a copy of the 
declarations page of the new alternate policy is provided to the 
Administrator.
    ``(c) Effective Date of Cancellation.--For purposes of this 
section, a cancellation of an NFIP policy for the reason specified in 
subsection (b) shall be effective--
            ``(1) on the effective date of the new alternate policy, if 
        the Administrator receives the request for the cancellation 
        during the 180-day period beginning on the effective date of 
        the new alternate policy; or
            ``(2) on the date of the receipt by the Administrator of 
        the request for cancellation, if the Administrator receives the 
        request after the 180-day period beginning on the effective 
        date of the new alternate policy.''.
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Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021
Bill: S.897 | Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni (R-IA)
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021
This bill increases the limitation on the exclusion from employee gross income for employer-paid dependent care assistance from $5,000 to $10,500.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation 
        of the exclusion for dependent care assistance programs.

    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 ``Improving Child Care for Working 
Families Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION OF EXCLUSION FOR DEPENDENT CARE 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 129(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``$5,000 ($2,500'' and inserting 
``$10,500 (half such dollar amount''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts paid or incurred in calendar years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act
Bill: H.R.2258 | Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory (R-FL)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act
This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds for an award year in which the IHE employs an instructor who, while employed at the IHE and providing direct instruction to students, received funds from the Chinese Community Party. An IHE may regain eligibility for federal funds by demonstrating to the Department of Education that it no longer employs such instructor.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the award of 
     Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ 
   instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, 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 ``Protecting Higher Education from 
Foreign Threats Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OF INSTRUCTORS FUNDED BY THE CHINESE 
              COMMUNIST PARTY.

    Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 117 the following:

``SEC. 117A. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OF INSTRUCTORS FUNDED BY THE 
              CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.

    ``(a) Restriction on Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no institution of higher education shall be eligible 
to receive funds or any other form of financial assistance under any 
Federal program for an award year in which the institution employs an 
CCP-funded instructor.
    ``(b) Resumption of Eligibility.--An institution of higher 
education that loses eligibility to receive funds for an award year as 
described in subsection (a) may regain eligibility to receive such 
funds in a subsequent award year by demonstrating, to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary, that the institution no longer employs a CCP-funded 
instructor.
    ``(c) CCP-Funded Instructor Defined.--In this section, the term 
`CCP-funded instructor' means a professor, teacher, or any other 
individual who--
            ``(1) provides instruction directly to the students of an 
        institution of higher education; and
            ``(2) received funds, directly or indirectly, from the 
        Chinese Communist Party while employed by such institution.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2021
Bill: S.522 | Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James (R-OK)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2021
This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.

To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to 
  include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed 
                                 rule.

    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 ``Providing Accountability Through 
Transparency Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO POST A 100-WORD SUMMARY TO REGULATIONS.GOV.

    Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 
        100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, 
        that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 
        206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) 
        (commonly known as regulations.gov).''.
                                                        Calendar No. 79

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 522

                          [Report No. 117-25]

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To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal for the purpose of seizing the assets of certain Russian citizens, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.6869 | Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance (R-TX)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill authorizes the President to issue letters of marque and reprisal to privately armed individuals and entities to seize the assets of certain Russian citizens.
Specifically, the holder of such a letter shall be authorized to employ all means reasonably necessary to seize any asset, such as a yacht or plane, outside of the United States that belongs to a Russian citizen on the Office of Foreign Asset Control's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.

To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of 
 marque and reprisal for the purpose of seizing the assets of certain 
               Russian citizens, 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. ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL FOR PURPOSE OF 
              SEIZING ASSETS OF CERTAIN RUSSIAN CITIZENS.

    (a) Authority of President.--The President of the United States is 
authorized and requested to commission, under officially issued letters 
of marque and reprisal, so many of privately armed and equipped persons 
and entities as, in the judgment of the President, the service may 
require, with suitable instructions to the leaders thereof, to employ 
all means reasonably necessary to seize outside the geographic 
boundaries of the United States and its territories any yacht, plane, 
or other asset of any Russian citizen who is on the List of Specially 
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.
    (b) Security Bonds.--No letter of marque and reprisal shall be 
issued by the President without requiring the posting of a security 
bond in such amount as the President shall determine is sufficient to 
ensure that the letter be executed according to the terms and 
conditions thereof.
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