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Title: Transparency in Cybersecurity Initiatives for Small Contractors Act of 2021
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Transparency in Cybersecurity Initiatives for Small Contractors Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Defense to report on the effects of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework on small business concerns.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5881 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5881

   To require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the 
    effects on small businesses of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model 
  Certification framework of the Department of Defense, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2021

 Mr. Phillips (for himself and Ms. Van Duyne) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the 
    effects on small businesses of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model 
  Certification framework of the Department of Defense, 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 ``Transparency in Cybersecurity 
Initiatives for Small Contractors Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION EFFECTS ON 
              SMALL BUSINESS.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives a report on the effects of the 
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework of the Department 
of Defense on small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), including--
            (1) the estimated costs of complying with each level of the 
        framework;
            (2) any decrease in the number of small business concerns 
        that are part of the defense industrial base resulting from the 
        implementation and use of the framework; and
            (3) an explanation of how the Department of Defense will 
        mitigate the negative effects to small business concerns that 
        are part of the defense industrial base resulting from the 
        implementation and use of the framework.
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Title: Confiscating Corrupt Criminal Proceeds (CCCP) Act of 2022
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Confiscating Corrupt Criminal Proceeds (CCCP) Act of 2022
This bill authorizes forfeited property owned by a Russian or Belarusian national to be transferred to the U.S. Agency for International Development and used to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7015 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7015

 To provide for the conveyance of seized Russian and Belarusian assets 
                       to the people of Ukraine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2022

 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the conveyance of seized Russian and Belarusian assets 
                       to the people of Ukraine.

    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 ``Confiscating Corrupt Criminal 
Proceeds (CCCP) Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. USE OF CERTAIN FORFEITED ASSETS.

    Section 981(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) in the case of any property owned by a Russian or 
        Belarusian national, to the Administrator of the United States 
        Agency for International Development, to be made available to 
        provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine.''.
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Title: Territory Federal Matching Requirement Equity Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Territory Federal Matching Requirement Equity Act of 2021
This bill terminates the specified Medicaid federal matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), of 55% for U.S. territories. Under current law, a state's FMAP is generally based on the state's per capita income and may range from 50% to 83%.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2217 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2217

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to treat each territory 
as one of the 50 States for purposes of calculating the Federal medical 
           assistance percentage under the Medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2021

 Miss Gonzalez-Colon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to treat each territory 
as one of the 50 States for purposes of calculating the Federal medical 
           assistance percentage under the Medicaid program.

    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 ``Territory Federal Matching 
Requirement Equity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF STATUTORY FMAP LIMITATION FOR TERRITORIES.

    Section 1905(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``with respect to calendar 
quarters ending on or before September 30, 2021,'' before ``the Federal 
medical assistance percentage''.
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Title: Protecting the Integrity of our Biomedical Research Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Protecting the Integrity of our Biomedical Research Act of 2021
This bill requires, as a condition of receiving extramural biomedical research funding through the Department of Health and Human Services, that researchers disclose their participation in foreign talent programs.
In general, foreign talent programs are programs in which foreign states attempt to acquire U.S. scientific research or technology through recruitment programs that target scientists, engineers, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5478 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5478

    To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require 
 disclosure of participation in foreign talent programs as a condition 
         of receipt of Federal extramural biomedical research.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2021

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require 
 disclosure of participation in foreign talent programs as a condition 
         of receipt of Federal extramural biomedical research.

    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 the Integrity of our 
Biomedical Research Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. FOREIGN TALENT PROGRAMS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require disclosure 
of participation in foreign talent programs, including the provision of 
copies of all grants, contracts, or other agreements related to such 
programs, and other supporting documentation related to such programs, 
as a condition of receipt of Federal extramural biomedical research 
funding awarded through the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Title: Puerto Rico Insurance Excise Tax Exemption Act of 2021
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Puerto Rico Insurance Excise Tax Exemption Act of 2021
This bill exempts from the foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies, indemnity bonds, annuity contracts, or reinsurance policies issued by partnerships or corporations created or organized under the laws of a U.S. territory or possession. The exemption applies unless any of the covered hazards, risks, losses, or liabilities are also covered by a reinsurance policy issued by a foreign insurer or reinsurer other than the partnership or corporation.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1968 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1968

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the foreign 
 insurer excise tax certain insurance policies issued by United States 
                   territory and possession insurers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2021

 Miss Gonzalez-Colon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the foreign 
 insurer excise tax certain insurance policies issued by United States 
                   territory and possession insurers.

    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 ``Puerto Rico Insurance Excise Tax 
Exemption Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES ISSUED BY UNITED STATES TERRITORY 
              AND POSSESSION INSURERS EXEMPT FROM FOREIGN INSURER 
              EXCISE TAX.

    (a) In General.--Section 4373 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Territories and possessions.--Any policy of 
        insurance, indemnity bond, annuity contract, or policy of 
        reinsurance issued by a partnership or corporation created or 
        organized under the laws of any territory or possession of the 
        United States, unless any of the hazards, risks, losses, or 
        liabilities covered thereby are covered by a policy of 
        reinsurance issued by a foreign insurer or reinsurer (other 
        than such a partnership or corporation).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to premiums paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2021
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2021
This bill prohibits federal courts from issuing injunctive orders that bar enforcement of a federal law or policy against a nonparty, unless the nonparty is represented by a party in a class action lawsuit.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 43 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 43

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of 
             national injunctions, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2021

  Mr. Biggs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of 
             national injunctions, 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 ``Injunctive Authority Clarification 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ORDERS PURPORTING TO RESTRAIN ENFORCEMENT AGAINST NON-PARTIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-
              parties
    ``No court of the United States (and no district court of the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands) shall issue an 
order that purports to restrain the enforcement against a non-party of 
any statute, regulation, order, or similar authority, unless the non-
party is represented by a party acting in a representative capacity 
pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 155 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2285 the following:

``2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-
                            parties.''.
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Title: Blockchain Technology Coordination Act of 2021
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Blockchain Technology Coordination Act of 2021
This bill establishes a National Blockchain Technology Coordination Office within the Department of Commerce.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3543 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3543

To establish an office within the Department of Commerce to coordinate 
all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain 
               technology within the Federal Government.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2021

   Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To establish an office within the Department of Commerce to coordinate 
all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain 
               technology within the Federal Government.

    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 ``Blockchain Technology Coordination 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY COORDINATION 
              OFFICE.

    There is established within the Department of Commerce a National 
Blockchain Technology Coordination Office (in this Act referred to as 
the ``Office'') which shall be organized and led by a Director, who 
shall be appointed by the Secretary not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021
This bill extends to Indian reservations, dependent Indian communities, Indian allotments, and areas with high populations of Indians the universal service principle that telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high cost areas should be available at rates that are reasonably comparable to urban areas.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1590 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1590

       To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to 
telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas 
    with high populations of Indian people to the universal service 
 principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and 
                            high cost areas.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2021

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to 
telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas 
    with high populations of Indian people to the universal service 
 principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and 
                            high cost areas.

    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 ``Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN INDIAN COUNTRY AND AREAS WITH HIGH 
              POPULATIONS OF INDIAN PEOPLE.

    Section 254(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
254(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ``and in Indian country (as defined 
in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) and areas with high 
populations of Indian (as defined in section 19 of the Act of June 18, 
1934 (Chapter 576; 48 Stat. 988; 25 U.S.C. 5129)) people'' after ``high 
cost areas''.
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Title: To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill extends the deadline, from 2023 to 2025, for the Department of the Interior to publish a statement of findings required by the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. In particular, the bill repeals the settlement agreement on May 1, 2025, if Interior does not publish by April 30, 2025, a statement of findings that specified conditions have been fulfilled (including that Interior has entered into appropriate contracts for water rights).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5880 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5880

 To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification 
 Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2021

Mr. O'Halleran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification 
 Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, 
                        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. WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE RURAL WATER SYSTEM.

    (a) Enforceability Date.--
            (1) In general.--Section 309(d)(2) of the White Mountain 
        Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public 
        Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3088; 133 Stat. 2669) is amended by 
        striking ``2023'' each place it appears and inserting ``2025''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3(b)(2) of the White 
        Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act 
        (Public Law 110-390; 122 Stat. 4191; 124 Stat. 3092; 133 Stat. 
        2669) is amended by striking ``beginning on'' and all that 
        follows through the period at the end and inserting ``beginning 
        on May 1, 2025.''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 312(e)(2)(B) of the White Mountain Apache 
Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291; 124 
Stat. 3095) is amended by striking ``$11,000,000'' and inserting 
``$261,000,000''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Helen Fabela Chavez Memorial Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2353 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2353

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the ``Helen Fabela Chavez 
                    Memorial Post Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2021

  Mr. Vargas (for himself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
    Garamendi, Mr. Correa, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
   Sherman, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Speier, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
Swalwell, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Costa, Ms. Chu, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Thompson 
  of California, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Peters) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the ``Helen Fabela Chavez 
                    Memorial Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. HELEN FABELA CHAVEZ MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Helen Fabela Chavez Memorial 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 ``Helen 
Fabela Chavez Memorial Post Office Building''.
                                 <all>
Title: TRIPP Act
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
Trade Related Intellectual Property Protection Act or the TRIPP Act
This bill requires the President to oppose any waiver of obligations under the TRIPS Agreement (i.e., the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) held by members of the World Trade Organization unless there is an express, statutory authorization for such a waiver.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3811 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3811

To direct the President to oppose any waiver of obligations of members 
 of the World Trade Organization under the Agreement on Trade-Related 
  Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights unless a statute is enacted 
                  expressly authorizing such a waiver.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2021

  Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Hudson) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To direct the President to oppose any waiver of obligations of members 
 of the World Trade Organization under the Agreement on Trade-Related 
  Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights unless a statute is enacted 
                  expressly authorizing such a waiver.

    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 ``Trade Related Intellectual Property 
Protection Act'' or ``TRIPP Act''.

SEC. 2. OPPOSITION TO WAIVER OF OBLIGATIONS OF WTO MEMBERS UNDER THE 
              TRIPS AGREEMENT.

    The President shall oppose any waiver of obligations of members of 
the World Trade Organization under the TRIPS Agreement unless a statute 
is enacted expressly authorizing such a waiver.

SEC. 3. TRIPS AGREEMENT DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``TRIPS Agreement'' means the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in 
section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
3511(d)(15)).
                                 <all>
Title: To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the "James D. Todd United States Courthouse", and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates the building utilized as a U.S. courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the James D. Todd United States Courthouse.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6310 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6310

   To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse 
  located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the 
  ``James D. Todd United States Courthouse'', and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2021

 Mr. Kustoff (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Rose, Mrs. 
Harshbarger, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Green of Tennessee, and 
 Mr. Cooper) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse 
  located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the 
  ``James D. Todd United States Courthouse'', 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. DESIGNATION.

    The building utilized as a United States courthouse located at 111 
South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, shall be known and 
designated as the ``James D. Todd United States Courthouse'' during the 
period in which the building is utilized as a United States courthouse.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    With respect to the period in which the building referred to in 
section 1 is utilized as a United States courthouse, any reference in a 
law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to that building shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``James D. Todd United States Courthouse''.
                                 <all>
Title: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019 [sic]
This bill modifies the treatment of certain student loans in bankruptcy.
Specifically it allows private education loans to be discharged in bankruptcy regardless of whether a debtor demonstrates undue hardship. Under current law, student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy only if the loans impose an undue hardship on the debtor.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4907 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4907

       To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the 
 dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 3, 2021

    Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
  Swalwell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the 
 dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.

    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 ``Private Student Loan Bankruptcy 
Fairness Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.

    Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking ``(i)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``any program for which 
                        substantially all of the funds are provided by 
                        a'' after ``unit or''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``(ii)'' and inserting 
                        ``(B)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or'' at the end.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the 
United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination Act
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination Act
This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from jury service on the basis of their disability.
Further, the bill prohibits the disqualification of individuals from jury service who fail to meet certain qualifications (e.g., adequate proficiency in English) on the basis of their disability.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7278 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7278

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of 
  individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2022

 Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Titus, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
Tlaib, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of 
  individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability.

    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 ``Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL JURIES ON ACCOUNT OF DISABILITY.

    (a) Discrimination Prohibited.--Section 1862 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``disability,'' after ``origin,''.
    (b) Qualifications for Jury Service.--Section 1865 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) No person may be disqualified from serving on grand and petit 
juries in the district court under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection 
(b) on account of disability.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Palomares Veterans Act of 2021
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Palomares Veterans Act of 2021
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of radioactive materials at Palomares, Spain, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2580 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2580

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of 
    service connected disability for certain veterans who served in 
               Palomares, Spain, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2021

  Mrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of 
    service connected disability for certain veterans who served in 
               Palomares, Spain, 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 ``Palomares Veterans Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY FOR CERTAIN 
              VETERANS WHO SERVED IN PALOMARES, SPAIN.

    (a) Disability Compensation.--Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
                    ``(v) Onsite participation in the response effort 
                following the collision of a United States Air Force B-
                52 bomber and refueling plane that caused the release 
                of four thermonuclear weapons in the vicinity of 
                Palomares, Spain, during the period beginning January 
                17, 1966, and ending March 31, 1967.''.
    (b) Effective Date and Applicability.--
            (1) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Applicability concerning dependency and indemnity 
        compensation.--For purposes of section 1310 of title 38, United 
        States Code, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
        with respect to a death notwithstanding whether such death 
        occurred before, on, or after such date.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 Charles Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, as the "Harriet Tubman Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 Charles Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, as the "Harriet Tubman Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6039 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6039

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 501 Charles Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, as the ``Harriet 
                     Tubman Post Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2021

 Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
   Timmons, Mr. Norman, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 501 Charles Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, as the ``Harriet 
                     Tubman Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. HARRIET TUBMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 501 Charles Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Harriet Tubman 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 ``Harriet 
Tubman Post Office Building''.
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Title: Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act
This bill modifies the minimum standard for foreign government action toward the elimination of human trafficking. Specifically, an assessment of whether a government has made serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking must include consideration as to whether the government vigorously investigates, seeks to prevent, and prosecutes financial crimes associated with this trafficking.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 233 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 233

  To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include 
   financial criminal activities associated with the facilitation of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons within the factors considered as 
 indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of 
            trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2021

  Mr. Steil (for himself and Ms. Dean) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include 
   financial criminal activities associated with the facilitation of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons within the factors considered as 
 indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of 
            trafficking in persons, 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 ``Exposing the Financing of Human 
Trafficking Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FINANCIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.

    Subsection (b) of section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(13) Whether the government of the country vigorously 
        investigates, seeks to prevent, and prosecutes financial 
        criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe 
        forms of trafficking in persons.''.
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Title: Community Finance Language Inclusion Act of 2022
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Community Finance Language Inclusion Act of 2022
This bill allows the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to provide outreach and resources for non-English speaking individuals or individuals with limited English proficiency. The fund provides monetary awards and technical assistance to qualifying financial institutions to increase access to capital in underserved communities.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9266 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9266

 To amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions 
    Act of 1994 to include in technical assistance provided by the 
  Community Development Financial Institutions Fund resources for non-
         English speaking individuals, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2022

 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Ms. Dean, Mr. Auchincloss, and Mr. 
 Garcia of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions 
    Act of 1994 to include in technical assistance provided by the 
  Community Development Financial Institutions Fund resources for non-
         English speaking individuals, 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 ``Community Finance Language Inclusion 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF RESOURCES FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS IN 
              TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY 
              DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND.

    Section 108(c)(1) of the Community Development Banking and 
Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4707(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and development'' and inserting ``, 
        development''; and
            (2) by striking ``products.'' and inserting ``products, and 
        the provision of outreach and resources for non-English 
        speaking individuals or individuals with limited English 
        proficiency.''.
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Title: Paris Agreement Constitutional Treaty Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Paris Agreement Constitutional Treaty Act
This bill prohibits taking any action to carry out the goals of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—commonly known as the Paris Agreement—unless the Senate first ratifies the agreement. Further, the bill prohibits the use of any funds to advance the agreement.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 376 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 376

    To require the advice and consent to ratification of the Paris 
Agreement by the United States Senate before any action may be taken to 
  carry out the goals of the Paris Agreement, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2021

Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Good of Virginia, 
    Mr. Budd, Mr. Mooney, Ms. Herrell, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. 
Pfluger, Mr. Cline, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the advice and consent to ratification of the Paris 
Agreement by the United States Senate before any action may be taken to 
  carry out the goals of the Paris Agreement, 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 ``Paris Agreement Constitutional 
Treaty Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATY OBLIGATIONS.

    No action may be taken to carry out the goals of the Paris 
Agreement, including any action, agenda, agreement, platform, or plan, 
unless the Senate first adopts a resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification of the Paris Agreement.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ADVANCE THE PARIS AGREEMENT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law and section 2, no funds 
are authorized to be appropriated, obligated, or expended to take any 
action to advance the Paris Agreement.

SEC. 4. PARIS AGREEMENT DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``Paris Agreement'' means the decision by the 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's 21st Conference 
of Parties in Paris, France, adopted December 12, 2015.
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