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Title: Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2021
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 121 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 121

To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
 Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2021

 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
 Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws.

    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 ``Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) On average, more than 100,000 people in the United 
        States are shot in murders, assaults, and other crimes and more 
        than 32,000 people die from gun violence annually, including 
        2,677 children under 18 years of age.
            (2) Many of these crimes were committed by people who never 
        should have been able to purchase a gun.
            (3) Each year hundreds of law enforcement officers lose 
        their lives to gun violence, having been shot to death while 
        protecting their communities.
            (4) Millions of guns are sold every year in ``no questions 
        asked'' transactions and experts estimate that 40 percent of 
        guns now sold in the United States are sold without a 
        background check of the purchaser.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES 
              AGENTS AND INVESTIGATORS.

    The Attorney General may hire 200 individuals to serve as agents 
and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, in addition to any individuals so serving as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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Title: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit chromium-6 in drinking water. Specifically, the bill directs the EPA to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6, which must include a filtration requirement. Adverse health effects associated with exposure to chromium-6 include some types of cancer. Chromium-6 occurs naturally and it is also produced by industrial processes. It is used in coating to protect metals from corrosion, stainless steel production, wood preservation, and textile dyeing.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4253 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4253

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6, 
                        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. CHROMIUM-6 NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATION.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall publish a 
maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary 
drinking water regulation under section 1412 of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1) for chromium-6, which shall include a filtration 
requirement.
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Title: Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5012 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5012

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced 
  Medicare beneficiary information through access to annual Medicare 
                  notifications in multiple languages.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 13, 2021

  Mr. Gomez (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Garcia of 
    Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Garcia of 
Illinois, Ms. Meng, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Chu, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
  Bass, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Case) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
 and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced 
  Medicare beneficiary information through access to annual Medicare 
                  notifications in multiple languages.

    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 ``Language Access for Medicare 
Beneficiaries Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING ACCESS TO ANNUAL MEDICARE NOTIFICATIONS IN MULTIPLE 
              LANGUAGES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1804 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395b-2) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) The notice provided under subsection (a) shall be translated 
into languages in addition to English and Spanish. In carrying out the 
previous sentence, the Secretary shall prioritize translation of the 
notice into languages in which documents provided by the Commissioner 
of Social Security are translated and language that are the most 
frequently requested for translation for purposes of applying for old-
age insurance benefits under title II.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to notices distributed prior to each Medicare open enrollment 
period beginning after January 1, 2022.
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Title: Helping HANDS for Families Act
Policy area: Families

Summary:
Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act or the Helping HANDS for Families Act
This bill allows states and tribes to use funds to provide an online portal to facilitate the provision of community support for families and children under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant program.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8620 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8620

  To allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and 
  children through an electronic care portal under the MaryLee Allen 
              Promoting Safe and Stable Families program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2022

 Mrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. Chu) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and 
  children through an electronic care portal under the MaryLee Allen 
              Promoting Safe and Stable Families 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 ``Helping Households And Neighbors 
Distribute Services for Families Act'' or the ``Helping HANDS for 
Families Act''.

SEC. 2. MODERNIZED FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.

    Section 431(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) the services referred to in this paragraph 
                may include the means of access and use of an 
                electronic or digital portal to facilitate the 
                provision of community support to care for and meet 
                specific needs of families and children.''.
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Title: RENTAL Act
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Reversing Executive Negligence Towards American Laws Act or the RENTAL Act
This bill prohibits a federal official from establishing, extending, maintaining, implementing, or enforcing a moratorium on evictions, unless the official has specific federal statutory authority.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4984 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4984

     To prohibit a Federal official from establishing, extending, 
   maintaining, implementing, or enforcing a moratorium on evictions 
    unless explicitly authorized by Federal statute, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 2021

   Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Gohmert) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit a Federal official from establishing, extending, 
   maintaining, implementing, or enforcing a moratorium on evictions 
    unless explicitly authorized by Federal statute, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reversing Executive Negligence 
Towards American Laws Act'' or the ``RENTAL Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPLICIT STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION FOR IMPOSITION OF MORATORIUM 
              ON EVICTIONS.

    (a) In General.--No Federal official, including the President and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may establish, extend, 
maintain, implement, or enforce a moratorium on evictions unless 
Federal statute explicitly authorizes such action.
    (b) Moratorium on Evictions Defined.--In this Act, the term 
``moratorium on evictions'' means a rule or order that prevents an 
action, with respect to real property, by a landlord, owner of real 
property, or other person with a legal right to pursue eviction to 
remove or cause the removal of a tenant, lessee, resident, or a 
trespasser on real property, from such property.
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Title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a study on the neurological impacts of COVID-19 on individuals with a neurological disease.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to study and report on the neurological impacts of COVID-19 on individuals with a neurological disease.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6813 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6813

 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
 the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a study 
     on the neurological impacts of COVID-19 on individuals with a 
                         neurological disease.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 22, 2022

 Mr. Keating 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, acting through 
 the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a study 
     on the neurological impacts of COVID-19 on individuals with a 
                         neurological disease.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY ON THE NEUROLOGICAL IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON INDIVIDUALS 
              WITH A NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall 
conduct a study on the neurological impacts of COVID-19 on individuals 
with a neurological disease.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete the 
study under subsection (a) and submit to the Congress a report on the 
results of such study.
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Title: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr., Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to extend the management plan submission deadline for certain National Heritage Areas to 4 years, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill extends by one year the deadline for completion of proposed management plans for

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4087 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4087

   To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr., Conservation, Management, and 
 Recreation Act to extend the management plan submission deadline for 
  certain National Heritage Areas to 4 years, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2021

Mr. Garamendi (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
  Schrier, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Strickland) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr., Conservation, Management, and 
 Recreation Act to extend the management plan submission deadline for 
  certain National Heritage Areas to 4 years, 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. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    Paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, 
Jr., Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (54 U.S.C. 320101 
note) are amended by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``4 years''.
                                 <all>
Title: Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act
This bill revises the method for determining the annual per capita change in health insurance premiums for the purpose of determining the premium adjustment percentage that is used to establish the annual limits on cost sharing for health insurance plans.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1790 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1790

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to set forth a method of 
determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium 
                        tax credit eligibility.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2021

 Mrs. Axne (for herself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Horsford) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to set forth a method of 
determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium 
                        tax credit eligibility.

    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 ``Fair Indexing for Health Care 
Affordability Act''.

SEC. 2. PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE.

    Section 1302(c)(4) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``calendar year)'' 
and inserting ``calendar year, based on estimates and projections for 
the applicable calendar year of the percentage (if any) by which the 
average per enrollee premium for employer-sponsored insurance exceeds 
such average per enrollee premium for the preceding calendar year, as 
published in the National Health Expenditure Accounts)''.
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Title: Grid Hardening Act of 2021
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Grid Hardening Act of 2021
This bill expands the Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program within the Department of Energy to include grants for technology, equipment, or hardening measures that enable the electric grid to better withstand the effects of extreme weather, a wildfire, or any other natural disaster.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5383 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5383

     To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to 
 reauthorize the Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2021

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to 
 reauthorize the Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant 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 ``Grid Hardening Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SMART GRID INVESTMENT MATCHING GRANT 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1306 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(42 U.S.C. 17386) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
        paragraph (10) and inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) The ability to use technology, equipment, or 
        hardening measures to enable the electric grid to better 
        withstand the effects of extreme weather, a wildfire, or any 
        other natural disaster.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``2008 through 2012'' 
        and inserting ``2022 through 2026''.
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Title: To prohibit States that implement programs to assist illegal immigrants from receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill prohibits any program for which federal funds are appropriated on a discretionary basis from providing federal funds to a state that has implemented a program to provide assistance to individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3484 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3484

To prohibit States that implement programs to assist illegal immigrants 
         from receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2021

  Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. DesJarlais, Mrs. 
 Boebert, Mr. Babin, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Allen, 
Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Mr. Grothman) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                                 Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit States that implement programs to assist illegal immigrants 
         from receiving Federal funds, 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. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available to a State under any program for which 
appropriations are provided on a discretionary basis if the head of the 
Federal department or agency administering such program determines that 
such State has implemented a program to provide assistance to aliens 
who are unlawfully present in the United States.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
alter, affect, or otherwise limit any Federal payment to which an 
individual is entitled under a provision of law.
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Title: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a new ZIP Code for certain communities in Wisconsin.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for each of Village of Somers, Village of Mount Pleasant, and Village of Caledonia, Wisconsin.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9123 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9123

To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a new ZIP Code 
                 for certain communities in Wisconsin.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2022

  Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a new ZIP Code 
                 for certain communities in Wisconsin.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATING NEW ZIP CODE.

    Not later than 270 days after the enactment of this Act, the United 
States Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP Code for, as 
nearly as practicable, each of the following communities:
            (1) Village of Somers, Wisconsin.
            (2) Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
            (3) Village of Caledonia, Wisconsin.
                                 <all>
Title: Special Drawing Rights Oversight Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Special Drawing Rights Oversight Act
This bill requires congressional approval for a vote to allocate any Special Drawing Rights (a currency support tool available to members of the International Monetary Fund). Currently, congressional approval is required only for allocations that exceed a specified amount.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1513 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1513

To require that all Special Drawing Rights allocations be authorized by 
                            Congress in law.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2021

  Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require that all Special Drawing Rights allocations be authorized by 
                            Congress in law.

    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 ``Special Drawing Rights Oversight 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR ALL ALLOCATIONS OF SPECIAL 
              DRAWING RIGHTS.

    Section 6(a) of the Special Drawing Rights Act (22 U.S.C. 286q(a)) 
is amended by striking ``so that allocations'' and all that follows and 
inserting a period.
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Title: To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. Currently, the program is set to expire on March 31, 2021.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1840 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1840

To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered 
  period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2021

Ms. Malliotakis (for herself and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered 
  period for the paycheck protection 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. EXTENSION OF COVERED PERIOD FOR PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 7(a)(36)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ``March 31, 
2021'' and inserting ``June 30, 2021''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
136), as amended by section 323 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Public Law 116-260), is amended 
by striking ``March 31, 2021'' and inserting ``June 30, 2021''.
                                 <all>
Title: Debt Ceiling Reform Act
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Debt Ceiling Reform Act
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to increase the public debt limit. Under current law, the debt limit restricts the amount of funds that the Department of the Treasury may borrow to fund the federal government.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5415 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5415

  To provide the Secretary of the Treasury authority to increase the 
                           public debt limit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2021

  Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
 Lieu, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Wild, Mr. 
Cohen, and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To provide the Secretary of the Treasury authority to increase the 
                           public debt limit.

    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 ``Debt Ceiling Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF TREASURY AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

    The dollar amount contained in section 3101(b) of title 31, United 
States Code, shall be treated as being equal to such greater dollar 
amount as the Secretary of the Treasury may periodically determine. The 
preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent provided in any 
subsequently enacted provision of law.
                                 <all>
Title: Streamlining IRS Operations Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Streamlining IRS Operations Act
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to require that any tax return that is prepared electronically, but is printed and filed on paper, bear a code that can convert such return to an electronic format when scanned.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7428 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7428

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require electronically 
prepared tax returns to include scannable code when submitted on paper.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2022

  Ms. Porter (for herself and Mr. Connolly) 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 require electronically 
prepared tax returns to include scannable code when submitted on paper.

    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 ``Streamlining IRS Operations Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING THE RESOURCE DRAIN BY REQUIRING THAT ELECTRONICALLY 
              PREPARED PAPER RETURNS INCLUDE SCANNABLE CODE.

    (a) In General.--Section 6011(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Special rule for returns prepared electronically and 
        submitted on paper.--The Secretary shall require that any 
        return of tax which is prepared electronically, but is printed 
        and filed on paper, bear a code which can, when scanned, 
        convert such return to electronic format.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6011(e)(1) of such Code is 
amended by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) 
and (8)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to returns of tax the due date for which (determined without 
regard to extensions) is after December 31, 2022.
                                 <all>
Title: SAVES Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Saving America’s Endangered Species Act or the SAVES Act
This bill limits the protection of endangered and threatened species to species that are native to the United States, thus removing protection given to nonnative species in the United States that are listed as threatened or endangered.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 930 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 930

 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative 
species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species 
            or threatened species for purposes of that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2021

 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative 
species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species 
            or threatened species for purposes of that 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 ``Saving America's Endangered Species 
Act'' or the ``SAVES Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON TREATMENT OF NONNATIVE SPECIES IN THE UNITED 
              STATES AS ENDANGERED SPECIES OR THREATENED SPECIES.

    (a) Limitation.--Section 13 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(relating to amendments to other laws, which have executed) is amended 
to read as follows:

 ``limitation on treatment of certain species as endangered species or 
                           threatened species

    ``Sec. 13. 
    ``Species that are not native to the United States shall not be 
treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of 
this Act.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
section of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 
13 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 13. Limitation on treatment of certain species as endangered 
                            species or threatened species.''.
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Title: No Free TRIPS Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
No Free TRIPS Act
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal from or modification to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) without explicit authorization from Congress.
The TRIPS Agreement is one of several international agreements that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In October 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several WTO members proposed a waiver of some TRIPS obligations, including obligations related to national patent laws.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7582 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7582

     To prohibit the President from negotiating or concluding any 
  withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights without explicit 
                      authorization from Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2022

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit the President from negotiating or concluding any 
  withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights without explicit 
                      authorization from Congress.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Free TRIPS Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED 
              ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--The President, and any official, employee, or 
agent of the United States, may not negotiate or conclude any 
withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification to the TRIPS Agreement 
without obtaining explicit authorization from Congress before beginning 
negotiations with respect to that withdrawal, suspension, or 
modification.
    (b) TRIPS Agreement Defined.--In this section, 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)).
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Title: To codify the Department of Labor rule regarding religious exemptions to the equal opportunity clause, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Labor rule issued on December 9, 2020, entitled Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption. (Generally, the rule addresses religious exemptions to certain anti-discrimination provisions in relation to federal procurement.)

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9436 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9436

 To codify the Department of Labor rule regarding religious exemptions 
        to the equal opportunity clause, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2022

Mr. Good of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To codify the Department of Labor rule regarding religious exemptions 
        to the equal opportunity clause, 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. CODIFYING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RULE REGARDING RELIGIOUS 
              EXEMPTIONS TO THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE.

    The rule issued by the Secretary of Labor on December 9, 2020, 
relating to ``Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal 
Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption'' (85 Fed. Reg. 79324) shall 
have the force and effect of law.
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Title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a preference for domestically manufactured or produced food for military working dogs, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill requires the Defense Logistics Agency within the Department of Defense to give preference for the acquisition of food for military working dogs that is manufactured or produced in the United States by an entity that is based in the United States using only ingredients and materials that are grown, mined, manufactured, or produced in the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8899 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8899

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a preference for 
 domestically manufactured or produced food for military working dogs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2022

 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a preference for 
 domestically manufactured or produced food for military working dogs, 
                        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. PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC FOODS FOR MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 287 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 3906. PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC FOODS FOR MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

    ``With respect to the acquisition of food for military working dogs 
by the Defense Logistics Agency, the Director of the Defense Logistic 
Agency shall give a preference for the acquisition of food that is 
manufactured or produced--
            ``(1) in the United States;
            ``(2) by an entity that is based in the United States; and
            ``(3) using only ingredients and materials that are grown, 
        mined, manufactured, or produced in the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for chapter 287 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``3906. Preference for domestic foods for military working dogs.''.
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Title: Open for Business Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Open for Business Act
This bill eliminates federal pandemic unemployment compensation. Under current law, this supplementary compensation is available to claimants in participating states until September 6, 2021.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4013 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4013

 To end the emergency increase in unemployment compensation benefits, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2021

 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
 Harris, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Cloud, Mrs. 
  Boebert, and Mr. Green of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To end the emergency increase in unemployment compensation benefits, 
                        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 ``Open for Business Act''.

SEC. 2. ENDING THE EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT 
              COMPENSATION.

    Section 2104 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking ``September 6, 
        2021'' and inserting ``the earlier of September 6, 2021 or the 
        date of enactment of the Open for Business Act''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``September 6, 2021'' 
        and inserting ``the earlier of September 6, 2021 or the date of 
        enactment of the Open for Business Act''.

SEC. 3. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to expand or extend existing 
or future Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 224 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 224

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the ``Vanessa Guillen Post 
                           Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2021

 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
 Vela, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Roy, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
 Taylor, Mr. Williams of Texas, and Mr. Green of Texas) 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 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the ``Vanessa Guillen Post 
                           Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. VANESSA GUILLEN POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Vanessa Guillen 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 ``Vanessa 
Guillen Post Office Building''.
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